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Fish Oil & Mental Health: Can Supplements Lift The Dark Clouds Of Depression & Disorder?

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Fish Oil & Mental Health: Can Supplements Lift The Dark Clouds Of Depression & Disorder?
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Omega 3 Fish Oil Vs. Depression, Do Supplements Make A Difference?:
Sometimes when modern medicine and prescription meds don’t solve things, we go looking elsewhere.

Mankind’s long tradition of medication with herbs can also make us turn to supplements, too.

But recently the FDA has cracked-down on many companies claiming results, so there is a lot of doubt out there.

But an Australian team just came up with some promising supplement-based results for one of society’s big problems: Depression…

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Air Pollution & Depression: Psychological Disorders May Be Linked To What You Breathe

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Air Pollution & Depression: Psychological Disorders May Be Linked To What You Breathe
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Air Pollution, Depression, & Bipolar. Stealthy Threats Are Hard To Escape:
Science has been trying to decode the origins and fixes to different problems for a long time.

And one set that still baffles researchers to this day is psychological problems.

Where do they come from? Chemical Imbalance? Genetics? Aliens?

The problem for many stealthy health issues is that there are few easy answers or perfect 1-shot treatments.

And in the latest effort to track them down, a team led by U. Chicago is going after mental-illness in an odd place: Air Pollution…

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Red Wine Compounds Vs. Depression: A New Treatment Angle From An Ancient ‘Anti-Depressant’

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Red Wine Compounds Vs. Depression: A New Treatment Angle From An Ancient ‘Anti-Depressant’
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Red Wine Compounds Affect On Depression: In Vino Veritas?:
So we recently talked about Anxiety & Depression in a post about dogs & cats.

One of the things we discussed was the life-factors we tend to overlook.

In that case it was Stress, and that’s generally there because we tend to just accept it as something we can’t eliminate.

But just as that post found interesting and unexpected solutions in the form of pets,

Researchers continue to find new solutions to Anxiety & Depression in unexpected places.

And if a Buffalo team is correct, the old spectre may just get an even older solution…

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Depression, Auto-Immune, And Diet: Mikhaila Peterson’s Research Equals Life-Changing Results [Video]

Filed Under: Nutrition, Video

Depression, Auto-Immune, And Diet: Mikhaila Peterson’s Research Equals Life-Changing Results [Video]

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Depression, Diet, Auto-Immune. Mikhaila Peterson Conquers All; Eventually:
Many people have health problems to fix, some of them tougher and weirder than others.

Sadly, modern medicine hasn’t figured out how to fix them all.

And that can lead people down some very strange roads whose conclusions don’t always involve Snake Oil.

One of those people is Mikhaila Peterson. And her journey to success over immense problems is a freaking small miracle…

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Mushrooms For Depression: Psychedelics Can Improve Existing Medication, Lessen Side-Effects With Shamanistic POWAH!

Filed Under: Sex, Meds, Rock n Roll

Mushrooms For Depression: Psychedelics Can Improve Existing Medication, Lessen Side-Effects With Shamanistic POWAH!
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Mushrooms For Depression, Improving New Treatments With Old Magic:
Depression and anxiety seem like problems that face an increasing part of the population every day.

Along with society’s failure to spot it and adequately-help, Science is not doing a perfect job with its pharmaceutical treatments either.

And in those less-than-perfect drug-solutions we also get: Side-Effects.

One of which is not just the reduction of Negative emotions, but positive ones, too.

But researchers at a special branch of the UK’s Imperial College of London are borrowing a weird, old take on solving mind-problems of all types: Psychedelics…

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Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” Meditation Is Short But Fantastic, Foul-Mouthed Stress-Relief For Your Real Life. [Video]

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” Meditation Is Short But Fantastic, Foul-Mouthed Stress-Relief For Your Real Life. [Video]


The 3rd School Of Meditation We All Needed:
So over the years, we’ve learned a lot about Meditation.

From ancient shamans and their wild claims, all the way to present-day experts like Eckhart Tolle.

And all the while, the discipline has preached a serene, near-wordless detachment in its suggested-state.

It hasn’t been until now that a more purpose-built school for the trials of modern life has taken Meditation into the realm of something practical & liberating.

Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” school of thought…

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Having A Bad Day Or Week? 10+ Mental Breaks To Get Through It + BONUS 4! With Dr. Mike Evans. You Can Do It! [Video]

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Having A Bad Day Or Week? 10+ Mental Breaks To Get Through It + BONUS 4! With Dr. Mike Evans. You Can Do It! [Video]


10+ Tips To Help Yourself Get Through Tough Times:
So in this video, Dr. Mike asks, “What if You’re Having A Tough Day, Or Week?”

You might be sad, anxious, regretful, overworked, temporarily-flummoxed, etc.

And there are many real Sources to consider, like: Depression/Anxiety, & also many involved-Solutions like: Problem-Solving, Stress-Management, Mindfulness Meditation, or Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

BUT! Sometimes people want the most easy & simple “get through the day/week”-type advice, just to simply make it through.

So here’s what he says are his best “Easy-Version” tips…

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Video: ASAPScience On The Surprising Discoveries In The Hunt To Cure Depression

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Mind/Brain, Sex, Meds, Rock n Roll, Video

Video: ASAPScience On The Surprising Discoveries In The Hunt To Cure Depression


Is There a Biological Cause For Depression?:
With about 350 million people affected worldwide, or about 5% of the world’s population, Depression is a pretty widespread problem.

-Especially given its increased-concentration in 1st world countries (~7%).

Only Anxiety occurs in larger numbers (~18%).

But, what exactly going on inside people with these disorders?

Is it just cognitive-distortions & chemistry, or is there an actual Biological basis for it?

Well in the above video, ASAPScience tries to find out…

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