The Basics of a Stress-Free Diet

The first connection between natural remedies and mental health was established
when it was discovered that niacin cured pellagra. Since then, deficiencies in
vitamins and minerals have been linked to all kinds of mental problems,
including both stress itself and the proclivity toward stress. Even happy
people can become depressed as the result of a niacin or folic-acid deficiency,
reports Earl Mindell, author of The Vitamin Bible. Read more

Meditation Is Not Just for Hippies

When most people hear talk of meditation, they envision pot-smoking hippies
with long dreadlocks, chanting Buddhists with saffron robes, or soul-searching
New Agers with muddle-headed notions about reality.

Anyone who wishes to promote the therapeutic and scientific benefits of regular
meditation sessions faces an uphill battle against a pervasive view of
meditation that has pretty much been cemented with caricatures involving
effeminate men and ditzy women. Read more