Mental Health Notes

March 13th, 2008

Tasty Foods To Boost Your Brain Health

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: Lifestyle Changes And Alternative Remedies

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

March 3rd, 2008

Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills: Let Them Educate You

Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills: Part One
We begin the Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills series by discussing how educational - and how confusing - drug advertisements can be.
Prescription drug advertisements are educational in that they often help people tune into and/or better understand a particular health condition. However, because most of us aren’t […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

February 10th, 2008

An Update On My Adventures With Flaxseed Oil

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