he rich golden and orange colors of carrots, winter squash and mango speak of beta-carotene. Green foods offer beta carotenes and lycopene, as do red foods like tomatoes. The deep red of beets and prickly pear fruits offer unique betaine antoxidants, while crimson in...

What might surprise you is how easy it is to be diagnosed with an AUD. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), if you answer yes to two out of the 11 following questions, you would be diagnosed with an Alcohol Use Disorder....

The insurance provider is replacing Oxycontin with Xtampza and Morphabond, whose formulas make them more difficult to crush and delay the high. Although the replacement drugs cost more, BCBS will keep member co-pays the same as they were for Oxycontin. BCBS is also...

Confidential, evidence-based, digital programs help individuals consider their drinking and/or drug use and decide what, if anything, to do about it. Our programs then help these same individuals develop the skills to be successful if they decide to change,...

Doctors in Scotland can now prescribe nature to their patients There is a whole leaflet of nature prescription suggestions that accompanies the program, filled with amusing, charming, sometimes seemingly off-kilter suggestions: February, you can make a...

This was recommended to me by Don Coyhis – President and Founder of White Bison, an American Indian non-profit organization, located in Colorado Springs, CO. Up until the early ’70’s, people on the native reservation at Alkali Lake were 100%...

In the US, federally approved pharmacotherapies include methadone, buprenorphine (e.g., suboxone), and naltrexone. While evidence supports their ability to help individuals recover from opioid use disorder (i.e. reduce opioid use), a common concern is whether...

Despite weight being the number one reason children are bullied at school, America’s institutions of public health continue to pursue policies perfectly designed to inflame the cruelty. TV and billboard campaigns still use slogans like “Too much screen time,...

“Gaming disorder” included in WHO’s 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD) The last version of the ICD was completed in 1992, with the new guide due to be published in 2018. It will suggest that abnormal gaming behaviour should be in evidence over a...

PAIN ISN’T ALWAYS OBVIOUS Every day in California friends, family and co-workers struggle with emotional pain. And, for some, it’s too difficult to talk about the pain, thoughts of suicide and the need for help. Though the warning signs can be subtle, they are there....

Food helps to forge connections and communicate – with friends, enemies and oneself Say it with noodles: on learning to speak the language of food Originally published in Catapult An intimate and beautifully wrought comic on the language of food and the ways...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in partnership with the Massachusetts General Hospital Recovery Research Institute are excited to announce a live webinar series entitled: “The Power of Perceptions and Understanding: Changing How We...