When it comes to gender and anxiety, research has found that women are twice as likely to have an anxiety disorder as men. This difference appears to be associated with a variety of biological, psychological and cultural factors. For women, the average length of time between the onset of symptoms (the time she starts feeling […]
Fasting and Spirituality
The act of fasting is an event in a spiritual life. Caroline Myss asserts that if you live a spiritual life, it is inevitable that you will one day be thrown into madness, what Saint John of the Cross called “the dark night of the soul.” According to Myss, all sages have this time of […]
Fasting and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that can affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks flexible (synovial) joints. RA accounts for 22% of all deaths from arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (Shurin & Smolkin, 2007) and the five-year survival rate for someone with severe RA and multiple joint involvement is around […]
Carbohydrates and Nocturnal Hypoglycemia
Nocturnal hypoglycemia is when blood sugar levels are low at night time, causing insomnia. Eating a whole grain snack or small piece of cheese 30 minutes before going to bed can help to reduce occurrences of this scenario. There are, unfortunately, hundreds of people that struggle with low-blood sugar symptoms and are unaware as to […]