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Why does the mirror look strange after losing weight quickly?
Understand the delay in updating your body image. You managed to lose weight quickly. You look in the mirror, and instead of the relief you expected, a strange question pops into your mind: Is this really what I wanted? Sometimes the situation is even more complicated,...
July 31, 2026
Mental Health and Sleep: How the Quality of Sleep Affects the Heart and Well-Being Starting in Middle Age
Data from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) show that insufficient sleep is a common problem among adults and may be linked to an increased cardiometabolic risk. Short or fragmented sleep is not just a source of discomfort: it also contributes to...
July 27, 2026
When to See a Psychologist or Psychiatrist: Signs to Watch For, Especially for Those Who Already Manage Their Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
According to the IBGE’s 2019 National Health Survey, 10.2% of adults in Brazil reported having been diagnosed with depression by a mental health professional; among men, this percentage was 5.1%. Among women, this figure was even higher, reaching...
July 22, 2026
The Difference Between Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: How Each Affects the Body and When the Heart Feels It, Too
Stress, anxiety, and depression often come up together in everyday conversation. A person might say they’re “stressed” after having a tough week, when they’re worried about the future, or when they’ve lost interest in activities that...
July 8, 2026
The importance of sleep for physical, mental and emotional balance.
Let's agree on one thing. Sleeping is not a waste of time and certainly not a luxury. Sleep is an essential part of our health, just as important as eating well and moving around on a daily basis. Yet many people...
25 Mar 2026
Chronic stress and the brain: why does slowing down make all the difference?
In the rush of everyday life, stress has become almost inevitable and, in many cases, constant. Unlike one-off stress, chronic stress happens when we are repeatedly exposed to pressures and demands for weeks, months or even years....
23 Sep 2025
What happens in your brain when you're mentally exhausted?
Have you ever felt as if your mind just wasn't working anymore after hours of intense concentration? That feeling of tiredness that goes beyond the physical - as if the act of thinking had become an effort? That...
25 Aug 2025
How do emotions affect skin health?
Have you ever had the feeling that your skin "reacts" to your feelings? A moment of tension that ends in an acne breakout, a phase of anxiety that coincides with the worsening of psoriasis, or an insistent itch in...
29 Jul 2025
Your skin feels everything: the impact of stress that goes beyond the mind
Tiredness, irritation, anxiety... And your skin in the middle of it all? Understand the relationship. Have you ever noticed how, in times of stress, your skin seems to react too? A pimple that appears out of nowhere, an insistent itch, that redness that bothers you, nothing...
06 Jun 2025
Symptoms that don't show up on tests: depression and neurological diseases
Understand the connection between neurological diseases and depression - and why this relationship deserves your attention. Often, when we think of neurological diseases, the physical symptoms are the first that come to mind: tremors, memory loss, motor changes....
22 May 2025