Larry Sanders has had a rough couple years. He didn’t see eye-to-eye with his coach, got in a bar fight, argued with a teammate, suffered a season-ending injury,got suspended for marijuana, got suspended for pushing an opponent, left the Bucks for personal reasons and got suspended again for drugs. Finally, Sanders reached a buyout agreement with Milwaukee. Now, he’s opening up.
Millions of Americans with mental illness are hearing a loud and clear message: Get help. There’s still one question: Who is going to treat them?
After battling depression and anxiety for much of his life, former Utah basketball player Craig Rydalch is sharing his story with the hope of helping others in the same situation. “If I can help one person from following through with what I almost did, then it will make a difference.” When Rydalch’s home construction business fell on hard times in 2008, stress and discouragement pushed the former Utah basketball player to the darkest depths.
You’ve likely heard that green tea is good for your health, but you may not know how or why green tea can give you a wellness boost.
There’s a paradoxical period when a person first starts an antidepressant: they may actually begin to feel worse before feeling better.
In recent years, neuroscientists have become increasingly interested in the idea that there may be a powerful link between the human brain and gut bacteria. And while a growing body of research has provided evidence of the brain-gut connection, most of these studies so far have been conducted on animals.
Almost a month after he was rushed to hospital following a prescription drug overdose, Big Brother star Ben Zabel has opened up about the fateful day and his struggle with mental illness.
Anyone who’s read the Harry Potter series and/or watched the movies will probably agree that, throughout their years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry and his friends come face-to-face with some of their biggest fears on numerous occasions.
Electric shock therapy, no longer the fearsome, convulsing drama of the movies, has remained for decades the “gold standard” in treatment for people with severe depression.
Lying prostrate on the ground with the rifle in his hands, eyes narrowed on his mark, Steve Kardian concentrated on not moving a muscle. “I need complete control for long-range shots; even one micro flinch can send the bullet flying feet from your target,” he says.