Farewell, Mike Ross. Patrick J. Adams is revealing why he quit “Suits” after seven seasons. “I wasn’t taking good care of my mental health and I was drinking too much come the end of seventh season,” the actor, 43, said on Tuesday’s episode of the “Dinner’s On Me” podcast hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson. “I … Read more
So long, suckers, gummy bears and candy corn — a renowned psychiatrist says the one thing you should definitely do if you’re depressed is trash the junk food. “Your gut health is critical to brain health,” Dr. Daniel Amen, a brain-imaging researcher in California, said in a TikTok last week. “If you have, for example, … Read more
Too busy to be bummed out? New Yorkers sure like to complain, but it turns out we’re one of the least depressed states in the country, according to an annual happiness ranking. Wallethub’s Happiest States 2024 study placed The Empire State all the way up at No. 5 in a subcategory singling out the states … Read more
Is ignorance bliss? Psychological researchers in Finland have created an assessment to help measure an individual’s commitment to principles of social justice and made some surprising findings across the Finnish population — including a negative correlation between progressive ideals and levels of happiness. Their findings, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, suggest other Western … Read more
One of “Sister Wives” star Garrison Brown’s three roommates has broken their silence on the reality star’s apparent suicide. “All I have to say is that he was a wonderful person with nothing but positivity to give to others,” Addison Miele, who lives in the late 25-year-old’s apartment in Flagstaff, Arizona, told Us Weekly on … Read more
Paul Mescal may be a Hollywood A-lister with a feverish fanbase, but the actor is not ready for the uber fame that will surely come his way now that he is starring in “Gladiator 2.” The Oscar-nominated actor rose to fame with roles in “Normal People,” “Aftersun,” “All of Us Strangers” and “Foe,” but his star will indeed … Read more
They’re desperately trying to find this hound a home for the holidays. An animal shelter in Newark is hoping one of its longtime canine residents will be adopted soon. Six-year-old Red has spent two years at the Associated Humane Societies in Newark, N.J.. and the shelter is noticing the “once rambunctious and lively spirited dog … Read more
What a pain in the rear! A Houston man claims an Upper East Side plastic surgeon botched his butt implant, sending him to the intensive care unit, according to a lawsuit. Lewis Scott Brogan, 54, says his pre-procedure lab results showed he was in moderate kidney failure, but Park Avenue doc Douglas Steinbrech plowed ahead … Read more
This mama had some serious plastic surgery drama. After welcoming two children and losing 75 pounds of her postpartum weight, a mother of two underwent a “mommy makeover” procedure to restore her hourglass frame. However, instead of arising from her cosmetic surgeon’s table feeling fierce and looking fab, the woman found herself “severely depressed” and … Read more
He’s just a big ol’ loser. A German man lost a whopping 360 pounds – and he’s sharing his own tips and tricks for others to get healthy. Michael Mehler, 38, used to tip the scale at over 570 pounds, and wore an 10XL shirt. He decided that it was time for things to change … Read more
Here’s one club 50 Cent won’t be found in anytime soon. “I think depression is a luxury,” the New York rapper, born Curtis Jackson, said on syndicated hip-hop radio show “Big Boy’s Neighborhood.” “Where I’m from, you can’t afford to be depressed.” For the 47-year-old “Candy Shop” emcee — who grew up in the tough … Read more
Giving it a college try might not be enough anymore. Pro-procrastinators, beware: the time-saving practice might do more harm than good. Researchers have found that university students are at risk of depression, poor health, physical pain and economic difficulties due to the last-minute habit, according to a new study published in the Journal of the … Read more
Twitter users slammed a popular tech YouTuber and former Google and Meta employee for his viral tweet claiming that saying, “Merry Christmas!” is “highly offensive” to depressed and stressed-out people during the Christmas season. On Christmas day, Patrick Shyu, a YouTuber with nearly 1.5 million subscribers and former tech lead for Google and Meta, provided … Read more
Summary: “Depressive realism”, a theory that has been touted since the late 1970s, states those with depression are more realistic in how they judge the control they have over their lives. A new study says the evidence is not there to sustain this old theory. Source: UC Berkeley Are depressed people simply more realistic in … Read more
CNN — My teenage years, like many of our teenage years, were raw ones. I felt vulnerable, destabilized and confused, and I chronicled every bit of it on the pages of highly guarded diaries. Looking back, I see there was a beauty to this rawness. All those strong feelings helped me figure out who I … Read more
Summary: A new study reveals vegetarians are two times more likely to suffer from depression than those who eat meat. While nutrition plays a role in depressive symptoms, researchers say social factors and upset over the treatment of animals contribute to symptoms of depression. Source: The Conversation Vegetarians have around twice as many depressive episodes … Read more
Could a burger a day keep the depression away? A new study published by the Journal of Affective Disorders found that beef was the only food linked to a lower risk of depression. Researchers wanted to look into the association between vegetarianism and depression among adults. They asked 14,216 people in Brazil between the ages … Read more
Eating green and feeling blue? Vegetarians experience depressive episodes twice as frequently as meat eaters, according to a new study by Brazilian researchers published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. There’s a “positive association between the prevalence of depressive episodes and a meatless diet,” the study read. Scientists set out to investigate the potential association … Read more