Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness: Bulimia Nervosa
Psychological illness are a difficult thing to deal with, and make living and doing everyday activities difficult for sufferers. While there are many different ...
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The Scandal of Banning Football and the Inevitable Concussion
The Inevitable Problem Concussions are inevitable. Regardless of the sport, concussions will always be a risk. The same can be said for everyday life. One can b...
Concussion Alters the Chemical Balance in the Brain
Concussion Has Major Mental Health Consequences Concussion has been a hot topic in the NFL recently, with evidence of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) fou...
Neurochemistry: what I know for certain
I am going to come clean. I have no idea what is going on in the human brain. I know I have been shouting out into the black hole that is the internet about it ...
Parenting; where is the goldilocks zone?
Bulimic behavior is very interesting. It is one of those things that clearly have no upside. Everyone you ask would probably agree that nothing good could come ...
Obesity: How it Happens
Obesity is often a very difficult topic. So many Americans are getting diagnosed with obesity every day. Some people may want to simply say it is their own faul...
Synaptic Pruning, Not The work of Hedge Trimmers
I can honestly say that I have very little pruning experience myself, less a few trees in the back yard. When I see a perfectly trimmed tree, bush, or shrub I o...
Obesity: Moderation or Modulation?
There is an obesity crisis in the Unites States. We are getting fatter and fatter every year in this country, with now 33% of adults in this country being class...
Obesity, What is The First Domino?
Obesity is clearly a huge problem in the United States and abroad, I won’t spend any time trying to convince you of this, I assume you already recognize this as...
Parkinson's Disease – What's going on?
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting dopaminergic neurons in a specific part of the brain called the substantia nigra...