Think Healthier: because you need to!

It’s the little things that count in life – and in your health habits. Whether it’s making a better menu choice than that high-fat dish or putting down your smartphone to enjoy a conversation over coffee with a friend, these small choices make a big difference in the long run. So many aspects of life,…

We use mobile phone applications for finding restaurants, staying in touch, checking the weather, getting an update on stocks and maybe playing a few games. So it shouldn’t be surprising that an increasing number of smartphone owners use their devices to improve their mental health. Yes, the mobile phone has become your personal pocket-sized counselor,…

If you’ve ever suffered from an overwhelming fear of something, someone, a situation or impending anxiety, you experienced a phobia. These are generally unreasonable fears that can cause intense physical and psychological reactions, are usually long-lasting, and can affect your ability to interact in social situations or perform at work. Unlike the briefly anxious moments…

Stress is as much a part of everyday life as the sun rising and setting. It’s a natural response to the experiences we encounter in our lives, triggering a range of physical and mental reactions that help our bodies initiate what’s known as a “fight-or-flight” response to potentially dangerous situations. When encountering a difficult situation,…

In her best-selling memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, author Elizabeth Gilbert wrote, “Look for God, suggests my Guru. Look for God like a man with his head on fire looks for water.” While Gilbert had the opportunity to travel and learn about meditation and her spirituality from a Guru, meditation is not something that requires globetrotting…

We all recognize the symptoms: restless sleep, a racing pulse, and sweaty palms. Perhaps we also have headaches, gastrointestinal upset, or racing thoughts that can seem to paralyze. Anxiety finds a way to creep into the lives of many adults, adolescents, and even children, but not all cases of chronic anxiety are strictly mental. Chronic…

It’s the most common form of mental illness in the United States, affecting more than 40 million American adults. That is nearly one in five adults and one in eight children. Anxiety and anxiety disorders have a wide range of characteristic symptoms – including headaches, restless or lost sleep, racing pulse, and gastrointestinal problems. These…

They say you are what you eat. So it only makes sense that what you put into your body can have an adverse effect on your health, especially your mental health. Did you know that there are foods that can actually heighten your anxiety? If you are one of the 40 million Americans each year…

Anxiety is an insidious condition. While a serious, sometimes debilitating disease, only about one-third of the more than 40 million Americans who suffer from it will seek treatment. Those who don’t will face a range of challenges, from loss of sleep and headaches to decreased productivity at work and interference with personal lives. Anxiety may…

Forty million American adults are currently suffering from chronic anxiety and/or an anxiety disorder. That’s roughly 20 percent of the adult population in the United States. This anxiety can be caused by chronic health conditions, lack of proper sleep and exercise, poor dietary choices or genetic factors that predispose a person towards the disease. Gender…