RECOVERY

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RECOVERY from mental illness is possible ... with safe and affordable housing and appropriate supports.

Affordable housing for the mentally ill

Since there is a shortage of affordable housing for the people with mental illness,the Government should expand the number of safe,affordable independent housing units in order make recovery possible.

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The Federal Government should increase the funding for provincial governments and non-profit groups to provide housing for the mentally ill.

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MOOD FOOD

MOOD FOOD

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food and mood –food for thought

Food can do more than titillate;it can improve your mood as well …learn more about food that can improve your mood.

  • Much of the food-mood research focuses on serotonin,a neurotransmitter found throughout the nervous system.
  • Many of us will gravitate to carbohydrate-rich foods ­ bread,pasta, and potatoes ­ when we are feeling down.
  • High protein foods can also bring us greater energy and motivation.
  • Certain foods have built a particularly high mood profile –chocolate,ice cream.
  • Caffeine,or trimethylxanthine,is another influential mood stimulant —can make you more alert and cheerful …releases fight-or-flight adrenaline …increases dopamine,said to stimulate the brain’s pleasure centres. Too much caffeine can make you anxious,restless,unfocused and irritable.

Science cannot,however,explain all of our personal,quirky food-mood associations.

Whatever your history,food can be a most powerful stimulant. How can you use food to your mood advantage? (more …)

Source:http://www.wilsonbanwell.com/articles/food_and_nutrition/about_food_and_mood.htm

Source:Vitality,2000,5(4)