Serotonin is a natural chemical in your brain that regulates your mood and controls feelings of well-being. Doctors consider it a key player in mental health. When serotonin levels are low, it can lead to issues like depression, anxiety, insomnia, and other mental health challenges. Keeping your serotonin levels balanced is important for feeling good both mentally and physically!
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Initially, the lure of a big paycheck may feel rewarding. But, over time, professionals find themselves drifting away from family, friends and personal joys, observes Pradeep Pramanik.
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While there may be quite a few substitutes to tomatoes, some of these options can be considered if you want to make changes to your daily consumption, suggests Sheetal Somaiya.
The right food choices can help reduce anxiety and stress, says Chef Prabhakar Nagraj.
Having desserts along with lunch could also be the reason for your lack of productivity.
If you consume enough water in a day, you'll notice a 14 percent increase in productivity at work, says Dr Siddhant Bhargava, nutritional scientist and co-founder, Food Darzee.
The high court in London on Tuesday began hearing evidence from two leading experts in the field of psychiatry to determine the level of suicide risk faced by Nirav Modi if he is extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering, amounting to an estimated $2 billion in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam case. Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay heard from Andrew Forrester, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Cardiff University, and Seena Fazel, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Oxford University, in the final stages of the extradition appeal being pursued by the 51-year-old diamond merchant. The two psychiatrists weighed up Nirav's level of depression, which could pose a "substantial" or "elevated" risk of suicide.
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Lack of sleep affects your mood, brain performance, and overall health besides increasing the risk of many diseases like heart disease, obesity, dementia, and stroke.
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If you are not eating enough of the right food, it can lead to deficiency of certain chemicals leading to anxiety and depression. Here are some tips on what to eat to avoid such a state.
The first drug to treat low sexual desire in premenopausal women, dubbed "female Viagra", has been approved in the United States, but with a warning about potentially dangerous side effects such as severe low blood pressure and fainting.
Sudha Thakur tells you how to fight stress with food.
It's a great friend to expecting mothers and their babies, explains Ranjana Sharma.
For the depressed, this might come as a big blow. According to a new study the 'happy pills' or anti-depressants they take, have little or no impact.
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When you know you've done your best, you are likely to feel more relaxed and confident that you will be safe, says Aayushi Lakhapati.
Uncertainty is so intrinsic to sports that elite athletes will not have much trouble coping up with a pandemic-forced lockdown, believe India's top sports psychologists as they become a part of their journey into an unchartered territory. Rocked by the coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted minds as much as health and productivity, sports pyshologists Dr Chaitanya Sridhar, Nanaki J Chadha, and Keerthana Swaminathan are dealing with athletes across disciplines and economic spectrum, being their "sounding board, friend" and enabling them to process the magnitude of the situation.
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Include nutritious food in your diet. Avoid alcohol. Take your last meal at least 3 hours before bedtime.
Your choice of food could be a better option than popping anti-depressants.
Anxiety, depression, hormonal changes are just some of the reasons says neurologist Dr Pruthviraj Dabarase.
Green vegetables contain a high amount of soluble and insoluble fiber to balance your good and bad gut bacteria.
Dr Anand Patil hopes to spread the message of embracing a healthy lifestyle.
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