This diet is based on the premise that grapefruit has fat burning properties. The grapefruit diet lasts 12 days, but if an individual wants to continue, they must take at least two days off before doing so. While there is no hard evidence that grapefruit burns fat, some who have completed the diet offer anecdotal [...]
What Are the Symptoms? The primary symptoms of bipolar disorder are dramatic and unpredictable mood swings. The illness has two (BI) strongly contrasting phases (polar). 1) bipolar mania or hypo-mania • excessive talk; racing thoughts • inflated self-esteem • unusual energy; less need for sleep • impulsiveness, a reckless pursuit of gratification (shopping sprees, impetuous [...]
Three new regional research centres that will study violence and ways to prevent it will receive almost $6 million over five years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, made the announcement at a national roundtable that brought together leading Canadian researchers on violence, gender and health [...]
We all know that excess consummation of salt is not healthy. But we don’t know how much salt we eat with the food. Most of the salt in our diet comes from processed and package food, as well as fast food. Canned soups and frozen meant, for example, may contain sodium that exceed the recommended [...]
How Do I Get Help for Depression? Most people have felt sad or depressed at times. Feeling depressed can be a normal reaction to loss, life’s struggles, or an injured self-esteem. But when feelings of intense sadness — including feeling helpless, hopeless, and worthless — last for days to weeks and keep you from functioning [...]
Panic disorder is different from the normal fear and anxiety reactions to stressful events in our lives. Panic disorder is a serious condition that strikes without reason or warning. Symptoms of panic disorder include sudden attacks of fear and nervousness, as well as physical symptoms such as sweating and a racing heart. During a panic [...]
How Does Stress Affect Health? Controlling stress is important to our health. Unrelenting stress can turn to distress. Stress is the body’s reaction to any change that requires a physical, mental, or emotional adjustment or response. Stress is a normal part of life. Many events that happen to you and around you — and many [...]
The term “sexual addiction” is used to describe the behavior of a person who has an unusually intense sex drive or an obsession with sex. Sex and the thought of sex tend to dominate the sex addict’s thinking, making it difficult to work or engage in healthy personal relationships. Sex addicts engage in distorted thinking, [...]
Usually with schizophrenia, the person’s inner world and behavior change notably. Behavior changes might include the following: • Social withdrawal • Depersonalization (intense anxiety and a feeling of being unreal) • Loss of appetite • Loss of hygiene • Delusions • Hallucinations (hearing or seeing things that aren’t there) • The sense of being controlled [...]
Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder that distorts the way a person thinks, acts, expresses emotions, perceives reality, and relates to others. People with schizophrenia — the most chronic and disabling of the major mental illnesses — often have problems functioning in society, at work, at school, and in relationships. Schizophrenia can leave its sufferer [...]
