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BROOKE SHIELD HAVING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
Brooke Shields tried to suicide when she first became a mother. The actress had a natal depression and did not think her life has any importance. She has two daughters and living with her husband Chris Henchy.
Pollution's Toll on the Brain
In these days of hybrid cars and carbon credits, it is common knowledge that substances exhaled by autos and coal plants are harmful to our respiratory system. What may be surprising is the degree to which they may harm the brain—in some instances, as much as exposure to lead. A recent string of studies from all over the world suggests that common air pollutants such as black carbon, particulate matter and ozone can negatively affect vocabulary, reaction times and even overall intelligence.
Runner's High Can Lead to Running Addcition
If you're a runner, you're probably familiar with runner's high. You know — that energetic, overwhelmingly awesome feeling you experience after a workout that makes you feel like the happiest person alive. The feel-good sensations come when endorphins are released from your brain, and new research shows that a runner's high mimics the same sense of euphoria as drug use.
About your Body Part 3 ( The Synapse)
For information to get from one neuron to the next, it must cross the synapse, the space between the axon of one neuron (called the presynaptic neuron) and the dendrites of the next (called the postsynapstic neuron). The synapse is typically very tiny, about .03 microns wide or a millionth of an inch. Unlike the electrical communication within a single neuron, communication between neurons involves a chemical reaction.Migraines
A migraine is a severe, debilitating form of headache that typically appears as a throbbing ache near the side of the forehead. Over time, the ache often intensifies to a disabling pain. Migraines are usually a chronic condition, occurring repeatedly throughout a person’s life.Preschool Depression
CHICAGO – Depression in children as young as 3 is real and not just a passing grumpy mood, according to provocative new research. The study is billed as the first to show major depression can be chronic even in very young children, contrary to the stereotype of the happy-go-lucky preschooler. Until fairly recently, "people really haven't paid much attention to depressive disorders in children under the age of 6," said lead author Dr.Smart Mama, Scary Book
I loved this article! So funny because her talking about the worrying is so true! But her whole point of the article is really good.Antidepressant use doubles in US, study finds
Use of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005, probably because of a mix of factors, researchers reported on Monday. About 6 percent of people were prescribed an antidepressant in 1996 -- 13 million people. This rose to more than 10 percent or 27 million people by 2005, the researchers found.Organic Mental Disorders
Organic mental disorders involve a disruption of psychological functioning due to dysfunction of the brain. Primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type refers to the progressive and deteriorating disorder in which cognitive abilities such as memory, thinking, and personality functioning are severely disrupted. In the early stages, the individual experiences memory impairment and social withdrawal.You Give Some Complicated Kisses
"When passion takes a grip, a kiss locks two humans together in an exchange of scents, tastes, textures, secrets and emotions. We kiss furtively, lasciviously, gently, shyly, hungrily and exuberantly. We kiss in broad daylight and in the dead of night.
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