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 Health & Beauty
Your Well Being
Aren't we all just looking for some Peace of Mind...
| "There is no greater sickness in the world today than the lack of love."
- Mother Theresa |
An integrated approach to health and wellness includes keeping the mind healthy, too. Finding healthy, constructive ways to cope with daily challenges can improve your health and quality of life. Mental health is becoming an increasingly important issue.
Several local and international studies have proven that the incidence of mental illness is on the rise. Doctors have long known the connection between mind and body and that the stresses of daily life, from dealing with problems of child rearing to depression or lack of healthy communication skills can effect our general health as well as our happiness in life.
The articles in this section will offer suggestions for improving your stress management, relationship-building and communication skills, as well as dealing with addiction, adjusting to a new culture and other topics related to mental well being.
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'Economic 9/11' Exacting Grim Psychological Toll in US
 Agence France-Presse
The murder-suicide of a Los Angeles financial manager who shot dead five members of his family before killing himself has highlighted the psychological toll of the economic meltdown.
In ‘Sweetie’ and ‘Dear,’ a Hurt for the Elderly
 John Leland
Professionals call it elderspeak, the sweetly belittling form of address that has always rankled older people: the doctor who talks to their child rather than to them about their health; the store clerk who assumes that an older person does not know how to work a computer, or needs to be addressed slowly or in a loud voice.
Research Underway to Give Sleep Apnea Sufferers Relief and Rest
 Megan Chiplock
For some, a full night’s rest can be anything but restful. That’s because they have sleep apnea, which causes them to struggle for breath in bouts throughout the night. Six percent of the population is affected by the condition — but many don’t even know they have it.
Teach 'The Pleasure of Gay Sex' to Children as Young as Five, Say Researchers
 Steve Doughty
Children as young as five should be taught to understand the pleasures of gay sex, according to leaders of a taxpayer-funded education project.
Redefining Depression as Mere Sadness
 Ronald Pies, M.D
To critics, psychiatry has medicalized normal sadness by failing to consider the social and emotional context in which people develop low mood — for example, after losing a job or experiencing the breakup of an important relationship. This diagnostic failure, the argument goes, has created a bogus epidemic of increasing depression.
When Sex Becomes an Addiction
 Elizabeth Landau
"Californication" star David Duchovny made headlines for voluntarily entering rehab last week. But it wasn't for drugs or alcohol. It was for another dependency, one that affects millions of Americans but is seldom discussed: sex addiction.
Penn Study: Americans Show Little Tolerance for Mental Illness Despite Growing Belief in Genetic Cause
 University of Pennsylvania
A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was 10 years ago.
Women End Up Less Happy Than Men
 Suzanne Wu
Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California economist Richard Easterlin.
Hypnosis Shown to Reduce Symptoms of Dementia
 Laura Johnson
A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition.
Young Girls Think Self Harming is a Normal Way of Managing Stress
 Joanna Sugden
Cutting is one of the commonest forms of self-harm in young girls. Anxiety is brought on by exams, celebrity culture and pressure to grow up too quickly.
Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage
 Anna Boyd
As the number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease is going to quadruple worldwide by 2050 reaching approximately 106 million cases, the researchers try to find answers on how to treat or to ease symptoms of this devastating disease.
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