Anger is a universal experience, although both the feeling of anger and its behavioral manifestations can vary widely, from a toddler’s screaming meltdown to teenage vandalism, from PMS to road rage, from sudden white-hot fury to simmering resentment or irritability....
If you want your food or beverage sweetened – although of course it’s best if you don’t – and you want to avoid sugar and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for caloric or other reasons, what are your options? And of these options, what are the down sides and things to...
Many people consider the Western medical approach to be an absolute, which is not the case once one has a cross-cultural perspective. In the Western model, if there is disease, then it or at least its symptoms should be removed; this seems to be obvious. However,...
Nutritional knowledge and the way we eat have changed hugely over the years. Humans had been hunter-gatherers for thousands of generations, and then made use of agriculture for the last 300 or so generations. Processed and refined foods have been around for only about...
What are some of the most important things you can do for your health? Many people, including some doctors, would say that having regular medical checkups and taking medications as prescribed are crucial to health. However, these measures only help to detect and...
Seasonal Depression (SAD) Are you SAD? Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is depression that occurs or worsens when the days get shorter in winter. SAD affects about 5% of the adult population, or about 10 million people. There is some evidence that it’s hereditary....
