| Mental Healthy

Vitamin B great for the mind

Research has shown a direct link between B vitamins and Alzheimer’s

Obesity and mental health

We look at the link between obesity and mental health

Can tea reduce anxiety levels?

Can a cuppa help to reduce anxiety levels?

Seasonal Affective Disorder SAD and diet

Foods good for SAD and recipes to try

Junk food and mental health

Junk food can have an impact on mental health

Protein, not sugar, good for energy boost

A new study suggests that it is protein, not sugar, that stimulates cells which keep us thin and awake.

Change4Life launch Supermeals healthy eating campaign

Healthy meals made easy

Hungry? It could be lack of sleep

Research shows that a person’s appetite sensation is heightened in response to pictures of food after just one night of sleep loss

Confirmation of link between fast food and depression

Research confirms the link between fast food and commercial baked goods with depression

Omega 3 once again shows mental health benefits

Omega 3 may be associated with lower levels of a protein related to Alzheimer's disease

My First Blog, My Next Step.

OK, here goes... I have always loved to write, and have done so for many years. Not professionally, but for my own enjoyment. I suppose I found it therapeutic. Over an extended period of time, the writing stopped flowing. My mental health (...

Sarah Myles

12th November 2011

My BPD Anxiety Snapshot - A Tale of Two Minds.

I am in the grip of anxiety. It's my own fault. The trouble with this Borderline stuff is that I can always be relied upon to come up with the biggest, most grandiose solution to a problem. And then I'll loathe myself for it. Putting my...

Sarah Myles

22nd November 2011

Body Image: It's All Commercial Brainwashing...

Is there anyone in the world with a healthy body image? Is there anyone that is truly and honestly fine, content and accepting of every aspect of their physical appearance? I’ve certainly never met them – and I’m talking about...

Sarah Myles

12th January 2012

Emotional Eating and BPD

As a child, I began experiencing what I now know to be compulsive eating, which would manifest as an emotional response. At meal times, I had a compulsion to eat until I was physically uncomfortable (which sounds unbelievably vulgar to me even now,...

Sarah Myles

18th June 2012

Be kind to yourself

One in five people become depressed at some point in their lives, everyone gets low at times but in some cases depression can interfere with a person’s everyday life. On one website it informed me that there are two treatments available for...

Jenna Robinson

20th July 2012