
Exercise - The natural anti depressant
Research by Harvard Medical School shows that exercise is an effective treatment for depression and in some cases more effective than taking anti depressant drugs. When you have depression or anxiety, exercise often seems like the last thing you want to do. But once you get motivated, exercise can make a big difference to your mental and physical health. In people who are depressed, neuroscientists have noticed that the hippocampus in the brain - the region that helps regulat

How To Fight Off The Winter Blues
Baby, it's cold outside. Winter weather means shorter days, colder weather, and the general blah of the winter season. Chances are you’ve woken up today on a grey, rainy, cold wintry day and wanted to stay in bed. For me Winter is tough, I feel the cold like nobody's business and it gets me down so I have to work extra hard on my mental health during the colder months. Here are a few techniques I keep in mind so at winter's end I'm not at my wits end :-) 1. Embrace The Cold F