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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[nextpage title=”…”] 5 Things Your Body May Be Trying to Tell You By PositiveMed-Team Edited By: Stephanie Dawson Our body is a wonderful machine that tells almost everything it needs or feels. Pay attention to small signs and indications it gives regarding what it needs. Paying attention to signs and symptoms can help you detect
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8 Common Habits that May Cause Brain Stroke According to Dutch researchers there are at least 8 habits that have been identified as risk factors for a brain stroke, or aneurysm. These eight risk factors are the following: • Excessive coffee consumption • Intense physical exercise • Blowing your nose • Extra effort when going
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Burnout Syndrome: Signs, Symptoms, CausesBy: Andres Carvajal Edited By: Stephanie Dawson Contemporary society is constantly changing, evolving, and people need to adapt to the frequency of these sudden and often radical changes. Some characteristics of this contemporary era are: increased lifespan with a shortened childhood and extended young adulthood, perpetual insecurity, excess of information, changes
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How to Improve your Memory Naturally By: Andres Carvajal Edited By: Stephanie Dawson [Last Updated on March 1st 2014] There are several techniques to improve your memory for that important test or presentation. The techniques offered here won’t require a huge effort or any outlay of money. Brain gym websites, such as Lumosity are popular
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10 Things you should Know about Epilepsy By PositiveMed-Team Edited By: Stephanie Dawson 1. A seizure disorder is epilepsy Some use the term seizure disorder in an attempt to separate themselves from any association with epilepsy because of their fear. Epilepsy and seizure disorder mean the same thing. A person who has had two or
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By Nima Shei MD Early detection is the key in Alzheimer’s Disease. If you know anyone with one or more of these signs you need to consult with a doctor, since alzheimer’s often start with very small and undetectable changes. Alzheimer’s can start in early 50s which you don’t really expect. Early detection can help
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9 Ways to Improve your Memory Naturally By Positivemed-Team Edited By: Stephanie Dawson Often people find they forget the what they read or where they put things. Here are some ideas for you to practice and naturally improve your memory. • Make a Fist If you are facing problems recalling things at work get a
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Having Pain May Also Mean Experiencing PTSD By: Dr. Peter Abaci It has been well understood for quite some time now that the continuous or chronic experience of pain is often associated with significant mood changes. In particular, the incidence of depression accompanying chronic pain has been widely considered to be quite high. What we
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Triphala: To Cure All Sorrows Edited By: Stephanie Dawson Triphala powder is one of the best Ayurvedic herbs from India, it means 3 fruits. It is a blend of three fruits from three trees, Amalaki (Emblica officinalis), Vibhitaki (Terminalia Bellirica) and Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) • Constipation Triphala is considered one of the best colon cleansers
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Top 10 Most Damaging Brain Habits 1. Lack of Stimulating Thoughts Lack of brain stimulation may cause brain shrinkage. Thinking is the best way to train your brain, so think more, write more, explore more, all this will help you to keep your brain fresh. 2. Skipping Breakfast or No Breakfast at all People who
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1. The brain feels no painThere is a familiar expression “Relax, this won’t hurt a bit…” at the doctor’s office, but something inside you knows it’s not true, well, in the case of the brain it’s completely true. The brain has no pain receptors, and that’s why surgeons can perform brain surgery with the patient
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When people hear the words chest pain they often think heart attack, the symptoms of which can include a strange feeling in the chest, pressure, sweating, shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting, pain, sudden weakness, and a fast or irregular heartbeat. While it’s true that the pain can be a symptom of a heart attack,
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Did you know that Fusiform is the name given to the part of the brain that conveys the ability to recognize faces? This and more interesting parts and facts about the brain is what this infographic will teach us, also how to watch and learn the body language of others and how to react to
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Natural Foods that Take Your Brain to the Next Level! There are lots of foods that are known for being extremely beneficial for our entire body, but while we are trying to take care of that extra belly fat, arm jiggles, trying to get leaner legs, etc. are we looking after our biggest and main
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Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Dementia Dementia is characterized by emotional, mental, and physical deterioration caused by damage to the brain. Symptoms of dementia can develop suddenly or slowly over a long period of time, and the risk of dementia increases as you get older. The symptoms of dementia include: Difficulty concentrating and planning things Memory
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A compound in the spice turmeric may be an effective way to prevent protein clumping—the first step in Parkinson’s disease. A new study at Michigan State University, showed that slow-wriggling alpha-synuclein proteins are the cause of the protein clumping, or aggregation and curcumin can effectively prevent it. Curcumin is one of the main components of turmeric. “Our research shows that curcumin
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By PositiveMed Team- Costa Rica Office Edited by Stephanie Dawson and Nima Shei, MD Last Updated on August 2nd 2013 Serotonin is a hormone found in our nervous system, as well as in the nervous system of all other animals. This hormone (neurotransmitter) is widely used by neurons to transmit signals. When serotonin produced tension
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