Valleant has published a new guide to help readers understand the intriguing connections between mental health and longevity.
-- For decades, the prevailing belief has been that physical health—primarily nutrition and exercise—were primarily responsible for longevity, or lack thereof. However, as Valleant details in their newly released guide, fresh research has revealed unexpected connections between mental health and longevity.
To find out more and access the guide, visit https://valleant.com/the-latest-findings-on-how-mental-health-relates-to-longevity/
This guide arrives in the wake of a study from Yale University regarding stress and its effect on lifespan, which found troubling evidence that high stress levels could reduce life expectancy by an average of around three years. Valleant takes this idea further in their latest guide, breaking down specific risk factors relating to common mental disorders and the ways in which those factors could affect longevity.
For example, the guide explores how depression has been linked to significantly reduced lifespan due to the unhealthy coping mechanisms that patients may engage in to deal with their symptoms. Conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, however, seem to have a more direct impact on one’s physical health, putting many patients at risk for heart and lung diseases.
Other studies have demonstrated that conditions such as stress and depression actually cause the body to oxidate tissue at a higher rate, leading to the release of free radicals within cells, which in turn can damage DNA. This causes those suffering from these conditions to age more rapidly and recover from diseases less successfully due to a chronically weakened immune system.
Valleant demonstrates how this process can cascade if left untreated; as mental health impacts physical health, chronic illness leads to further mental strain, etc. Therefore, they explore a number of treatment options that those suffering from chronic mental conditions may wish to pursue in order to mitigate these symptoms.
Medication and counseling are the two most commonly prescribed options available when treating stress, depression and anxiety. However, Valleant also recommends seeking treatment for substance abuse problems if they exist, engaging with community health programs, and adjusting one’s work life balance.
This is the latest guide from the Valleant team—a collective of health experts and industry professionals who have been publishing similar materials since the early 1990s. They have compiled a significant number of similar guides on their website, all of which are available without cost at the link below.
Learn more at https://valleant.com/the-latest-findings-on-how-mental-health-relates-to-longevity/
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