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8 Tips to help you manage anxiety naturally plus herbal tea recipes for anxiety relief

June 19, 2023 -

To help you manage anxiety, follow the tips listed below. (h/t to MayoClinicHealthSystem.org)Identify your triggers

Learn what situations or actions cause you stress or increase your anxiety. Take a pen and paper and list down all the things that make you anxious. (Related: Six lifestyle habits for balancing your mood and reducing anxiety.)

Identifying the causes of your anxiety will make it easier for you to assess your situation better. Once you have the primary ...

Here’s how GINGER helps ease anxiety (recipes included)

May 26, 2023 -

A study published July 2017 in the Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research outlined the anxiety-reducing effects of ginger in animal studies. The study authors compared ginger extract with the anti-anxiety drug diazepam by administering both in laboratory mice. They also administered ginger extract to the mice in varying doses.

The researchers from Iran found that the mice groups given ginger extract had lower levels of anxiety based on tests, compared to ...

Contraceptives, statins, PPIs, and blood pressure meds all linked to increased cancer risk

October 03, 2023 -

The United States has come to rely more on generic drugs from overseas manufacturers that have less stringent regulations and poor-quality controls. To make matters worse, the science behind these drugs may create the conditions for cancer to develop, regardless of quality controls.Hormonal contraceptives are linked to breast cancer and cervical cancer

The latest research on hormonal contraceptives is grim. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine looked ...

AI anxiety is on the rise as computers get super smart

November 07, 2023 -

Although there are many benefits, AI's dramatic changes are causing a growing number of people to have significant anxiety, discomfort and fear about the uncertainty of its implications and potential risks.

AI is developing at a dizzying pace. For instance, ChatGPT-3.5 has a very wide range of abilities – including writing code for video games, Excel formulas, essays, movie scripts and poems; helping you build a cover letter or a curriculum vitae; researching topics ...

Improve sleep quality to bolster your resilience against anxiety and depression

August 10, 2023 -

In a separate study published in Sleep Medicine, researchers associated poor sleep quality with impaired quality of life as some participants reported depression or anxiety.

You might be getting enough hours of sleep, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're getting the most restful type of sleep.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, most adults need somewhere between seven and nine hours of sleep at night – but a lot depends on what is happening during ...

DANGEROUS MEDS: Pharmaceutical drugs becoming so tainted that the Defense Department is calling for outside testing

August 10, 2023 -

Valisure, an independent testing laboratory that deals with this kind of thing, was brought in by the DoD to test a slew of medications amid growing concerns about pharmaceutical drug contamination and other quality and supply issues.

Under a multi-year agreement, Valisure will test dozens of popularly used drugs for dangerous chemicals. The lab will also rate manufacturers' quality to help the DoD weed out those that produce substandard products.

Because the cooperative ...

DISEASES OF THE MIND: Climate anxiety, Trump Derangement Syndrome and gender fluidity

August 08, 2023 -

In a sane world, the insane folks are put in insane asylums where they are treated with therapies until they can prove they are not a danger to the populace, but in America, there are millions of deranged people mingling with the sane folks all day, and they have no idea they are suffering from diseases of the mind.

Diseases of the mind are contagious, spread like a pandemic around the nation and the world, through propaganda and brainwashing, mostly delivered via mass ...

Finnish study finds correlation between wokeism and higher levels of anxiety and depression

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The rise of critical social justice discourse has sparked discussions in Finland for the last couple of years. However, empirical data on its prevalence and effects have been lacking. With that, study author and doctor of psychology Oskari Lahtinen from the University of Turku in southwestern Finland created a tool to assess critical social justice attitudes and explore their implications.

"This debate was largely data-free and it could thus be considered a worthwhile question ...

CDC report: More teens are turning to drugs to deal with stress, anxiety and depression

February 22, 2024 -

"It might make sense that teens are looking for ways to reduce stress and anxiety because those conditions, including unprecedented levels of hopelessness, are often linked to substance abuse in adolescents," said CDC Division of Overdose Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer Dr. Sarah Connolly, lead author of the new report.

Said to be "the first of its kind," Connolly's study was based on data from the National Addictions Vigilance Intervention and Prevention ...

Did leftist global warming zealots start deadly Hawaiian fires to spread climate fear and anxiety?

August 11, 2023 -

Dozens of additional people have been injured by the fires, some of them critically, in what has been dubbed the state's deadliest natural disaster since 1960 when a tsunami killed 61 people on the Big Island.

As of Thursday, 80 percent of the fire is contained, and the blame game is now taking place where one side says the fires are just a natural occurrence while the other blames it on global warming and climate change.

There are even those who say the fires ...

