There’s a reason they call them “spirits”. After a few glasses that reserved work colleague who you’ve only exchanged a few words with is now dancing impulsively with her shoes off, and your diplomatic supervisor suddenly doesn’t have any qualms about voicing his political opinions to anyone within a 10-foot radius. Consuming alcohol socially is...
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by cognitive decline and memory loss. As the aging population increases, finding potential treatments and preventative measures for dementia becomes crucial. In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the potential benefits of coconut oil in mitigating the effects of dementia. Specifically, medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs)...
Misdiagnosis can have devastating consequences for those who are unfortunate enough to experience them. The negative impact they can have is exemplified clearly by the story of Chandler Plante, a young woman whose stroke was misdiagnosed as anxiety. Despite seeking medical attention for troubling symptoms, it wasn’t until later that she discovered she had experienced...
Every day there seems to be new health or nutrition advice and quite often it conflicts with what we’ve already heard. This can be frustrating, but all we can do is try and cut through the chatter and do our best to keep ourselves healthy. We are exposed to a lot of harmful materials in our environment on...
Some psychologists have estimated that somewhere between 16-50% of the world’s population can identify as being introverted. The range is pretty wide because personality is an incredibly complex and fascinating element of humanity. What that means is up to half of the people you meet have brains that are actually wired discernably different from “social...
Doctors came across something they never suspected while carrying out brain surgery on a 69-year-old woman in the US: a slushy mess of dead brain tissue. As reported in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, the story began when a Seattle-based woman visited the doctors with a nasty chronic sinus infection. She was advised to try and...
What is anxiety? Put simply, anxiety is the incessant voice in the back of your head always reminding you that something bad will happen. However, anxiety is anything but simple. Oftentimes, people can mask their feelings of anxiousness and come across as introverted, strange, or rude. Combined with someone who either does not want to...
Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from your heart to the rest of your body, while their counterparts, the veins, carry blood back to the heart. This is known as our circulatory system, which supplies essential oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to your organs, muscles, and tissue cells. Ischemic heart disease, also known as...
With more than 99 percent of multicellular organisms reproducing through sex, it’s easy to think that sexual reproduction happens for reason [1]. There are, of course, organisms that reproduce asexually, which works as a type of cloning method and doesn’t require another organism’s DNA. Asexual reproduction, therefore, doesn’t need two organisms to reproduce, although some...
Life has this remarkable way of becoming our most influential teacher. Its lessons often arrive unannounced, camouflaged in experiences that shape our perspectives and values. The classroom isn’t always comfortable, but its curriculum is rich with moments of joy, sorrow, success, and failure. Through trials and triumphs, life imparts wisdom that textbooks can’t contain. It...
Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be a challenging and life-altering experience. This chronic autoimmune disease affects the central nervous system, leading to a wide range of symptoms such as fatigue, pain, cognitive impairment, and mobility issues. Although each individual’s experience with MS is unique, there are certain aspects of the disease that only those...
Living with acid reflux and heartburn can be a daily struggle, impacting our comfort and overall well-being. Fortunately, there are ways to manage these conditions and alleviate symptoms through diet and lifestyle changes. These are some helpful, dietitian-approved tips on how to manage acid reflux and heartburn, including which foods to opt in and out...
