Today is Global Running Day 2020 and despite the global lockdown, running is one of the most popular outdoor activities. Runners of all abilities are taking on the streets and forest trails to improve their health and also (probably) to get away from it all. But just how popular is […]
In a move that would have been unthinkable just months ago, quarantine and social distancing have now become commonplace globally as governments make concerted efforts to fight the spiralling coronavirus outbreak. The measures, which have seen citizens from the U.S. to India either encouraged or enforced to stay in their […]
The evidence shows that being lonely is bad for your physical and mental health. But, with support from groups and specialists – and even the internet – you needn’t tackle it on your own. According to the Campaign to End Loneliness, a commission originally set up by MP Jo Cox […]
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders are currently the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults age 18 and older. Anxiety disorders can include a range of classifications including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and specific phobias. While doing […]
Most of us have days where there’s only enough time to get dressed, go to work and try to fit in a bit of family time -who has the time to stop and smell the roses? Most importantly, where’s the time to take care of our mental well-being? It’s often […]
Mothers say they suffer from “mum guilt” and are too ashamed to ask for help for fear of looking like a failure. This was the shared experience voiced by mums and dads at BBC 5 live’s #mumtakeover which aimed to be an honest and intimate conversation about parenting and mental […]
There was a thought provoking article on www.bbc.co.uk and we thought we would share it with you. They report that at any one time, a sixth of the population in England aged 16 to 64 have a mental health problem, according to statistics body NHS Digital. Whether it is family […]
Millions of sweet-toothed men could be making themselves anxious and depressed by consuming too much sugar, a study suggests. A new study has reported that high sugar diets can be linked to a heightened depression risk in men. Research found that men who consumed more than 67g of sugar per […]
Stress can wear you down and make you old. Everybody knows that, and so do our cells. For ages, the biggest stresses were infection, starvation, malnutrition, exhaustion, trauma, toxins and exposure to the elements. They damage an organism’s cellular machinery and trigger a cascade of biochemical events (such as inflammation) that […]
If you do, then you will be happy to know that a new study has confirmed what you probably knew already: Looking out over the ocean can improve mental health. A new study published this week in the journal Health & Place has for the first time found a link […]
