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How Healthy Eating Helps Mom was right: You’ve got to eat well to function well. Just in case you didn’t gobble up Mom’s wisdom, here are some useful tidbits. Among other benefits, good food can: •boost your energy •lower the … Continue reading →

How can I get information about medications? Many mental health consumers, as well as concerned family and friends, seek information to help them better understand the benefits of prescribed medications, potential side effects, and to help them in talking with … Continue reading →

BIPOLAR SERENITY PRAYER” God- Life is about more than me. There is a meaning and design to the world independent of what I think or feel. The first (and maybe biggest) trap of bipolar is to convince you that “it” … Continue reading →

Dealing with insurance plans can be challenging, especially when you are already stressed and worried about mental health issues you or a loved one are experiencing. For this reason, it is best to understand your benefits before you need to … Continue reading →

Funding for mental health services has never achieved top legislative priority, and reforms requiring parity succeeded only after years of hard-fought battles. After the 2007 brush with economic collapse, the recession, staggering unemployment, budget deficits, and sparse tax revenues, however, … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are often high users of health care and may present with multiple crises and minor incidents of self-harm or threats.1 As with the boy who cried wolf, inpatient consultants and health care providers … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co A focus on the present, dubbed mind fullness can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention.” Pulling into a parking garage you notice you have no recollection how you … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifespport.co A Purpose Driven Life? Can I have one of those? Living a purpose driven life is a huge key to happiness. It can help you work out how to be happy. You needn’t have a big life purpose but … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co What is postpartum depression? Postpartum depression is a serious illness that can occur in the first few months after childbirth. It also can happen after miscarriage and stillbirth. Postpartum depression can make you feel very sad, hopeless, and worthless. … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesuport.co Other helpful resources AstraZeneca is doing what it can to help make it easier for you to get your medicines—even if you can’t afford them. Here are some additional resources that may help you gain access to the medicines … Continue reading →