“Day of Rage” proclamation by former Hamas leader triggers fear, anxiety among Jewish communities in NYC

October 19, 2023 -

Khaled Meshaal, who helmed the group from 1996 to 2017, made the call to action on Yemeni television. He exhorted Muslims in the Middle East and across the globe to stand in solidarity with Palestinians on the designated "Day of Rage" last Oct. 13.

"We should take to the streets and the city squares in Arab and Islamic cities, as well as in cities everywhere where there are communities," Meshaal said, adding that the move is in support of the ongoing struggle against ...

ADHD drugs caused pre-teen girl to fatally stab brother in “demonic” rage; mother regrets pulling child off meds too late

June 08, 2023 -

A little girl whose mom, April Lyda, put her on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs at the order of her doctor ended up murdering her nine-year-old brother Zander in what media reports describe as a "demonic" rage.

Prior to the horrific incident, the little girl had started to become "angry for no reason," prompting her mother April to pull her off the unnamed drug. It was already too late, though: The child experienced a "manic episode" that ultimately ...

DEADLY PRESCRIPTION: Anti-anxiety medication called pregabalin linked to over 3,400 overdose deaths in the U.K. over the last 5 years

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The drug in question is pregabalin, known by its brand names Alzain, Axalid and Lyrica and was introduced to the U.K. market in 2004 by Pfizer. The drug serves as an anticonvulsant for epilepsy, a pain reliever and a medication for anxiety and depression. But the drug became a double-edged sword, as it made addiction and mortality rates for those taking it surged. (Related: Treatment with epilepsy drugs shown to increase risk in suicidal behavior in patients aged 15 to 24.)

In ...

10 Classes of medication that can cause or worsen DEPRESSION

June 07, 2023 -

In this cross-sectional study conducted between 2005 and 2014, researchers indicated that these medications include the common drugs people have at home like allergy and birth control pills, analgesics and muscle relaxants, blood pressure medication, heartburn meds, anti-inflammatories and steroids.

Dr. Timothy B. Sullivan, chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital in New York, told the Epoch Times that research has shown ...

Health tips: 7 Ways to control your blood pressure

July 04, 2023 -

If you have been diagnosed with hypertension, maintaining healthy blood pressure is your priority. Adopting healthy lifestyle changes can greatly reduce your need for prescription medications.

Here are some tips to help you control your blood pressure without relying on meds:Lose those extra pounds and manage your weight

Blood pressure often increases with body weight. Being overweight can also cause disrupted breathing while you sleep (sleep apnea), which further ...

PBS unveils “climate psychology therapist” to help mentally ill climate fanatics cope with carbon

August 18, 2023 -

It seems as though many media-programmed Americans have fallen for the lie that the planet is getting too hot because We the People are not doing our part to allow the globalist overlords free rein over our lives. As such, climate anxiety is spreading like a virus, and PBS is there to help.

"This summer, millions of Americans are experiencing firsthand the effects of climate change," announced anchor John Yang. "Triple-digit temperatures for days on end, smoke from record-setting ...

Here’s how essential oils help relieve depression symptoms

September 13, 2023 -

Today, aromatherapy is still used as an adjunct therapy in clinical practice. Clinical trials have shown that certain essential oils can be used as natural remedies for minor complaints like insomnia, nausea, loss of appetite, headaches and post-operative pain, as well as mental health-related issues like anxiety, stress and depression. (Related: Natural remedies: Treating headaches with essential oils.)Physical and cognitive symptoms of depression

Depression is a ...

Signs of abnormal mental development and common disorders in children

June 27, 2023 -

If you notice that your children are struggling with their homework and not functioning effectively at home, school and other social environments, it might be time to check if they have signs of abnormal mental development or mental health issues.What causes mental health issues in children?

Mental health problems in children refer to difficulties or disruptions in their "normal development of thinking, behaviors, social abilities and emotional regulation appropriate for ...

Climate alarmism deemed ‘real mental disorder’: Wall Street Journal

August 07, 2023 -

In a searing column on Monday, Allysia Finley said that panicked reporting and statements from government officials regarding this summer's heat wave are "fueling mental derangements" and driving some people over the edge.

"The media wants you to know it’s hot outside. 'Heat health emergency: Nearly half the US at risk,' CNN proclaimed last week as temperatures climbed above 90 degrees in much of the country," Finley begins. "If heat waves were as deadly as the press ...

Spending on mental health services among Americans has risen by 53% since start of pandemic

October 03, 2023 -

A new study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum assessed monthly telehealth and in-person use and spending rates for mental health services among commercially insured U.S. adults between 2019 and 2022.

Researchers from the RAND Corporation and Castlight Health reported spending on telehealth and in-person mental health services among Americans with private health insurance rose by 53 percent from March 2020 to August 2022. At the same time, the use of mental health ...