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By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – Most of us perceive the brain as being for thinking, or intellectual functions. But then what are emotions? We often think of ourselves, our personality, as what is going on in those intellectual functions from the neck up. In fact, there are several parts to our brain that contribute to who [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – Conflict in relationships is inevitable, but the way we handle and respond to it is not. Some of us try to avoid dealing with conflict, while others want to immediately resolve things head-on. Instead of trying to avoid the conflict, it can be constructive to objectively write down our thoughts and [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – As the mother of three children, I remember thinking after the births of my children: “Why doesn’t anyone tell the truth about how stressful having a baby and having multiple children really is?” There were plenty of other new moms I could commiserate with about the reality, opposed to the [...]
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD – An article appearing in the Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience journal (SCAN) discusses the stress affect, more specifically, it explores how the male and female brains respond differently when dealing with stress. Performance-Related Stress The data comes from new research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The researchers [...]
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD – Coffee is controversial. Depending on who you talk to, it’s either a lifesaving beverage, or a dangerous, addictive poison. So, what is the truth? Does coffee affect whole health? Well, coffee contains caffeine, which is a stimulant. It can cause issues in some people, including sleep disturbances. Despite the [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD - Have you ever wondered where emotions come from? What are emotions, and what purpose do they serve? The Thinking Brain Most of us perceive our brain as being for "thinking” or intellectual functions. We often think of ourselves, our personality as what is going on "from the neck [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD - The ability for a human being to adapt to its environment and to deal with the many ongoing and changes it faces is the hallmark of a healthy body. That we can withstand day to day events that challenge our nervous system, and subsequently our immune system, is [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD - A research review by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) explored whether depression may be caused by hormone dysfunction. The focus of the investigators and their subsequent report was on how the female reproductive system interacts with the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis, which regulates the body's stress response. Hormone [...]
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD Digestion related complaints are among the most reported reasons behind all hospital emergency room visits. The digestive system is the most “stress affected” system in the human body and affects your whole health in incredible ways. According to the Drug Topics News Magazine for Pharmacists (October, 2008) in 2008, Americans [...]
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD It seems today we have a large menu of things to choose to worry about, from the economy to the latest flu epidemic heading our way. It is no wonder this is called the "age of anxiety" or that we are losing our grip on happiness and it is being [...]
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