New research examined several key factors to determine which states rank the highest and lowest for mental health care. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images New research analyzed seven data points to reveal the worst states for mental health care. Texas topped the list as the worst state for mental health care for a second time in two years, while […]
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‘Food Noise’ Ruled Her Life for Years. Here’s How She Learned to Silence It
For years, Sophia Pena couldn’t stop thinking about food, making it impossible for her to maintain a healthy weight. Image Provided by Sophia Pena More than half of Americans who are living with obesity or overweight can’t stop thinking about food. Food noise helps explain constant, intrusive thoughts about eating. Experts say there are ways […]
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In addition to throwing off the body´s homeostasis, excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is a listing of some of sugar´s metabolic consequences from a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications. 1. Sugar can suppress the immune system. 2. Sugar can upset the body´s mineral balance. […]
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In the Dark Ages, troubled souls were rarely locked up for going off their rocker. Such confinement began in the Age of Enlightenment, after sugar made the transition from apothecary’s prescription to candymaker’s confection. “The great confinement of the insane”, as one historian calls it,10 began in the late 17th century, after sugar consumption in […]
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