Reducing the Risk of Schizophrenia Through Prenatal Nutrition
Schizophrenia is a mental illness characterized by negative and positive symptoms. Positive symptoms include delusions and hallucinations. Delusions are beliefs...
Tag: Nutrition
Neurochemistry: Integrating and Applying Liberal Arts Education Goals
Neurochemistry has allowed me to integrate and apply the skills and competencies that a liberal arts education at Concordia College strives all students to meet...
Concussions and sports safety
What is a concussion? Concussions are a risk that most contact sports pose to athletes; however, concussions can occur from being in combat and unusual a...
The development of autism
Introduction to autism: The number of children diagnosed with autism in the United States continues to rise. Many studies are being done to understand what is c...
Overnutrition and Alzheimer’s Disease?
Here we go again, another blogger harping on the importance of proper nutrition and the consequences that accompany bad food choices. Nowadays, it seems like ev...
Obesity: What happens when you can't trust your gut
Obesity is frequently demonized as a disease of laziness – one that people could avoid if they would only get off the couch and eat healthier. Recent research, ...
More Than Meets the Eye: Obesity in the United States
While obesity and weight issues continue to be a huge problem in our society today, the most recent research suggests that obesity may in fact be a brain diseas...
Blaming High Fructose Corn Syrup
There have been many harsh words said about high fructose corn syrup as of late. I can only say this from my own experience, but it seems to be the case in gen...