by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Oct 16, 2019 | Anxiety, Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Connecting with nature is paramount to our overall health and well-being. In fact, based on recent studies that show we possess an inherent attraction toward nature, city planners are now putting more emphasis on creating functional green spaces. Researchers...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Sep 12, 2019 | Anxiety, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Herbal Medicine, Nutrition |
Green tea may be the healthiest beverage on the planet. It is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body. These include improved brain function, fat loss, a lower risk of cancer and many other impressive benefits. Below are a number...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Aug 15, 2019 | Anxiety, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Eating Disorders, Happiness |
Yoga benefits your emotional and mental health in a number of ways. First, it moves you from the sympathetic nervous system to the parasympathetic nervous system, or from flight-or-flight to rest-and-digest. You typically have less anxiety and enter a more relaxed...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | May 21, 2019 | Anxiety, Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) sufferers are often overly concerned about health issues, money, family problems or difficulties on the job. They can have negative, fearful thoughts about the future or suffer excessive guilt about some past event. These concerns...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 21, 2019 | Anxiety |
Is it challenging for you to find time to relax without losing your drive? When in constant work mode, we can feel like a production machine, but we can also feel afraid to relax for fear of falling into a non-working rut. Nonstop working can work for a while, but it...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression |
Weight is a marker of health, but it’s not the only one. While we know that excess weight is associated with certain health conditions, we don’t always know why. To that end, prescribing weight loss as a solution to mitigate health risks can often be ineffective and...
