60 MILLION Americans have a sleep disorder, insomnia being one of them. You might think insomnia just involves not being able to sleep, bringing up mental images of someone with bloodshot eyes staring at the...
People with insomnia don’t sleep at all. I don’t have insomnia because I sleep at least four hours a night. Contrary to popular belief, insomnia is not a condition that just prevents you from sleeping. Insomnia...
Myth: Cutting down on my screen time should help me sleep better. The short answer is maybe. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about how the blue light in your phone can affect sleep patterns....
1.You feel irritable. Exhaustion from a sleepless night can lead to irritability every once in awhile. However, for those with insomnia, their irritability is more frequent and potent. Being constantly annoyed makes it difficult to maintain...
How did Botox become a treatment option for depression? How does Botox work to treat depression? ...
Fact: Botox works by modulating acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter. First off, what is acetylcholine? Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter (which carries information from one neuron to another or from neuron to muscle) Acetylcholine is released from a nerve and tells...
Myth: When you smile more, you send positive feedback to your brain which makes you feel happier. This idea is the facial feedback hypothesis. This hypothesis has its roots in behavioral treatments. This behavioral approach...
How did a concept so far-fetched become a treatment option? Dermatologists first began noticing something going on when their patients would come in asking for more Botox treatments even before their wrinkles reappeared. The patients said...
It was a sunny afternoon, but the beautiful weather outside did not accurately reflect the weather inside of me. I felt so overwhelmed and so exhausted. As I was thumbing through my Facebook feed, I saw...