Chew On This on Mental Illness

The battle for hearts and minds

Paula Goodyer Many people survive a heart attack only to find themselves struggling with depression

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The good fat diet

Extra virgin olive oil.

Paula Goodyer The heart friendly diet that might feed a good mood.

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Fixing emotional eating

Eating in secret

Paula Goodyer For emotional eaters dieting is barking up the wrong tree

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Fishing for answers

Fish oil. Photo: Paul Jones.

Paula Goodyer Fish oil might not fix dementia, but it could make a difference to our moods or our hearts

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Beating cravings at Christmas

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Paula Goodyer For anyone trying to control overeating, drinking or drug use, Christmas can be a risky time.

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Should meetings be a walk in the park?

Walking meeting

Paula Goodyer How can we find ways of working that allow us to sit less and move more?

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Bend and stretch your style

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Paula Goodyer For those who don't know their iyengar from their ashtanga, how to tell which class to take?

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The Sleep Diet

Woman, alarm clock, sleep, sleeping, bed, morning, work.

Paula Goodyer How a good night's sleep can help keep your weight down.

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How to fuel a better mood

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Paula Goodyer New research reveals the foods that can help lift our spirits and the ones that bring us down.

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Tips for taming bloating

Bloated

Paula Goodyer Diet, stress, IBS or homones? A new guide looks at what causes bloating.

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Is retirement bad for our brain?

Retirement

Paula Goodyer Want to keep your brain sharp? Keep on working, says one psychiatrist.

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