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5 Ways to Recharge Your Energy After a Rough Day
Few things zap your energy the way a stressful day can. Stress is known to reduce our levels of serotonin and dopamine, neurotransmitters that play an important role in our mood, energy and motivation. After a difficult day, you might be tempted to lounge on…
Gut and Brain Connection
Our gut cells rapidly and directly communicate with our brain stem. The Second Brain in our gut highlights the importance of eating well and how mental health is inextricably linked to diet. Read the Science article here.
Imposterism
In this TED-Ed Elizabeth Cox highlights how prevalent feelings of imposterism can be and how isolating they can be. This short clip links nicely to the early post about exam stress.
Exam Stress?
In this TED-Ed, Elizabeth Cox outlines how stress can undermine memory recall and what we can do about it.
Gut & Brain
For a local take on our gut – brain – health functioning, check out this recent article posted by Explore UCalgary
Sleeping fish?
What can zebra fish tell us about our brains and the function of sleep? Check out this segment from CBC’s Quirks and Quarks that aired on March 8, 2019: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/quirks-and-quarks/segment/15676409 Happy listening!
Change – a psychological process
Have you been thinking about making a change? Maybe you’ve already tried to change a behaviour, job, relationship, habit, thinking style? Making change and sticking to our goals is really difficult. There are a number of things that commonly make the process of change challenging. Factors such as: Thinking: what…
Holiday food shopping?
Food for Thought, a recent article in Canadian Living Magazine (December 2018 issue) discussed eating certain foods to improve brain function, stabilize your mood state, and increase your general well-being. We thought their shopping list was worth sharing, so here it is: Beans (black, chickpeas) Berries Cold-water fish…
The Holiday Season
Are you ready for the Holiday Season? Many people find the last couple of months of the year to be a challenging time. A variety of stressors can contribute to this: increased financial demand (due to socializing, gift buying, unexpected expenses, higher utility bills; travel…
Extended benefits – need to use yours before year-end?
Most extended health packages include coverage for psychological services. Now in Colour offers direct billing to Alberta Blue Cross; Medavie Blue Cross; Greenshield; SSQ insurance and others. Book your appointment today!