Depression

I'm a clinically depressed, overly-intense, bipolar nut job. I'm a disaster! But, I'm also a Yogi--no, not like the cartoon bear--I practice Yoga regularly.

And, you should too! It's not just cliché, it really does calm you down, at least for a little while.

New research supports two of the claims surrounding Yoga's health benefits: improving mood and decreasing lower back pain.

We also LOVE to eat! And now new research claims watching all this death and destruction may actually cause us to consume MORE than we already do.

If you're feeling a bit down - maybe you need to laugh more. "If you're laughing with a group of other people, fake laughter very quickly becomes real," he said. "It's part of the social phenomenon."

The benefits of exercise are many - and here is yet another good reason to get out and work your body: A single 30-minute walk on a treadmill can give a temporary emotional lift to patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder, the results of a small study suggest.