​Cannabis and its effect on mental health

​Cannabis is a well known drug which is known to alter the mind and body. It is also known as “pot”, “weed”, “ganja”, “marijuana” and many other slang terms. In this video, we have provided details on the composition of cannabis, its short and long term effects on brain and body, its advantages and disadvantages…

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Eating disorders through developmental, not mental, lens | Richard Kreipe | TEDxBinghamtonUniversity

What image comes to your mind when you hear the term anorexia nervosa? Historically, eating disorders have been viewed in predominantly negative terms as “mental” disorders, most commonly occurring in females 10 to 25 years old. Kreipe’s perspective emanating from the integration of concepts of human ecology, the normal “tasks of adolescence” and brain development…

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Yoga and its connection to mental health | Nikolai Blinow | TEDxSalveReginaU

Verbalizing the similarities between yoga philosophy and evidence-based, Western mental health practices. Identifying mindless-based yoga practice that can be utilizes in mental health treatment to enhance cognitive change and a mindfulness-based yoga practice that can be utilized to enhance behavioral change. Nikolai Blinow is a certified yoga instructor and licensed mental health counselor in the…

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Why nature is good for your mental health

Back in the day, doctors would send patients with anxiety and depression into the mountains because the fresh air would do them good. Though they did not have the research to back it up, they knew that nature was good for our mental health. Today, there is good evidence for these claims and clinicians have…

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Psychological Flexibility 6 Weeks to a Happier You

Want to chat with me? Join me at https://members.docsnipes.com/ For $10/month you get access to my daily tips for health and wellness and you can text chat with me privately. Video by Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes on integrative behavioral health approaches including counseling techniques and skills for improving mental health and reducing mental illness. Please…

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Effects of COVID-19 on Pain, Physical Activity and Psychological Wellbeing – Physio Article Review

Physiotherapist Caitlyn summaries the article ‘Adverse Effects of COIVD-19 Related Lockdown on Pain, Physical Activity and Psychological Wellbeing in People with Chronic Pain’. 3.37 million Australians are living with persistent pain in 2020. Previous research indicates a likelihood that people with persistent pain suffer increased severity of symptoms in high-stress situations. With this in mind,…

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