Most Americans Still Aren't Eating Enough Whole Grains

Americans are eating more whole grains than ever before -- but it's still not enough.

Moreover, not everyone agrees on what whole grains actually are, according to a new study that found competing definitions.

The increase in whole grain intake over the past two decades is either 39.5% or 61.5%, according to researchers from the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Boston.

But by any definition, Americans are not getting the recommended amount of at least 3 ounces daily.

How to Predict Emotional Unavailability in a New Partner

Almost everyone seems emotionally available at the beginning of a relationship. A new partner usually makes a concerted effort to listen, support, and validate you, and is usually complimentary and encouraging.

However, positive attention and love-bombing are different from empathy and emotional attunement. The latter two involve a partner who resonates with your feelings in order to truly understand.

A partner who …

Sleep experts explain why your dreams are so vivid that you remember them long after waking up

Dreams have had a powerful grip on the human mind for millennia. As soon as humans could start writing, they were documenting dreams .

But for all of the tens to hundreds of thousands of hours we spend snoozing over a lifetime, we only remember certain dreams long after waking up. These are called vivid dreams.

What makes some dreams so vivid and memorable may say something about the dream itself, what's going on in your real life, or a mix of both.

Helping youth who self-harm

Self-harm behaviors in American youth rose sharply during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to be a concern among counselors who work with children and adolescents.

In early 2021, FAIR Health completed an in-depth analysis of insurance claim records to compare changes between 2019 and 2020. The New York City-based nonprofit found the mental health claims for individuals between the ages of 13 and 18 doubled between March and April 2019 and the same months one year later.

That same age group saw a startling increase — nearly 100% — in the number of insurance claims for medical care received for intentional self-harm between April 2019 to April 2020.

Skipping Meals Could Shave Years Off Your Life

Intermittent fasting -- limiting eating to a small part of the day -- is very popular these days. But that doesn't mean it's healthy.

A new study published online in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests that people who skipped meals, fasted or ate their meals too closely together overall had higher risks of premature death.

"At a time when intermittent fasting is widely touted as a solution for weight loss, metabolic health and disease prevention, our study is important for the large segment of American adults who eat fewer than three meals each day," said lead author Dr. Yangbo Sun. She's an assistant professor of preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

“Our research revealed that individuals eating only one meal a day are more likely to die than those who had more daily meals," Sun said in a journal news release.

4 books to help you conquer your social anxiety, recommended by therapists

If you suffer from social anxiety, you know how it feels at the exact moment the anxious thoughts start to creep in: You’re out with friends or co-workers and your heart starts racing. Suddenly you’re too overwhelmed to contribute, even a little, to the conversation.

And it’s not only in group settings that social anxiety can appear, says Pamela Larkin, a therapist who specializes in anxiety and relationships at Optimum Joy. It can be during one-on-one interactions too.

“It really does impact all spheres of someone’s life,” she says “Dating, work life, family life, and even friendships.”

Being nervous for a date or a large party, while normal, is not the same as experiencing social anxiety.

Mental health crisis hits young Black, Latino people harder. What's the solution?

Mental health crisis hits young Black, Latino people harder. What's the solution?

Last fall, Daisy Sanchez spent every other night crying in her college dorm room. Sanchez, a 2020 graduate of Fort Worth's Paschal High School at Yale University, had felt isolated and alone for a year and a half.

She never returned to campus for her high school senior year, she spent her first college semester online, and her family, most of them essential workers, struggled to navigate the mental strain of the pandemic.

A year later, finally on campus, Sanchez still felt alone, bottling up her stress and self-doubt until she ended up in tears at night.

How Can Childhood Trauma Affect Mental Health In Adulthood?

Childhood is sometimes thought of as a simpler time that we would love to go back to as adults — we believed in Santa, played hide and seek, had no bills to pay, and perceived the world around us with awe and wonder. For many people though, childhood was a painful time when they were exposed to the harsh realities of the world too soon. This is also common, as over two-thirds of children have experienced some form of trauma by the age of 16, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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Eating behaviors of parents play a role in teens' emotional eating

New study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior outlines what role parents can play in shaping emotional eating in their adolescent children


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Emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, is associated with unhealthy dietary patterns and weight gain. A research article featured in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, discusses adolescent vulnerability to emotional eating and how various feeding practices used by parents, such as restriction, food as reward, and child involvement, influence eating behavior.

"Emotional eating was previously found to be more learned than….

Oregon State study examines adult health and behavior of chronic child sexual abuse survivors

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Chronic experiences of childhood sexual abuse are more likely to lead to adverse health and life achievement outcomes in adults than single instances of childhood sexual trauma, a recent Oregon State University study found.

The results point to the importance of understanding long-term trauma and the associated health care needs of patients, instead of relying solely on one-time checklists like “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)” often used by practitioners to gauge patient well-being, researchers say.

Large-scale study of disordered eating in children explores role of weight, sex and puberty

The Keck School of Medicine of USC-led analysis is one of the first to study disordered eating behaviors in children under 11.

By Zara Abrams

Eating disorders, which affect more than 28 million people nationwide, exact a high toll. In addition to the individual suffering they cause, eating disorders cost the U.S. nearly $65 billion each year.

Early intervention is essential for minimizing harm, but researchers know very little about how disordered eating begins and evolves prior to adolescence. A new study of nearly 12,000 9- and 10-year-olds, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, provides key insights that help fill that gap. Researchers examined how age, sex, weight and puberty stage were related to behaviors such as binge eating and vomiting to control weight.

ASU study shows childhood loneliness linked to stress, problem drinking in adults

Before the pandemic, more than one in 10 children aged 10–12 years reported being lonely.  

New research has shown that experiencing loneliness as a pre-adolescent child predicts problem drinking years later, in early adulthood. 

Alcohol misuse is not the only health problem connected to loneliness. In older adults, loneliness contributes to poor physical health, including dementia, heart disease and stroke.

Researchers from Arizona State University examined the effects of experiencing childhood loneliness on current stress levels and drinking behaviors in young adults. The study was published in Addictive Behaviors Reports.


When Food Eats Away at Love

When Food Eats Away at Love
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Dr. Lampson has a passion for helping each person she counsels to realize that changing one's mind really does change one's life. Psychotherapy is, by definition, about change, however, it is the relationship with the psychologist that facilitates this change. Because the relationship is so important, Dr. Lampson's approach is highly relational. She effectively combines gentle confrontation to facilitate growth with a level of empathy and caring that creates a safe place for working through challenging issues or feelings.