The Quiet Epidemic
Drug overdose is an epidemic in this country. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine it took the lives of over 52,000 people in 2015 alone. Tha...
Category: Disease
Dementia Sucks
If you have a family member that suffers from some form of dementia, you’ll know that the title of this blog is extremely accurate – dementia really sucks for e...
Are You a Type II Diabetic? You May Want to Read This.
It’s almost impossible to go throughout your life without hearing about a loved one or a loved one of a friend going through Alzheimer’s Disease. Aside f...
Autism Spectrum Disorder: It’s Zinc! No Wait, It’s Antibiotics! No, It’s….
Autism Spectrum Disorder, or as I will be using very frequently, ASD, is a very hot topic disorder these days because no two people are affected the same way. F...
*Insert Clever Title Regarding Parkinson’s Disease*
Parkinson’s disease is an interesting disorder that has many factors that contribute to its complexity. As most of us know, Parkinson’s is a well-publici...
Fear, Anxiety, and the HPA Axis
To begin it must be made evident that Fear and Anxiety are in a sense necessary. We as humans thrive as a species because we have this innate response to fearfu...
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...
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...