Our diet’s impact on mental health might also impact appetite control and gut health. Researchers have discovered that gut hormones are involved in the diet-brain connection. These hormones are sent from the gut to the brain and contribute to cognitive functioning. The diet-brain connection is also crucial for the prevention of chronic illnesses. Most Americans’ diets consist of high amounts of sugar, carbohydrates, calories, and fats, leading to diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, and obesity....

Follow Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Understanding Financial Stress Financial stress is emotional tension that is specifically related to money. Anyone can experience financial stress, but financial stress may occur more often in households with low incomes. Stress can result from not making enough money to meet your needs such as paying rent, paying the bills, and buying groceries. People with less income might experience additional stress due to their jobs....

Teens who vape are at higher risk of nicotine addiction, transitioning to cigarettes, and exposure to toxins, according to the recent analysis. But evidence-based vaping cessation programs geared specifically to adolescents are not widely available, the researchers noted, despite how critical these programs could be to curbing e-cig use. If the vaping epidemic continues its upward trajectory, this could become an even bigger problem going forward. The 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey found that e-cigarette use among teens increased substantially from 2017 to 2018 (whether this trend continued into 2019 is not yet known)....

A Salk Institute study of laboratory animals found that long-term alcohol consumption can harm the body’s ability to respond to stressors like illness or injury. Too much alcohol can cause you to get sick by weakening your body’s defenses, the researchers claim. Catherine Rivier, a professor at the Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, Calif., examined the effects of alcohol on the stress response in laboratory rats....

Public Speaking Exposure Therapy Although exposure therapy is generally conducted by a therapist in the context of treatment such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), you can also practice exposures on your own as part of a self-help program. Standing up today in front of a huge auditorium and giving a speech would not be an example of exposure therapy. Instead, you would take small steps and accomplish small goals that give you confidence and build your strength to handle more difficult situations....

Add Years to Your Life Studies show that how you perceive aging and your life as a whole affects longevity. A 2019 study found that positive thinking can result in an 11–15% longer lifespan and a stronger likelihood of living to age 85 or older. This effect remained after other factors such as age, gender, income, depression, and health status were controlled. Look Forward to Aging Research on the topic has found that people who have a positive outlook on aging while they are young, rather than dreading growing old, have a greater chance of living longer....

One famous psychology experiment perfectly illustrated how stimulus generalization works. In the classic Little Albert experiment, researchers John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner conditioned a little boy to fear a white rat. The researchers observed that the boy experienced stimulus generalization by showing fear in response to similar stimuli including a dog, a rabbit, a fur coat, a white Santa Claus beard, and even Watson’s own hair. Instead of distinguishing between the fear object and similar stimuli, the little boy became fearful of objects that were similar in appearance to the white rat....

Adding friends on discord allows you to easily connect with people you know, whether for gaming, work, or personal reasons. We’ll discuss the different methods for adding someone on discord and provide a walkthrough for each method. Whether you are new to Discord or а seasoned user, we will help you easily add friends to your Discord account. Methods for adding someone on discord A. Adding through Discord tag B....

Perhaps the best way to influence change is to become an ally to BIPOC. But, if you are like most, you probably aren’t sure how that is done or even where to start. After all, you don’t want to enter into the situation without being equipped to address racism in a way that is educated, considerate, and compassionate. Consequently, here are some ideas on how you can become an effective ally to the Black community and impact change....

Dealbreakers come in all shapes and sizes, but be careful because if you’re too picky, you could end up with the only person you can seem to tolerate…yourself. Where Do Dating Dealbreakers Originate? Many new relationships are doomed from the start because past experiences spill over into the next. When this occurs, all of the baggage of that previous relationship and all of the dealbreakers you discovered while dating your ex come flooding into your mind....

When Involuntary Hospitalization Becomes Necessary If your loved one is experiencing symptoms such as severe depression, suicidal urges, mania, or psychosis, it can have a devastating impact on them and the people around them. Possible consequences can include: Destroyed relationshipsFinancial ruinInability to take care of basic daily needPhysical harm to othersSuicide Unfortunately, mental illness often makes a person unable to think clearly about their situation. It may be up to the people around them—such as family members, police, emergency responders, or mental health providers—to take the initiative to get help in order to prevent a tragic outcome....

For more mental health resources, see our National Helpline Database. The sheer number of adults in the United States who feel lonely is quite large—in a January 2020 survey of 10,000 adults by Cigna, 61% of those surveyed said they felt lonely. However, people don’t always talk about feelings of loneliness and don’t always know what to do with these feelings. Other than being emotionally painful, loneliness can impact people in many ways:...

What Is a Perfectionist? Perfectionism can be adaptive in the sense that the motivation to be the best can allow us to experience new things, challenge ourselves and grow as a person. Maladaptive perfectionism is the darker side to this constant striving and can significantly impact our relationships with family members, colleagues, and especially our partners. A perfectionist will often exhibit certain patterns of behavior and interactions with others that look quite different from another person who may simply be growth-oriented and striving for self-improvement....

However, there may be times when you want to keep your location private or prevent Snapchat from accessing your location data. So, if you’re interested in learning how to freeze your location on Snapchat, keep reading! Why freeze your location on Snapchat? There are several reasons why someone might want to freeze their location on Snapchat. One of the main reasons is privacy. By default, Snapchat shares your location with all of your friends, but you may not want everyone to know exactly where you are at all times....

You may like to share а funny video with just a few close friends, or you have a video that you want to keep private for personal reasons. Whatever the reason, it’s easy to post a private video on TikTok. In this article, we’ll walk you through the steps to set your TikTok account to private, upload a private video, and share it with specific users. We’ll also offer some tips to help you keep your account and videos secure....

Unfortunately, given how little the American public education system has invested in developing the skills to explore topics of race ethically, such discussions risk exorbitant emotional labor demands of BIPOC folx. With that in mind, this article will explore some strategies for talking about race in a way that is mindful and prevents further harm to BIPOC folx. Identify White Supremacy By Name In her essay in New Framings on Anti-Racism and Resistance: Volume 2 – Resistance and the New Futurity, Lauren Katie Howard outlines the importance of naming white supremacy in conversations about race....

Discontinuation symptoms are typically mild and short-lived. However, for some people, symptoms can be severe enough to impact their day-to-day lives. By working with your doctor to gradually lower your dose over time (a process known as “tapering”), you may be able to minimize or even prevent many of these uncomfortable symptoms. Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome is a set of symptoms that can occur after abruptly stopping or even or greatly reducing the dose of an antidepressant medication that you’ve been continuously taking for an extended period of time, generally greater than one month....

The following tips will help you organize your research and improve your writing. While a research paper can initially be very intimidating, it is not quite as scary if you break it down into more manageable steps. Original Research or Lab Report The first type is a report or empirical paper that details your own research that you conducted. This is the type of paper you would write if your instructor had you perform your own psychology experiment....

Evolutionary psychologists seek to explain people’s emotions, thoughts, and responses based on Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Through Natural Selection, similarly to how evolutionary biologists explain an organism’s physical features. Evolutionary Psychology Approach Proponents of this psychological approach posit that as our ancestors confronted problems and developed ways of solving them, some had certain innate instincts and intelligence that gave them the ability to figure out and apply the most successful solutions....