Medical Articles
We all eat; usually 3 times a day (sometimes more). But some people are so busy they don’t even think about it. They just find something really quick and move on through their day. But food is so much more than something we eat. Food brings people together and here are a few of the…
Vitamin A is vital for a variety of bodily functions. These include: Maintaining healthy teeth. Building strong bones. Strengthening the optical system. Growth and maintenance of healthy skin and tissue. Protection from cardiovascular disease and cancer. Promoting good vision, particularly in low light. Reproduction and breastfeeding. Cell division and cell differentiation (a process in which…
There is no correlation between people suffering from ADHD and their accomplishments in life. Albert Einstein, Nelson Rockefeller, Galileo, and Thomas Edison are just some of the few famous people who suffer with ADHD. ADHD can be treated with new drug called Focalin XR. ADHD is more prevalent in boys than girls. There are three…
Stress is defined as, "The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them." At the most basic level, there are three types of stress: (1) Physical stress – including poor posture, excessive periods of sitting or standing and heavy lifting, (2) Chemical stress – including poor diet, prescription…
Anxiety depression is definitely a challenge for the person living with it, and also for his or her loved ones. If you have anxiety depression, it can be tempting to just withdraw into yourself. However, you can still have good relationships with others, improving your own emotional health without worrying about being a burden to…
During the course of our lives we experience many transitions. Some of these beginnings and endings are sudden and unexpected, such as an accident, divorce, illness, death, or the loss of a job. Other transitions are a self-imposed process of transformation such as weight loss, marriage, birth of a child, working to overcome stress, an…
The first thing to understand is that fear or anxiety is always of a future event. In other words, it’s a part of your imagination so is not “real.” But it sure feels real and affects you as real with your heart pounding and your adrenalin pumping. So you treat the fear of flying by…
Your fear of bridges can significantly interfere with your life. You may find that your anxiety and anticipation of panic are overwhelming enough to cause you to avoid driving over a bridge. This phobia of bridges leads to problems with your ability to travel. Bridging the Frightful Response The strong emotional response you feel as…
Anxiety is a universal human phenomenon. It is defined as a strong feeling of fear or dread with an unknown cause. Everyone has experienced being angry at some point of their life. Everyone may feel anxious, especially when facing an unfamiliar situation. Once angry, you want to run away from the feeling and want to…
Chronic, low-level depression has reached such epidemic proportions that the medical community has given it a name – Dysthymia (pronounced dis-thigh-me-ah). It’s a big problem affecting nearly 8% of the U.S. population. Low-grade depression (dysthymia) is one of the most common ailments on the planet and one of the least likely to be diagnosed. Like…
Last year I told an acquaintance that at the age of 46, I had taken up running. The reply was, “Oh, that’s awfully hard on your knees.” At first I was taken aback. Yes, I knew if I didn’t stretch, warm-up or wear properly fitted shoes, I might experience pain or an injury. But the…
Many people think that bullying is a regular part of a child’s everyday life and that the kids that are bullied should just get stronger; that “it happens all of the time, get over it!” or “quit being a baby and grow up!” When we think this way it can result in some severe and…
While most American's dreamed of some day getting "off the daily treadmill", there is strong evidence that the average American employee needs to do the exact opposite. Obesity levels in America have reached epidemic levels in our nation and 2 out of every 3 adults are now categorized as overweight. This has put a tremendous…
Black skin care Pseudofolliculitis barbae, also called by its common name “razor bumps” present on faces who have coarse, wiry or curly hair, like… You guess black men! Did you know that around 85% of men have to deal with razor bumps everyday? Yes and this number increases everyday. Razor bumps appear after shaving. The…
Heavy bleeding is one of the symptoms of having certain types of fibroids. The bleeding can be so severe that it depletes the body of iron leading to anemia which can be life threatening if not treated promptly. If you suffer from heavy bleeding associated with fibroids, there are many ways that are effective for…
