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PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or seeing a traumatic event. In 2007, the Center for Health Military Research estimated more than 300,000 service members suffered from PTSD. As of 2016, the number has more than doubled. Although most supporting organizations focus on servicemen, PTSD has been …
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We know eating healthy is essential for physical health, but what about mental health? The Mental Health Foundation suggests diet can play a role in the development and in the prevention of depression, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, Alzheimer’s, and schizophrenia. Just as emotional behavior affects the appetite, poor eating habits affect the brain. Found in …
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A proper diet nourishes the body, satisfies the palate, boosts energy, and keeps neurotransmitters in check. Eating three to four times a day to quench hunger and fuel the body is necessary to maintain good health. Using food as a reward, to change or improve a mood, on demand or on principle, for most people …
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A poem about the truth in dreams. “I’ve been searching for a Love with constant stream water flowing through to my heart for healing. Connection felt within the depths of infinity. My desire is to know a union unending. I’ve often thought about the possibility of giving all of me becoming, super I really want …
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The weather is warming and April showers are fast approaching. Flowers are blooming and trees adorn the landscape in an array of pinks, whites, purples, and greens. Spring concerts preamble the last days of school, graduations, commencements, summer camps, and weddings. “Empty rooms and empty spaces, empty chairs at empty tables,” life as we know …
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