Research findings have demonstrated that medicating a single problem with one drug can lead to a series of additional problems caused by the nutrient-depleting effects. More often than not, this leads to more prescriptions, which create additional nutrient deficiencies. This scenario continues until the patient is on a host of nutrient-depleting medications. Antibiotics, for instance, […]
Anorexia Athletica: Compulsive Exercising
We’ve all heard of the common eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and most likely known or will know someone who suffers from an eating disorder. A newer disorder, however, has begun to emerge, and although it is not yet a recognized diagnosis, it is equally dangerous and carries its own consequences. […]
Stress Slows Wound Healing
Scientists have known for some time that stress causes wounds to heal more slowly. Researchers in the Department of Medical Microbiology at Ohio State University found the hormones produced from psychological stress inhibit wound healing by slowing the body’s natural healing processes. Stress hormones slow the delivery of cytokines to the site of the injury, […]
Smoking Can Lower Your IQ
If you need another reason to quit smoking, here it is. Smoking may diminish the speed and accuracy of your thinking and bring down your IQ. The association was a surprising result of a study of more than 170 men that initially set out to examine alcoholism’s long-term effect on the brain. While it was […]