Tag: mental health
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Zinc: Small Mineral, Enormous Consequences When It Is Low
There is a particular kind of health decline that does not arrive with a clear announcement. Zinc deficiency is one of the most common nutritional problems behind it. No single symptom that points an obvious finger. No dramatic moment where you know something has changed. Just a gradual accumulation of small things that individually seem…
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Loneliness Is a Physical Health Problem, Not Just an Emotional One
Priestess Sekhmet left a comment in one of my articles last week that got me thinking about loneliness. She said she has been feeling stifled lately, that she is struggling to find a healthy leisure routine with real variety, and that isolation and social life play into her food choices more than she had fully…
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids: What Your Brain Is Probably Not Getting Enough Of
Picture your brain for a moment. Not the abstract concept of it. The actual physical organ sitting inside your skull right now, processing these words, holding your memories, regulating your mood, deciding what matters and what does not. About 60 percent of that organ is fat. And a significant portion of that fat is made…
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5 Signs Your Nervous System Is Dysregulated.. How I Calmed Mine Naturally
I did not know what a dysregulated nervous system was until my body made it impossible to ignore.. I was sleeping seven to eight hours a night but waking up exhausted. I would startle at small sounds. My digestion was unpredictable. I felt either wired and restless or completely flat, with very little in between.…