The idea that your gut could be causing your anxiety is a strange one, I know, and often a difficult one to stomach (excuse the pun) as it goes against the tide of current medical thinking. But if you really think about it, it shouldn’t really be all that surprising. …
Read More »Caffeine: The Morning Shot of Anxiety
Caffeine is probably the most widely used brain altering substance in the world today with about 83% of Americans drinking coffee at an average rate of about 3 cups per day. and this figure is increasing each year… This makes the US the leading coffee drinking nation in the world. Of …
Read More »What is a Mental Illness Anyway?
If I asked this question to a random passer-by in any city in the western world I would probably get a mix of different answers but possibly with an overall consensus that might be something like: “a disease of the mind”, a “problem with the brain” or a “non-physical illness”. Thinking of a …
Read More »Are we Exposing Our Children to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is most commonly associated with war – it affects both the soldiers fighting it and the civilians that get wrapped up in its horrors. We know about the anxiety disorders that ensue: the flashbacks; the dreams; the uncontrollable fear. The horrors that wars produce are …
Read More »Anxiety Medication: 10 Reasons it’s Not a Long Term Solution
Medication is probably the most popular and widely used anxiety treatment out there at the moment with a huge variety of pills available. The problem is of course that although medication can certainly work if prescribed carefully it doesn’t come without its drawbacks. Here are 10 reasons why medication is …
Read More »Identifying Social Anxiety Disorder in Children
Often regarded as the most unrecognized mental disorder in teens, social anxiety disorder can take many forms and manifest itself differently per person. Most parents and adults dismiss symptoms as merely shyness or teen angst that their children will eventually outgrow. However, social phobia, as the disorder is sometimes called, …
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