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Role of Moderate to Vigorous Exercise for Depression
Adults with good cardiorespiratory fitness—the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen during sustained physical activity—have half the risk of developing symptoms of depression, suggests a study in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Vincenza Gianfredi, M.D., and colleagues The Netherlands analyzed data from 1,730 adults aged 40 to 75 years progression, and complications of type […]
October is ADHD Awareness Month!
ADHD is a public health issue, October is a wonderful opportunity to share relevant and valid information about ADHD in children and adults. Every day new information, treatments and valuable insights onto ADHD are shared at various workshops. This October CHADD joins with the ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO), Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), and ADHD […]
Reading Strategies
Below is one of the many types of readings Strategies that can help students with learning disabilities chunk down material and cope with academics Reading strategies K-W-L K = what you already know about a topic W = background knowingly -> find answers L = What learned in reading Some variations are what do I […]
What is OCD?
Some people make jokes about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but it’s actually a complex anxiety disorder. People with OCD Can have intrusive thoughts, feelings, ideas, or obsessions that make them feel driven to do repetitive behaviors to reduce the asssocated anxiety. < Dr. Priti Kothari Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatry Dr. Priti Kothari is a […]
Tips to Help You Manage Chronic Stress
Stress produces a biological response to situations. It can cause a release of hormones like cortisol and adrenaline that can produce a rapid heartbeat and increase in the rate of breathing. Chronic stress can also produce health effects on the body, like irritability, disordered sleeping and fatigue, headache, changes in appetite, digestive problems, and disorganized […]
Healthy Eating is One of the Keys to a Longer Life
Healthy eating and good nutrition have risen to the forefront of the people’s social media feeds and daily news cycles for good reason. Not only does healthy eating contribute to better health, clearer skin, weight loss, improved blood sugar, and better energy levels, but it may even contribute to a longer life. Harvard researchers looked […]
The Dolphin Way of Parenting
We have discussed the elephant and of course the tiger mom way of parenting. But we have not discussed the dolphin way. Dr Shimi Kang, a Harvard trained child psychiatrist recently discusses her concept of parenting in her book “The Dolphin Way”. She has been fairly successful in discussing and promoting her concept: she has […]
Different Types of Parenting: Elephant Mom
As we discuss and debate various styles of parenting a new one popped up that caught my interest. “Elephant mom”; i had certainly heard of helicopter and tiger and hippy but “elephant mom”; that was a surprise. But it was something familiar and something intuitive; elephants are majestic, graceful, nurturing and are known to bring […]
Amy Chua and the “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” – A Blog on Questions for Pediatric Patients
Many people are familiar with the best seller by Amy Chua that speaks of a Yale Professor mother and her firm parenting that pushes her children to be successful academically by attaining high levels of scholastic and academic achievement. In her memoirs she discusses the importance of self discipline, self control and PERFORMANCE. Vivid images […]
Flow and Parenting: Preschool ADHD
In her recent book Parenting: All Joy and No Fun, Jennifer Senior begins her discussion on challenges with parenting on the concept of “flow”. Her book is excellent, she is in tune with many questions and concerns todays modern parent has. Flow is something we don’t discuss much in families. We discuss flow in yoga, […]
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