Entries by Rick Potratz

CHI Hosts Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day

As Juan Figueroa walked through the giant colon at Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (CHI) Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day at the Doris Ison Health Center, he was hopeful to receive valuable medical advice on colorectal health and cancer prevention.

CHI Golf Tournament Raises Funds for Children’s Crisis Center

On a picture-perfect day, 116 golfers teed off for a good cause at the exclusive Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club on April 3, 2023, for the CHI Golf Tournament. Celebrity guests and sponsors helped to raise an impressive $108,429 for the Children’s Crisis Center.

8 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Taking Antidepressants

Antidepressant medications are evidence-based prescription drugs that can help people with moderate to severe depression feel better. It can take some trial and error to find the right antidepressant for you because some work differently than others, but key to finding the option for you is taking any prescribed medication exactly as directed by your doctor.

Hypertension May Be Linked to More Depression Symptoms

Studies have also shownTrusted Source that hypertension may cause depressive symptoms in aging through microvascular brain damage. Research also shows that an increased heart rate induces anxious behavior in mice.

How High Blood Pressure Affects Mental Health

Our mental health and that of our cardiovascular system have a complex interaction. A recent study from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) in Leipzig, Germany, now shows the links between higher blood pressure and depressive symptoms, well-being and emotion-related brain activity that may be relevant to the development of hypertension.

Associations Between Mental Health, Blood Pressure and the Development of Hypertension

Multiple studies have reported a link between mental health and high blood pressure with mixed or even contradictory findings. Here, we resolve those contradictions and further dissect the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationship between mental health, systolic blood pressure, and hypertension using extensive psychological, medical and neuroimaging data from the UK Biobank.