mental health
Mental health and psychology are essential in life extension and leading a healthy and happy life.
How a Full Night's Sleep Affects Your Mind
Having a good night's sleep is something that is very important when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle and being healthy overall. Sleep has a major impact on physical health as well as our mental health. It is important to understand and recognize the importance that having a good night sleep can have on our lifestyle over all. Here are some of the ways that getting a full night's sleep helps our mind.
By Olivia Picton6 years ago in Longevity
Nutrition Is Vital for My Mental Health
I have been struggling with depression as far back as I can remember. I also have been clean and sober for nearly five years. The state of my mental health has been up and down for many of those years. I also have struggled with my weight since high school; I still have flashbacks of my high school baseball coach calling me fat in front of the whole team. Since then I have obsessed about my weight and health constantly, it takes up most of the thinking throughout my day. It makes this new journey I have been taking recently even sweeter and is something I want everyone with the same struggles I have/had to experience.
By Daniel Wittler6 years ago in Longevity
Mental Health: Self Care
The Importance of Mental Health Mental health is often held to a certain stigma. People try not to talk about their issues, thinking that they are only complaining. We are told to keep our illnesses a secret and to just “move on.” I don’t believe that we should keep our mental illnesses a secret, and I believe that everybody deserves to be given options and education. Here are a few things you can do for your own self care. Self care is one of the most important parts of living. It helps us get through hard days as well as remember the good ones better. There are 6 different types of self care:
By Kayla Barker6 years ago in Longevity
How Exercising Improves Brain Functioning
Regular workouts are proven to be beneficial to the body. But did you know that they have an equally fascinating impact on the brain as well? As per Dr. Erin Reynolds, the Clinical Director of the Baylor Scott & White Sports Concussion Program at The Star in Frisco, Texas, exercising helps in regulating hormones and chemicals within the brain. As an outcome, the person experiences a better mood and higher quality of sleep, thus leading to overall brain health.
By Mila Jones6 years ago in Longevity
7 Things You Must Try When You Are Mentally Drained
More and more people today are facing some of the modern age problems and ailments: syndromes of burnout, stress-related symptoms, and mental exhaustion are slowly but surely conquering the world; and unfortunately, almost no one is spared from this 21st-century plague.
By Mianna Korben7 years ago in Longevity
How Sleep Is Necessary for Your Mental Health
All sort of mnemonics were utilized by Greek and Roman orators as well as those of other cultures to memorize their speeches, and, undoubtedly, rhyming was one such way of bringing back to mind the format, intended points, and so on for delivery to their audiences. Yet, as effective an aid as this mnemonic strategy is, this same strategy that is featured in this article's title, without adequate sleep, any communicator will be prone to not the rhetorical device of anacoluthon or that of enallage, which is also employed in the title, but actual inadvertent misspeak.
By Mia Morales7 years ago in Longevity
Are We Gaslighing Autistics Into Believing a Rational Fear Response Is a Co-Occuring Mental Illness?
You’d be hard pressed to find an autistic person who hasn’t been labeled with a mental illness in their lifetime. To clarify, autism is an identity and not a mental illness in and of itself. It’s a social disparity to the point of disability, but not an illness. I always see something along the lines of “Autism spectrum disorder is commonly associated with mental illness, such as anxiety, depression, C-PTSD, BPD, bipolar disorder, etc.” These labels make it sound like there’s something medically wrong with us, that we are mentally ill, in need of fixing. Even those who are well meaning autistics reflecting on their own experiences will note that it seems the challenges faced by autistics induce extreme stress, and therefore lead to anxiety and mood disorders. However, the fundamental reason we even treat anxiety and mood, are specifically only when they are “disorders.” Disorder implies functioning improperly. But what if autistics are just responding rationally to a harsh environment?
By Heather Dimmitt7 years ago in Longevity
The Healing Power of Ayahuasca
When I first heard of ayahuasca, I was skeptical. How was a hallucinogen going to be helpful in treating mental illness? Still, I thought it was worth doing some looking into, especially since a big proponent of the therapy is Dr. Gabor Maté, who I'm familiar with through his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. He advocates for its use in treating trauma and addictions.
By Ashley L. Peterson7 years ago in Longevity
