Health priority

If people who easily feel anxious, stressed or even depressed think that there is nothing to do and that it is their nature, it is not inevitable. It is possible to get out of this psychic suffering which makes daily life difficult to live. In order to better manage our emotions, it is essential to identify the automatisms that can lead to mental fatigue, stress or even anxiety. How do you learn not to let yourself be overwhelmed by negative thoughts? How to identify and avoid stressful situations? Dr Jean-Luc Ducher, psychiatrist in Clermont-Ferrand. Author of the book Stress, anxiety, depression: therapies to free yourself from it, published by Odile Jacob Jeannette Barma, clinical psychologist at the CHU Campus de Lomé, lecturer (CAMES) in clinical psychology and psychopathology at the University of Lome in Togo. ► At the end of the program, report by Charlie Dupiot on Apnée, a show by Sophie Torresi, for educational purposes which tells the story of a child’s chronic illness and the difficult communication between his parents and the medical team. Our reporter went to a performance in front of students from the Psychomotricity Training Institute, at the Center Hospitalier des Mureaux, in the Yvelines.

On the occasion of the congress of the Francophone Society of Diabetes, which takes place until March 24, at the Parc des expositions in Montpellier, we take stock of this chronic pathology. A chronic disease characterized by the presence of excess sugar in the blood called “hyperglycaemia”, diabetes affects more than 500 million people worldwide. A figure that has risen sharply in recent years, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Every Friday, we deal with a topic of women’s health, in a practical way. This week we are talking regarding heart health.