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Why free support makes a difference with EMPowerplus

Having supported people in the Truehope program for nearly 20 years has offered us a lot of insight. Switching to micronutrients from medication (or taking them in conjunction with each other) can be intimidating.

You don’t have to try it alone. Over 85% of clients who have used our one-on-one phone support reduced or avoided withdrawal symptoms, side effects, and uncomfortable adverse drug reactions when beginning the EMPowerplus Advanced program.

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5 natural ways to sleep better

Researchers recently published an article in International Journal of Science and Research that recommended these 5 natural ways for dealing with sleep disorders.

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ADHD isn’t just being distracted

While many of us find ourselves easily distracted—especially in the modern world of instant information and constant notifications—distraction is only one symptom of ADHD and being distracted doesn’t mean you have ADHD.

What is ADHD?

Typically, symptoms of ADHD include difficulty paying attention, excessive activity, and uncontrollable behaviour. The symptoms present between the ages of 6 and 12, last for over 6 months, and disrupt life in at least two settings (school, home, work, recreation, etc).

Although we might consider ADHD to be a childhood disorder,

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Paint your room and boost your mood

Did you know that colour can influence our mood?

Dutch researchers divided 72 participants in 3 age groups: 6.7–78 years old, 10.5–12 years old, and 20–56 years old. Each participant performed 14 randomly paired comparisons of colours, then 15 comparisons of emotions, also randomly ordered. With each pair, researchers asked them which of the paired colour was more beautiful or which of the paired emotions did they like more.

Following this exercise (and immediately following a buffer test), researchers read aloud an emotion and asked participants to pick one colour of six before them that best matched that emotion.

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Does exercise help depression?

Looking for a natural way to reduce symptoms of your depression? Have you tried exercise?

Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine published in The Primary Care Companion – Journal of Clinical Psychiatry an analysis of a vast amount of research exploring the connection between exercise and mental health over the last century.

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10 top tips for dealing with everyday stress

What is stress?

Stress is our body’s way of dealing with thing it sees as threats. It’s how we prepare to run away from or confront danger. Unfortunately, many things that trigger stress in our lives today aren’t things that we can fight or flee.

Why is stress a problem?

Stress isn’t a problem, per se, but if stress continues, it can become chronic and can lead to other problems, including anxiety, depression, and even physical ailments.

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Free online course on nutrition and mental health

Are you interested in learning about the role of nutrition in managing mental health from expert researchers in the field?

In their online course, Nutrition and Mental Health, Drs. Bonnie Kaplan and Julia Rucklidge provide critical, research-based information on the role of nutrition in preventing and treating mental health challenges. They augment their presentation with a brief review of changes in nutrition over the past several centuries and introduce the potential mechanisms of action in micronutrient treatments.

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How journalling helps you cope with trauma

American researchers published an article a few years ago in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, showing that journalling can be an effective tool in managing mental health.

The researchers randomly assigned the 122 participants into one of 3 groups: emotional expression, cognitions and emotions, and control. Over a period of a month, all 3 groups were to write at least twice a week in a journal about the following assignments:

Emotional expression

Write about their deepest feelings about a past traumatic event that still causes stress for them.

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How making art can get you out of a funk

In 2008, American researchers at Boston College published a study in Motivation and Emotion, exploring whether creating visual art can help repair mood in the short term.

The researchers randomly assigned 75 participants into one of 3 groups: venting, positive emotion, and control. All participants watched a 3.5-minute clip of a concentration camp scene in the World War II film Band of Brothers.

Following the film, the venting group were told to draw an image expressing how they felt related to the film.

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How smiling (even if you don’t want to) can cheer you up

American Researchers at Clark University published a study in Cognition and Emotion exploring how practised expressions affect actual emotions and the types of memories we recall.

The researchers randomly split roughly 50 participants into one of 3 groups: anger, sadness, and happiness. Each participant was asked to pretend that they were feeling their assigned emotion and to produce the corresponding facial expressions (for example, smiling if you’re supposed to pretend you’re happy).

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12 reasons pets are good for your mental health

Feeling down or lonely? Lacking confidence? Shy?

Have you considered getting a pet?

In 2011, American researchers published an article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology exploring the connection between pet ownership and well-being. They studied over 370 people spread among 3 studies, and what they found was that pet owners tend to fare better than those without pets.

Here are 12 mental health benefits to owning a pet, according to the study:

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