Your Health Matters

We throw the word “stress” around all the time: (via Stress Myths: 9 Common Misconceptions About Causes, Symptoms & Treatment)

A few months ago we talked about how Vitamin D affects our health in so many ways—and how the many problems a D deficiency can cause or exacerbate. And the list goes on… (via More Reasons to Get a (Vitamin) D in Nutrition | Talking About Men’s Health™)

physicians are not particularly good at conveying important information (via Doctor-patient communication about dietary supplements could use a vitamin boost / UCLA Newsroom)

What Is Anemia? Anemia develops when you don’t have enough robust, healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. (via Anemia Slideshow: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments for this Blood Disorder)

Fighting Cancer by the Plateful (via Cancer-Fighting Foods Slideshow: Folates, Resveratrol, Green Tea, and More)

Live bacteria delivered a lethal radioactive payload to pancreatic cancer cells in mice. With further development, the experimental approach might one day help doctors fight this deadly type of cancer in people. (via Killing Cancer With Radioactive Bacteria - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH))

An experimental drug being investigated for the treatment of advanced breast cancer by researchers from the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center this week received “breakthrough therapy” designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (via Breast cancer drug receives ‘breakthrough therapy’ designation from FDA / UCLA Newsroom)

Body dysmorphic disorder is a disabling but often misunderstood psychiatric condition in which people perceive themselves to be disfigured and ugly, even though they look normal to others. New research at UCLA shows that these individuals have abnormalities in the underlying connections in their brains. (via Do you obsess over your appearance? Your brain might be wired abnormally / UCLA Newsroom)

Whether you’re living with ADHD or just have trouble focusing from time to time, today’s world is full of concentration killers. (via Improving Concentration Slideshow: Tips for Email, Cell Phones, and Other Distractions)

if you suffer mild distress from OCD and are reluctant to take prescription medications for symptom relief, there are some alternative remedies you can consider trying such as the herb Ashwagandha. (via Herb That May Help OCD: Ashwagandha)