Are You a River or a Pond? Bruce Wilson, PhD “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”- Albert Einstein Dualities Present day life is full of dualities. We are constantly inundated by oppositional views and attitudes. Positive attitudes are in a perpetual competition with negative attitudes. However, there is an attitudinal movement on the […]
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Locked-in Syndrome and the Misplaced Presumption of Misery
2022-08-09 Locked-in Syndrome and the Misplaced Presumption of Misery by Jonathan Moens In 1993, Julio Lopes was sipping a coffee at a bar when he had a stroke. He fell into a coma, and two months later, when he regained consciousness, his body was fully paralyzed. Doctors said the young man’s future was bleak: Save […]
In California, Abortion Could Become a Constitutional Right. So Could Birth Control.
2022-08-08 In California, Abortion Could Become a Constitutional Right. So Could Birth Control. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians will decide in November whether to lock the right to abortion into the state constitution. If they vote “yes” on Proposition 1, they will also lock in a right that has […]
The U.K. Advises Coming off Antidepressants Very, Very Slowly
2022-08-08 The U.K. Advises Coming off Antidepressants Very, Very Slowly by Sarah Wild In 2015, psychiatrist Mark Horowitz tried to come off his antidepressants. He reduced his dosage by a set proportion over the course of several months, which is much longer than what the United Kingdom’s guidelines recommended. But in the process of tapering, […]
Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time – 5 essential reads about how researchers are using new tools to map its structure and function
Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time – 5 essential reads about how researchers are using new tools to map its structure and function The U.S. BRAIN Initiative seeks to elucidate the connection between brain structure and function. Science Photo Library – PASIEKA/Brand X Pictures via Getty Images Vivian Lam, The Conversation Scientists […]
Cognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog
2022-08-07 Cognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog Judith Graham Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget to remove laundry from the dryer at the end of the cycle. She would turn […]
Getting Started with the Hobby of Organic Gardening
Getting Started with the Hobby of Organic Gardening Organic gardening can very well pass up as a hobby for starters. This can be true if you are the type of person who has the passion for gardening. This may not be everybody’s cup of tea. So consider yourself lucky if you are among […]
Recipe Sunday 2022-08-07
Recipe Sunday 2022-08-07 We feel, and studies suggest, that cooking can be a form of therapy for many. On Sunday, we post recipes for those looking for new ways to diversify their cookbooks (we do not get paid for this). —Editorial Team. Take Homemade Family Favorites to New Heights (Family Features) Gathering together to […]
When Mental Illness Leads to Dropped Charges, Patients Often Go Without Stabilizing Care
2022-08-06 When Mental Illness Leads to Dropped Charges, Patients Often Go Without Stabilizing Care Katheryn Houghton For seven years, Timothy Jay Fowler rotated between jail, forced psychiatric hospitalization, and freedom. In 2014, the Great Falls, Montana, man was charged with assaulting two detention officers while he was in jail, accused of theft. A mental […]
Healthy Eating For Summer Weight Loss
Healthy Eating For Summer Weight Loss Winter has been unforgiving. What better thing to do during the cold season than to sit in a couch and munch on some goodies while keeping yourself cozy and warm? It seems like yesterday when you were struggling to lose your winter coat; before you even […]