Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Anxiety Medications

Anxiety medications, also called anti-anxiety medications or anxiolytics, are prescribed for anxiety disorders as well as for people who have anxiety along with bipolar disorder or major depression. Anxiety medications help to make people less anxious and also help to ease restlessness and worrying. Many of them also help people to sleep better. There are also some medications for depression that also are used to treat anxiety.

Research has found that more than half of people with bipolar disorder also have one or more anxiety disorders. Other people may not have enough anxiety symptoms to be formally diagnosed with an anxiety disorder but still need medication to manage their symptoms. Anxiousness, worry, agitation and insomnia, for example, are often experienced during bipolar depression and mixed episodes. Anxiety symptoms such as restlessness, worry and irritability may occur during mania and hypomania. Thus, it's common for bipolar people to have anti-anxiety medications prescribed. Buy Valium at Low Price.

Most of the anti-anxiety medications that are primarily intended to treat anxiety are called benzodiazepines. Many of these anxiety medications are also prescribed for other conditions such as insomnia and agitation, and some, including Ativan (lorazepam) and Klonopin (clonazepam) are used to help prevent seizures as well. Serax may be used to treat alcohol withdrawal. Other benzodiazepines used for anxiety are Librium (chlordiazepoxide), Valium (diazepam) and Xanax (alprazolam). Dalmane (flurazepam), Halcion (triazolam), and Restoril (temazepam) are also benzodiazepines but are used only as sedatives.


Saturday, September 3, 2011

Too Lazy to Brush? Read This and You May Be Compelled to Run for a Toothbrush

Our pal Jessica Simpson has famously admitted that she often goes days between brushings, but if she heard about this new research, she might change her ways ...


According to a Scottish study of more than 11,000 people, if you don't brush your teeth twice a day, you're setting yourself up for an increased risk of heart disease. Scientists have long warned of the link between oral and heart health, but this is further proof to brush before bed, even if you really, really don't feel like it.


The researchers believe that bacteria accumulation in your mouth can lead to inflammation that can contribute to cardiovascular risk factors.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Trick or Treat? The Couple Who Handed Out Condoms on Halloween

Halloween (and fortunately, all the Nestle Crunch bars in my house) are long gone. But people are still stewing over a situation in Oregon, where a couple handed out condoms to children who came trick-or-treating at their door ...


TIME reports that Kathleen and Daniel Harris of Silverton, Oregon, decided to use Halloween as a chance to teach kids about safe sex. Kathleen told her local paper, the Statesman Journal, that she's been handing out condoms to kids on Halloween since the early 1990s. Her husband, Daniel, is a doctor at Silverton Hospital and says he has delivered 140 local babies over the years, about 10 percent of them to teenage mothers.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Sugar Diaries: Exactly How to Start a Sugar Detox

I promise, I don't think nixing sugar is the end-all, be-all, health cure-all (how about that for a tongue twister?). But, I do think that cutting back on the refined white stuff could do us all some good. And, health experts agree that ditching some of the sugary foods we've grown accustomed to (Reese's Peanut Butter Cups anyone?) could have all kinds of health benefits. So, today, here's another installment of the Sugar Diaries...


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Many of you have written me or left comments asking for tips on how to rid your diet of sugar. First off, says sugar expert Scott Olson, ND, be prepared for some serious cravings.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

The Shocking Fast Food Experiment You Have to Read About

It's probably not shocking to know that I'm not a fan of fast food (for a long list of reasons that are too obvious too list). But, one blogger did a little experiment of her own to prove the point that, some fast food is, well, scary--this will shock you ...


Lisa Cain, the genius writer behind the terrific blog Snack Girl, launched an experiment recently. She wondered, after years of digestive issues from eating fast food burgers, if chain restaurant burgers decayed at the same rate at which homemade burgers do.


The photo above is proof. Both burgers were set on a plate and left in a 68 degree room for 11 days. The major fast food chain burger on the left (click on her post to see which restaurant), looks as fresh and perfect as is did the day it was purchased. The homemade burger? Yup, it rotted, as food should.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Dental Hygiene Care: Not Just In Dental Offices

New dental care in Canada allows hygienists' to practice independently from dentists at a lower cost


Access to more affordable dental hygiene care is easier in Ontario since dental hygienists are now able to practice independently from dentists. Seeing a dental hygienist in his/her own practice will cost you roughly 10-30 per cent less than if you saw a dental hygienist in a dental office.


For many dental hygienists being his/her own boss means being able to spend more time with each individual client. There is no time constraint like in dental offices where you are given a limited amount of time to see each client. You are now able to spend the time educating each client on his/her oral health and personal needs and develop a rapport with them.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

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