94 Great Resources on Treating Depression
Depression is really a catch-all phrase for a broad spectrum of mood disorders. No two people suffering from depression will experience exactly the same symptoms and they won’t respond in exactly the...
View ArticleDepression, Omega 3 and Clever Fries
McCain Foods has just added some new faces to its staple of French fries products in Australia. They are the SuperCrunchy Omega 3 Steak Chips, SuperCrunchy Omega 3 Classic Chips and SuperCrunchy Omega...
View ArticleDoes Flax Seed Oil Cut the Mustard?
“I want to take an omega-3 supplement, but I don’t like the idea of fish oil. I know that flax oil contains omega-3s. Can I take that instead?” This is a common question. Some people are vegetarian and...
View Article5 Powerful Reasons to Eat Slower
This guest post was written by Leo Babauta from zen habits. Check out his many great articles at http://zenhabits.net/. One of the problems in our daily lives is that many of us rush through the day,...
View ArticleB6 and My Anecdotal Evidence
I’ve just recovered from a short bout of what I call “depression lite”. It’s real depression, but I’m aware while going through it that it’s not severe; I know that I’ll be well again. I can get out of...
View ArticleMood and Food for Thought
My son is allergic to green peas and his reactions are life threatening. He is intolerant to a lot of other foods as well, and as we’ve found out, so am I. We changed our family diet some years ago...
View ArticleThe Healthiest Drink in my World
In a previous post I wrote about the mental and physiological benefits of drinking adequate amounts of water each day. Our bodies are made up of 75% water and our brains 85%, so it’s a no-brainer...
View Article10 Good Reasons to Eat Slowly
How fast do you eat your food? My guess is a lot faster than 10 years ago. Why is that? And are there benefits to slowing down? Well yes there are. Eating fast, like eating fast food all the time,...
View ArticleThe Food Diary Slideshow
Food Pyramid A few years ago some research by Kaiser Permanente found that people who kept a daily food diary lost more than twice as much weight compared with those who didn’t. Where’s the magic in a...
View ArticleReview of SparkPeople
It’s obvious that one of the best ways to maintain good mental health is to eat healthy food. Which is great. If it were just that easy. I’ve written before about keeping a food diary, and how it makes...
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