Wellness - Page 11

If stress-driven ‘emotional eating’ is increasingly tempting you to eat nutritionally devoid food then you need to look out for strategies to get rid...

One can avoid over-expectation, social anxiety, deviation from routine life among other things to ensure that festive joys are not spoilt by the...

It is time parents perceive drug addiction as a treatable chronic disease, and empathetically convey the same to their symptomatic children

The glaring neglect around mental health — further propelled by inequalities abounding today’s world — has been impacting treatment opportunities and...

Emotional outpourings of kids indeed offer an opportunity to learn gentle parenting, but there is always a thin line beyond which parents should worry

Despite being a well-researched and the most common type of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease remains cureless; though early treatment could slow the pace...

The time has come to progress from ‘body positivity’ to ‘body neutrality’ — from accepting our body flaws to defining them as per our own existence

For the distressed, suicide could mean a way to escape pain, and a cry for help which, if responded timely by the society and peers, can prevent the...

Excessive sense of vengeance could take form of addiction and cause mental harm; while letting go is not always easy, some strategies may help

Unrealistic expectation of being able to provide all-round care at all the time to chronically ill patients may lead to caregiver burnout and fatigue

Parents have a key role to play in enabling their child overcome certain types of fears that exceed the required level

The gesture is loud and clear — mental health may no longer be compromised in the name of performance and ‘sportsperson spirit’