It’s not just you. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses and can manifest in everything from seasonal affective disorder to postpartum depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). If you’re noticing abnormal behavioral or any of these physical symptoms, you may be considered clinically…
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If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that change is a constant in our lives. And since women are relied on to be the caregivers of the family, knowing how to best prepare for expected and unexpected changes is half the battle. Chances are, many of the stressors…
Unless you work in the medical field or have an uncanny ability to recollect the ovarian cycle from back when you studied it in sex ed, you may need a refresher on the subject. Each month, two glands located at the base of our brain – the hypothalamus and pituitary…
Your thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, controls your body’s hormone production, weight, cholesterol level, nervous system, metabolism, and more. However, what happens when your thyroid doesn’t function as it should? Here is everything you need to know, from symptoms to treatments, about the five most common thyroid diseases.…
