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These articles were written for Medcan’s monthly newsletter 2016-2019
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These articles were written for Medcan’s monthly newsletter 2016-2019
“There was talk that night about life after the military … and mountains. And it resonated with me.”
“Loneliness kills. It’s as powerful as smoking or alcoholism,” says Professor Robert Waldinger, the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development.
“Imagine your relationship as a house. The most important parts of the construction are the supporting beams: trust and commitment. If neither of these is there, the house falls.”
First, he says, we need to change where happiness is placed in our perceived order of things.
Even though kids can pull away from parents to some degree as they move into adolescence, parents are still important role models.
PTSD symptoms can include intrusive memories; a frequent state of being on edge or alert; and recurrent feelings of guilt.
Co-captain of Team Canada was first Canadian amputee to be deployed to a war zone as a combatant.
Also known as the “rest and digest” system, our parasympathetic nervous system makes us resilient in the face of stress.
Choose the right type of activity for your age and ability, eat mostly plants and learn strategies to manage your stress levels or out of control thoughts.
Dr. Blackburn reports that people who score high on measures of cynical hostility have shorter telomeres.
Psychological detachment helps you return to work with more focus, drive and motivation.
The SMILES study found that people already in treatment for depression did better after 3 months on the ModiMed diet than the group on medication and therapy alone.