The Wellness Diary
Insights, advice, new research, tips and tricks, and new resources to help you with your mental health journey.
Understanding Addiction and Its Impact on the Brain
Addiction is a complex phenomenon that significantly disrupts the brain's carefully balanced system of reward, motivation, and regulation. It primarily interferes with the normal functioning of key neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin. Dopamine is often associated with feelings of pleasure and reward, while serotonin plays a critical role in mood regulation. The imbalance produced by addiction in these neurotransmitter systems has profound effects on an individual's behavior, decision-making processes, memory, and other cognitive functions.
Addiction Recovery: The Importance of Physical Fitness and a Healthy Lifestyle
Physical fitness is especially helpful in facilitating recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. When you’re in recovery, your focus is not only on staying away from substance abuse but also on building your body back up and caring for your mental health.
How to Mentally Prepare for a Career Change
There are some easy options to help prepare your mental health when going through a career change. Exercises to keep the brain thinking positively and at its optimal performance are crucial. Here are some to consider.
The Ultimate Secret of Yoga for Mental Health
Yoga is therapy, the full practice serves us work with the nature of being a human, the nature of the mind, how feelings live in our bodies, how they influence our minds and our behavior. In fact, yoga is much more than holding poses and stretching; yoga is a more widespread practice indeed, a lifestyle that includes several life principles.
Understanding The Connection Between Allergies and Anxiety
Chances are you or someone in your home have experienced allergies and the long list of symptoms that come with them. Recently studies have emerged showing a connection between allergies and anxiety.