Did You Know?
Facts for the mind and body.
Body-Mind Link
Depression increases the risk of getting heart disease, researchers have discovered, and it increases the deadliness of existing heart disease. The link between depression and heart disease provides one more reason for getting prompt treatment of the mental disorder.
Stress or Challenge?
Your initial cognitive interpretation of a difficult situation determines how well you cope. Appraising a stressor as a threat leads to negative psychological and physical adjustment_\but viewing a stressor as a challenge paves the way for positive adjustment.
A Drink a Day
Among middle-aged men and women, light to moderate drinking increases performance on tests of mental speed and flexibility, a Dutch study finds. But smoking has the opposite effect, probably by clogging arteries and impairing blood flow to the brain.
