depression

New Solutions for Elderly Depression

by Ashley Staker on June 22, 2010

Medical advances that help people live long lives may not be so great if those extra years are miserable ones. In a recent survey, 81% of respondents said they would rather die than be miserable in their later years. Depression is a growing problem among America’s elderly.  I recently learned from an expert why so: [...]

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The Hunter-Gatherer Cure for Depression

by Ashley Staker on April 3, 2010

Human bodies have not evolved fast enough to adapt to the demands of modern life. So believes psychologist Stephen Ilardi, PhD, author of The Depression Cure and associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas. Although we’re living longer and theoretically have better health care, the risk for serious depression has been increasing [...]

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The Path From Depression to Heart Attack

by Ashley Staker on February 14, 2010

There are millions of people nationwide dealing with depression which has escalated the number of cardiac problems over the years. This is slowly posing a problem to many lives and most people are not even aware of the issues. Become one of the people that prevent themselves from having unwanted cardiac problems in the future. [...]

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Relief from Grief and Other Sadness

by Ashley Staker on February 12, 2010

Letting go of what you love is hard… whether it is the passing of a person or pet, a home where you’ve been happy, or even something far less tangible, such as your ability to play a good, hard game of tennis (sorrow that, of course, is also about the often-painful loss of youth). Unacknowledged [...]

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Drug Free Depression Treatments

by Ashley Staker on January 25, 2010

It can be life shattering dealing with any sort of depression and even harder if you do not have any help to get through it. Instead of using a drug method to diminish your depression try some drug free depression treatments and avoid relying on any depression drug out there. Depression remains stubbornly intractable for [...]

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