How to Navigate Body Shame
By Gabes TorresPsychotherapist, organizer, and artist Conversations around body positivity and body acceptance have grown over the past few years. In a way, this is progress. We are bolder in exposing…
Do ‘Workplace Wellness’ Programs work?
It depends on what you mean by a wellness program. Offerings by companies are all over the map, but most are skimpy and scattershot. It takes more than that to…
Living with Invisible Illness
We describe illness through our senses: you look unwell, you feel hot, your cough sounds bad. But what happens when the signs of your illness are invisible to the rest…
The Vicious Cycle of food and sleep
OPINION: More than a third of Americans don’t log enough hours in bed, provoking serious impacts on their health. Diet is an important and under-recognized reason. By Dr. Marie-Pierre St-OngeNutrition…
How much Stress is too much? A Psychiatrist Explains the links Between Toxic Stress and poor Health − and how to get help
No one can escape stress, but sometimes it takes a physical and emotional toll that translates to disease and other health effects. By Dr. Lawson R. WulsinProfessor of Psychiatry and Family MedicineUniversity of Cincinnati Introduction COVID-19 taught most…
9 Simple Steps to Improve Your Health (Without Joining a Gym)
Laughter, the arts, touch, sleep. What you can do in your everyday life to get healthier. By Sven EberleinFreelance writer, journalist, and web designer 1. Laugh to your Heart’s Delight…
Why are we so Sleep Deprived, and why does it Matter?
Few things seem to matter to our health as much as a good night’s sleep, but fewer and fewer of Americans are getting it. A neurologist explains why sleep is so important. By Dr. Michael S. JaffeeVice Chair, Department of NeurologyUniversity…
Do Stress and Depression Increase the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease?
A recent study from Sweden found people with a history of chronic stress or depression had a heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. By Dr. Yen Ying LimAssociate Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental HealthMonash University By Ivana ChanPhD candidate, Clinical Psychology, Turner Institute for…
Beyond Spirituality: the role of Meditation in Mental Health
Meditation has traditionally been associated with Eastern mysticism but science is beginning to show that cultivating a “heightened” state of consciousness can have a major impact on our brain. By Jonathan KrygierPhD Canditate…
Chronic Illness and the Pressure to get well
When she was ill, Naomi Morris assumed she was on a straightforward journey from sickness to health. That’s what all the personal essays and celebrity memoirs about recovery promised. But…
