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Nutrition, Your Brain and Mental Health – The Latest Amazing Findings

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  \Did you know that what you eat has a direct impact on your mental health, and can even contribute to disorders such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD? ( Note: This blog is for educational purposes only. Please consult a specialist to determine your individual nutritional/dietary needs .) We’ve known for some time that exercise has a positive effect on mental health. Now there’s equally convincing proof that what we eat can in large part contribute to how we feel, too. A growing field of study called Nutritional Psychiatry is making some amazing discoveries regarding the link between nutrition and mental health. Brain Size Responds to Nutrition One of the most surprising discoveries is that what you eat directly impacts the size of your brain. An Australian study used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to measure the hippocampal volume size of older adults (ages 60-64) who either followed healthy eating patterns or unhealthy eating patterns. After only four years, the group th...

The Power of Anti-Goals

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With the New Year upon us, it’s the right time to think about goal-setting. But if you’re like many, you might feel hesitant to follow the same old SMART goal-setting process. You know –make them specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. The process of setting SMART goals can seem a bit overwhelming in itself. What if there were an easier, more effective way to achieve what you want to do without having to think up goals, figure out how to measure them, track them, and watch them fizzle out as the year moves on? Well, there is. It’s not called setting goals, either. It’s called the setting “anti-goals.” Anti-goals , a concept developed by Andrew Wilkinson, are about what you don’t want to happen. Or the person you don want to be a year from now. Instead of envisioning positive outcomes for yourself when you may someday achieve those hard-to-attain goals, think about what you don’t want to be. For example, if you don’t want to still be a couch potato a year from now, n...

Harmony United Psychiatric Care

  Harmony United Psychiatric Care provides comprehensive outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment in Florida through in-person visits and virtually through our secure online telepsychiatry platform. Our team of  mental health professionals  includes psychiatrists, psychologists, board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioners, certified physician assistants, and licensed therapists. We care for adults, adolescents, and children, ages 5 and above. At Harmony United Psychiatric Care, each client is treated with compassion and respect. We strive to provide the best treatment possible through individualized care. We believe in each person’s potential for personal growth. We provide responsive and timely care, scheduling your first appointment within one week from the time of your initial request. We also accept most forms of insurance, including Medicare and TriCare. Please see our  Insurance Accepted  page for a complete list of accepted insurance pl...