While it is well known that eating lots of fruit and vegetable is good for physical health, a new research says that the benefits include mental health as well. The new study, conducted by Neel Ocean and Peter Howley from the University of Leeds, shows that an increase in the consumption of fruit and vegetable can be linked to an increase in self-reported mental well-being, and life satisfaction in data […]

A new survey conducted in the UK has shown that Instagram has the most negative impact on young people’s mental health and well-being. The poll conducted by the Royal Society for Public Health (RCPH) found YouTube to have the most positive impact on mental health, followed by Twitter and then Facebook. In the poll, about 1,479 people aged 14-24 were asked a series of questions about whether social media platforms, […]

Sounding the alarm over the rapid increase in the number of people struggling with mental health issues in the country, the  (WHO) has said that over five crore Indians are suffering from depression,a major contributor to global suicides occuring mainly in India and other low- and middle-income countries. In its new global health estimates on depression, WHO said that 322 million people are living with depression worldwide and nearly half of […]