How is Type 2 Diabetes Affecting Your Ability to Learn and Form New Memories?
This week, our class discussed the detrimental effects of insulin resistance as seen in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. It has been established that Type 2 diabetes c...
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Is junk food putting up road blocks in our brains?
We all know that sweets and fast food are bad for our health. They rot our teeth, add inches everywhere we don’t want them, clog our arteries, and put stress o...
The Chemical Roots that Drive Obesity
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to hear that obesity is one of the most prevalent medical concerns in the United States. In fact, 30% of the US population has o...
What if we cured the societal plague that is obesity? Would it really benefit us, or would it hurt us?
Paralleling the advancement of society and increasing level of civilization has been the rise of obesity and overnutrition. According to the Centers for Disease...
Eating as Positive Reinforcement and Obesity?
Here I am again, writing about food, obesity, and the brain. This article really was about obesity though, and it’s not that surprising that when there h...
Is obesity the new norm for America?
Obesity and the many negative health effects that come with it have been growing rapidly in our society throughout the past decade. Our lifestyles have led us ...
Obesity Treatment: New Info, Old Answers
Musing about various life issues, I am often surprised at how little in my regular day I recognize concepts that are fairly obvious – things that I just haven’t...
Obesity: The Rising Epidemic
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, “…. There has been an increase in obesity in the United States and rates remain high....
Insulin and Alzheimer's
5.4 million people of all ages have Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in the US, 5.2 million of that 5.4 million are ages 65 and older, according to Alz.org. This stati...
A Frightening Proposition
If one were to list the most common fears of people today, they would likely come up with a conglomerate including things like death, heights, spiders, and clow...