The Stressberg
It’s been a while, so let’s do a short recap. Our response to negative stressors in our external environment activates […]
Depression
Depression affects all of us at some point in our lives- adults, adolescents and children- so it’s important we learn
Anxiety = Fear
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors from over 10,000 years ago had the exact same stress response system we have today. Our stress
Happy hormones and neurotransmitters – Serotonin, the gut-brain axis
Serotonin is one of four feel-good hormones and neurotransmitters. As a neurotransmitter, it sends and receives chemical messages to and
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Happy hormones and neurotransmitters: Oxytocin
Oxytocin is a naturally recurring hormone that also functions as a neurotransmitter. It’s called the “love and cuddles” drug because
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Happy hormones & neurotransmitters: Endorphins
Endorphins are the last in my mini-series on our four feel-good happy hormones and neurotransmitters. Last but certainly not least.
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We create our own stressors
In the early 1980s, two of my favourite professors, Professor Richard Lazarus and Professor Susan Folkman from the University of
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Statins, depression, memory loss and more
I need to begin by saying I am not a doctor. I am not giving you medical advice. The information
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Magnesium, the new cure for depression
In the 1950s, Hans Selye gave us his General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) and told us that repeated exposure to chronic stressful situations
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SSRIs, serotonin and depression
In recent years, the 1954 Serotonin Theory of Depression and SSRIs have been thoroughly investigated by scientific researchers. This theory
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