How to Begin to Conquer Depression
Do you ever get depressed? How do you conquer depression? And can you conquer depression? I believe you can. It can sneak up on you at any time. There is often no warning. All of a sudden, it's there in your face! You begin to spiral out of control. Negative thoughts flood your mind, it's almost like you are drowning as they rush past trying to drag you along....
When Eating Well Turns to Eating Hell
Whilst it is not yet to be found in any diagnostic manual, Dr. Steve Bratman coined it Orthorexia-- meaning 'righteous appetite' -in 1997. These are people who are focussed, but obsessively so, on apparent eating well. They inspect food labels and read obsessively about nutrition. The health of what they eat takes up inordinate amounts of time....
Vitamins and Your Balanced Diet
Vitamins play an important role in facilitating growth and development of the body. These are organic substances necessary for several biochemical reactions that take place in the body. To make sure that these biochemical reactions don't make you suffer, it is advisable to get a sufficient intake of calcium in your diet....
Effects On Hormone Release And Selected Compounds - Sports
Likewise in its infancy stages, research on the effects of macronutrient manipulation on hormone release and other compounds (i.e., enzyme activity) has commenced in recent years. The surging interest in this area of investigation has primary implications on potential athletic performance enhancement and recovery, body composition improvement, and effects on substrate use during exercise and rest....
Myths About Depression In The Young
When dealing with children and adolescents, it is important not to write off their feelings or brush them aside. There are many myths about depression in the young, which we must be careful not to fall prey to...