For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain – namely an imbalance of a brain…
There is a clear link between your dietary choices and your health. What you put in your mouth can have significant implications for your brain and mental health…
Trauma was always a word I associated with a catastrophic event: a car accident, a war experience, child abuse, or being a victim of crime. So, it was…
As if you didn’t have enough to worry about. Now, science finds that negative thinking may actually cause your brain to decline faster and has been linked to…
As with many other physicians, recommending physical activity to patients was just a doctor chore for me – until a few years ago. That was because I myself…
Every seven seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with dementia. A typical case that I often see in my practice is as follows: A 76-year-old woman has a…
It’s well-documented that natural disasters, wars, and other mass traumas can lead to significant increases in population-wide psychological distress. Depression was a leading mental health concern worldwide before the…
As children, we do not have healthy ways to manage and process overwhelming feelings and circumstances. To protect us emotionally, our brains develop defenses as ways to avoid…
Michelangelo had obsessive-compulsive disorder. Sir Isaac Newton was bipolar and depressed. Abraham Lincoln was known to have depressive episodes and anxiety attacks. Winston Churchill accomplished all that he…
There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel so the saying goes. Faith is believing that it’s not a train barreling straight at you. I had…
Just what is this thing we call happiness? Try to define it. You’ll end up describing feelings, things, or even circumstances which will undoubtedly vary from person to…