Mental Illness

1 in 5 kids have mental disorder

Kristen Fischer — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:48:00 -0700

A CDC report notes that up to 1 in 5 children have been diagnosed with a mental illness.

Orthorexia: Unhealthy consequences of eating too healthy

Michele Borboa, MS — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:29:00 -0800

Orthorexia is a subclinical eating disorder characterized by an obsession of eating healthy. Even though you may think your religiously followed balanced diet is good for you, your fixation on it can result in unhealthy consequences. Should your life be ruled by what you eat?

Orthorexia: Is your healthy eating unhealthy?

Michele Borboa, MS — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:25:00 -0800

A healthy diet is widely encouraged to combat obesity, ward off chronic and even deadly diseases, delay the aging process and help you feel and look your best. But when healthy eating becomes an obsession, it can have unhealthy consequences. Orthorexia is a subclinical eating disorder that hides behind the apron of health. Take this quiz to see if your goal of a healthy diet is too extreme.

Recovery through creativity

Karen D. Puthoff — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:31:00 -0700

One in five Americans experience a mental health or substance use condition in any given year. Imagine one of those children or adults is someone you know.

How to reduce your risk for depression

Michelle Maffei — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:01:00 -0700

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, women are 70 percent more likely than men to experience depression during their lifetime. Although the causes and levels of depression vary, reducing your risk of depression through exercise, diet and other measures is possible. Here are some ways to help reduce your risk for depression.

Anxiety: Should we fear natural disasters and global unrest?

Michele Borboa, MS — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:51:00 -0700

Are recent global events keeping you up at night or consuming your thoughts all day, every day? Even if a natural disaster or a global event doesn’t happen in your backyard, you can still experience mounting – even debilitating – fear and anxiety over your family’s safety. We talked to Dr. Gregory Jantz, author of the upcoming book Overcoming Anxiety, Worry, and Fear: Practical Ways to Find Peace , about the health consequences of chronic anxiety and how to put your fears at ease.

Charlie Sheen: Why are we so fascinated?

Michele Borboa, MS — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:12:00 -0800

Charlie Sheen is like an impending train wreck – we know it’s going to have a gruesome ending but we can’t help but watch it. Why are we so obsessed with watching Sheen’s downward spiral? Is it because we know people like him, or does his behavior remind us -- even just a little -- of some of our own conduct? We talked with behavioral expert Beverly Flaxington, author of Understanding Other People: The Five Secrets to Human Behavior, to get a deeper understanding of the public fascination with Charlie Sheen and how we can protect ourselves when faced with people like Sheen. Here’s what Flaxington had to say.

Orthorexia: Healthy eating may be hazardous to your health

Michele Borboa, MS — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0700

When healthy eating gets taken to an unhealthy extreme, even though the diet may be balanced and adequate, the attitude and obsession of it can be likened to an eating disorder. A healthy balanced diet is an integral key to a healthy lifestyle but it shouldn't be the totality of a healthy lifestyle. Orthorexia is a subclinical for an eating disorder and is often overlooked since it does not typically involve binging, purging or not eating at all. If you think you take your healthy diet focus too far, you may have orthorexia.