March 16th, 2008
Or, perhaps, our brains need a break. However you want to see it.
I’ve decided that, from now on, Mental Health Notes will take a break from all things mental health-related on Sundays. Yeah, I know - Mental Health Notes is a mental health blog. I’m a rebel, what can I say.
Constantly talking - and reading […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 7 comments
March 15th, 2008
Nutrition, drug abuse, pregnant teens, and new blogs - it’s all part of this week’s Saturday Sanity!
Did you know March is National Nutrition Month? In honor of that, we here at the b5media Science & Health Channel chose nutrition as the topic for our monthly theme day. See what I had to say about brain-boosting […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments
March 14th, 2008
Oh. My. Gawd. Is that not just the most precious little thing you’ve ever seen? Ozzy is his name, and according to Bruce Goldstein, Ozzy is more than a ridiculously cute canine.
He’s also a lifesaver.
In his new book, Puppy Chow is Better than Prozac, Bruce Goldstein tells the story of how bipolar disorder sent his […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 6 comments
March 13th, 2008
Spring is in the air (or close to it - what’s the official day? March 20?) and while many people like to kick their dieting and exercise programs up a notch or two to shed those extra winter pounds, there are some foods you might not want to want to cut back on when you’re […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 4 comments
March 7th, 2008
Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills: Part Five
We’ve determined that most medications featured in drug advertisements are both the priciest and the newest drugs on the market, which unfortunately means you could end up emptying your pockets just to experience some pretty serious, unknown side effects.
However, there is good news. In addition to asking your […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments
February 10th, 2008
This past Friday (February 8) made two weeks that I’ve been taking flaxseed oil as a potential alternative treatment for bipolar disorder. I thought now would be a good time to update you all on how it’s going.
Friday, January 25 - Friday, February 1: I took one capsule of flaxseed oil each day, and could […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments
January 29th, 2008
Last June, I talked about natural ways to help treat and manage depression. Friday, I started taking flaxseed oil to get more Omega-3 fatty acids. In the past two days, a couple of readers have commented on natural remedies for mental health issues. And, just last night, I found an interesting five-year study the Cedars-Sinai […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment
January 26th, 2008
What does a NAMI National employee, an Oxford University graduate, Heath Ledger, and Britney Spears have in common? They’re all highlights in this week’s Saturday Sanity - and, if I do say so myself, today’s batch of sanity-worthy links are well worth zoning out in front of the computer for a couple of hours.
If you […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments
January 19th, 2008
Looking for a new mental health Web site and forum? Interested in finding out how your favorite four-legged buddy can help the mentally-disabled? This week’s Saturday Sanity has it all - and more!
SarahLiz recently posted a very nice comment about Mental Health Notes at the beta WEGO Health, a Web site that aims to “make […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
January 12th, 2008
Happy Saturday Sanity, Mental Health Notes readers! No, you haven’t miscounted - there are indeed 10 instead of five sanity-worthy stories and updates this weekend. Enjoy!
The writer of What Winners Do, whom I met during my own battle with Cymbalta-withdrawal (she was the first commenter on the popular Cymbalta: The Withdrawal Symptoms From Hell post!), […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
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