Unless they are experiencing heartburn or indigestion, most people rarely think about their gut, and few believe that it plays an important role in their overall health. But it does. It plays a critical role in the digestion of your food, it protects you from illness, and it is even important in relation to your […]
One of the leading health issues in society today is the growing number of obese people and obesity. I remember when I had my pre-employment medical examination, the doctor was so prejudiced and biased that simply because I weighed 115 kgs, he did not provide me any clearance and wanted me to seek and consult […]
Antidepressants and other psychiatric medications have truly gone mainstream in the 1990s and 2000s! Nowadays, one in 10 Americans takes an antidepressant medication; among women in their 40s and 50s, the figure is one in four. Five percent of 12- to 19-year-olds in the U.S. use antidepressants, and another 6% of the same age group […]