Healthy Diet for Autism
When Lauren was fifteen years old, her family moved across the country and she started going to a new school. Already shy, Lauren suffered from low self-confidence and had a hard time transitioning; nothing felt right and soon her changing body became a source of insecurity. Eventually, she began thinking that maybe if she lost…
I can be smooth and charming and slick. I can make a very confident impression and it’s hard to leave me at a loss for words. Sometimes I find myself fantasizing about unlimited success and power, and beauty. I have repeatedly used deceit to cheat, con, or defraud others for my personal gain. To be…
Hey everybody! So today I’m going to talk to you about O.C.P.D. If you’re thinking , what does that stand for, it stands for Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder And we are going to talk about what it is how we diagnose and what our treatment options are. Now, OCPD, because it’s a diagnosis, is in…
When you hear about your “organs,” you probably think of your heart, or your liver, or your lungs. Maybe you picture Captain Nemo playing the organ aboard the Nautilus. Why do they have an organ on a submarine? That is – that doesn’t make any sense. But your first associations with that term probably overlook…
Your heart, that throbbing, beating muscle, is probably the most iconic organ in your body. No other organ gets its own holiday, or as much radio play. And you’re not likely to get a love note decorated with a kidney or a spleen, or even a brain, which is really what rules the emotions. Don’t…
Flo Hyman had always been a tall girl. I mean… really tall. By her 12th birthday, she was already six feet, and by 17 she’d topped out at just over 6’5’’. Initially self-conscious about her stature, she learned to use it to her advantage when she started playing volleyball. She attended the University of Houston…
James was healthy professional, a father of two. He had lots of friends, loved telling jokes, and played softball on Sundays. Then one day, at the age of 45, he suffered a stroke. He bounced back fairly quickly, with one major exception: He was no longer able to speak. The stroke damaged a specific area…
On Nature League, we spend the third week of each month exploring a current trending article from the peer-reviewed literature. Scientific information isn’t just for scientists- it’s for everyone! It just requires a bit of a break down. [CHEERY INTRO MUSIC] For this month’s De-Natured segment, we’re going to look at an article released in…
You may not know it, but your body is engaged in a never-ending battle. You are literally covered in staph and strep and e coli, and all sorts of dubious characters that are intent on using you, and your body’s many resources, to feed themselves, find shelter, and reproduce as much as they want. And,…
[John:] Good morning, Hank; It’s Friday! It’s the final day of Pizzamas 2015. And, what a ride it’s been. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve suited up, we’ve learned some art history; and, perhaps most importantly, we have made the accquaintance of Cheese Doodles Guy. [Cheese Doodles Guy:] [Screaming] YEAAAHHH!!! YEAAAAAAAHHHH!!! [John:] But, all good things…