Scientific American April 7, 2021
For much of the past year, many people have felt that they were being forced to pick one or the other
If you’re thinking about the COVID pandemic as an assault against physical health alone, you’ve got it all wrong. The statistics on illness and death are staggering—but there’s been an equally staggering toll exacted on our mental health. Nearly one third of Americans are experiencing symptoms of clinical depression or anxiety, and the Well Being Trust estimates we will suffer up to 150,000 additional deaths tied to the social isolation and economic stressors associated with COVID-19.
In nonpandemic times, making choices that benefit both physical health and mental health was relatively straightforward, for these choices were often one and...
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