This article on the impacts of social media was emailed to me a while ago and the author, Chloe Davies, gave me permission to post it here and share it with you all. I hope you find it an informative read!
Read moreHow Exercise and Nutrition can Effect the Role of the Immune System in Mental Health Disorders
Previous posts on our site have talked about the impact of nutrition and exercise on mental health disorders. In the research, for both of those posts, a common theme was the link between the immune system and mental health. The immune system is the body’s protective mechanism from damaged cells, pathogens and other compounds [3]. However, there can be circumstances where the immune system can be compromised and can become over or underactive. Increased activity of the immune system can lead to mental health disorders and psychiatric disorders [4]. These mental health disorders occur due to a series of changes which take place neuroimmune changes which take place, leading to reductions in the production of neurotransmitters. This article is going to talk about the immune system’s role in mental health disorders, how exercise and nutrition improve immunity, and why. Read more…
Read more17 Facts on Exercise and Mental Health
This post is going to discuss exercise and how it can benefit your mental health. The physical benefits of exercise such as lower risk and prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, and Alzheimer's, are well known but the real evidence behind the effects of exercise on a person’s mental health may be less clear [1]. After reading this post, and my previous, I hope you all will have a better understanding of the small changes you can make to increase your mood and feel better within yourself. Read more…
Read moreNutrition, Depression, and Other Mental Health Disorders
Our mental health plays a massive part in all our lives and as time goes on, we are learning more and more about what affects our mental health and how we can improve it. A major complication of not being in an optimal mental state is the risk of depression increasing which can lead to suicide; the cause of death for 788,000 in 2015 [6]. In addition to the talk therapies I mentioned in my previous post on PTSD, there are other, most likely more accessible, avenues to improving your mental health. It was postulated at the 2016 Nutrition Society Winter Meeting that food and nutrient-based approaches by being able to curtail the burden of neurological and mental disease [7]. Other studies have found micronutrient treatment to alleviate psychological systems like depression, anxiety, rage, irritability, and attention problems [8]. In this post, we will talk about how the nutrients in your diet can affect and improve your mental health. Read more…
Read more25 Facts about PTSD
During the lockdown, there was a 25 push up challenge aimed at raising awareness for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When I was challenged by a friend from university on my Instagram @pendulum_fitness I thought I would do something different so I decided every day, along with my 25 push-ups, I would also post a fact I had researched about PTSD to further increase awareness and understanding of the condition. I didn’t realize the frequency of the occurrence of this condition as I had previously associated it mainly with war veterans. From the research I have done I have come to realize that this condition is very prominent in all populations and has the potential to affect everybody. With this list of facts on the condition, I hope to bring some clarity to what PTSD is, how it affects people, and some of the signs and symptoms to look out for, and what can affect it. Read more…
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