Thanks to aggressive pharmaceutical companies and their marketing companies, is it any coincidence that we have “increasing numbers” of new mothers being diagnosed with Post Partum Depression (PPD) with surprisingly little attention being paid to the negative effects...

“There is no blood or other biological test to ascertain the presence or absence of a mental illness, as there is for most bodily diseases.” – Dr. Thomas Szasz, Professor of Psychiatry or New York Health Science Center We have all heard a lot in the media recently...

The weeks and months after a baby is born can be very difficult for the mother. Significant changes in hormone levels, sleep patterns and nutrition all impact our emotions, energy levels and abilities to concentrate. While it is normal for any new mother to have a...

Back in the 1960’s part of the battle women fought was to have their uniqueness recognized and to stop the trend of being diagnosed with a case of female hysteria or hypochondria. Now, with the pharmaceutical companies flexing their muscles in the way health policies...

One weapon in your arsenal that can help overcome postpartum depression is exercise. Now we know, it’s not easy to get up and confront exercising when you’re feeling mentally whipped but it is a proven remedy that you can use which certainly beats taking...

Close to 25% of people in America will be diagnosed with depression or a mood disorder in their lifetime. Currently about 28 million Americans are prescribed antidepressants or antianxiety drugs, and roughly three times more women are diagnosed and treated for these...

When a woman becomes pregnant, her body’s first priority is for the developing baby in the womb. In fact, the baby will receive nutrition even if it comes at the expense of the mother’s body; it’s just the way Mother Nature works. Furthermore, child birth can have...

How does your mental well-being during pregnancy affect delivery, recovery, and your newborn?  A growing tide of prenatal-care practitioners are including well-beingness advice and counseling as part of their preventive care for pregnant women in an effort to stem...

Quite often a person will experience a time in their lives when they will have periods of depression. It is very normal to have these feelings, especially when you have had a death in the family, or you are getting much older and you feel you have no useful reason to...

Depression begins for all different reasons and so many of those cases are related to a hormone imbalance in the body.  This is most evident with postpartum depression. Our bodies produce hormones in every cell in the body, in minute amounts, but vital to the overall...

‘Hormone’ comes from a Greek word that means “to spur on”. A hormone is a type of chemical released by one or many cells. It can affect cells in other parts of the body. These are like little messengers of the endocrine glands, (Pineal, Pituitary, Hypothalamus,...

Postpartum depression is no laughing matter, as the woman affected cannot control the moods due largely in part from the body changes after giving birth. Changes in hormone levels can cause this reaction and the mother will experience postpartum depression to varying...