Ways to Look After Your Mental Health This Christmas

Humans are a curious lot. Sometimes curiosity leads to myth and misinformation; other times, it leads to fact and understanding. Considering that so much of our brains and bodies are still a mystery, it should be no surprise that we’re plagued with myths about what can affect them. Most of us have grown up believing that there are certain things you can’t do if you have a mental illness – whether that opinion is valid depends on the mental illness in question.

Patrick Holford is a nutrition and mental health expert and the founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, VitaminC4Covid, and the charitable Food for the Brain Foundation, where he directs their Alzheimer’s prevention project. Patrick reads hundreds of studies a year assimilating the latest health breakthroughs and turning them...

Many people take dietary supplements unaware of their hidden side effects, some of which are unpleasant or dangerous. Which are the risky or even hazardous supplements? Read this article to give yourself a supplement health check-up. Some people need to take supplements if, for instance, their body is deficient in,...

A collaborative team from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has developed a contact lens prototype that is specifically designed to prevent contact lens-induced dry eye (CLIDE). The lens alleviates this condition by facilitating tear flow in response to normal eye blinking. This approach can relieve the discomfort, visual impairment, and risk of inflammation experienced by millions of contact lens users suffering from CLIDE.

Often debilitating, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical help. About 65 million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain. Between 67%–88% of them also suffer from sleep disturbances, including longer and more frequent nocturnal awakenings and poorer sleep quality. Moreover, sleep disorders also may exacerbate pain by contributing to the development of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and depression.