Posts tagged depression
How to Navigate Holiday Depression

Post-holiday blues usually refer to the short-lived mental distress, anxiety and sadness that arises after the holidays. It’s common after all of the hoopla for people to experience a letdown or what some call the "post-holiday blues." Usually not long-lasting, most people swing “back to normal” after a short while.

While it may be an exciting stretch for many people, it can also be a prolonged period of loneliness and sadness for others. Throughout this time, emotions are heightened, and sometimes difficult to regulate. Here is what you need to know about this down period. This article will discuss the Christmas effect on mental health, signs of post-holiday blues, emotions you might feel after the frantic holidays, and tips on how to feel better.

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How Chinese Medicine Sees Anxiety

Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, focus on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder.

If you’re looking for natural ways to reduce anxiety and improve your mental well-being—or want to complement your current treatment—Chinese Medicine might offer the relief you need.

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The Concept of Shen (or Spirit) in Chinese Medicine?

“Mind, Body, and Spirit.”

We hear this saying all the time, but what does it really mean?

Most people use this phrase to describe the three parts of human health that shape and balance the whole. Mind is pretty clear; and so is body; but what exactly do we mean when we include spirit as a part of the trifecta of human health?

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