Tag: depression
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How a Bad Diet Worsens Postpartum Depression
The life of a new mother is filled with challenges – recovering physically from labor and delivery, getting used to life with a newborn, dealing with new responsibilities, lack of sleep, and problems with breastfeeding. The baby blues also make an appearance but this short-lived state that affects about 70% of new moms passes in…
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4 Reasons Why Exercise is the Best Drug for Depression
The fortunate individuals who haven’t experienced depression, find it difficult to understand the hardships faced by people who suffer from it. Author of The Guardian, Tim Lott summarizes it as: “Depression is actually much more complex, nuanced and dark than unhappiness—more like an implosion of self. In a serious state of depression, you become a…
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17 Easy Ways to Exercise at Work
What you do for a living may be good for your pocket, but not so good for your health. Continuing research shows that a desk job and a sedentary lifestyle can increase the risk of heart disease significantly and can lead to chronic health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and depression. New research…