Vocabulary to Describe Emotions Linked to Well-being
Razi Berry Vocabulary that one uses to describe their emotions is an indicator of mental and physical health and overall well-being, according to an analysis led by a scientist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and published today in Nature Communications. A larger negative emotion vocabulary — or different ways to describe similar […]
Two-Thirds of Parents Can’t Tell Mood Swings from Depression in Teens
Razi Berry Telling the difference between a teen’s normal ups and downs and something bigger is among top challenges parents face in identifying youth depression, a new national poll suggests. The difference between a teen’s normal ups and downs and something bigger Though the majority of parents say they are confident they would recognize depression […]
Finding Vitality within Chronic Disease
Dr Nicola Dehlinger, ND Each day, I sit with patients who are facing illness, pain and dis-ease and try to help them make sense of it. Help them navigate a place that feels like it has no map. Mental hurdles and chronic disease What I have noticed after so many years of listening to people’s […]
Answer to Psychological Distress and Poor Brain Health: Meditation
Razi Berry Psychological Distress is an all too common experience for many individuals. In fact, it is estimated that upwards of 70 percent of all visits to primary care providers are related in some way to psychological stress. The most common forms of psychological stress, depression and anxiety, are becoming so ubiquitous that many people […]
4 Ways to Vanquish Anger
Dick Sutphen Your thoughts generate your anger. Release negative thoughts and your anger will dissipate. This idea isn’t news to most of you reading this. Why do we get angry? As I’ve pointed out before, the only reason you get angry is because you have expectations of approval or control. You want someone else to […]
Controlling Parents Create Mean College Kids
(NaturalPath) According to a study out of the University of Vermont, published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, college students who have parents that lay a guilt-trip or manipulate them transfer that stress into mean behavior on their friends. That way they responded to stress was carried out – either immediately and impulsively or in […]
Love is the Remedy for Darkness
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman When people do bad things, they probably need more love. That’s one of the many things I’ve been telling my son since he started reporting to me about kids in school who are mean to other kids on the playground. I respond by saying that I imagine it would help […]
Target Practice
Dr. Amy Bader, ND @AmyBaderND Hello, ladies! I recently gave a lecture about naturopathic medicine to a wonderful group of people, one of whom asked an excellent question about chronic tonsillitis. As I heard myself address her question, I realized the importance of the answer (AND, what a weirdo of a doctor I am!) What […]
Male Anger: A Doorway of Opportunity
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman In this month’s blog, I’m going to pick up on last month’s discussion of anger and aggression, because I believe it to be of primary importance as a men’s health topic. Indeed, so important that I will be teaching a 3-credit course, Anger in Men, at MSU Denver next Fall. […]
Waking the Sleeping Giant: Anger in Men
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman I teach Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as a new course, Anger in Men. In TCM, springtime is associated with the liver, and anger is associated with liver, so it’s a perfect time to talk about anger in men. It’s a hot topic right now, given the frequent waves of […]