Today’s post is much more than just an acknowledgement of Mental Health Awareness Month, which in and of itself is massively important. It’s an acknowledgement of the massive spike in anxiety and depression in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s an acknowledgement of some of my own personal and professional
As Mental Health Awareness month nears its conclusion I could not help but notice that my content in this category is perhaps overly skewed towards the interaction between nutrients and mental health outcomes, and perhaps not sufficiently focused on some of the other more humane aspects of the interaction between
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental health issue in any given year and by the age of 40, there is a 50% chance you will either have or have had a mental illness. Anxiety affects about 5% of Canadians with at
