Rudolph M. Bell compares modern descriptions of anorexia nervosa with the recorded behavior of some of the best-known Italian female saints from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. Bell argues that Clare of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, and other holy women were not only victims of a disease, but also in a way victims of a […]
Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder
Most people associate seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with the winter, but in fact many people suffer from the summer blues. As many as 25% of American are thought to suffer from some form of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD can be relatively mild or it can be a serious disorder that requires hospitalization. Because SAD […]
Anatomy of a Food Addiction
Anatomy of a Food Addiction: The Brain Chemistry of Overeating: An Effective Program to Overcome Compulsive Eating explains how “drug foods,” which by themselves are not drugs, but through a series of chemical reactions eventually cause production of brain chemicals that can have a drug-like effect on the body. These chemicals cloud the mind, imprison […]
Inositol for Anxiety, Depression, and Eating Disorders
Inositol–Vitamin B8–has been found to reduce depression, hostility, tension and fatigue. Inositol has been found to reduce depression, hostility, tension and fatigue. It is a folk remedy for anxiety and sadness. Inositol has been shown in very small studies to be helpful for depression and panic disorder, and promising for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating […]