It Is Time to Think Differently
What do you think when you hear the word “addiction”? Do you think that it’s a choice? Do you stigmatize people who are claimed to suffer from the word “addicti...
Category: Disease
Autism Is More Than Genes
Diseases like type 1 diabetes and sickle-cell anemia happen through a defect in a single gene. Sometimes all it takes is one wrong letter in the genetic code t...
My Capstone Experience
The main goal that Concordia College has for their students is that during their time in school, they learn to BREW – Become Responsible Engaged in the World. P...
ALS, Beyond the Ice Bucket Challenge
What is ALS? Most people know amyotrophic laterals sclerosis (ALS) as Lou Gehrig’s disease after the professional baseball player who had to retire due to the i...
Parkinson’s Disease: What Is L-Dopa and How Does It Act?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a very tough disease to discuss because of its progressive nature and how debilitating it can be. To any of you who knows someone t...
Is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Type III Diabetes?
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease associated with the destruction of brain cells resulting in the decline of cognitive functioning, memory, and social skill...
Removing Addiction From the Shadows
The American Society of Addiction Medicine describes addiction as a chronic disease of brain reward and motivation systems. Affected individuals do not have the...
Parkinson’s Disease and How You Can Make a Difference
What is Parkinson’s Roughly one million people in the US alone are living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). It is a neurodegenerative disorder that slo...
Alzheimers Disease-and How to Minimize Your Risk
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible brain disorder affecting about 5 million Americans according to the Centers for Disease and Control (...
Being Happy With Alzheimer’s
My grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease for as long as I remember being around her—we lived overseas so I really only saw her for two months out of the year (so ...