Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow has faced backlash from health experts and members of the public after sharing the details of her daily “wellness routine.” Paltrow’s routine, which she discussed on the podcast “The Art of Being Well,” involves coffee in the morning, bone broth for lunch, and a vegetable-heavy paleo dinner. Many people have criticized Paltrow’s … Read More
Recently, the term “almond mom” has gained popularity on TikTok. And it has helped kick off an important conversation about the impact of adult language on the healthy body image development of children and teens. The “almond mom” moniker was inspired by a resurfaced clip of Yolanda Hadid from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” … Read More
An article from Study Finds explored troubling results from a recent study by researchers at the University of Vermont that looked at diet- and body image-related content available on TikTok. The study found that TikTok, a platform that has many teenage users, contains a large volume of posts that promote dieting or weight loss. Results … Read More
According to a recent article from Everyday Health, posts featuring Ozempic, a Type 2 diabetes drug, have become popular on social media platforms. According to the article, hashtags like #ozempic and #ozempicweightloss have more than 300 million views on TikTok, with many posts promoting Ozempic as a method for easy and rapid weight loss. Ozempic … Read More
The holidays are usually a time of togetherness and joy. So it probably doesn’t seem like the best time to enter residential treatment for an addiction or mental health condition. But the reality is that these illnesses don’t take a break for the holidays, and many people suffer in silence while their loved ones enjoy … Read More
In 2020, more than 20 million American adults said that they had experienced at least one major depressive episode over the previous year. Anxiety affects an estimated 40 million people in the United States. Even as conversations around mental health have become more common in recent years, stigma still exists in far too many places … Read More
Nearly half of all Americans have tried to lose weight via dieting in the past 12 months, a rate that is even higher among women. Not quite half of college-age women dieted to lose weight, but 44% is still a troubling statistic when you consider the proclivity for that same group to engage in disordered … Read More
The debate about how to prevent and prepare for school shootings in America continues to be brought up. Some believe that active shooter drills save lives. However, some experts and parents believe that there isn’t enough evidence to prove the effectiveness of these drills, and they fear that the drills may be causing emotional harm … Read More
The mental health toll of the pandemic has hit America’s young people the hardest. Symptoms of depression and anxiety have doubled as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, as 25% of youths have experienced depressive symptoms and 20% have struggled with signs of anxiety, according to an advisory released by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. … Read More
Vaping might be a less harmful alternative to smoking, but that still doesn’t make it safe. There are still a lot of unknowns about vaping, including the chemicals that make up the vapor and how they affect a person’s physical health over the long haul. E-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is a highly addictive substance even … Read More
