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World Obesity Day highlights the links between meals and mood

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Many of the risk factors for mental and weight disorders are not simple to change. Knowing about the good effects of foods, which we can control, is very powerful
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Lockdown took hold of our minds

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There’s not been enough talk about the toll of the pandemic on our mental health
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How to recognise mental illness in children and adolescents

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Children are often unable to verbalise their feelings of anxiety or depression, instead presenting with physical symptoms or odd behaviour. Diagnosis and treatment is crucial to set them on a healthy life-long path of managing their illness
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Mental health is vital in treating infertility successfully

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Women with a history of depression are at greater risk, whereas antidepressant medication can negatively affect men’s fertility
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Covid-19 is taking its toll on people’s state of mind

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The future is uncertain, and the number of people suffering from anxiety and depression is rising
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Locking down and in with stories for all ages

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Using narratives help human beings to cope with life … reading aloud to babies and children gives them this skill for the future
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‘Manning up’  fuels male anxiety

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The stigma of mental health disorders stops men from seeking help, often resulting in the adoption of destructive coping mechanisms
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Beware the toxic narcissist

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Their grandiosity masks insecurity and any perceived threat to their image leads to abuse in relationships
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A dark spiral skewers sleep

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Depression is a mood disorder that has physical effects, including disruption of a good night’s rest
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Men keep taking their lives

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They don’t seek help for medical problems in general and when they suffer from depression, it can be fatal
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A poison by any other name

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It is not just the person who drinks alcohol in excess who is harmed; the family suffers too
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End the stigma of mental illness

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Tackling the problem requires leaders in all spheres to make mental health a global priority
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Shoki Mokgapa had her sights on an international career

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​Actress Shoki Mokgapa died on Tuesday after allegedly taking her own life
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Could you WhatsApp your way to better mental health?

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A dearth of mental health professionals is leading some people to get creative about counselling.
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Lessons from Doornkop: Ways of coping with poverty

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Community and government efforts to improve lives in Doornkop, or “Snake Park”, Soweto, is the theme of a new book
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