Mental Health

Essential Habits for Long-Term Wellness: A Guide to Improving Your Physical and Mental Health

Image via Pexels In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. But taking care of your physical and mental health is critical for long-term wellness and happiness. In this guide, Fitadelphia explores some healthy habits that you can adopt to improve your overall well-being. Getting Sufficient
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7 Steps To Go From Dysregulated Emotions To Clear Thinking

 Verified by Psychology Today Grant Hilary Brenner MD, DFAPA ExperiMentations A brief intro to an evidence-based model for grounding and refocusing. |  Reviewed by Davia Sills Source: Grant H. Brenner, original photography What is the TARGET model? The following steps for regaining equilibrium when in a state of emotional alarm are drawn from the TARGET (Trauma Affect
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The Link Between Mental Health and Your Vision

Medical researchers have found close links between eye health and mental health. People with vision impairments often develop mental health problems like anxiety and depression because of the stress of living with their condition. People with mental health problems are also more likely to develop vision issues later in life. If you have vision problems,
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7 Incredible Benefits of Lifting Weights That Have Nothing to Do With Building Muscle

Boost your mood, reduce back pain, and much more! By Tiffany Ayuda Mike HarringtonGetty Images We hate to sound like a broken record, but it really is crucial to incorporate lifting weights into your workout regimen. In fact, when it comes to exercise for older adults, strength training actually trumps cardio because preserving muscle is
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How Adult Children Affect Their Mother’s Happiness

Plenty of moms feel something less than unmitigated joy around their grown-up kids. Make sure yours feels that she’s getting as much out of her relationship with you as she gives.Arthur C. Brooks “How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Arthur C. Brooks will
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Beauty filters are changing the way young girls see themselves

The most widespread use of augmented reality isn’t in gaming: it’s the face filters on social media. The result? A mass experiment on girls and young women.Joan Wongby Tate Ryan-Mosley archive page Veronica started using filters to edit pictures of herself on social media when she was 14 years old. She remembers everyone in her
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Psychological Reactance: Why We Sabotage Our Own Goals

Nir Eyal How one of the most underrated, underappreciated concepts in psychology is holding you back. When researchers make a joke in the title of an academic paper, you know what’s inside is going to be good. Here’s the title I’m referencing: “A 50-year review of psychological reactance theory: Do not read this article.” How
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The Diet That Might Cure Depression

Several studies show that healthy eating is connected with better mood. The Atlantic Olga Khazan Read when you’ve got time to spare. Photo by Beawiharta Beawiharta / Reuters At the turn of the 20th century, prominent physicians who were trying to understand where mental illness comes from seized on a new theory: autointoxication. Intestinal microbes,
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Sugar is the key to the nicotine rush according to new research

By Loz Blain July 27, 2007 (research from 2007 that seems to have been swept under the rug as usual..Fitadelphia) In July 27, 2007 Smoking and blood sugar levels are highly interrelated – nicotine causes the body to release satisfying levels of sugar into the bloodstream far faster than eating can, which explains its appetite-inhibiting effects.
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How to Keep Your Cool in High-Stress Situations

Robert E. Quinn, David P. Fessell, Stephen W. Porges Illustration by Katty Huertas Summary.    When faced with a high-stress situation, one that even feels threatening, it can feel like we don’t have control over our response. Research has shown that our bodies can instinctively go into a “fight-or-flight” reaction. As a leader, the more effectively
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