The Energized Woman » Mental Health http://theenergizedwoman.com Energize your life & change the world! Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:34:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mental Health Wellness Week: Nutrition and Mental Health http://theenergizedwoman.com/mental-health/mental-health-wellness-week-nutrition-and-mental-health/ http://theenergizedwoman.com/mental-health/mental-health-wellness-week-nutrition-and-mental-health/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:53 +0000 admin http://theenergizedwoman.com/mental-health/mental-health-wellness-week-nutrition-and-mental-health/ This articles offers some great tips to keep in mind when it comes to the role your eating habits play in keeping you healthy on a mental level.  Take a look now to see which of these you’re already incorporating into your daily routine, and which ones you might consider giving a try.  Given the stress that so many of us are under these days, it now becomes even more critical for us to to build a solid foundation through our nutrition habits.

 

You can read the full article by clicking on the link below:

http://www.bertnash.org/events/MHM11-16.htm

 

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Is your energy plummeting?  Are you wishing you could hibernate for the winter?  Do you find yourself craving more sugar/carbs than usual? 

 

If you answered yes to any of the above symptoms and you have noticed that these symptoms seem to kick in as the days grow shorter and the hours of darkness increase, you may be experiencing what is called Seasonal Affective Disorder.  This particular phenomena is more common in northern climates, in women, and in people with a family history of mental health conditions. 

 

To learn more about Seasonal Affective Disorder and to hear some tips on what you can do to help manage the condition, please check out the video below.

 

 

Now that daylight savings time has ended, I wanted to share this information to help increase awareness about this particular condition.

 

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