What is Elder Abuse? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), elder abuse occurs when someone intentionally harms or puts an older person at danger. One who is 60 years or older is considered a senior or an elderly person. Abusive behaviour is often done by a guardian or someone the older […]
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Violent outbursts and unforeseen tantrums in which the person completely loses control are hallmarks of intermittent explosive disorder (IED), a mental disorder that is frequently overlooked. Usually, this psychological condition first manifests in childhood or youth. However, most people still deal with it throughout their adult life. While each person’s course of treatment for intermittent
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Do you sometimes experience: A hot or burning sensation that rises to your chest Pain in the stomach, with or without gurgling Bloating or frequent belching (burping) Nausea or queasiness after eating A feeling of fullness at the early part of your meal. Acidic, sour, or metallic taste on the mouth. These particular symptoms are
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Building muscle isn’t just about working out at the gym. You need to pay attention to your muscles outside of the gym as well. Recovery is key, and there are a number of steps you can take to help your muscles recover after a workout. Your body needs time to recover between workouts. When you
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Commonly known as the “winter blues”, most of us take seasonal changes in mood for granted. Recent research suggests that the culprit could be the seasons messing with the neurotransmitters in our brain. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a form of depression. It occurs within specific seasons of the year, most commonly in the
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