Trauma Reminders: PTSD Triggers
Development of PTSD Triggers Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that develops after witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event....
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The Endocannabinoid System: A Master Regulator
Function of the Endocannabinoid System The endocannabinoid system (ECS) was a mysterious being for quite some time, considering its recent discovery in only 198...
Lights Out on Light Sleep
Night time light exposure is seemingly common. From working into the night hours to binge watching your favorite Netflix series, we are constantly bombarded wit...
Endocannabinoids: The Modern Day Elixir of Life
Figure 1: A generic picture of medicinal marijuana. What are cannabinoid receptors? Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 are receptors on the presynaptic side of a...
eCB: Protect and Regenerate following TBI
TBI and eCBS Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are injuries to the nervous system in which many harmful biochemical mechanisms take place. Particularly, there is h...
Obesity: Whose Fault is it Anyway?
Stats In 2018, 139.7 million US adults were considered obese (CDC, 2021). This is an increase from 30.5% in 2000, to a whopping 42.4% in 2018 (CDC, 2021). To fu...
A Brief History of Anxiety: Were Dinosaurs Ever Anxious?
In today’s world we are taught to treat the condition “anxiety” as a potential mental disorder, but this does not mean it has always been that way in history. B...
Let’s Talk About Dietary Fats
Types of Dietary Fats Fats are a necessary part of an individual’s diet. Some benefits include organ protection, nutrient absorption, and energy metabolism. The...
Let’s talk about Obesity: a fast growing global epidemic
Obesity is now considered as a an epidemic that the public health is currently facing globally than malnutrition/ undernutrition. According to WHO in 2016, 2 bi...
How does screen time negatively impact concussion recovery?
As technology is increasingly becoming a big part of our younger generation’s life, it is important to acknowledge its damaging potential in the long run....