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Don’t be Fooled by “Green Cigarettes” | Living Minute

Don’t be Fooled by “Green Cigarettes”

Cigarettes that are marketed as “organic” or “green” are not any healthier than non-organic cigarettes. Smoking damage comes from burning tobacco, and then inhaling it. Burning and inhaling organic or green tobacco doesn’t reduce the harmful effects...
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Is Volunteering Good For Your Mental Health? | Living Minute

Is Volunteering Good For Your Mental Health?

Volunteering may be good for the people or organization you’re helping, but it can also be great for your mental health...
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How to Get Help with Special Education | Living Minute

How to Get Help with Special Education

Parents of children with special needs may face challenges getting schools to provide accommodations and needed therapies for their kids...
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Talking About Suicide | Living Minute

Talking About Suicide

Asking a person if he or she is considering suicide will not give them “the idea”, instead experts say, if you ask the question, it could help the person eventually get help and prevent a tragedy...
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Why the Stigma of Mental Health Conditions is so Harmful | Living Minute

Why the Stigma of Mental Health Conditions is so Harmful

The stigma associated with a mental health diagnosis can keep people who are in crisis from seeking help. There are effective treatments that are currently underutilized. Viewing mental health conditions as diseases like diabetes or asthma can reduce stigma and encourage those suffering to get treated...
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Secuelas de La Pandemia y Nuestra Salud Mental

Secuelas de La Pandemia y Nuestra Salud Mental

Que nos depara el 2023? ¿Siente estrés o ansiedad debido a las noticias y situaciones de salud?. La ansiedad puede ser abrumadora. Todavia seguimos tomando precauciones y, algunos de nosotros, con secuelas por condiciones de salud. La pandemia de COVID-19 comenzó alrededor de 3 años atrás y su impacto y seciuela abrumadores siguen afectando, de alguna forma, a millones de…...
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Las Felices Fiestas Como vencer la tristeza

Las Felices Fiestas: Como vencer la tristeza

Ya entramos de pleno en las semanas de fiestas de Navidad y Año Nuevo. Si bien para la mayoría de las personas las fiestas son motivo de alegría, recordemos que en nuestro país existen millones de personas afectadas por la depresión. La pandemia y sus consecuencias nos obligaron a adoptar conductas que se ajustan a nuestra…...
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