Tag: wellbeing
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Exercise Your Way to Better Mental Health
In any given year one in five people will experience a mental illness. And by the age of 40, 50% of people will either have had a mental illness or are currently dealing with one. Behavioural therapy and medications are often first options for improving mental health. But more and more research has shown the…
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Seven Hacks to Beat Stress
Stress. It’s a part of everyone’s life. It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old, working or retired, we all experience it. And nearly two years into the pandemic, it’s on the rise. In 2020, approximately 1 in 3 adults reported being stressed. But it’s also something all of us will feel at some point,…
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Tips on Improving Your Mental Well-being
If you’re feeling, or ever felt, anxious, stressed or depressed, or just want to improve your mental well-being, you’re not alone. Mental health challenges and mental illnesses are a leading cause of disability worldwide. It’s estimated 20% of people in any given year will have a mental illness. And with the pandemic, it’s expected people…
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Isolation, Loneliness and Your Health
Humans are social creatures by nature. We’ve evolved this way out of necessity as being alone in centuries past would challenge one’s ability to survive. We needed each other for protection and acquiring food. Nowadays the threats from isolation are not as apparent, but social isolation and loneliness are still detrimental to your health. Despite…