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Can Ending Inflammation Help Beat Depression?

Multiple studies have suggested that the inflammatory process is linked to the development of altered mood and depression.1 Chronic inflammation can lead to several significant chronic diseases, which are some of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, such as diabetes, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, cancer and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.2 Intermittent inflammation is critical… Read More: Can Ending Inflammation Help Beat Depression? »

Can You Relieve Anxiety Just by Tapping Your Fingers?

In the U.S., 19.1% of adults struggle with anxiety, the most common mental illness.1 This may include feelings of persistent and excessive worry about health, family, money or other concerns, or a strong, irrational phobia to a specific situation or object, such as fear of driving or flying. No matter what form it takes on,… Read More: Can You Relieve Anxiety Just by Tapping Your Fingers? »

Why Snopes Gets an ‘F’

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published February 5, 2019. In the barrage of information you come across daily online, how do you know what’s true and what’s nothing more than hearsay, gossip or all-out lies? Some people use Snopes as their go-to source for online fact-checking, believing it to give… Read More: Why Snopes Gets an ‘F’ »