New research suggests that while long-term use of common anti-anxiety medications may not increase dementia risk, it could be quietly reshaping critical areas of the brain. However, this is just one of many concerning findings about benzodiazepines that have emerged in recent years.
Recent studies show that this Amazonian healing elixir has the power to alleviate feelings of depression in just a few hours.
For millions of women, birth control is an essential part of their daily lives, providing them with the freedom to plan their families and careers. However, recent research suggests that the type of estrogen used in hormonal contraceptives may have a significant impact on anxiety levels, raising questions about the potential trade-offs between reproductive autonomy and mental well-being.
Traditionally, many conditions labeled under the umbrella of 'mental illness' were summed up solely as genetic or biochemical imbalances. Modern advances in psychiatric medicine have found causation to be more and more integrated to lifestyle and environmental factors, often finding the fundamental cause to be multi-factorial
Treatments for sufferers of schizophrenia have not advanced significantly in the last fifty years. But there is new cause for hope in the form of a plant-based treatment that can reset the brains of psychosis sufferers back to normal levels in a single dose
If you know what depression feels like - the brain clouding, the flat moods, the tiredness - you're not alone. Over 300 million people around the world have depression. What can you do? Learn more
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be a trigger for feelings of depression and anxiety, and you also need to manage pain. But mental health conditions may not only increase opioid use but also risk of death. Learn how this common pain medication may become deadly when you're depressed
Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, presents significant challenges for patients and clinicians alike, but recent research has turned attention to vitamin D as a potential solution
What do we know about mass shooters' psychiatric treatment?
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder whose incidence has been rising dramatically in the past two decades, in step with the dramatic rise in the use of glyphosate (the active ingredient in the pervasive herbicide Roundup) on core food crops
Are you looking to support positive mental health without using pharmaceuticals? Psilocybin may be gaining mainstream acceptance by providing a safe "trip" out of desolation and into a more open, positive state of mind
Think you need to pound the pavement in order to obtain the benefits of exercise? Studies show yoga may be just as good as aerobics when it comes to maintaining a healthy brain
If you've been considering cannabis as an herbal health aid, there's more evidence than ever to give marijuana a fair trial
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Want a simple way to boost your brain power, heart health, digestion, disease resistance and energy level? If that all sounds too good to be true, it's time you got acquainted with the top five traditional, fermented antiaging foods
What I discovered in my own Keurig was shocking and sickening and why I am kicking my Keurig to the curb
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The opioid-related death rate is growing in the U.S., and health officials surmise that cannabis may reduce the necessity of opioid prescriptions