Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder which is most prevalent among females and there is also considerable overlap between this mental health condition and other disorders such as binge eating disorder, depression and anorexia nervosa. As with the majority of mental health problems, there are a variety of different theories and factors believed… Continue reading
Category: Mental Health
What are the mental illness and what causes its
In the past, the subject of mental illness was surrounded with mystery and fear. Today, we have made tremendous progress in our understanding and, especially in our ability to offer effective treatments. However, questions about mental illness often go unanswered and stand in the way of people receiving help. How Common Is Mental Illness and… Continue reading
Your brain and your nervous system
You’re in the middle of a meeting at work, but your mind keeps drifting to the parent-teacher conference you have tonight … and the car you have to pick up at the shop on the way home … and how you wish you hadn’t skipped lunch because the rumbling in your stomach is driving you… Continue reading
Which are symptoms of headache and migraine
There are many different types of headaches. Although not all headaches are the same, they all share at least one thing in common – they cause pain. But many headaches also cause other unwanted symptoms, including nausea and vomiting. This article addresses the most common headache symptoms associated with the different types of headaches. Tension… Continue reading
How to get rid of the stress
Stress basics Stress is a normal psychological and physical reaction to the demands of life. Your brain comes hard-wired with an alarm system for your protection. When your brain perceives a threat, your body releases a burst of hormones to fuel your fight-or-flight response. When the threat is gone, your body returns to normal. Unfortunately,… Continue reading
What cause the epilepsy?
Epilepsy is a general term for the tendency to have seizures. Epilepsy is usually diagnosed only after a person has had more than one seizure. When identifiable, the causes of epilepsy usually involve some form of injury to the brain. For most people, though, epilepsy’s causes aren’t known. Seizures and Epilepsy A seizure occurs when… Continue reading
What is epilepsy? What is seizures?
Seizures — abnormal movement or behavior due to unusual electrical activity in the brain — are a symptom of epilepsy. But not all people who appear to have seizures have epilepsy. In contrast, epilepsy is a group of related disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent seizures. Non-epileptic seizures (called pseudoseizures) are not accompanied by… Continue reading
Memory busters
Memory loss worries many of us as we get older. You might wonder whether you’ll become one of the 10 million baby boomers who develops Alzheimer’s disease. Or, maybe you’re simply seeking ways to fortify your memory with memory supplements, memory vitamins, or memory games. Will these brain boosters really help our memory? WebMD talked… Continue reading