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Childhood Sexual Abuse Causes Physical Brain Damage: An Alarming New Study98

Childhood Sexual Abuse Causes Physical Brain Damage: An Alarming New Study

The hippocampus as shown in this Harvard Medical School diagram. The brain cannot process stress properly if it has been damaged. Photo courtesy of US Army. Repressed, eerie childhood secrets can only add to the survivor's sense of shame and...

111 comments    incest brain injury brain damage
How Do Medicines Work In The Body?98

How Do Medicines Work In The Body?

Millions of medicines are taken every year by human beings. But how many people actually know where they go in the body? What do they do when they get there and why is it essential to take them exactly as prescribed? Read this article to find out.

28 comments    advice how pain
Do You Have a Multitude of Undiagnosed Symptoms?  How I discovered my Salicylate Intolerance.95

Do You Have a Multitude of Undiagnosed Symptoms? How I discovered my Salicylate Intolerance.

Do you have a multitude of Undiagnosed Symptoms? How I Discovered my Salicylate Intolerance! It’s been about two weeks since I realized every symptom I’ve ever had over the past fifteen years...

7 comments    mental health food allergies
Foods Banned in Europe, Why Not in America?96

Foods Banned in Europe, Why Not in America?

Why does the European Union (EU) ban foods that are permitted for consumption in the United States? And what does the U.S. do with the millions of pounds of beef that are recalled? I contacted the USDA for an answer. The response I received may surprise you. But then again, maybe not.

340 comments    healthy living healthy foods
Guide to General Anesthesia: What do you need to know before going "under"?95

Guide to General Anesthesia: What do you need to know before going "under"?

A board-certified anesthesiologist explains general anesthesia, what to realistically expect, its possible side effects and potential complications. Prepare for your surgery and anesthesia with this guide.

105 comments    surgery anesthesia airway
How To Heal Childhood Traumas In Adult Age94

How To Heal Childhood Traumas In Adult Age

Have you ever felt that you think the same thoughts your parents used to think, use expressions your mother or father used, pass through the similar challenges your parents did? Do you feel that your parents did not love you enough, or love you...

42 comments    trauma healing ptsd healing
Living with a diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri/idiopathic intercranial hypertension94

Living with a diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri/idiopathic intercranial hypertension

After being diagnosed with this disease in October of 2008, I was surprised and dismayed to find so little information on Pseudotumor cerebri.  Sure you can find medical reports and statistics, but the human side has been lost.  Nowadays there is...

10 comments    pressure headaches diuretic
The Brain, Brain Chemistry, And PTSD93

The Brain, Brain Chemistry, And PTSD

Understanding the part that the brain plays in PTSD for the layman. The more information a survivor has about their PTSD, the better chance they have in recovery.

5 comments    brain ptsd brain chemistry
Creative Thinking Exercises - How to Think Out of the Box ?94

Creative Thinking Exercises - How to Think Out of the Box ?

Have you ever wondered why creative thinking or thinking out of the box is such a challenging task to some people or to you? Would you believe that it is your brains that create the obstacle to creative thinking?

119 comments    critical thinking innovative
MRI, Nerve Conduction Study, and EMG93

MRI, Nerve Conduction Study, and EMG

A year ago I began exhibiting numerous odd symptoms. My doctor and I both thought the symptoms to be neurological in nature. I underwent numerous tests including two MRI's, a nerve conduction study, and an EMG. This is my experience...

85 comments    health needle mri
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