Tag: Mental health
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Techbros love nicotine pouches. But these pouches are terrible for your health. Here’s why you want to avoid them… Nicotine pouches put you at risk of cancer, heart disease and dental problems. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, meaning that it narrows your blood vessels. This is very bad for your cardiovascular…
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These are the most hated people in Silicon Valley. But if you’re spending time trashing them, you’re wasting your life. A young techie in San Francisco put up a picture of himself and pals having dinner at a nice restaurant. The caption: “went to a fancy dinner in SF and…
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A couple of months ago, a man approached me on the street near my home. He asked for a bit of money, and although I usually never do, for some reason I gave it to him. I later saw him on a regular basis near the neighborhood grocery. I found…
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+ Brain Injuries, Head Injuries, Health care, Housing, Medicine, Mental health, Poverty, Research, Substance abuse, TBI+
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Many people have experienced worsening mental health since the COVID pandemic began. Many others struggled even before. But I came across an interesting article today about a very innovative program in Zimbabwe that just might have the solution. It’s called the Friendship Bench: This is a community-based psychological treatment programme…
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+ Anxiety, BBC, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, Mental health, Quarantine, Talk therapy, Therapy, Volunteering+
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