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Doc Says I'm Fine... So Why Do I Feel So Bad?

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Written by: Margaret Smith Peet, ND and Shoshana Zimmerman, ND.

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Have you ever had the experience of visiting your doctor because you didn't feel well only to be told there was nothing wrong with you or that you were "perfectly healthy"? You left the office still wondering why you didn't feel well. Was it all in your head? "If I am so fine," you asked yourself, "why do I feel so bad?"

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What Is An Eating Disorder?

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Written by: Michele Siegel, Ph.D., et al.

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When an eating disorder exists, it is recognized by certain behaviors, the most noticeable being an obsession with food and weight. This obsession can take the form of binge eating, starving, vomiting, compulsive exercising, or other behaviors focused on eating, getting rid of, or avoiding food.

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An Omega-3 Supplement, DHA, May Reverse Effects of Stress In The Womb

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Written by: Eric Maze, University of Missouri

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We believe differences in metabolic requirements for male and female embryos as early as the first trimester, combined with dynamic differences in the way the male and female placenta reacts to environmental factors...

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Can LSD Cure the 'Spiritual Disease' of Alcoholism?

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Written by: Thomas Hatsis

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Beginning in the late 1950s, five hospitals (in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada) offered a new kind of psychedelic therapy: treating alcoholism with LSD.

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Can LSD Cure the 'Spiritual Disease' of Alcoholism? (Video)

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Written by: Thomas Hatsis

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Beginning in the late 1950s, five hospitals (in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada) offered a new kind of psychedelic therapy: treating alcoholism with LSD.

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Can dentures help prevent dementia?

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Written by: Rachel Harrison-NYU

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Tooth loss is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia—and with each tooth lost, the risk of cognitive decline grows, according to a new analysis.

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One Survivor’s Strategies for Saying “No!” to an Eating Disorder

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Written by: Faith Elicia

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Saying no to ED should be a no-brainer — maybe to somebody not suffering from an eating disorder. My recovery journey has demonstrated that it’s a daily struggle, something I must fight one day at a time. It’s easy to forget that ED will bring me to my death if I don’t remain conscious of its presence. 

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One Survivor’s Strategies for Saying “No!” to an Eating Disorder (Video)

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Written by: Faith Elicia

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Saying no to ED should be a no-brainer — maybe to somebody not suffering from an eating disorder. My recovery journey has demonstrated that it’s a daily struggle, something I must fight one day at a time. It’s easy to forget that ED will bring me to my death if I don’t remain conscious of its presence. 

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When did humans start experimenting with alcohol and drugs?

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Written by: Nicholas R. Longrich, Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology and Paleontology, University of Bath

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Humans constantly alter the world. We fire fields, turn forests into farms, and breed plants and animals. But humans don’t just reshape our external world – we engineer our internal worlds, and reshape our minds.

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Team finds footprint of coronavirus outbreak from 20K years ago

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Written by: Daniel Stolte, University of Arizona

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A coronavirus epidemic broke out in the East Asia region more than 20,000 years ago, researchers report.

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3 tips for preventing heat stroke

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Written by: Gabriel Neal, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine

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As a primary care physician who often treats patients with heat-related illnesses, I know all too well how heat waves create spikes in hospitalizations and deaths related to “severe nonexertional hyperthermia,” or what most people call “heat stroke.”

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Fermented food diet boost microbiome and cut inflammation

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Written by: Janelle Weaver, Stanford University

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A diet rich in fermented foods boosts the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to new research.

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When you choose a snack, taste beats health

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Written by: Alison Jones-Duke

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When it comes to picking a snack, taste has a hidden advantage over healthfulness in the brain’s decision-making processes, a new study shows.

 

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Eating disorder hospitalizations spiked during pandemic

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Written by: Beata Mostafavi, University of Michigan

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The number of adolescents admitted to the hospital for severe illness from eating disorders increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research suggests.

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Can the wrong food ruin an Olympic athlete’s performance?

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Written by: Ida Eriksen, University of Copenhagen

Can the wrong food ruin an Olympic athlete’s performance?

Depending on their discipline, some Olympic athletes could potentially enjoy some junk food without affecting their performance, an expert explains.

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24% of chemicals in plastic may be worth worrying about

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Written by: Michael Keller, ETH Zurich

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Researchers have found an unexpectedly high number of potentially concerning chemicals intentionally used in everyday plastic products.

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4 wildfire smoke health problems and how to deal with them

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Written by: Stanford University

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While the hazardous air quality is certainly cause for alarm, there are precautionary measures people can take to protect their health during wildfire season. Here, experts talk about four key problems associated with wildfire smoke, and offer some practical tips about how to stay safe.

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These factors raise the risk of nicotine dependence

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Written by: Carol Clark, Emory University

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A new study uses genome-wide association studies for a range of different traits and disorders correlated with nicotine dependence and explains 3.6% of the variation in nicotine dependence.

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Are Fear and Cancer Strongly Related?

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Written by: Tjitze de Jong

Is the Emotion of Fear Strongly Related to Cancer?

The emotional charge of fear is a huge one. It is the emotion I come across more than any other in my work with cancer clients.

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Are Fear and Cancer Strongly Related? (Video)

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Written by: Tjitze de Jong

Is the Emotion of Fear Strongly Related to Cancer?

The emotional charge of fear is a huge one. It is the emotion I come across more than any other in my work with cancer clients.

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Postpartum women in bad relationships face more health risks

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Written by: Amy McCaig-Rice University

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Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, but are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death, according to a new study.

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