Why Year-round Daylight Saving Time Is Bad for Our Health

 

The time change debate continues every March and November. Every spring and fall, people complain about having to change their clocks. State legislatures and Congress are now getting into the act. Some want year-round standard time, and others would like daylight saving time all year. Yet studies continue to find that daylight saving time is not healthy.

How to Keep Your Brain Young and Healthy

 

Developing dementia and Alzheimer’s does not have to be an accepted part of getting older. Your brain has an incredible ability to grow new brain cells and stay young as you age. Even if you’ve noticed you’re becoming forgetful, you can still increase brain cells and neurons. It isn’t hard to do, and you can start rebuilding brain cells and preserve the ones you have today.

Reduce Anxiety and Brain Fog with L-Theanine

Does brain fog cause you to feel unfocused and unable to concentrate, and nothing seems to help. Coffee works, but only for a short time and can cause anxiety and jitters. L-theanine is a safe supplement you can take that not only reduces brain fog but also reduces anxiety, helping you to focus and concentrate throughout the day.

The Truths and Myths of Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a major disorder of the brain and is a much misunderstood mental health illness. It is often confused with bipolar disorder and split-personality disorder. Schizophrenia affects 1% of the population in the U.S. This article will explain the symptoms and clear up the myths.  

Can Marijuana Relieve Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

There is a great deal of anecdotal evidence that marijuana does relieve post-traumatic stress disorders in veterans. Veterans are allowed to get medical marijuana in some states for the PTSD, but not other states. There are usually prescribed medications that come with miserable side effects.

How to Treat Autism and Social Behavior Disorders with Oxytocin

Oxytocin should not be confused with the often abused pain killer Oxycontin. Oxytocin has been called the love drug, the cuddle drug, and the "trust drug", but it is much more than that. New studies have found this drug that can help those with autism, Asperger’s, women with postpartum depression and those with social disorder. Learn more about these new studies.

What Is a Nervous Breakdown and How to Seek Help

The phrase having a nervous breakdown is overused. You might hear someone say they are going to have a nervous breakdown at the slightest amount of stress. Usually, it is just a phrase, but there is nothing funny when someone actually feels like they are about to have a nervous breakdown. And there is help you can get if you feel this way.

How to Relieve Depression Naturally with SAM-e

It is called SAM-e, pronounced Sammy and it is short for S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine. For more than 20 years, SAM-e has been an approved medication in Europe. Studies have shown it to be useful to relieve depression among other health issues.

How to Relieve Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

During the winter, it can always seem gray, and when the sun does shine, it is very low to the horizon, making the house dark. Do you dread it when you hear that daylight savings time is ending, and you feel depressed, anxious and tired? This is known as seasonal affective disorder or SAD. Many people feel this way during the long winters and there are ways to beat the winter blues

Misdiagnosed Alzheimer's Could Be Curable NPH

Some people have been misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's, dementia or even Parkinson's disease with symptoms related to those illnesses. It turned out that they did not have the above-mentioned health issues, but instead had NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus), which is treatable and curable. How can you know the difference?

Does Ginkgo Biloba Prevent Memory Loss And Dementia?

Ginkgo biloba is an herbal extract that has been said to preserve memory and help prevent memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Does it really work, that is the question. In Europe and the United States, Ginkgo biloba is one of the best selling herbal supplements and in Germany and France it is approved for the treatment of dementia.

Diagnosis and Treatment for Developmental Topographical Disorientation

Has there ever been a time when you all of a sudden lost your orientation or didn’t know which direction you were facing? To people with this disorder, it happens all of the time and this is more than just being momentarily disorientated. If this happens to you often, you could have developmental topographical disorientation.

How Ions Can Affect Your Moods

It’s another windy day and you’re in a bad mood, in fact, everyone is in a bad mood. Why is it that when the wind blows a certain way, everyone is in a bad mood. The saying there’s an ill wind blowing is actually true and it is all in the ions.