It is a daunting task, sorting the wheat from the chaff when it comes to working out which nutritional supplements might be helpful for any given condition. When it comes to depression, however, help is at hand, in the form of a major meta-review of clinical trials conducted all over the world, involving more than …

Welcome news for chocolate lovers everywhere: less than half-an-ounce a day might keep depression at bay, according to a cross-sectional survey of over 13,000 US adults. The study, published July 29, 2019, in Depression & Anxiety, found that individuals who ate a small daily amount of dark chocolate had 70 percent lower odds of reporting …

It’s true that when you are depressed, even walking to the mailbox takes more energy than you have, and the very thought of “an exercise program” can make your heart sink. But a new study from Harvard researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital has some good news that might encourage you to make a modest but …