The Mental Health Edition

Our mental health is perhaps the most important factor of our overall health. When we procrastinate, and put things off, we lack the motivation to get and stay healthy. That is fairly a minor implication of our daily lifelong struggle with our mental health.


The most devastating mental health battle may come as we age, even if we have led a happy life and healthy life. Alzheimer's is something you might not have any control over. The good news is that we are making great strides towards the battle against Alzheimer's and dementia. Still it remains a mystery and continues to show signs of being a major problem within 20 years. Alzheimer's prevention can help and anything is better than nothing.




Spotting dementia is another issue but goes hand-in-hand with Alzheimer's. In case you need to care for someone with this issue, the caregiver guide might help. A dilemma comes when a doctor sees it coming but can't stop it. The brain is a muscle and needs mental exercise. Start at the memory quiz and start doing puzzles, sudokus, and any brain tease trivia you can find!




Depression is a strange mental health issue. Many people have it and don't know it. The depressed person isn't always a 'downer' because many upbeat and social people may be depressed, too. I could get into my college psychology classes, but as Bob Dylan said, "...times they are a changin'." Once called Manic-Depression, today it is known as bi-polar. M-D was confusing because there were 2 types. You were either Depressed or Manic. The Manic were the upbeat and talkative side of the depression.


When it comes to depression, here are tips to be happy. Habits can affect your mental health.


When it comes to happiness, you have it figured out if you're a Swiss, Icelander, Dane or Norwegian!

Healthy Habits For 2015

A healthy environment is clean and organized. Follow these easy cleaning tips to simplify your life. Get organized and everything will fall into place.




Mental health should be a priority to overall health. Diet and depression may have a link toward a mental health issue.




There is a high and quick workout to get fit. Doing intense exercises leads to less gym time, but watch out that you don't overdue it and end up not returning to the gym.




Weight Loss Resolutions advice that work with other resolutions.


Smoking is not the only cause of cancer.


As we age, we may fall into habits that can shorten our lives. Things that can shorten your life can still be corrected.


There actually are healthy cereals.

The Killing Fields

In case you missed it, the American Medical Association(AMA) has classified obesity as disease. Although many welcome the news, it still is not without controversy. I believe obesity is more of an epidemic. We all know that smoking will lead to problems in life, but we don't seem to be getting the message when it comes to obesity.

In a new study, loneliness is deadly. Social isolation is deadlier than obesity. Though there are no simple answers, there are things one can do to beat social isolation. Here's more advice.

Basically an unhealthy lifestyle will lead us to our graves. There are too many variables that are the  causes of an unhealthy lifestyle, but it has to do with our nutrition, fitness and vices.