Psychosis. Even today, when people have become a lot more open-minded and understanding of mental illness, it’s a word that some hear with dread. It’s full of stereotypes and misunderstandings that can stop sufferers from receiving support. It is not uncommon to hear terms like “psychosis” or “psychotic” thrown around as generic synonyms for dangerously […]
Some types of medical tests are easy. Well, they can be tricky if you’re scared of needles, but often a quick blood draw is all you need to identify the problem. Other conditions, however, require a more complicated analysis. That’s particularly true when it comes to mental illness. One of the difficulties when it comes
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You’ve probably heard of mindfulness. It has become increasingly popular in recent years, although it is by no means a modern phenomenon. It’s actually inspired by Buddhist practices that stretch back millennia. Today, one of the main areas where it is used is in the management of anxiety, but does it actually work? Mindfulness is
One of the tricky things about mental illnesses is that they rarely exist on their own. Not only are they a complicated combination of different causes and symptoms, having one mental illness doesn’t exclude you from having others at the same time. That can make both diagnosis and treatment a lot more difficult. Diseases that
When you hear about diabetes, you probably mostly hear it being divided into type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is an autoimmune disorder that can appear early in life, whereas type 2 tends to develop later. You may occasionally hear about gestational diabetes, which is unique to pregnancy. But did you know there are
Hypertension is the proper name for high blood pressure. Pulmonary means it is related to the lungs. Therefore, pulmonary hypertension is when your high blood pressure specifically affects the blood vessels responsible for the lungs’ blood supply. It’s a rare condition but a serious one. When the pulmonary arteries thicken and become stiff, it means
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You may have some general ideas about what constitutes organic food. It’s food that’s more “natural”, made without artificial interference from manmade chemicals and processes. But what exactly does that mean? There are pretty strict rules about the standards food has to meet to be called organic. It might help to divide it into two
We all need to eat. Cutting out all food completely is a surefire way to create all kinds of serious and potentially fatal health problems. For most people, the best way to eat is to balance all the possible nutrients that the human body requires so you get a little of everything without ever having
We all know that exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, but what happens if you’re injured and can’t perform the kind of movement that forms part of a fitness routine? What if the actual act of exercising is what causes you an injury in the first place? Generally, the benefits of sport
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You might only think of cholesterol as the fatty substance that blocks your blood vessels and causes lots of unpleasant health problems. Some of you might know that it’s also vital to several bodily processes. Hormones, vitamin D and bile acid all depend on cholesterol. It’s also essential to your cell membranes, particularly their fluidity
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