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07/29/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Try these natural ways to reduce pain and stress

You’re most likely not a stranger to stress. Whether it’s because of your job, your finances, or your relationships, you go through it every day. But just because it happens all the time doesn’t mean you should just ignore it. Prolonged exposure to stress can result in more than just a bad day, so finding […]

06/27/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Meditation, yoga, and prayer reduces your need for health care services by 43%

Health care costs continue to soar in the U.S., and the Affordable Care Act hasn’t really done much to actually make healthcare more affordable. This is part of the reason behind the growing level of health-consciousness in the country, with organic food and other healthy trends gaining popularity as people strive to avoid becoming ill […]

06/11/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Study: Teens should run a mile every day to prevent depression

Teens aged between 15 and 19 were found to be more vulnerable to succumb to depression due to academic stress and social pressure. To combat this mental issue, experts suggest that teens run a mile daily to prevent depression. Research says, the lack of physical activity could possibly be the reason why more kids are having […]

05/03/2018 / By Vicki Batts

More than one million children under age 6 are on psychiatric drugs… parents don’t know what they’re getting into

Are children in the United States being over-medicated? According to some recent statistics, it surely looks that way. Over a million children six years of age or under are prescribed a psychiatric medication. Overall, more than eight million kids in America are on some sort of psychotropic drug — and the medical establishment is hardly […]

04/02/2018 / By David Williams

Ketamine being considered as a potential new treatment for depression

In an effort to look for new forms of treatment for the seemingly worsening problem of depression and mental illness in the country, a group of researchers have come up with a potential solution: none other than ketamine, a known synthetic compound that is used as an anesthetic and analgesic drug. It has been described by […]

03/02/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Therapy dogs promote healing in the ICU through emotional well-being – proving effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical treatments

Experts from the the Johns Hopkins rehabilitation and ICU centers are calling for more nonpharmacological interventions in treating critically ill patients. They stress that previous thinking that “the right medication will improve a patient’s psychological status” is no longer valid and that interventions such as music therapy and relaxation training are far better in reducing […]

12/01/2017 / By Janine Acero

Non-traditional therapy: How horses help heal veterans with PTSD

Animals have been constant companions to humans for a long time. They have helped us in many ways from guiding physically challenged persons to cuddling with us on the couch. Now, an alternative therapy for managing and easing PTSD in war veterans is being practiced, with the help of rescued and retired horses. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder […]

02/15/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Mentally ill man missing since 2012 found wandering in the Amazon 5,000 miles from home

Anton Pilipa, a 39-year-old Canadian man from Vancouver, has been found wandering in the Amazon after missing since 2012. It has been determined that he walked, hitchhiked, and hid on the back of trucks on his journey of more than 5,000 miles that stretched from Vancouver, Canada, to Manaus, Brazil. He claims to have survived […]

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