by drsnipes | Aug 15, 2016 | Addiction
Addiction is the continued use of a person, activity or substance in order to escape from negative feelings, despite experiencing negative consequences as a result of use. These behaviors develop as a last-ditch effort to survive unbearable misery or physical pain. ...
by drsnipes | Aug 15, 2016 | Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection, Uncategorized
Lack of pleasure in most things, most days Cause When the chemicals in your brain get out of balance, you can have difficulty feeling pleasure or happiness. Lack of sleep, excessive stress, drug or medication use, hormone imbalances, thyroid problems and a myriad of...
by drsnipes | Aug 15, 2016 | Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection
Diagnosis is a shorthand that describes a cluster of symptoms that help providers more easily communicate, and gives them a starting point for identifying which symptoms you may be experiencing and what is causing them. The flu is a physical diagnosis. If you tell...
by drsnipes | Aug 15, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Mind-Body Connection, Physical and Health Interventions, Understanding Symptoms
Neurotransmitters are responsible helping you feel happy, relaxed and motivated are also involved in the regulation of eating, sleeping, motivation, energy levels and pain. Each person may experience these imbalances differently. For example, when you experience...
by drsnipes | Aug 15, 2016 | Physical and Health Interventions
Your nervous system looks roughly like a road map. Nerves carry information from the body to the brain and vice versa. The brain is composed of roughly 86 Billion neurons. Chemical messengers called neurotransmitters carry messages between neurons to help the brain...
