Regular visits to your doctor and following a well-balanced diet are essential tasks for a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, certain conditions may still arise that affect your underlying health and emotional wellness. If you are part of the 14 million individuals 12 years of age and older in the United States with a form of vision impairment, you most likely understand the negative effects of poor vision. From struggling to read, watch television, and drive to the challenges of wearing glasses or contacts, living with vision impairment can be overwhelming.…
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If your child is dealing with chronic gastrointestinal distress, from constipation to excess gas to loose stools, his or her pediatrician may have recommended a diagnostic colonoscopy to attempt to narrow down the list of possible diagnoses and rule out any serious ailments. This procedure allows your child’s doctor to use a thin, flexible camera to examine the lower part of his or her colon for any abnormalities and can provide a number of benefits.…
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The term “atypical” depression is often used to specify a collection of symptoms (specifiers) that may be present with major depression or dysthymia. Unlike melancholic depression, you may feel more tired than usual and have a voracious appetite. There are ways you can manage symptoms and possibly make atypical depression less impactful on your life.
Fight Weight Gain
Emotional eating is an especially difficult symptom that occurs with atypical depression. You may feel hungry more often than usual and even when you eat, you may feel like your stomach is never full.…
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