How much does PTSD affect YOU? Like anything, it affects our entire society, directly or indirectly. Most people today are aware of PTSD, and some have gone beyond awareness to have knowledge about it, beyond that it stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Still, I have people sometimes say "what's that?".  read more »

“I'm trying. I mean it, I am trying really hard to make the changes we talked about since the last time I saw you.”

Whether it's following a diabetes plan, exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy eating plan, managing anxiety or depression, or dealing with cancer, the struggle to make and keep healthy lifestyle changes is a challenge for everyone.

Too often lifestyle changes are fleeting experiences, and as Yoda said in “Star Wars”: “Do or do not. There is no try.”  read more »

I recommend you read the four-page professional psychiatric journal article "Identifying and Treating Common Psychiatric Conditions Comorbid with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and/or Fibromyalgia" which appeared in Psychiatric Times on January 18, 2013 (29. 1) There is much focus and commotion/debate with the DSM-5 having come out recently which serves to remind all people with CFS (ME)/FM/MCS/etc. of the importance of knowing the information that pertains to YOU, so that you and your providers do not get led astray from the path to well-being.  read more »

Hello my dawlinks!  It's your Yenta.  All kinds of things are upon us, The High Holy Days begin on the 16th of September with Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and your Yenta's 81st birthday is on the 12th.  Turning 80 wasn't so terrible but 81?  Feh (poo)!  To tell the truth,  I never had trouble with the 0 parts, it's the 1s that give me tsores (trouble); 30 was good but 31 was difficult, 40 was fun but 41 was spent in bed farklemt (depressed), 50 was a blast, but 51, I was diagnosed with what is now called FMS  read more »

Source: “You’re Not Sick You’re Thirsty” by F Batmanghelidj M.D. – p 32-35  read more »

Depression has many causes.  People often have stressors on their body/mind/spirit which leads the brain to have different chemicals in it: everything from poor nutrition in the foods consumed to not getting exercise and laughter regularly, even enough hugs! Often, people have been prescribed and might prefer 'give me a pill to solve my problem' rather than finding and correcting the underlying reasons.  Often medications are necessary and helpful, hopefully for a short time while the underlying causes start to be investigated.    read more »

Charlie Rose put on an amazing television series in the fall of 2010 about the brain and I highly encourage you to go see the website about it by following this link:

www.charlierose.com/view/collection/10702.  read more »