Which came first? Diabetes or obesity?
This week’s article talked about obesity and how some of the pathways that trigger in our bodies that we are full may not be working properly. These chemicals ...
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Obesity and Diabetes: Understanding the Link
Obesity is obviously a growing epidemic throughout many countries including America. There is rarely a day that goes by where I do not hear some mention to obes...
Bipolar Disorder
This weeks’ topic is Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar disorder (BD) has two types; one and two. BD 1 is characterized by manic and depressive episodes while BD 2 by h...
High Fructose Corn Syrup is Delicious
It really is. The ingredient that gives pop that sweet, mesmerizing taste. I could guzzle liters of it without blinking. If I could live off soda (and the occas...
A Knitting Prescription
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder affects almost six million American adults and is characterized by episodes of depression and mania. The onset of bipolar diso...
Beethoven Without Bipolar: The Cost of Creativity
This week’s discussion topic was on bipolar disorder. So far we have only focused on the negative effects of bipolar disorder and finding ways to treat it. I a...
Bipolar Disorder in Children- Efficient and careful diagnostic tools needed.
Bipolar disorder is generally defined as recurrent periods of mania and depression (Bipolar I) or hypomania and depression (Bipolar II). According to the websit...
Bipolar Disorder: We Need A Pokeflute
Bipolar disorder is one of the most well known neurological disorders, characterized by alternating states of prolonged depression or manic states (the term is ...
Psychiatry by the Book: A cursory look at the mental disorder diagnostic process
Psychological disorder diagnoses have spiked dramatically in the last 30 years, bringing into question the environmental origins of these disorders. Are there ...
Over Medicated and Undiagnosed
This week our topic focused around bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is characterized by continual changes in mood that last over a long period of time. Thes...