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Can you laugh away stress? I don’t mean you should laugh about serious things in your life. Rather, have you thought about using laughter as a remedy for stress? Here is why. A friend and I were watching James Corden’s Crosswalk The Musical: Les Miserable. I can’t remember when we laughed so much or so…

Two months pregnant, Renee walked in to a cannabis dispensary. She told the man at the counter that she was experiencing morning sickness and wanted something for her nausea. He suggested she purchase cannabis. He said it would cure her nausea. The “bud tender” had no medical background yet was dispersing a schedule 1 drug…

Major depression is one of the most common, but treatable mental disorders in the United States. Yet, an overlooked area in fighting depression is lifestyle. If you or someone you know is depressed, consider these 5 lifestyle changes. Making a change in one or more of these areas could make you feel so much better. Diet…

Ahhhh, love. You see him across the crowded room. Your eyes meet and you feel drawn to him. As you move towards him, your adrenaline rises, your heart races, your mouth is dry–can I even speak? Then, something amazing happens. Your brain is saturated with a love cocktail. Dopamine floods you like a rush of cocaine. You…

Valentine’s Day is almost here! Are you planning the standard dinner out, flowers and candy? If so, this is nice, but maybe it’s time to infuse a little more excitement into your relationship and ignite a little romance. The key is novelty! Our brain is wired for it. Novelty helps rekindle romance by triggering the…

If you want to give your child the best chance of preventing mental illness and a host of medical problems, this is the single most important factor to consider. It affects 1 in 4 children. I am talking about child maltreatment. Child abuse comes in the form of physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect…

It’s Super Bowl week! Are you ready to decide on your favorite ad? Oh, and there is the food! Lots of food! Super bowl can mean super calories. Ok, so we eat more snacks during this one game. How bad can it be? Can’t I just go to the gym a few times and undo…

If you are stuck in analysis paralysis, it might be because you are engaged in overthinking. Sarah is a good example. When a new job presented, she weighed the pros and cons of leaving her current job and took the promotion. After she made the decision, she continued to ruminate on the decision, “Did I…

Inexplicable….a word we use when we can’t really account for something. It’s the name of a new documentary series that will encourage you in your faith. How did Christianity spread to the ends of the earth from a small band of disciples told to go into the world? Here’s what executive producer, Dr. Norm Mintle,…

As we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, some of you may not know that he suffered with depression. According to a Time Magazine article back in the 1960s, Dr. King attempted suicide before the age of 13 when his grandmother was ill and again after her death. During…
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