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When Upward Mobility Becomes a Health Hazard. Self-control forecasts better psychosocial outcomes but faster epigenetic aging in low-SES youth. Author Affiliations Edited by Shelley E.

Self-control forecasts better psychosocial outcomes but faster epigenetic aging in low-SES youth

Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, and approved June 16, 2015 (received for review March 12, 2015) Healthy News and Information. What Aloe Vera Does To Your Body: Why The Egyptians Called it The Plant of Immortality by PAUL FASSA There are 300 or more different species of Aloe.

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The most prominent variety, Aloe barbadensis, Miller commonly referred to as Aloe vera, is especially noted for its amazing healing abilities. Although Aloe vera resembles a cactus, it actually belongs to the family of liliaceous plants and is indigenous to subtropical regions and deserts. Stress, Food, and Inflammation: Psychoneuroimmunology and Nutrition at the Cutting Edge. Inter-generational trauma: Daniel Andrews, shame and the othering of gay bodies - Archer Magazine. On Tuesday, sitting in a room in Parliament House, among community members and advocates, I watched the Premier of Victoria deliver a public apology to men convicted under since-repealed laws criminalising homosexuality.

Inter-generational trauma: Daniel Andrews, shame and the othering of gay bodies - Archer Magazine

In this state at least, the decriminalisation process ended in the early ‘80s (before I was born) but as the Premier’s speech eloquently acknowledged, the damage of those laws is still keenly felt by the men who were subjected to them. The apology hasn’t come out of the blue. Over the past few years community advocates have worked hard to lobby sympathetic ears in the last two state governments to make significant strides towards reconciling a past of state violence against gay communities. It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are. By Mark Wolynn Traumas Lost and Found. Metabolic Damage: Everything To Know On Fixing Your Broken Metabolism. Jade Teta ND, CSCS As a clinician in integrative & functional medicine, I often get the hard cases.

Metabolic Damage: Everything To Know On Fixing Your Broken Metabolism

Integrative medicine, while exploding in popularity, is still a specialty that is a little off the beaten path. Well, at least is an area where most doctors have almost no training at all. Its focus is on finding the underlying cause of illness, not simply following protocol by putting a band-aid drug or surgery in place. Doctors Now Prescribing Music Therapy for Heart Ailments, Brain Dysfunction, Learning Disabilities, Depression, PTSD, Alzheimers, Childhood Development and More - Didge Project.

Music has proven time and again to be an important component of human culture.

Doctors Now Prescribing Music Therapy for Heart Ailments, Brain Dysfunction, Learning Disabilities, Depression, PTSD, Alzheimers, Childhood Development and More - Didge Project

From its ceremonial origin to modern medical usage for personal motivation, concentration, and shifting mood, music is a powerful balm for the human soul. Though traditional “music therapy” encompasses a specific set of practices, the broader use of music as a therapeutic tool can be seen nowadays as doctors are found recommending music for a wide variety of conditions. 1Music Helps Control Blood Pressure and Heart-Related Disorders According to The Cardiovascular Society of Great Britain, listening to certain music with a repetitive rhythm for least ten seconds can lead to a decrease in blood pressure and a reduced heart rate. Hashimoto's is an Autoimmune Disease Not Just a Thyroid Disorder. Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune disease and a thyroid disease.

Hashimoto's is an Autoimmune Disease Not Just a Thyroid Disorder

But most doctors, healthcare practitioners, health coaches and advocates spend little or no time on the autoimmune part of the disease. There are many reasons for this, but the result is that there is a huge void in our healthcare model for treating, managing and, even, properly understanding this condition. In this post I will explore many aspects of autoimmune disease and why it should matter to you. Autoimmune Disease is An Epidemic There is a a global epidemic of autoimmune disease taking place right now.

This is especially shocking when you understand how autoimmune disease is defined. Think Antidepressants Work? “All I know is that Prozac saved my best friend’s life,” said a slightly agitated young woman in the third row of the conference room.

Think Antidepressants Work?

“You must be wondering how that can be true, and how everything I’ve just presented about the corruption of psychiatric data over the past hour could possibly also be true?” I offered in response. I field this question often, and remember feeling the resistance behind the question myself when I began to confront some of the data that undermined what I had been taught about the safety and efficacy of antidepressants.

“But I’ve seen them work!” Making Sense of PCOS and Adrenal Fatigue. By: Michael Lam, MD, MPH Polycystic ovary syndrome, also known as PCOS, is a condition characterized by the growth of cysts on the ovaries.

Making Sense of PCOS and Adrenal Fatigue

PCOS has a number of causes, and is linked with insulin resistance and metabolic imbalances, conditions that are also commonly associated with Adrenal Fatigue. PCOS symptoms typically begin as a girl hits puberty. One Fix for Adrenal Dysfunction Symptoms: Exercise! According to research, which was conducted at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, various physical activities have been proven to benefit sleeping habits.

One Fix for Adrenal Dysfunction Symptoms: Exercise!

Some of these activities include weight-lifting, yoga, running, walking and so forth. This is common knowledge among many individuals, but the research also found that house care and childcare, or similar physical activities, have been shown to increase poor sleeping habits. The new study, which was lead by Michael Grandner, PhD, member of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology at Penn, and instructor in Psychiatry, has uncovered findings suggesting that the type of physical activity may determine whether or not it improves sleep. The information and data are results from a study done on 429,110 adults from the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. What Is GABA and How Is It Useful to Adrenal Fatigue? By: Michael Lam, MD, MPH What is GABA?

What Is GABA and How Is It Useful to Adrenal Fatigue?

