‘Depression’ Category
Dismantling Depression
When you think about it, we can’t really afford to be depressed. This may sound a little insensitive – but hear me out. Many of you know from attending our workshops, launch or reading About me on this blog, that I’ve suffered from depression in the past. It’s one of my ‘Why’s for joining Bets [...]
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How to Estimate Your Body Fat Percentage
Over our recent transformational weekend at the Elevate Events Maximise Your Happiness workshop, I spoke about the importance of Omega 3 fatty acids in maintaining stable, healthy and happy psychological functioning. Imbalanced levels of Omega 3 fatty acids can cause stress, anxiety, depression and even physical symptoms like chronic muscular tension and headaches or migraines. [...]
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Meditation – What’s the Big Deal?
Read an article on meditation and you’re bound to come across the words ‘relaxation’, ‘enlightenment’ and ‘higher self’, right? But if you want to cut through the flowery promises of shifting something deep within I’m going to give it to you plain and straight. Neuroscientists have found that those who meditate regularly shift their brain activity to [...]
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Balancing the opposites of life with love & gratitude.
Good-Bad. Right-Wrong. Happy-Sad. We live in a world of dichotomy. It’s very easy to label and categorise things right and wrong , however this is an illusion, too simplistic for our complex world. Categorising things in black and white terms leads to rigid thinking that does not help to empower you, and can lead to [...]
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Exercise as a treatment for depression? What the?
The jury is out folks: Studies have found that as little as 16 weeks of regular exercise is equally as effective as antidepressant medication in the treatment of depression. Whether you are pumping out a power walk or dropping the dumb-bells like they’re hot; regular cardiovascular exercise and/or weight training will significantly improve your symptoms [...]
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Omega-3 supplements to help beat Depression & lose fat.
Want a magic pill that can help you to feel better, have a sharper brain and lose the muffin top? It’s not too good to be true. And it’s not some ridiculous fad either. It’s simple old omega-3. Omega-3 fats are good fats that are essential for the growth and correct function of the brains [...]
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How to get through the really tough times…
Eventually things will get better, and here’s how to help yourself get through the next few days or weeks. There are times when your life just seems to fall apart. Maybe you’ve lost your job, or are going through a relationship breakup or divorce, or a family member has a life threatening illness or has passed away.
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