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Should I Drink Tea, or Take L-Theanine?
Should I Drink Tea, or Take L-Theanine?
A simple amino acid may help with focus and sleep.
John Kruse MD, PhD
Jul 19
How to Get Mental Health Treatment in the Complex, Messy, Costly US System
How to Get Mental Health Treatment in the Complex, Messy, Costly US System
Treatment options, roadblocks and tactics to help you or a loved one get the help that’s needed
The Conversation U.S.
Jul 19
Why Romantic Rejection Makes Us Act Like Cocaine Addicts
Why Romantic Rejection Makes Us Act Like Cocaine Addicts
Brain scans explain our extreme and clingy behaviors
May Pang
Jul 15
How to Take Care of Future You
How to Take Care of Future You
What you eat today influences brain health and physical well-being for the rest of your life, if you live that long
Robert Roy Britt
Jul 8
Why You Shouldn’t Mix These Medications With Alcohol
Why You Shouldn’t Mix These Medications With Alcohol
Important health education from a former nurse and recovering alcoholic
Gillian May
Jul 8
The Biden-Trump Debate Spoke Loudly About Their Mental Health
The Biden-Trump Debate Spoke Loudly About Their Mental Health
A diagnostic and ethical perspective on discussing the candidates’ age, dementia, ADHD, Parkinson’s and personality disorders.
John Kruse MD, PhD
Jul 5
Do Psychiatric Patients Need Triple Reuptake Inhibitors?
Do Psychiatric Patients Need Triple Reuptake Inhibitors?
Side effects don’t necessarily increase when you triple the actions of your medications.
John Kruse MD, PhD
Jul 3
Why We Worry Our Lives Away, and How to Stop
Why We Worry Our Lives Away, and How to Stop
Constant worry is time-consuming and it weighs us down. Here’s how to break free.
Niall Stewart
Jul 1
Do Multivitamins Do Any Good?
Do Multivitamins Do Any Good?
Advice is all over the place. So I asked scientists who actually study this question.
Robert Roy Britt
Jul 1
Dementia is Not Inevitable. How to Lower Your Risk.
Dementia is Not Inevitable. How to Lower Your Risk.
Causes and remedies of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
Robert Roy Britt
Jun 28
Are Weighted Blankets Just a Marketing Gimmick?
Are Weighted Blankets Just a Marketing Gimmick?
Limited research indicates they can help with sleep and anxiety
John Kruse MD, PhD
Jun 27
Let’s Stop Killing Addicts
Let’s Stop Killing Addicts
Misunderstanding the role of dopamine distorts how we view substance abuse
John Kruse MD, PhD
Jun 19
The Truth About Our Teen Mental Health Crisis
The Truth About Our Teen Mental Health Crisis
Social media use is but one factor fueling rising anxiety and depression
Robert Roy Britt
Jun 18
Learn from Failure (or Don’t!) Without Feeling Crushed
Learn from Failure (or Don’t!) Without Feeling Crushed
How to know when failure leads to success — or when it just makes things worse
Gail Post, Ph.D.
Jun 18
Why Heavy Alcohol Use Increases Emotional Dysregulation
Why Heavy Alcohol Use Increases Emotional Dysregulation
Increasing emotional challenges was a big reason why I got sober.
Gillian May
Jun 15
Wrestling with Restless Legs Syndrome
Wrestling with Restless Legs Syndrome
Science grapples to understand and treat this severe cause of insomnia.
John Kruse MD, PhD
Jun 12
Pride & Privacy: Should Our Illnesses be Public?
Pride & Privacy: Should Our Illnesses be Public?
We’re more open about being ill. Why are so many of us pulling back the privacy screen?
Niall Stewart
Jun 6
Is Everyone Gaslighting You?
Is Everyone Gaslighting You?
Sometimes others are just insensitive, stupid, or clueless, without being manipulative
John Kruse MD, PhD
Jun 5
How I’m Adapting to the Unwanted Reality of Disability
How I’m Adapting to the Unwanted Reality of Disability
Imposter syndrome, medical gaslighting, and glimmers of hope in the Disability Assessment Process
Morgan Khalsa
Jun 4
I’m F*cking Happy, OK?
I’m F*cking Happy, OK?
Happiness is elusive, hard to define, impractical to pursue. But it can be found even amid sadness, boredom, anxiety, disappointment and…
Robert Roy Britt
Jun 3
21 Ways to Make Tomorrow a Little Better than Today
21 Ways to Make Tomorrow a Little Better than Today
Actionable health and wellness advice and insights from 21 experts who shared their expertise and lived experience during Wise & Well’s…
Robert Roy Britt
May 30
Why the Loneliest Place is Sometimes a Roomful of People
Why the Loneliest Place is Sometimes a Roomful of People
How to go from not “being” alone to not “feeling” alone.
May Pang
May 29
Does Everybody Have ADHD?
Does Everybody Have ADHD?
Rising rates of the condition signal real problems with our world
John Kruse MD, PhD
May 28
Let’s Stop Using Confusing Names for Psych Drugs
Let’s Stop Using Confusing Names for Psych Drugs
Labels for categories of psychiatric medications should reflect why we use them
John Kruse MD, PhD
May 22
The Myth of the Loneliness Epidemic
The Myth of the Loneliness Epidemic
We’ve been conditioned to view loneliness as unreasonably scary, dramatic, and negative. It’s time to change that.
Stephan Joppich
May 21
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