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How to De-Stress Your Way Out of Anxiety and Depression
Biofeedback technology helps people shift out of the physiology of stress and anxiety into a calm state. It helps people slow speedy hearts, quiet anxious breathing and relax tense muscles. These new skills build a sense of empowerment and safety. It can avert anxiety before it can gain a foothold. Continue reading
CBT First on List for Depression and Anxiety
The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression is nearly identical to that of pharmaceutical drugs. But when CBT and drugs are discontinued, the chances of depression returning are more than three times greater for people on drugs. For antidepressants, there’s a 54% chance of relapse. It’s 17% for CBT. Continue reading
Talk Therapy Changes the Brain with Lasting Benefits
CBT was found to reduce the size of over-active amygdalas, in people with social anxiety. CBT was also found to reduce amygdala overactivation. The researchers postulated that reduction in both the size and overactivation of the amygdala resulted in decreased reactivity to anxiety-provoking situations, explaining how CBT reduces social anxiety. Continue reading
Escaping the Vicious Cycle of Stress
Chronic stress causes Inflammation and can be very damaging to mental and physical health. Stress does damage through repeated activation of the fight-or-flight mechanisms of the body. This causes a cascade of biochemical events leading to hyperactivation of inflammatory proteins linked to depression, anxiety and a host of other conditions. Continue reading
Inflammation: Foe of Mental Health
Depressed patients starting psychotherapy with higher levels of inflammation are less likely to be helped by it, a 2020 study showed. And for those who had somatic symptoms of depression—like appetite changes, fatigue, aches and pains and sleep disturbances—the worse the symptoms, the higher the levels of inflammation. Continue reading
Dietary Supplements vs. Sleeping Pills: The Pros & Cons
In contrast to pharmaceutical insomnia medications, “plant extracts are generally safe and well tolerated,” researchers concluded in a 2020 peer-reviewed, systematic review of oral plant extracts for sleep disorders. But there are exceptions to that rule. The conclusion of this article contains links to articles on popular supplements for insomnia. Continue reading
Supplements vs. Pharmaceuticals for Anxiety & Depression: The Pros & Cons
Just like drugs, some supplements can be beneficial and carry very little risk. Others may not carry much risk, but may not be that beneficial. And then there’s everything in between. The conclusion of this article contains links to articles on popular supplements for anxiety and depression. Continue reading
My Thoughts on Supplements for Anxiety, Depression and Insomnia
Mood Change Medicine’s website offers information, without a paywall, about some of the most popular supplements for anxiety, depression and insomnia. This article has links to two other articles, each of which provide links to articles on specific supplements for each of these conditions. Continue reading
Should I take this treatment ?
There’s a lot to consider when a physician decides whether to recommend starting a new treatment or stopping an old one. The more you understand how your doctor thinks, the better equipped you are to make the final decision, which is yours to make. Here’s how a physician might think: Continue reading
Interview with The Intelligent Optimist
Dr. Meissner weighs in on the validity of a controversial 2013 study that found that omega-3 fatty acids, such as those in fish oil supplements, raised the risk of prostate cancer. Continue reading
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