Did You Know Knitting Can Help with Depression and Anxiety?

Almost seven percent of the U.S. adult population suffer from major depressive disorder, and nearly half of those diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, which affects 18 percent of the population. Although depression and anxiety affect nearly 25 percent of Americans, they are treatable. Typically, treatment is a combination of behavioral therapy, medication, and complementary and alternative treatment. Continue reading “Did You Know Knitting Can Help with Depression and Anxiety?”

Your Daily Self-Care Checklist For Optimum Wellness

It seems that every day we are bombarded with new research regarding health and wellness—about what we should be doing to achieve it and what daily habits will surely sabotage it.  It can become overwhelming trying to keep up with the barrage of heath tips and warnings, so much so that many of us just throw up our hands and give up even trying to be healthy.

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