DON'T EVER GIVE UP
From Brain Mechanisms to Novel Therapies: Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders By Joshua Gordon Follow the NIMH Director on Twitter (NIMH) Millions of Americans suffer from eating disorders, serious and sometimes fatal illnesses that cause severe disturbances in a person’s eating behaviors. The behavioral and physiological consequences of these illnesses can result in significant comorbidities, and […]
HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Overview HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and can be transmitted during sexual intercourse; by sharing syringes; or perinatally during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. HIV weakens the immune system by destroying CD4 positive (CD4+) T cells, a type of white blood cell […]
Avoid Body Drought — How to Prevent Dehydration It’s in every living cell, tissue and organ, and it’s second only to oxygen as the thing we need most to survive—pure, clean water. We can’t live without it, and we can’t live well without enough of it. We are constantly in need of water as we […]
How to stay healthy and positive? By Sandra Lat A Siren Training Mental Health First Aid trainer –Ryan Ridgway shared his experience, thoughts, and some useful coping mechanisms. We are in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, which challenges our mental health and wellbeing. Mental health specialists are talking louder and louder, […]
Get Back to Doing the Things You Love with the Help of the Eldercare Locator (NewsUSA) – We’ve missed birthdays, holidays and so many of our favorite activities during this pandemic. But with the COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots–which are free and widely available–we can finally get back to spending time with family and friends. […]
Young People Facing Young PeopleDecisions It is extremely difficult for anyone, especially young people in their 20s and 30s, to be told that their treatment(s) haven’t worked. If the cancer you have continues to progress despite treatment, it may be called end-stage cancer. As you process this information and make choices about end-of-life […]
Medicine Cabinets Need Spring Cleaning, Too (NewsUSA) – We all do it: we let over-the-counter (OTC) medicines like pain relievers for a headache, allergy medicine or cough and cold products pileup in our bathrooms. Especially over the past few years, you may have let medications linger in the house past their expiration […]
Why Detox? By: Graeme Stuart-Bradshaw Why Detoxify? Every day we are exposed to external toxins from our environment and internal toxins produced as the byproduct of our digestive and metabolic processes. Toxic and unwanted inorgranic chemicals are found in our foods, water and air in the form of fertilizers, pesticides, heavy metals and other pollutants. […]
2022-04-03 These Three Facts about Sudden Cardiac Arrest Could Help Save a Life (NewsUSA) – This February, American Heart Month, you can learn critical information about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) that could help you save a life. Three key things to remember:1. SCA is not a heart attack: SCA is an “electrical” problem affecting the […]
The Role of Pharmacists is Changing, Here’s What to Know (StatePoint) New research from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health finds patients and physicians share widespread trust in pharmacists. This is welcome news as pharmacists in the United States are poised to take on additional responsibilities to help fill the […]