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Christmas and other holidays are a time of joy and fellowship. Families get together to exchange gifts and enjoy holiday feast and cheer. For some, however, Christmas may bring on the blues. Yahoo...

This really doesn't have anything to do with health, but I thought it was worth writing about. First, men were respected more than women. Next, men could vote before women. Then, man made more...

A news item from ABC Chicago got my interest. The article states: A spoonful of cod liver oil a day may help reduce the risk of depression by as much as 30%. I can remember my mother forcing this...

Depression - What causes it? Well - lots of things, and sometimes there just doesn't seem to be a cause. However, today's email offered a couple of reasons why people get depressed. The...

When I lost my husband after years of watching him suffer with sleep apnea, I sank into a deep depression caused by my grief and anger. It was my writing that brought me out of it. At first I wrote......

Does migraine affect your memory? Recent research suggests that it does, but not in the way you'd expect. According to an article by Teri Robert, MyMigraineConnection Lead Expert: Researchers at...

We all have reasons to feel sad from time to time. Grief is a natural part of life and necessary for healing. Deaths in the family, accidents ad illness, financial losses - all can be a cause for for...

If you've ever suffered through a bout of depression - even a minor bout - you've no doubt heard these oh so helpful (NOT) remarks or similar ones: Come on. Snap out of it. Stop feeling sorry...

Having trouble thinking, maybe finding it hard to focus on problems? It's funny how a lack of some vitamins or minerals can affect, not just your physical well-being, but your mental as well. If...

Margie Rigney, in an article in the Georgetown News-Graphic, refers to depression as the Silent Sickness. She explains it this way: In the midst of my depression, I couldn't see it. The old saying...

Drinkers are funny people. They drink because everything is going great and they're happy. They also drink when they're feeling depressed, in the hopes that the alcohol will cheer them up....

You're baby is about a month old and he or she is thriving. Everything is going great. So - why do you feel so down? This could be postpartum depression. Wikipedia describes PPD this way: The...

50 Plus.com tells us: Last month, Margaret Trudeau (ex-wife of former Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau) made headlines once again when she revealed that she suffers from bipolar disorder...

A press release from Response Source brought to my attention an article from PR Workshop that says: A clinical trial shows without a doubt that a herbal supplement comprising 450mg St John's Wort...

Depression and Diet tells us: We know poor diets often result from depression. When one becomes depressed, energy level and drive are much lower than usual. Enthusiasm for most things, including...

Ever heard of endorphins? There those little messengers in the brain that can change your mood from way down to way up. But endorphins don't just come out to play on their own. They need...

I was raised on a farm, and I can remember my dad coming in from the field, his clothes soaked with sweat. My husband was a laborer, and he used to come home, perspiration dripping off him. Now...

If you suffer from an anxiety disorder or have panic attacks, you are not alone. According to iVillage.Wellness: Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from anxiety disorders, including panic...