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FOOD AND FAMILY: A Systemic Approach to Battling the Bulge By James E. “Jed” Foster, Jr., MA, LMFT As a trained systemic therapist, it’s nearly impossible for me to approach anything with a singular lens. We are, after all, a product not only of those things that makes us an individual, but also by our […]
PERMAnently Positive for a Longer Life! By James E. “Jed” Foster, Jr., MA, LMFT A recent study out of the Boston University School of Medicine shows that optimistic people not only live longer; but they also have a greater chance of living exceptionally longer (beyond 85 years of age). The longitudinal study included data from […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: Healthy diet IMPROVES DEPRESSION in young adults! Check out this article from CNN.com about the benefit nutritional changes had on depression in young adults: Not only did eating a healthy diet for three weeks improve depressive symptoms in college-aged young adults, but those who continued the diet for three months kept […]
MICROBIOME NERD ALERT! New study shows that GUT BACTERIA composition MAY PREDICT HYPERTENSION by Jed Foster, MA, LMFT Hypertension can be defined as “abnormally high blood pressure” and “a state of great psychological stress.” Fun, right? Notsomuch. Chronic stress is a frequent topic of mine in the blogosphere because of its undeniable effect on […]