Category: Mental Health

April 12, 2023

OCD Death & Pica, an Appetite for Non-Food Substances

It is important to seek help upon the earliest signs of OCD and eating disorders. In a strange story, a 40-year old woman died from dehydration and skin infection due to her untreated OCD. The woman, who showers for 20 hours a day because of her severe germ phobia, eventually refused to eat for added […]

September 21, 2018

Serotonin, Nothing Will Make You Happier

First off, what is serotonin? It’s a neurotransmitter that functions in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the central nervous system (CNS).   You may be familiar with serotonin because it typically is associated with mood, and is also referenced in discussions of ecstasy or sex.  In pleasurable situations, (and most agree during exercise) serotonin is released, […]

September 11, 2018

Naturally Sleep Better With This Indian Root

Imagine, if you will, a population without a single sleep issue, residents young and old all sleeping perfectly. How could this be possible? Many do not know this, but there’s a part of the world where sleep issues are essentially obsolete. Specifically, rural India.   Medical researchers have spent years studying the culture, climate, traditions and many other […]

September 10, 2018

Magnesium Deficiency is Killing You; Here’s Why

Can a magnesium deficiency result in sudden death as a result of heart disease? Over the last thirty years or so, there’s been many published medical studies and journals suggesting that a lack of magnesium can have adverse negative effects on many of our vital organs. Magnesium is a macro-mineral essential to over 300 enzymatic […]

September 6, 2018

This Exotic Fungus Can Naturally Prevent Alzheimer’s

The year was 2007, and medical scientists from around the globe made a brain health discovery that would change the face of medical science forever. What did they find? A village where brains neither aged nor were affected by degenerative brain disease. Villagers between the ages of 50 and 70 had the brain function of a 20 or […]

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