Brain Health

When we talk about maintaining brain health, we are referring to the idea of slowing the process of cognitive decline. The goal of maintaining brain health is to keep your mind sharp well into old age. Maintaining brain health is important because a decline in cognitive function can make life much more difficult. It can be frustrating to have a harder time with things like thinking and remembering. It can be embarrassing to have to ask others for help when you need it. It can be dangerous to make poor decisions because of a decline in cognitive function. There is a lot at stake when it comes to maintaining your brain health, and that is why so many people are interested in the topic.

Some All-Too-Common Excuses for Overeating
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Some All-Too-Common Excuses for Overeating

If you’re trying to lose weight, you may be dieting, but hopefully you’re really working on making positive, permanent lifestyle changes. Only lasting changes to your eating and exercise habits yield lasting results. But either way, while you’re dieting or transitioning, you’re bound to suffer some periodic feelings of deprivation. These feelings, as well as…

How Child Sex Trafficking is Big Money in America
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How Child Sex Trafficking is Big Money in America

Child sex trafficking has become big industry across the globe, and in America. World wide, the International Labor Organization estimates that trafficking is now a $150 billion industry. Roughly $99 million of that is from commercial sex trade according to an ILO report, while the remaining $51 billion is from forced labor. Indeed, it has…

#SelfCoaching – What causes depression?
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#SelfCoaching – What causes depression?

The exact cause of depression is unknown. What is known is that there are some common factors that may actuate depression and depressive symptoms. The following five factors may be related to your depression: Physical illness can be associated with depression. Diabetes, thyroid disorders, cancer, congestive heart failure, Parkinson’s disease, chronic, incurable, and painful conditions…

A Doctor’s Drug-Free Prescription for Happier Mornings
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A Doctor’s Drug-Free Prescription for Happier Mornings

As seen on NBC News BETTER: If you’re not a morning person, rolling out of bed each day is likely a battle of wills. Your alarm is determined to wake you up, and you’re determined to keep hitting that snooze button. Your daily routine might serve no other purpose than to get you out the…

Worrying: The Art of Making Mountains Out of Molehills
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Worrying: The Art of Making Mountains Out of Molehills

Ever notice how silly someone else’s worry seems to you? How many times have you told someone to stop making mountains out of molehills? Unfortunately, if worry has become your knee-jerk reflexive response to life challenges, then mountain-making is what you do best. And when you’re making mountains out of molehills, the strangest things can…