Yogurt Can Affect Brain Function, UCLA Study FindsMental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 31, 2013Do you usually eat yogurt for breakfast? If you do, it’s likely because you know it will keep you regular. Many people eat yogurt for the probiotics, the healthy bacteria, which helps keep the digestive tract functioning well. Your gut is full of bacterial cells. These little organisms are there helping you to break down…
Psychopathy Vs. Antisocial Personality DisorderMental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 31, 2013Psychopathy is a common term used to describe a grouping of personality traits that includes such things as impulsive behavior, lack of regard for others, lack of a normal range of emotional responsiveness and frequent deception or manipulation of others. People who have these traits are known as psychopaths or sociopaths. However, the American Psychiatric…
Reducing the Impact of Obesity on Mental HealthMental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 31, 2013Doctors use the term obesity to describe levels of body weight that are high enough to seriously endanger one or more aspects of a person’s health. Specific problems linked to the presence of obesity include type 2 diabetes, strokes, hypertension, arthritis, high cholesterol, heart disease and certain types of cancer. Obesity is also frequently a…
Man Sues Apple Over Porn AddictionSex AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 31, 2013Do you remember the woman who sued McDonald’s in 1994? Stella Liebeck, 79, ordered coffee from the giant fast food chain then spilled it in her lap while she was attempting to mix in the cream and sugar. The burn from temperature of the coffee, which McDonald’s required each restaurant to hold at 180 to…
