by Carol Clifton, PhD | Aug 31, 2016 | Depression, Exercise
It’s common knowledge that exercise is good for you – it sends oxygen to your brain so you can think better, it energizes you, it helps work off excess calories, it decreases your adrenalin to help you move through anger and anxiety, it is even good for depression....
by Carol Clifton, PhD | Aug 24, 2016 | Depression
Did you know that smiling – whether you feel like it or not – causes your brain to releases neuropeptides that fight off stress? Neuropeptides allow neurons to communicate messages throughout your body relaying relaxation, stress and other messages. Simply smile as...
by Carol Clifton, PhD | Apr 10, 2016 | Anxiety
An anxiety attack can feel like a runaway train, as if you have no power over it. Biochemically, it is driven by adrenaline for the traditional fight or flight response in a crisis – to give you energy when your life depends on it. When used as designed, it lasts only...
by Carol Clifton, PhD | Mar 28, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Microbiome
For decades insurance companies distinguished between mental health and physical health as if they were separate entities. They are not. They are interactive. Your mind is part of your body. Your thinking processes are biochemical interactions taking place in your...
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