GABA, gamma-amino butyric acid, is a neurotransmitter that is the body’s natural system in place for relaxing the brain. Because there is a connection between the mind and body, when your mind is relaxed, your body relaxes. GABA functions to turn off certain activities in the brain that are triggered by response to stress. Re-balancing Forward Head Posture - www.alisoneastland.com. You can use the neck roll along with the 3 Easy Restorative Yoga Poses for Back Pain Relief, which I describe here.

Resting on the neck roll, or in any of the Restorative Poses is a great opportunity to listen to a Yoga Nidra recording so that you can really relax your muscles and your nervous system and maximise the benefits of the pose. Allergy Symptoms And Hair Loss (but Don’t Forget Iron) Those with hair loss combined with allergy like symptoms who do not test positive for allergies (via IgE) may have high levels of inflammatory mediators like histamine, prostaglandins and/or interleukins.

These inflammatory molecules are found in mast cells in the human body and are usually released as needed, but those with chronic allergies, high overall IgE level, histamine intolerance, mast cell activation, mastocytosis and other inflammatory medical conditions may have disturbances in mast cell function, thereby causing excess inflammation and hair loss. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Guide. A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

URAC's accreditation program is an independent audit to verify that A.D.A.M. follows rigorous standards of quality and accountability. A.D.A.M. is among the first to achieve this important distinction for online health information and services. Allergy Symptoms And Hair Loss (but Don’t Forget Iron) How Patients Can Avoid Dangerous Medical Care. A history of mental illness in Australia - The Drawing Room. They'll Have to Rewrite the Textbooks. Depression Is a Disease of Civilization: Hunter-Gatherers Hold the Key to the Cure. Link found between osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia pain - The study, funded by Arthritis Research UK, suggests the need for new therapies to target brain mechanisms to help the mind cope more effectively with chronic pain.

The vagus nerve, emotions and the difficulty with mindfulness practices. Healthy News and Information. By DR. Science Says Silence Is Much More Important To Our Brains Than We Think. Fungicides Might Contribute to Neurodegenerative Disease Development in Disease Like Huntington’s - Huntington's Disease News. Researchers discovered that frequently used fungicides – chemicals used commercially to get rid of fungi in crops – cause the same kind of changes in gene expression as scientists report are present in patients with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, as well as autism.

The study, “Identification of chemicals that mimic transcriptional changes associated with autism, brain aging and neurodegeneration,” was published in the journal Nature Communications. Epidemiological studies have previously linked certain chemicals to neurodegenerative diseases. 6 ways the reishi mushroom kills cancer cells. (NaturalHealth365) Many people with cancer become ill when their immune system takes a nose dive. With the immune system now vulnerable, potential lurking pathogens such as bacteria and viruses can take hold making it more difficult to stop healthy cells from turning cancerous. But, we shouldn’t be surprised with the millions of deaths associated with cancer or low immunity – especially when you consider the loss of minerals in our farming soil; the overabundance of sugar in the diet; artificial ingredients inside too many heavily-processed foods plus the proliferation of GMOs.

On/off button for passing along epigenetic ‘memories’ to our children discovered. How Reiki Actually Works (The Science Part) 4 Facts About ADHD That Teachers & Doctors Never Tell Parents. We're creating a positive news network. More Doctors Confessing To Intentionally Diagnosing Healthy People With Cancer To Make Money. Adrenal PCOS: Surprising Ways Stress Affects Your Hormones. These 1959 Reports Show Measles Was Considered a 'Mild Infection' - Adrenal Fatigue Crashes and how to Recovery from Them. Adrenal Fatigue vs Catabolic Syndrome - What is the difference. The Real Story Behind Bisphenol A. 34 Pictures To See Which Muscle You’re Stretching – nadin4eblog. Doctors On Demand: Would You Use an Uber for Doctors? Healthy News and Information. This recipe will easily clear your lungs in 3 days, even if you smoke more than 5 years.

Healthy News and Information. Stanford's Robert Sapolsky Demystifies Depression, Which, Like Diabetes, Is Rooted in Biology. Iatrogenesis: Doctors Doing Harm - Kelly Brogan MD. The Most Underrated Sleep Factor: Light - Dr Frank Lipman. The Diet Myth: Your Gut Bacteria Play A Bigger Role In Weight Loss Than You Think. Study of Holocaust survivors finds trauma passed on to children's genes. City Council members may be individually liable for harm caused by fluoridated water. Pyrrole Disorder for Therapists. Symptoms of a Sluggish Liver and Its Impact on Thyroid Diet - HormonesBalance.com - HormonesBalance.com.

Can We Reprogram Our DNA and Heal Ourselves With Frequency, Vibration & Energy? - Science of the Soul. Challenges to Getting a Proper Hypothyroidism Diagnosis. Lyme: The Infectious Disease Equivalent of Cancer, Says Top Duke Oncologist. Reductions in Michigan's Anti-Vaccination Waiver Rates and the Culture of Anti-Vaxers. The Dark Side of Bone Broth - Selene River Press. Doctors Who Discovered Cancer Enzymes In Vaccines All Found Murdered. Dr. Diana Driscoll interview: vagus nerve and POTS/mast cell activation. Studies linking fluoride in water to health issues prompt Australian review. FDA Sends Warning Letters to the Essential Oil Companies Young Living and doTERRA! Signs & Symptoms - Newly Diagnosed Support Centre. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Is More Than A Bad Story. Metformin: Medical Marvel or Magical Medicine? - Hormones Matter.

The Vagus Nerve and the Healing Promise of The Sudarshan Kriya. Brain cancer patients speak out about surgeons refusing to refer them onto Dr Charlie Teo.