Blog about overall health
I'm Alina Vaida, psychiatrist and psychotherapist
I write about health-related topics. Based on my experience as a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and interest in lifestyle medicine, I aim to share strategies to improve and maintain physical and mental health.
You can visit the sub-categories to read my posts on those topics or see below the most recent ones.
Why are so many people overweight or obese?
Is it the fat? Is it the sugar? Is it the calories? Is it the lack of movement? The ultra processed food? The poverty, stress? Maybe genes
Why is emigration not a good idea and better to avoid?
Content This is not a scientific study about migration but is a story based on personal experience and on what I learnt from other people. It may
What’s the easiest way to improve your health?
Content This is written for people who lack time, both to read and to improve their health, but would still like to make some changes towards health.
Can we trust chatGPT as a psychiatric diagnosis tool?
Summary What is chatGPT?Trial of how it works in psychiatry – interaction “psychiatrist”(AI) and patientTrial of how it works as an interaction “psychiatrist” to psychiatrist There has
Is strength training helpful for mental health?
What you will be reading about: IntroductionHow can strength training be helpful for mental health?Strength training as trauma therapyHow to do it? Introduction It seems common knowledge
Is psychedelics-assisted therapy the “new” hope for mental health?
content Very short historyTypes of Psychedelics What is psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy?How to Access it?what to be cautions about?summary This is addressed to the general public with an interest