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The psychedelic drug psilocybin (as found in ‘magic’ mushrooms) has promising potential as a treatment for the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, according to new research that looked at its effects on an animal model of the condition. Psilocybin appears to free up the brain enough to break out of the rigid patterns of thought which are a hallmark of the disease. It’s already used to treat depression, and clinical trials are underway to evaluate its safety in treating people with anorexia. Researchers led by a team from Monash University in Australia took a closer look at how psilocybin affects the…
Memorial Day weekend unofficially kicks off summer.Backyard barbecues, cooling off at the pool, camping and roasting marshmallows are the highlights of every holiday celebration.However, without a little preparation, a preventable accident could ruin your holiday fun, according to a news release.“We want everyone to have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend spending time with family and friends,” said Dr. Najee Abou-Arraj, medical director of Mercy Health — Lorain’s emergency department in the release. “Please remember to celebrate safely and responsibly.“Don’t let an unfortunate accident ruin your holiday celebration.”Abou-Arraj has offered tips on how to make sure you and your family stay…
Health and nutrition experts disagree about many things, but there’s one topic on which there’s general consensus: the benefits of eating a diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods. The evidence is now irrefutable, they say, that adopting this eating approach can reduce chronic inflammation and the risk of developing an array of diseases that go with it.The foods that reduce inflammationTwenty years ago, scientists started developing the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII). Based on a wide range of robust scientific research, it identified foods, nutrients and compounds that are either anti-inflammatory or pro-inflammatory. The DII, which is constantly updated in line with…
When the Brazilian nutritional scientist Carlos Monteiro coined the term “ultra-processed foods” 15 years ago, he established what he calls a “new paradigm” for assessing the impact of diet on health. Monteiro had noticed that although Brazilian households were spending less on sugar and oil, obesity rates were going up. The paradox could be explained by increased consumption of food that had undergone high levels of processing, such as the addition of preservatives and flavorings or the removal or addition of nutrients. But health authorities and food companies resisted the link, Monteiro tells the FT. “[These are] people who spent…
SEATTLE — A Seattle chef instructor at Seattle Culinary Academy is creating a lot of buzz with a new item on her menu, and it’s not for customers, but rather to support her students’ mental health.DUMP IT OUT WITH DUMPINGS:Michelle Nguyen, who has more than 18 years of experience within the culinary field, is a Vietnamese-American chef instructor at Seattle Central College and has been teaching students at the academy from all ages and backgrounds for two years.Seattle Culinary Academy Nguyen said she understands the challenges many students and chefs face within the industry.“My main thing is knowing that the…
New mental health facility helps cover the drought for help in mountain regions New mental health facility helps cover the drought for help in mountain regions 02:27 Mountain communities often lack the resources available in larger cities, and mental health care is a prime example. Vail Health’s Precourt Healing Center, though still under construction, will address this critical need in the fight against mental health crises, as well as a full range of mental health support eventually.The 28-bed inpatient facility is designed to provide swift help to those experiencing a mental health crisis. Currently, residents in the high country must travel…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – New units designed treat people who in a mental health crisis are set to open in the Lowcountry.Trident Medical Center has been operating an EmPATH mental health crisis treatment unit for two months while MUSC Health plans to open two units in early 2025 after each received state funding to expand behavioral health care.EmPATH is an acronym for emergency psychiatric assessment treatment and healing. Since opening in the spring of 2024, Trident Health’s unit has been in demand.In the summer of 2023, The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is awarded $45.5 million in…
(Savannah, Ga.) Healthy Savannah presented the results of its 2023 community survey, along with key findings in areas of physical activity, nutrition, breastfeeding, adult immunization/vaccination and communications at the organization’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Stakeholders’ meeting. Approximately 40 key stakeholders attended the event on May 22, representing organizations, governmental agencies and businesses dedicated to improving health equity. Approximately 40 key stakeholders met to discuss the findings of Healthy Savannah’s 2023 community survey on May 22 at the organization’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Stakeholders’ meeting. “The stakeholders turned out for this event in…
Next week, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will convene in Geneva. Taiwan will once again be absent from this year’s assembly. Taipei lost its observer status in the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017. The Diplomat’s Grant Wyeth spoke to Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Melbourne Ray Ming-Tse Lu about Taiwan’s absence, and how it is aligning itself to global health priorities despite being locked out of the WHO. Taiwan previously held observer status at the World Health Assembly from 2009 to 2016. Can you explain the process by which observer status was gained in 2009,…
When I was approached to write a book for journalists about mental health almost two years ago, I needed no convincing about the importance of these conversations. Little did I know how even more timely it would be at its publication now. Since first speaking openly about my own diagnosis of post-traumatic stress, I’ve been a passionate advocate of the need to normalize conversations in our industry, someone who believes too few are taking seriously the impact of journalists’ work on their well-being, and too many are ignoring how risks the health of our profession, and by extension the role…