Depression often strikes for no apparent reason and can devastate entire families, even among those who are otherwise successful and healthy. Yet, there’s no denying the important role that lifestyle plays in your mood and mental health. Not only do poor lifestyle choices make the symptoms of depression worse, but they ma … Read More
Your body’s inflammatory response is a natural and beneficial process designed to protect you from infection and injury. Swelling from increased fluids protects injured areas from further harm while the body goes into overdrive to fend off bacteria, viruses, and even parasites. – The problem is that many things can trigge … Read More
By Dr. Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc Depression can take away a person’s sense of self and also severely impair the quality of life of the people around them. Affecting about one out of every 10 people, the World Health Organization ranks it as the second most burdensome disease in the world, meaning that it will cause m … Read More
Ever since the horrific school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, debate has raged on both sides of the gun control issue about the failure to protect our children. Various proposals to ban assault weapons, ban large capacity magazines and eliminate gun registration "loopholes” seem to be t … Read More
About one in 10 U.S. adults are struggling with depression, but the go-to treatment, antidepressants, are estimated to work in in less than half of those who take them (and some studies have found they work no better than a placebo). This means that a lot of people with depression are left with a debilitating darkness that … Read More
by Margaret McCraw, Ph.D. Have you been in a funk, not understanding the reason for your bad moods and lack of energy? Are you isolating yourself from others because you never know how you will feel from moment to moment? Have you noticed that friends and family members have backed away from spending time with you? Is livin … Read More