Intrusive thoughts are sudden, unwanted thoughts that can cause distress and anxiety. These thoughts often appear during moments of rest or when you’re triggered by something in your environment. While nearly everyone experiences intrusive thoughts at some point, learning how to manage and stop them can significantly improve your mental well-being. According to research, over… Read More »
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 »
Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1981, aspartame can now be found in close to 5,000 food and beverage products. Worldwide, 3,000 to 5,000 metric tons of aspartame are produced annually, and it’s widely consumed by adults, including pregnant women, and children.1 When you consume aspartame, it’s broken down into aspartic acid,… Read More »
This article was previously published January 15, 2015, and has been updated with new information. The effects of stress on your mental and physical health are being studied more intensively these days. Anxiety can be considered a type of stress response, typically involving a sense of fear, dread, or apprehension. A brief period of anxiety… Read More »