(Listen to the full episode here.) What is Anxiety? Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders. (R, R) It affects 30% of adults and 15-30% of children at some point in their life. Furthermore, having an anxiety disorder increases the risk for cooccurring psychiatric disorders. There are several main types [...]
(Listen to the full episode here.) The Prevalence of ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in kids. According to the CDC, 6.8 million children aged 3-17 years old, or about 10%, are impacted by it. The lifetime prevalence for adults with ADHD is approximately 8%. The numbers [...]
(Listen to the full episode here.) Hope for a Solution to the Rise in Chronic Diseases in Kids According to a 2022 updated review in The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (bold emphasis mine): Chronic health conditions (both chronic illnesses and chronic physical disabilities) are generally defined as those conditions that [...]
Has Health Information Hijacked Your Amygdala? Most everyone has had the unpleasant experience of surfing through the online abyss of “Doctor Google.” Even if you didn’t have health anxiety to begin with, combine a rudimentary compilation of innocent bodily gurgles and aches with a few minutes of skimming through health blogs, and you [...]
How Microbes Shape Our Health Since the discovery of microorganisms in the 19th century, scientists and physicians have been obsessed with germs. With the eerie belief that infectious agents caused diseases, one of the major goals of medicine was to kill these detrimental critters. Our weapons included inoculations, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics, and antibiotics. Our [...]
Ouch, My Head Hurts! Headaches are an all-too-common pain in the face and head that a majority of the population, 96%, experience in their lifetime. In my previous post and video, I reviewed all the main points about headaches. Topics covered included: Classifications of headaches (primary and secondary) Common types of headaches (tension, [...]
What is a Headache? Headaches. Yuck! Although they are often not cause for major concern, no one likes having them. They can be a real annoyance, impacting quality of life and productivity. It’s estimated that 96% of the population have had the unpleasant experience of having a headache. Appropriately named, pain in your [...]
How Conventional Medicine is Failing in Cardiovascular Care Heart disease is the number one killer in both men and women. With all the advances we’ve had in science, research, and treatments, we have not been able to downgrade it as the top cause of global mortality for decades. In fact, it is projected [...]
The Heart of Medicine: Staying Connected in an Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation In the past few articles, I’ve discussed how heart disease, the number one killer in men and women, continues to take its toll on the population. I reviewed some alarming statistics regarding women and cardiovascular disease (CVD), highlighted traditional risk [...]
