Boosting your vitamin D levels is an essential task to recover from winter blues, medical experts say. It is critical to have healthy levels of vitamin D to maintain bone health, support your immune system and promote cell growth, per Benenden Health. However, during long and dark winters, it is common for people to suffer from … Read more
Japan’s health ministry statistics from 2019 indicate that 37.5 per cent of men and 40.6 per cent of women get less than six hours of sleep a night on average. A Japanese businessman has a nap on backs of chairs during a preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, suburban Tokyo. Photo: AFP A … Read more
Like millions of young people in China, Song was diligent and studied hard for years. She succeeded in China’s tough university entrance exam but, like many of her peers, has suffered burnout and depression. 02:09 China’s young abandon consumerism in favour of fulfilling experiences China’s young abandon consumerism in favour of fulfilling experiences Demographers and … Read more
On TikTok you’ll find millions of users diagnosing themselves using the term “high-functioning” — high-functioning anxiety, high-functioning depression, high-functioning autism. The term “high-functioning” isn’t actually clinical, but, generally, it refers to those who perform well in work and in school. So if someone has high-functioning depression, it means they are excelling at their job, despite … Read more
Author Jonathan Haidt discusses “The Anxious Generation” – CBS News Watch CBS News Rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among young people in the United States have risen dramatically in the last decade. A highly anticipated book tracks the possible causes — and offers potential solutions. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for … Read more
Academic studies have shown that these children have a higher chance of either committing crimes or becoming the victims or criminal acts and abuses. One paper, co-authored by Peking University researcher Zhang Dandan along with Lisa Cameron from University of Melbourne and Xin Meng from Australian National University and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of … Read more
WASHINGTON — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Start talking or typing about anxiety and the app generates the kind of comforting, sympathetic statements therapists are trained to deliver. The panda might then suggest a guided breathing exercise, ways to … Read more
Elon Musk described using small amounts of ketamine “once every other week” to manage “chemical tides” X owner Elon Musk recently described using small amounts of ketamine “once every other week” to manage the “chemical tides” that cause his depression. He says it’s helpful to get out of a “negative frame of mind”. This has … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Former CNN reporter Don Lemon mixed it up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview Lemon posted on Musk’s X social network Monday. The interview was supposed to kick off Lemon’s new talk show on X, formerly known as Twitter, at least until Musk canceled the show shortly after the interview … Read more
NEW YORK — Don Henley was asked in a New York courtroom Monday about a seamy episode from his past: his 1980 arrest after authorities said they found drugs and a naked 16-year-old girl suffering from an overdose at the Eagles co-founder’s Los Angeles home. Henley was testifying at an unrelated criminal trial, where three … Read more
