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Water, Depression, and Anxiety

Can drinking plenty of water help alleviate depression and anxiety? Several approaches can be taken to help manage mental health issues like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Common approaches to managing mental health include: counseling, medications, removing stressors from your life, exercising consistently, getting enough sleep, proper diet, meditation, yoga, etc. The list goes on. There…

Anxiety Article

7 Foods You Need to Avoid to Help Your Depression or Anxiety

What foods and beverages will make your depression and/or anxiety worse? Perhaps a better question would be, “What doesn’t make us more depressed or anxious these days?” Right? But perhaps taking a less cynical and more rational approach is best. To further explore how your diet affects your mood and functionality, consider the fact that the food…

Anxiety, Depression Article

Journaling to Help Depression and Anxiety

Can journaling help depression and anxiety? You may have heard others talk about or counsel you to just take up a daily journaling habit to help you organize your thoughts, express gratitude in order to appease depressed feelings, or even just to give you a sense of accomplishment each day. But you’re skeptical. How can…

Depression, Mood Article

Millennial Depression is Spiking, According to 2019 “International Journal of Epidemiology” Study

What percentage of millennials has a mental health issue? It may come as no surprise to anyone, but there is an upward trend in the incidence of reported mental-health related issues in the world today. A February 2019 study published by the International Journal of Epidemiology shows that those from the millennial generation are more prone…

Mental Illness Article

What if I Can’t Afford Mental Health Services? 7 Ways to Get Help on the Cheap

What if you can’t afford mental health counseling? You read up on all the mental health blogs, you keep yourself informed, you study everything you can. But healthcare costs are so high, and if you don’t have insurance, it can be a huge challenge. Especially if you’re struggling with your mental health. The demand for…

Mental Illness Article

Can Cooking Help Your Mental Health? 9 Reasons to Try it Out

“Cooking can help your mental health?” you wonder. Can you really manage your anxiety and/or depression by simply preparing your own meals? After a long day, maybe the last thing you feel like doing is putting together a meal, then having to clean up. But let’s take a closer look at cooking and how it…