Tired or Vital Exhaustion—Curse or Cure for Women?
By Nancy Gahles The butt of jokes and sitcom episodes for decades has been the caricature of the tired, worn-out woman. She is often portrayed as the exhausted housewife who...
Read MoreThe next drug? The addictions treatment dilemma
By Richard Schaub Almost everyone is shocked by the answer to this question: at the beginning of the 20th Century, what was the drug that was used for the treatment...
Read MoreAmerican’s view of marijuana use is more favorable than existing evidence supports
By Katherine Shagoury A nationally representative survey of U.S. adults suggests that Americans’ view of marijuana use is more favorable than existing evidence supports. Aggressive commercialization of marijuana is likely...
Read MorePost-traumatic potential
By Nancy Gahles “If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth or power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which,...
Read MoreMindset changes food choices and brain responses to food
By Katherine Shagoury A simple instruction to change your thinking as mealtime approaches can help cut calories, according to new research from the University of Tübingen in Germany. By encouraging...
Read MoreAn integrative framework for prevention and treatment of suicidality
By Julie Luzarraga Your patient presents for his annual wellness exam. He is a relatively healthy Caucasian male in his late 40s. He is married with three children. In the past he...
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The one minute treatment of addictions
By Richard Schaub, PhD, and Bonney Gulino Schaub, RN, MS, NC-BC “Addiction is a mental obsession and a physical compulsion.” —Alcoholics Anonymous There is a profound minute in the...
Read MoreMindfulness helps injured athletes improve pain tolerance and awareness
By Katherine Shagoury Injured athletes can benefit from using mindfulness as part of the sport rehabilitation process to improve their pain tolerance and awareness, according to a new study published...
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