Category Archives: Mental Health Correspondents

Prevalence of Eating Disorders among Middle-Age Women

Health Conscious or Health Obsessed? Delving Deeper into Vancouver’s Fitness Culture Living in Vancouver, there is certainly a presence of gym goers, devoted yogis, joggers, and cyclists. Having such mild weather and beautiful scenery to gaze at makes outdoor activity … Continue reading

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Stressed for midterms yet?

You’ve likely either had your first midterm of the season already, or about to have one in the coming week.  This can be an extremely stressful time for students, commonly filled with desperate cramming and countless cups of coffee. But … Continue reading

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Take care of your health…by staying mentally in shape

How often have you heard a friend or family member: complain about needing to go to the gym more tell you to eat healthier and exercise more to stay fit consistently make the new year’s resolution to “get in shape”? … Continue reading

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How to Prevent Emotional Eating

Do you find that you tend to eat more when you’re stressed? People who do are classified as an emotional eaters – that is, you eat in order to satisfy your mood, and not your hunger. Why is this so? … Continue reading

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From Depressed to Bipolar: A Slippery Slope?

There has been a long-standing question of whether or not bipolar disorders are underdiagnosed or overdiagnosed. Some researchers suggest bipolar disorders are overdiagnosed due to the “bipolar spectrum” problem of including a variety of symptoms and cases under the classification … Continue reading

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