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General Mental Health/MH Awareness, Nutrition for Mental Health

YOU Are NOT Alone – Know the Problem and Find Your Tools to Help

Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes October 10 as World Mental Health Day. This helps raise awareness, acknowledge disparities in access to care, and overall, to help fight the stigma of mental health. Today, I want to share some of my favorite simple ways to eat smart for your brain and mental well-being. More importantly, however, I ...

0 October 4, 2021 by FoodsForThoughtRD

General Mental Health/MH Awareness

Intermittent Fasting – Helpful or Harmful for Brain Health?

The connection between intermittent fasting (IF) and mental health is not quite that clear. Hence, I had a difficult time fitting this topic into Foods for Thought. Nonetheless, IF is quite a hot topic and has some potential to influence health in a number of ways. Unfortunately, we don’t know much about how IF directly impacts mental health. However, more ...

0 September 6, 2021 by FoodsForThoughtRD

General Mental Health/MH Awareness, Self-care & Stress-management

Why Not Talk More About Mental Hygiene?

We’re all aware of endless self-care practices and products that help manage good physical hygiene. Messages and advertisements abound about hygiene products, how you can take “better” care of yourself. We can hardly escape these messages. But we don’t hear much that often about mental hygiene. In commercials, while out shopping, or in conversation with ...

0 June 27, 2021 by FoodsForThoughtRD

General Mental Health/MH Awareness

Mental Health Awareness Month – Overcoming Adversity and Your Tools to Thrive

Since first being observed in 1949, each May marks Mental Health Awareness Month. In recent years, our collective understanding of mental health disorders (and how to better treat them) has greatly advanced. However, the need to communicate this information and help others realize that different tools and resources are readily available to better manage these ...

0 May 1, 2021 by FoodsForThoughtRD