Everyone has been anxious at some point, but some of us experience anxiety more frequently. Anxiety is a normal human feeling that can alert us to danger and make us more aware of our surroundings, according to the American Psychiatric…
Although most of us experience worry every once in a while, people with anxiety disorders will feel this restlessness during everyday events to the point that it disrupts their daily lives (via Mayo Clinic). They will feel nervous and tense…
As mainstream acceptance of psychedelics for treating addiction and mental health issues continues to rise, researchers are studying the effects of increasingly potent psychoactive substances, the latest of which is toad venom (via InStyle). Over the last few years, celebrities…
The COVID-19 virus created a worldwide pandemic, and it’s also created a brand new chronic illness. Post-COVID symptoms, often called long COVID or long-haul COVID, occur in between 10% to 30% of people infected with the COVID-19 virus, per the…
Diabetes is usually the first thing that comes to mind when you hear about blood sugar levels — and for good reason. According to the Mayo Clinic, diabetes is a serious health condition that can cause heart disease, kidney damage,…
Since Robert Downey Jr.’s seemingly jovial mention of them in his January 7, 2024, Golden Globes acceptance speech, beta blockers seem to be the talk of the town. Downey made a brief mention of the medicine prescribed to lower blood pressure in…
All of the sudden, you start to get a bad feeling. Dread, worry, and psychological concerns begin to fill your body with tension and your mind with uncomfortable thoughts. Your heart may even begin to race as a tight sensation…
Eating disorders are complex and potentially life-threatening, making the need for adequate treatment critical. But for some, getting treatment for an eating disorder might be harder than for others. Eating disorders (EDs) are serious illnesses characterized by a preoccupation with…
Schizophrenia and dementia are conditions that are both associated with the brain. While they have some similar symptoms, they are quite different conditions. Dementia is a general term for a group of disorders triggered by changes in the brain that…
Research suggests that mental health and fertility may be more deeply intertwined than one might expect. “Fertility [issues] can take a definite toll on one’s mental health and cause stress,” says Banafsheh Kashani, M.D., a double board-certified OB-GYN and reproductive…
