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Depression Gene’ Doesn’t Predict the Blues

Posted by admin on June 18th, 2009

Are some people hardwired to get the blues? Scientists have long believed that a tendency toward melancholy runs in families, much like dimpled chins and blue eyes. But the tricky part has been figuring out which genes are involved and how strongly they are correlated with a risk for developing depression.

A new study published on June 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) now threatens to send researchers back to the drawing board. The meta-analysis of 14 prior studies concludes that the so-called depression gene — a variant of a serotonin-transporter gene called 5-HTTLPR — may not be associated with an elevated risk for depression, as many researchers had believed. (more…)

Dangerous Depression

Posted by admin on May 28th, 2009

Depression is a condition that can take many forms, from the short lived feelings of sadness that most of us suffer in response to disappointments of everyday life, right up to severe depressive disorders which require treatment. Depression has become a common disorder. It is estimated that more women than men suffer from depression. Depression is considered as a very dangerous disorder because 50% of depressed people even go to the extent of committing suicide.

For people with a history of depression or bipolar disorder, the risk of relapse looms like a cloud over their lives, threatening to separate them from their work, relationships, even their children. Stress, sleep deprivation, hormonal shifts, and stopping treatment are among the most common relapse triggers.

Signs – Symptoms of Depression:

* Depressed people usually possess the following characteristics.

* Persistent sad mood
* Difficulty in concentration and unusual forgetfulness
* Slowness in actions and thinking (more…)

Healthy Salsa Dance

Posted by admin on May 12th, 2009

Health benefits of Salsa Dance,

Don’t let shyness keep you away from this popular Latin dance. People of all ages are flocking to salsa lessons, dancing their troubles away, and getting an exhilarating workout as well.

Dancing the night away at gyms and community centers, nightclubs and parties across the country, millions of Americans are discovering the pleasures of salsa.

Whether you dislike gym exercise or work out regularly, salsa dancing can be a fun and exhilarating alternative, (more…)

Healthy Cholesterol

Posted by admin on May 7th, 2009

We all assume that Cholesterol is dangerous for health and having cholesterol causes heart diseases like heart attack and heart strokes. but the there are three kind of cholesterol, in which two types of cholesterol causes heart strokes and attacks while the other one healthy cholesterol which will helps of our heart.

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Become Stress Free

Posted by admin on May 1st, 2009

Have you been following the principle “work before pleasure” or “business before play” and wondered why you always feel stressed? The hard scientific truth is: these principle doesn’t work!

Let’s first have a look what stress actually is: You feel stressed when….

… you feel helpless
… you feel driven by others
… you don’t know how long the pressure will last
… you feel you are a victim
… you feel you can’t handle it

Stress is a natural body reaction to cope with extraordinary pressures. The key is not just to know how to avoid those stressful feelings but to know how to get rid of them fast. (more…)

Meditation

Posted by admin on April 30th, 2009

Meditation, You may not realize it, but meditation is an art. In fact, Learning Meditation is nothing but focusing all your concentration. But most of us wont think about what they gone do and how they? There are a number of ways you can learn to meditate. Here is a few good points about how you are going to learn, what you need to do in order to meditate.

Different people meditate for different reasons. Some individuals meditate in order to find relief from the problems they deal with in their daily life. (more…)

Nutrition Deficiency Damaging Mental Health

Posted by admin on April 23rd, 2009

Nutrition and Your Mental Health

What does nutrition have to do with mental health? You might be surprised to find out the truth behind what happens when a person has a nutritional deficiency.

Nutritional deficiencies can cause all sorts of psychiatric symptoms including apathy, low energy, irritability, insomnia, low energy, agitation, fatigue, concentration problems, aches and pains, weight changes, including weight loss or weight gain. Sound a lot like the symptoms of depression? The truth is the average American diet of fast food is low in vital nutrition that you need for your body to function correctly.

This isn’t to say that all depression is caused by bad nutrition but it’s certainly a contributing factor in many cases and poor nutrition will always make depression worse. Antidepressant drugs also do not correct nutritional problems. So if your depressed because of nutritional problems an antidepressant will only partially cover up the problem and you body still won’t function correctly.

Source: Nutrition, Video

Archive for the ‘Mental Health’ Category

Depression Gene’ Doesn’t Predict the Blues

Dangerous Depression

Healthy Salsa Dance

Healthy Cholesterol

Become Stress Free

Meditation

Nutrition Deficiency Damaging Mental Health

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