Words Matter to People Who Are Overweight
How a physician refers to a patient can influence how they are treated and how they feel about themselves and their doctors, which is why The Obesity Society (TOS) and four other organizations chose to kick off the annual ObesityWeek meeting with a policy statement promoting the idea that people come first, not diseases. “People-first […]
AHA News: How You Feel About Your Place on the Social Ladder Can Affect Your Health
Latest Heart News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) How do you feel about yourself and your place in society? The answer could affect not just your state of mind, but your actual health. “When you ask people to make a social comparison of where they stand in society, we find […]
Would More Free Time Really Make You Happier? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 Many people feel their to-do list is overloaded, but there is also such a thing as too much free time, a new study suggests. In a series of studies, researchers found that having either too little or too much free time seemed to drain people’s […]
What Does Social Anxiety Feel Like? Social Phobia Symptoms
People affected by social anxiety or social phobia often feel intense fear or anxiety of being judged or criticized while being in a social situation. Social anxiety or social phobia refers to intense fear or anxiety of being judged, rejected or criticized while performing or being in a social situation. The affected person has an […]
Humans aren’t the only species whose metabolisms tend to slow down with age
If you feel like your metabolism just isn’t what it used to be, no matter how many hours you spend in the gym, dolphins can relate. A Duke University-led study finds that bottlenose dolphins burn calories at a lower rate as they get older, just like we do. It’s the first time scientists have measured […]
When fawns perceive constant danger from many sources, they almost seem to relax: Researchers use trail cameras to study animals’ interaction, behavior in human-dominated landscapes
Burnout. It is a syndrome that is said to afflict humans who feel chronic stress. But after conducting a novel study using trail cameras showing the interactions between white-tailed deer fawns and predators, a Penn State researcher suggests that prey animals feel it, too. “And you can understand why they do,” said Asia Murphy, who […]
Why Am So I Angry for No Reason? 16 Possible Causes
If you constantly feel angry for no reason, it’s important to identify potential causes and learn how you can control your anger before it escalates Anger is a natural response to negative situations, and sometimes a healthy outlet for expressing your feelings about something that has hurt you. To some degree, anger is also helpful […]