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What is Controlled Breathing? Techniques, Types and Benefits

December 28, 2020 0

Controlled breathing brings the breathing process into our realm of consciousness and allows us to observe its characteristics such as rhythm, cadence, and depth. We train to learn how to practice it and modify it …

What is Autophobia? The Fear of Being Alone

December 27, 2020 0

Autophobia is pretty common in this era. This disorder occurs in people who experience high levels of anxiety when they’re alone. As you may already know, some enjoy solitude while others try to avoid it. …

What is Intercostal Neuralgia? Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

December 24, 2020 0

Intercostal neuralgia can be defined as a very common ailment that affects people of all ethnicities and ages. It is characterized by the appearance of pain in the costal and thoracic region of the cramping …

What is Existential Depression? Symptoms and Therapeutic Strategies

December 22, 2020 0

Existential depression is a little-known, but recurrent, psychological condition. Some of its characteristics include feeling that you don’t meet expectations, that life is meaningless, or that the world is unfair, full of injustices, and infinite …

Insomnia Due to Stress: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

December 22, 2020 0

Nervousness, trouble falling asleep, waking up frequently, tachycardia in the middle of the night… And when you finally manage to get an hour or two of sleep, you have nightmares! Insomnia due to stress is …

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD): Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

December 19, 2020 0

By definition, we refer to peripheral artery disease when the body’s blood vessels are narrowed. This means they shrink the size of their inner passage by decreasing the flow of blood through them. Think of …

Vinegar as a Disinfectant Around the House

December 18, 2020 0

Surely, you’ve heard that vinegar is a great disinfectant around the house – besides being an extraordinary culinary compliment, of course! People have been using it to clean the kitchen, bathroom, and other surfaces in …

What is Hyperphagia (Polyphagia)? Symptoms and Causes

December 15, 2020 0

The word hyperphagia comes from Greek, where hyper means “excess” and phagia means “to eat.” It’s a disorder in which individuals experience an excessive appetite. Also, their food intake is out of control. The feeling …

Teff Flour: Benefits, Characteristics and Nutritional Values

December 14, 2020 0

How would you like to eat bread and sweets while maintaining a wholesome diet? You may not be aware of it but it’s possible. For instance, you can replace any type of refined flour with …

An Overview of the Different Types of Amnesia

December 13, 2020 0

There are various types of amnesia or amnesic syndromes as well as classifications. It’s a disorder characterized by a person’s partial or complete loss of memory. According to diagnostic books, it’s estimated that dissociative amnesia …

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