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OCD Coping Skills

According to Psychology Today, OCD is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, images, and sensations (obsessions) and engage in behaviors or mental acts in response to these thoughts or obsessions. The disorder affects a... Read More »

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    How You Move, What You Eat, What You Do – Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease

How You Move, What You Eat, What You Do – Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease

How can these three things prevent your chances of developing an incurable disease? Currently there is no cure to Alzheimer’s disease, although researchers continue to crawl closer to a cure. While there is currently no cure, there are conscious efforts... Read More »

On The Verge to a Cure

There are approximately 38 million Americans living with mild to severe migraines on a daily and weekly basis.  Migraines are defined as reoccurring throbbing, painful headaches that typically affect one side of the head more than the other. Usually migraines... Read More »

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    6 Endometriosis Questions Every Woman Needs to Know the Answers To

6 Endometriosis Questions Every Woman Needs to Know the Answers To

What is endometriosis? Let’s start off with the basics.  What is this disorder that not nearly enough women around the world are educated on? Well, it is one of the most common gynecological conditions that affects women in all of... Read More »

Perfectionism vs. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Similar to many other mental disorders, there is a stigma attached to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).  Many people misinterpret the disorder for simply being tidy, perfect and clean.  While these are definitely symptoms of the disorder, there is so much... Read More »

Improving Your Bipolar Disorder

With constant mood swings, shifting energy levels, sleep difficulties and intrusive anxiety, bipolar disorder can be extremely overwhelming. Managing your bipolar disorder can feel the same way. However, you can feel better and get better by taking small, feasible steps... Read More »

OCD | The Do’s & Don’ts

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the name given to a condition in which people experience repetitive and upsetting thoughts and/or behaviors.  OCD has two main features: obsessions and compulsions and living with it can be overwhelming and difficult to understand/cope... Read More »

The Difference Between Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder affects more than 5.7 adults in the United States alone.  It’s a complicated disorder that can be confusing to many, including the people who suffer from it and those who think they may suffer from it.  Bipolar disorder... Read More »

Coping with Alzheimer’s Disease

Studies suggest that 15-20% of individuals 65 years or older may have mild cognitive impairment, with half of those individuals progressing further into a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia within 5 years. This condition is commonly characterized by... Read More »

Let’s Talk About Clinical Trials

Clinical research offers important insights for combating diseases and health related issues. That’s why people like you matter so much to clinical research and clinical trials!  When you volunteer to participate in a clinical trial, you are helping researchers improve... Read More »