While I was in rehab from substance abuse, I learned an extremely important lesson, which was how to treat my body and mind in the best possible way. And, while they were healthy habits I picked up while in recovery, it can be learned and practiced by anyone looking to enhance their life quality. Many believe that leaving behind a life of abuse and excess means shutting the … [Read more...]
5 Things You Need To Know About Binge Eating Disorder
Everyone is fascinated by food. Babies started life with food (breast milk), rewarded by food, comforted by food and living on food. Food is an indispensable part of human life, and it is necessary for survival. It was good before it became unhealthy. Eating is a practice for human survival. Anything that touches the brain’s reward system to release dopamine is remembered … [Read more...]
Taking A Step Back Is The Key To True Health
Does the below sound in any way, shape or form familiar to you? "You have a goal. Something important to you. Something you said yes to creating, doing, achieving because you believed it would make you happy. And so you go for it, work your way to making your goal a reality, feeling good about it, but then something shifts. You realize to reach said goal; you are … [Read more...]
Four Areas Of Your Life That Drugs Can Impact
Photo: unsplash Many of us know the highly damaging effects that drugs can have on our bodies, but often the damage extends further and seeps into every part of a person’s life. Jobs, relationships, academic performance and family life are just a few of the things that can be affected, and increased usage can lead to the problem worsening further still. This is … [Read more...]
Positive Practices: Enriching Your Life If You Have HIV
https://pixabay.com/en/jump-jumping-man-body-metaphor-1209941/ Living with HIV is not the same as it was 20 or 30 years ago. It was practically viewed as a death sentence, but thankfully with the world of modern medicine, we can look to living to a ripe old age as long as we are careful with certain lifestyle aspects. We need to look after our mind as much as we need to look … [Read more...]
Don’t Hide Your Head In The Sand: Three Things You Really Need To Stop Ignoring!
Life can get a bit much sometimes. That's true for pretty much every human being on the planet. However well things are going for you, there will always come a time when the pressure just feels like it's too much to handle. The mistake that a lot of people make is that they deal with this by hiding their head in the sand and pretending that it's not happening. By doing this you … [Read more...]
Severe Signs Of Stress You Need To Watch Out For
Stress is one of the greatest foes of good health and wellbeing. If you are stressed, you will find that it has both a physical and mental impact. People who are stressed are often more prone to developing serious health conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and even cancer. If you are stressed, there are some physical and mental signs that you need to watch … [Read more...]
Turn to your Garden and Defeat Seasonal Affective Disorder
“Winter is coming.” Who doesn’t like these powerful words from the famous HBO series? All summer we’ve been chanting these words and now that winter’s here in Britain, it brings with it the most dreaded Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Lack of sunlight and the dreary weather trigger this disorder. What is SAD? SAD is a depression that is caused by long and harsh … [Read more...]
Dealing With A Severe Brain Injury
No matter how it happens, having a severe brain injury is one of the most disastrous health issues you will have to deal with. When it does happen, it is normally the result of a serious accident of some kind. This could be an auto accident, or it might be an incident at work - whatever it is, having a brain injury is likely to knock the air out of you at first. Brain injuries … [Read more...]
Chronic Concerns: The Impact of Long-Term Physical Conditions On Your Mental Health
With physical health conditions, you tend to focus on the physical when it comes to coping. Of course, there's a good reason for this. If you have a limited amount of time to explore ideas, treatment options and coping methods - you focus on the area that needs help. Chronic conditions, especially those prone to deterioration, tend to require a lot of energy to support. No one … [Read more...]