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• You Asked: Mood Swings and Exercise, What Gives?

  Published: August 1, 2007, 7:00 am

  Tags: Endorphins, Exercise Depression, Moody, You Asked

  or biking. In other words, exercise makes you feel and look good, it's scientifically proven. This is why some people can get 'addicted' to exercise or feel a 'runners high'. Just like any addiction, withdrawal symptoms are normal, so don't worry. Get back on the horse treadmill as soon as you can and you're sure to be feeling great all over

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• Study on treating depression sheds light on how to get best care

  Published: September 7, 2007, 1:36 am

  Tags: Health Diet Exercise, Depression, Health, Research, Briefly Noted

  reported fewer symptoms of depression up to two years after treatment. In short, by all means start off with your primary care physician--especially if you have a relationship with them. But once they confirm a diagnosis of depression understand that on the whole they might not provide best practices care for treating your depression. To get

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• Holiday Suicide Surge is Fortunately a Myth

  Published: December 17, 2007, 1:09 pm

  Tags: Health Diet And Exercise, Depression, Research, Briefly Noted

  We've all heard about the spike in suicides during the holidays. Fortunately it's a myth. According to a statistical analysis of published studies on the topic, suicides actually go down as much as 40% over the holiday season. Drug or alcohol overdoses, self-poisoning with gas or other harmful substances and self-inflicted injuries-- with or

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• Does your spouse use too much perfume or cologne? Could be a sign of depression

  Published: January 10, 2008, 12:57 pm

  Tags: Health Diet And Exercise, Depression, Marriage, Research, Briefly Noted

  what they are feeling is depression. That's why scientists are always looking for new ways to spot it. Dr. Yehuda Shoenfeld, a physician and autoimmune disease researcher at Tel Aviv University in Israel, believes that one such sign might be men and women who put on too much cologne or perfume. They might not know they are putting on too

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• Midlife Suicide Rising; CDC says Rate Hitting 25-year High

  Published: February 27, 2008, 10:14 am

  Tags: Health Diet And Exercise, Depression, Middle Age, Briefly Noted

  Theories include midlife depression (see "Middle Age is Depressing") and the enormous increase in prescription drug use. Regarding the disproportionate increase of suicide by middle-aged women, some experts have pointed at the reduction of the use of hormone replacement therapy during this same period. (It should be noted that despite the

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• Smokers have a 41 percent higher risk of suffering depression

  Published: April 27, 2008, 12:06 pm

  Tags: Health Diet And Exercise, Depression, Health, Research, Briefly Noted

  that the user will suffer depression as an independent issue. In other words smoking may play a role in depression and depression may play a role in people smoking. Among the contributing factors a reduction of physical activity was also noted. The lessons are obvious. For a multitude of reasons, cessation of smoking is a critical element

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• Trying the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change

  Published: May 22, 2008, 5:04 pm

  Tags: Resources For Well Being, Benefits Of Exercise, Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Mental Health, Omega 3, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Mindfulness, Therapeutic Lifestyle Change, Tlc, Wellness

  been prescribed for depression. I realize they are of help to some people, I just haven’t experienced much success so far. Recently I began searching for alternative forms of treatment…something more natural, less invasive and hopefully more helpful. Last week someone recommended that I check out a site regarding

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