Schei, MD, Author at PositiveMed

Author name: Schei, MD

Dr. Nima Schei is a medical doctor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of PositiveMed. Besides medicine, he's been studying mathematics and neuroscience at Rutgers University. He's passionate about alternative medicine, startups and animal rights. He's a proud vegan, living with his wife and two rescue dogs in Miami Beach, FL.

10 Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder

mental health, psychology / Schei, MD

10 Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health disorder that generates significant emotional instability. This can lead to a variety of other stressful mental and behavioral problems. With borderline personality disorder, a person may have a severely distorted self-image and feel worthless and fundamentally flawed. Anger, impulsiveness, and frequent […]

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Weight Loss Tea

Health Benefits of Foods, weight loss / Schei, MD

Tea for Weight Loss By Divya Shree Edited By Stephanie Dawson Tea is a drink many people enjoy, however few know that drinking your favorite cup of tea can help you shed extra pounds. The effectiveness of green tea for reducing weight is no secret, that’s why its used worldwide by people who know its

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Top 9 Benefits of Jojoba Oil

health, natural remedies, Skin Care / Schei, MD

9 Uses of Jojoba Oil By Divya Shree Edited by Stephanie Dawson Jojoba oil is an essential oil made from seeds of the Jojoba plant first made in North America. Jojoba plant is also known as Simmondsia chinensis. The oil is used for various purposes from cooking to cosmetics. The wide range of benefits in

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7 Unbelievable Things Chocolate Can Do For You

Health Benefits of Foods, Most Popular, weight loss / Schei, MD

What Chocolate Can Do For You By Divya Shree Edited by Stephanie dawson Reviewed By Nima Shei MD Chocolate is usually liked by all age groups and genders. People and kids love chocolate to help keep fit and for its delicious taste. Chocolate can satisfy your sugar cravings and helps improve your overall health. Chocolate,

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The Surprising Origin of Blue Eyes

Facts, health / Schei, MD

The Surprising Origin of Blue Eyes A team at University of Copenhagen conducted a study in 2008 about the formation of blue eyes. The research showed that those who have blue eyes have a single common ancestor. They found a genetic mutation that took place between 6000 – 10,000 years ago which is the reason

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Serotonin and Depression Medications

brain, Depression, mental health, psychology / Schei, MD

Depression Medications – Serotonin plays a fundamental role as a neurotransmitter substance in behaviors such as aggression, core temperature, mood, sleep, physical desire, and appetite. High and low levels of this neurotransmitter will impact positively or negatively human patterns in these areas. Also, the available serotonin in the brain regulates melatonin, another hormone involved in

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What you should know about Brain Waves

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What you should know about Brain Waves By Khrystyana Kirton Edited By Stephanie Dawson Reviewed By Nima Shei MD Different authors have written many articles on the number of brain waves that exist, four major types of brain waves exist excluding SMR waves which are ever present. In 1929 Mr. Hans Berger measured the frequency

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10 Houseplants Which Will Clean Indoor Toxins-Organically

Allergies, Facts, health, live longer / Schei, MD

10 Houseplants Which Will Clean Indoor Toxins-Organically By Khrystyana KirtonEdited By Stephanie DawsonReviewed By Nima Shei MD Turns out that indoor air can often contain more toxins and chemicals than outdoor air. Everything from mattresses to pots/pans to kids’ pajamas can put harmful chemicals into indoor air. It’s best to clean indoor toxins in any way

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What you should know about Antisocial Personality Disorder

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What you should know about Antisocial Personality Disorder By Khrystyana Kirton Edited By Stephanie Dawson Reviewed By Nima Shei MD Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a long-standing pattern of a disregard for other people’s rights, often crossing the line and violating those rights. It usually begins in childhood or as a teen and continues

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How to Lose Weight With Avocado

Health and Food, Health Benefits of Foods, weight loss / Schei, MD

How to Lose Weight With Avocado Amongst many important other things, insulin is the powerful hormone that removes excessive glucose from the blood. It signals to store excess glucose, in small amounts in the liver and muscles, but once those are full, in the adipose fat cells. To make matters worse, this process of storing

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What Your Wrinkles Are Telling You

health, live longer, Skin Care / Schei, MD

What Your Wrinkles Are Telling You We all get older and signs of aging start by appearing on our faces. Wrinkles are the most visible sign of aging and can be spotted easily. Most of us are bound to get them in the course of our lives. Many people want to avoid wrinkles especially when

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7 Natural Treatments for ADHD

brain, health, mental health / Schei, MD

Natural Treatments for ADHD By Divya Shree Edited by Stephanie Dawson Reviewed by Nima Shei MD ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. As per statistics, around 11 million prescriptions of Ritalin, a common drug used to treat ADHD, are given every year. Between 2003 and 2007 the documented cases of ADHD have gone up

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What you should know about Hernia

health / Schei, MD

What you should know about Abdominal HerniaBy Khrystyana KirtonEdited By Stephanie DawsonReviewed By Nima Shei MD A hernia is a protrusion of tissue from one area of the body through the wall that contains it. The abdomen is a common place for hernias to occur. Hernias may be present at birth due to incomplete closure

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Ashwagandha: The Nature’s Power Herb

Alternative Medicine, natural remedies / Schei, MD

Ashwagandha: The Nature’s Power Herb By Divya Shree Edited By Stephanie Dawson Ashwagandha is one of the most widely used herbs in Ayurvedic treatment and has numerous health benefits. Its also known as Withania Somnifera, winter cherry, and poison gooseberry. This herb is native to the Middle East, India, and North Africa. This is a

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Top 10 Mysterious Diseases

Facts, health / Schei, MD

10 Diseases Unexplained by Science By Divya Shree Edited By Stephanie Dawson Reviewed By Nima Shei MD PositiveMed regularly publishes articles on various diseases. mysterious diseases – There are millions of known diseases, most of them are treatable by science through discovering possible cures. Many years of research and hard work has found causes and

What Your Handwriting Says About You

Facts, infographics, psychology / Schei, MD

What Your Handwriting Says About You By Divya ShreeEdited By Stephanie DawsonReviewed By Nima Shei, MD Our handwriting can say a lot about our personality. Experts analyze handwriting then explain our personality. The process of handwriting analysis is called graphology, it sometimes been addressed as pseudoscientific due to debates regarding accuracy in determining physical and

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Warning Signs that May Indicate Depression

Depression, mental health / Schei, MD

The normal ups and downs of life mean that everyone feels sad or has the blues from time to time, but if emptiness and despair have taken hold and won’t go away, that may be depression. Depression makes it tough to function and enjoy life like one once did. Just getting through the day can

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10 Common Mistakes That Can Sabotage Your Workout

Fitness, weight loss / Schei, MD

10 Common Mistakes That Can Sabotage Your Workout By PositiveMed team Edited By Stephanie Dawson Reviewed By Nima Shei MD. If you are working out daily, sweating it out at the gym, but the results you want elude you, there must be something wrong. There are certain basic guidelines to exercise, if not followed they

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