Whilst not as popular as the other mental health problems, borderline personality disorder can cause serious physical and psychiatric health issues as bipolar disorder, according to new research. The study, headed by Mark Zimmerman, M.D., director of outpatient psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital and director of the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnosti
Read More
Maintaining a happy and healthy relationship is not easy. It requires hard work and effort from both partners. Even if you both love each other so much, there are times when arguments and misunderstandings are inevitable. And no matter how much you try to make both ends meet, things seem to just get worse sometimes. Even the simplest of nuisances and
Read More
Mindfulness therapy can be a good option for people who don’t like to take antidepressants for a long time, according to British researchers. They found that such therapy is effective in preventing the reoccurrence of depression over a two-year period. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy combines two treatment approaches. These are – guided mind
Read More
You don’t have to be the richest or most powerful person in the world to be happy. Neither do you have to be a saint, a pope, or the Queen or King to live a meaningful life. Research tells us, over again, that to achieve happiness and find meaning in our existence, there are just a few things we need. Here they are… Gratitude You could have e
Read More
Through brain scans, scientists examined three different brain changes in individuals with Down syndrome, who are at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease, even before the onset of progressive memory and thinking problems. Their findings could unlock possibilities of developing proper treatments that may slow down or prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s.
Read More
You know that apple, broccoli and tomato are good for you. But how we prepare healthy foods such as these also have an impact on how much the nutrient our body gets when we eat them. Whilst steaming, roasting, grilling or sautéing certain super foods sound better and tastier than simply eating them raw, there are those that are healthier when not cook
Read More
We all experience fatigue from time to time. It has many causes, and one of the most common is stress. But fatigue is widely associated with depression as well. People who are depressed tend to experience unexplained fatigue symptoms most of the time, even though they were not physically or mentally engaged in an activity for too long. Even those who have pa
Read More
Even after taking into consideration other factors like alcohol intake, smoking habit, body mass index, and family history of diabetes, people who take statins (drugs that lower cholesterol), were 46 per cent more likely to develop the said disease, new research found. This is not the first time that statin use was linked to an increased risk of diabetes. H
Read More
In Chinese Medicine, diseases are classified as either internal or external. Internal ailments are those that relate to our mental health, and are called Seven Emotions. They are joy, anxiety, anger, sorrow, fear, brooding and fright. The external diseases, on the other hand, are those that relate to our environment, and they are called the Six Evils. Today,
Read More
Can’t focus at work? Always having a hard time quieting your thoughts and keeping those worries away? Aside from making you more stressed and anxious, new research shows that overthinking can hinder our ability to perform even simple tasks. The study, conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, found that when people overthink whilst trying to learn
Read More