"He's fine! Just bumped his head!"
When you hit your head, it hurts a lot, and you are probably a bit dazed. When a 200 lb linebacker smashes against your head, it is probably going to do ...
Month: November 2013
Get Your Head in the Game: Sports and Concussions
When encountering a concussion many people look at it as not a huge deal saying things like “don’t worry I can still play”, “they just n...
As if you needed another reason to eat healthy
So pretty much everyone has heard of Type-II diabetes and its connection to obesity. The hallmark of Type-II diabetes is insulin resistance. Basically your body...
"I got a fever, and the only prescription is more lithium"
Seriously though, besides being a Nirvana song that brings you back to your grungier days, lithium seems to play a crucial role in treating a variety of differe...
Obesity: Is it a choice or a brain disorder?
Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States along with other parts of the world. The concern of people not being able to eat because food cost too much ...
Lithium Toxicology
Lithium is a soft metal, it is the smallest metal found on column one, row two of the periodic table. Due to its small size and plus one charge lithium is usef...
My Brain Made Me Do It…Obesity As a Brain Disease?
America has a growing problem with obesity that raises concerns about the future health of the nation. Additional, the incidence of childhood obesity is steadil...
Obesity: More than Poor Nutrition and Laziness
Many people are aware of the obesity epidemic in the United States. Many people also associate obesity with extreme over-eating and rare exercise...
Lithium: Too Much of a Good Thing
Many people have heard of using lithium as a treatment for bipolar disorder, but many people don’t know how it works in the brain to help cope w...
A Hard Hitting Discussion: How do we effectively treat concussions?
I doubt it is surprising to find that a blow to the head can lead to some pretty serious implications in day-to-day and long term functions. Concussions seem to...