Category Archives: Mental Health Correspondents

Coffee, the Memory Booster

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Jennifer Pooni

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins university has done a recent study that suggests coffee can help consolidate memory up to 24 hours after it has been consumed. In the study, participants were either in the control group and received … Continue reading →

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Bell Let’s Talk Day 2014

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Jennifer Pooni

Yesterday (January 28th) was the annual Bell Let’s Talk Day initiative, a day dedicated to the promotion of mental illness as a serious problem and to help get rid of the stigma that surrounds it (which is also one of the goals … Continue reading →

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How to Make Stress A Positive Thing

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Jennifer Pooni

A TED-Talk by Kelly McGonigal on “How To Make Stress Your Friend” A classmate showed me this great TED-Talk about a month ago and thought it would be great to share! If you feel like your stress levels can get … Continue reading →

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B.C.’s New Mental-Health Plan

Posted on November 24, 2013 by jessmae

In reaction to the mental health crisis within Vancouver’s downtown east side, as stated by Mayor Gregor Robertson and our police chief, the B.C. Government has announced a new action plan. This includes a new nine-to-twelve bed psychiatric assessment unit … Continue reading →

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Sleepy and Hungry: A Bad Combination?

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jennifer Pooni

A recent study done on 24 people at UC Berkeley has revealed that people who are sleep-deprived are more likely to select higher calorie foods to eat compared to people who are not sleep-deprived. Not enough sleep was associated with … Continue reading →

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