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Depression & Mental Health

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How to Avoid Burnout at Work and Stay Motivated on the Job
Jobs are often difficult and stressful. If you’re exhausted and feeling detached at work, you’re likely experiencing professional burnout. Here's how to avoid burnout or how to correct it if you’re already experiencing it.
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This doctor is likely experiencing stress. Doctors—and other professionals—may need help learning how to avoid burnout at work.
How to Use Positive Psychology to Improve Your Health
Your emotions impact your health. The good news is that through positive psychology, you can retrain your brain to follow healthier, more beneficial emotional patterns and learn to let go of negative ways of thinking.
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Taking a moment to complete a journaling exercise, like this woman is doing, is an easy way to use positive psychology to improve your mood.
Has Ancestral Health Gone Mainstream?
Not long ago, the concept of “ancestral health” was met with complete skepticism. But a renewed interest in studying the health of modern hunter–gatherers is signaling a change in conventional thinking.
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Ancestral health
New Hope That Alzheimer’s Can Be Prevented—and Even Cured
Dr. Dale Bredesen of the Buck Institute is at the forefront of Alzheimer’s research. His book outlines a program designed to reverse cognitive decline. I spoke with Dr. Bredesen to learn about his groundbreaking program.
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Do Emotions Impact Our Health?
In today’s podcast, I discuss how our emotions can affect our health and why focusing on emotional well-being may be a key part of the healing process.
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Revolution Health Radio podcast, Chris Kresser
The Little-Known Link between Birth Control Pills and Depression
Do you use the pill or some other form of hormonal contraception? Recent studies suggest that it may increase your risk of developing depression. Read on to learn how these contraceptives change your body, the...
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birth control pills and depression
RHR: The Functional Medicine Approach to Anxiety
Anxiety impacts quality of life. Conventional medicine focuses on balancing neurotransmitters in the brain. Functional Medicine looks for the root cause. Here are the three pathologies that contribute to anxiety and how to correct them.
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Revolution Health Radio podcast, Chris Kresser
Is Bipolar Disorder Caused by Chronic Inflammation?
Bipolar disorder affects over 5 million Americans. Today I’ll explore the link between bipolar disorder and chronic inflammation, as well as the most common causes of inflammation, and how it can be treated.
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Revolution Health Radio podcast, Chris Kresser
How Our Immune System Drives Social Preferences
Most of us prefer, spending time with others versus spending our free time in isolation. What is it that drives this preference to be with others?
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immune system and social preferences