Archive for May, 2007

What Is Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease is an inflammation of the digestive tract that is normally located in the lower part of the intestine, but it can be found in any area of the digestive tract from the anus to the mouth. that inflammation causes pain and it may invent the intestines to empty more quickly, which is…

Stress in pregnancy may affect the fetus

We do not wish to unduly distress pregnant women. More work is now needed to better understand the mechanisms of that relationship and the implications to the unborn child. While evidence in the scientific literature suggests that maternal stress in humans can affect the developing child, the mech…

Stressed-out moms at risk of poor mental health

More than one third of the 1,747 mothers participating in the study reported at least one parenting stressor that boosted their risk of mental health problems, Dr. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers of young children who feel they lack emotional support or help in caring for their children have mo…

Depression: Is it a Snake or a Rope?

Article By: A. B. Curtiss, board-certified cognitive behavioral therapist and author of the book BRAINSWITCH OUT OF DEPRESSION.

There is no reason to endure agonizing feelings more than a few minutes. Most of our anxiety is very shallow considering it is the fear of what isn’t, an illusion, like…

Abstract: Anxiety disorders in humans with epilepsy

Adults with epilepsy in the community (n = 515) were identified through primary care records and sent validated questionnaires, which included the Hospital Anxiety and depression Scale (HADS). The mailout plus included items on demographic and clinical variables. It is crucial to be aware of these…

OCD: Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz’ Four Steps

Taken from Dr Schwart’z book, Brain Lock (Regan Books, 1996) A Cognitive Behavioral based guide to self-treating OCD.Original post by Anxiety Insights

The Best Way to Do Cardio

High Intensity Interval Training (or HIIT) is one of the best ways to go about doing cardio. whether done right, you could have a really effective fat burning exercise in just about 15 minutes.Here would be an example session: Warm-up 3.0 (90 seconds) Sprint 7.0 (30 seconds) Walk 3.0 (90 seconds) S…

Detoxifying your GI tract

There may be times when cysts, adenomas or polyps breed in your organs, detoxification of your GI tract would help in the […] It thereupon becomes essential to detoxify and cleanse your GI tract from these toxins. When your gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) cannot perform its functions properly,…

Shout Out, Chris!!!

Look at you all grown up now and professional - and lookin’ good, dude! Chris Mulligan! I have no concept why the Washington Post is featuring you in that video, but I’m so glad for the opportunity to take in a pro marijuana reform letter there. We knew you when you were but a wee intern.Original …

New report to drive OCD diagnosis and treatment revolution

This analysis highlighted a number of areas that separate OCD from anxiety disorders including: Its potential onset during puberty whereas other anxiety disorders have a later age of onset Its equal prevalence amongst men and women as opposed to depressive and anxiety disorders which are more commo…

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