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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a serious and debilitating disorder that affects not only individuals and their families but disrupts every aspect of their lives. Work, relationships, social interaction, biological and medical functions are all disrupted after a person has experienced a PTSD event. What is the definition of
More than Pain and Infertility…The Suffering and Mental Distress of PCOS. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a hormone imbalance that causes infertility, obesity, and excessive facial hair in women, can also lead to severe mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. A study supervised by Columbia University School of
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a common disorder that affects the large intestine. Signs and symptoms include cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation, or both. (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2020) What are the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome?Signs and symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Most American adults can say they’ve probably been on a diet at least once in their lives. Of that group even more of us can say they are ALWAYS on a diet! The word diet has become an ugly term for a struggle to either reduce our size or eat
A headline that sounds too good to be true, especially for people with some serious back, neck and even knee pain. Decompression Therapy done correctly has come to be known as a saving grace for folks with not just pain, but herniated or compressed discs of the spinal column including
Sugar. There are few people who don’t enjoy it in the many forms it comes in. Unfortunately, we aren’t just talking about people who have a sweet tooth, a big, sweet tooth. While there are individuals who really like sweets in the form of candy, chocolates, baked goods and soda,
OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE While there are people who sincerely take care to build and guard their immunity, immunity was not always a commonly used word. Eating well including organic, whole, locally sourced food was often left to “those people who do that” because mainstream
In 2020, nearly half (48%) of Americans are struggling with a vascular complication or heart disease. This includes hypertension, type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolemia. Women undergoing menopause have a sharp increase in these factors. Not only that, but traditional risk factors are less predictive of cardiovascular risk for women than
Arthritis pain. We’re bombarded by television advertisements for pills, creams, copper devices and more created to alleviate or reduce the pain of Arthritis. But, do we know what Arthritis really is, are there multiple types, who gets it, why, and what can we do about it? What is Arthritis and
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