Supplements are nothing new, but in recent years, the industry has seen an influx of new options for every concern imaginable. With a wide variety of perfectly packaged products from mood boosting gummies to vitamin patches for stress relief, it can be hard to tell if you’re really find something that works, or are you … Read more
Donna Nee, tumuaki (principal) of Henderson North Primary, says that for tamariki, speaking up can be associated with stigma and they can be taught to suppress their feelings. “We know that our tamariki have borne the brunt of their whānau in terms of the social and financial challenges facing the current economic climate. “In that … Read more
Another week goes by, and another report comes out highlighting the plight of children and young people’s mental health. The latest arrives from the leftist think tank Resolution Foundation and paints a disturbing picture. It found that the number of children in England and Wales whose families receive Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has more than … Read more
Don’t forget to take care of your physical health as it can change your brain structure and lead to depression! (www.https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-events/pathways-linking-organ-and-brain-health,-and-impacts-to-mental-health-revealed) Nobel Prize winning poet, Pablo Neruda, in his poem Order to Couragehe argued that the liver, more than the heart or the brain, should be celebrated for its complex functions. But have you ever … Read more
SINGAPORE – Something a woman said in a TikTok video made me sit up: “You’re not ugly. You just have a cortisol face.” Wait, what is the “cortisol face”? Isn’t cortisol a hormone? Once the algorithm on my phone started to detect my “interest” in this topic, I slowly fed videos of many women talking … Read more
It’s been nearly a year since actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” died from a ketamine overdose and drowning in his hot tub. News emerged on Thursday that five people have been charged in his death, including two doctors, Perry’s assistant and a woman accused of selling drugs. The actor … Read more