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Entries from November 2009

Heart Patients Lacking Vitamin D More Likely to Be Depressed

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments

(Getty Images)By Denise Mann
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2009 (Health.com) — People with heart disease and similar conditions who don’t have enough vitamin D are more likely to be depressed than their counterparts with adequate levels of the “sunshine vitamin,” according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando. This [...]

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African Americans and Mental Health: Judge Gregg Mathis

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments

The New Pittsburg Courier reports- Too often, those who suffer with mental illness suffer in silence. Close family members may know the full extent of the affected person’s condition but co-workers and friends rarely do. The individual who has been diagnosed would much rather bear the weight of their illness alone that risk being ostracized [...]

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Processed food link to depression:

November 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

FP/File – A diet heavy in processed and fatty foods increases the risk of depression, according to researchers …
Mon Nov 2, 10:54 am ET
Researchers at University College London also found that a diet including plenty of fresh vegetables, fruit and fish could help prevent the onset of depression. The study was carried out on 3,486 [...]

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