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2 months ago | 
webmd.com | Eliott C. McLaughlin |Smitha Bhandari
Chad Kelly, 57, of Atlanta recently had an amazing Sunday fly fishing on the Toccoa River. He caught a few trout, enjoyed a friend’s company, and witnessed a majestic fog rising off the chilly water as the sun rose that morning. The night before, he attended an Atlanta Hawks basketball game, where normally he would’ve had a few whiskies, but he was committed to a Dry January – a time when many hit pause on their alcohol consumption – so he refrained.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Monique Brouillette |Smitha Bhandari
Food and mood often go together. You might reach for a comforting bag of chips when you feel down. Or feel so stressed that you can’t even think about eating. It’s normal for difficult emotions to make you overeat or eat too little. But if you live with clinical depression, changes in eating can be long-term and lead to drastic weight gain or loss.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Alexandra McCray |Smitha Bhandari
You know that exercise is good for you, but depression and anxiety can zap your energy and make it harder to get active. Yoga can be another way to work movement into your routine and feel better. In general, yoga’s benefits may include less stress, a lower heart rate, and lower blood pressure. Keep in mind that yoga doesn’t replace other types of depression or anxiety treatment.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Mary Jo DiLonardo |Smitha Bhandari
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects the brain. There’s no simple test to diagnose ADHD. A doctor usually will diagnose it if a child shows certain signs of inattention in multiple settings for at least 6 months and if the parents or child say it's had a negative effect on the child's life. They might be easily distracted, have trouble waiting their turn, or staying in their seat.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Regina Boyle Wheeler |Smitha Bhandari
When you have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) you may feel like a juggler. You may be pretty good at keeping two or three balls in the air. But when the world tosses a few more at you, they can all fall to the floor. Trying to keep up with work, school, and other responsibilities overwhelms you and can cause burnout – especially if your ADHD isn’t treated.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Debra Fulghum Bruce |Smitha Bhandari
The research is clear: Vaccines don’t cause autism. More than a dozen studies have tried to find a link. Each one has come up empty. The debate began in 1998 when British researchers published a paper stating that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine caused autism. The paper itself was later officially labeled “fraud” by England’s General Medical Counsel, but it triggered a lot of debate over the safety of the vaccine which continues to this day.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Smitha Bhandari |Kristen Fischer
Love bombing is an emotional manipulation technique that involves giving someone excessive compliments, attention, or affection to eventually control them. You may not be able to spot love bombing until you’re in the midst of it because it may feel like being swept off your feet at the start of a new relationship. Love bombing often points to the beginning of an unhealthy, toxic, or abusive relationship.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Smitha Bhandari |Melissa Daly
It’s not unusual to have mixed feelings about your child’s diagnosis with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). The behaviors that led to it may create stress in your family and social life for quite a while. You might worry about how your child (and others) will react to being “labeled,” on top of all your other challenges. Don’t let that keep you from talking with your kid about it. Discovering together how your child’s brain works can be a first step toward improving their symptoms.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Smitha Bhandari |Kathleen Fordyce
Penny Williams of Asheville, N.C., still remembers the day she got a call from her son’s kindergarten teacher. It was the second day of school, and the teacher requested a meeting for that same day. “He was always a really rambunctious boy, but he was also so sweet and caring,” says Williams, an author, podcaster, and parenting coach for neurodiverse families. “And then he went to school, and everything fell off the rails.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
webmd.com | Smitha Bhandari |Melissa Daly
When you think of treatment for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in children, medication probably comes to mind. That, or maybe therapy to work on school and social skills. In truth, the recommended first line of treatment isn’t a pill or training for your child -- but rather training for you.
