Health Disorders – Page 3 – Vitamin Resource

Seasonal Affective Disorder

April 21, 2015December 28, 2012 by admin

Are the dark days of autumn and winter make you want to hibernate? Do you want to eat greasy things, caloric and sleep all day? Since you may have the seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year, usually in winter.

Other symptoms include fatigue, lack of interest, lack of concentration and irritability. Some people describe it as being happy during the months of sun and the rest of the time they feel closed, inactive, and only hope that spring arrives.

Insomnia: Tips for sleeping well!

August 30, 2023November 18, 2012 by admin

Sleep and rest properly is not always as simple as it sounds. So if insomnia occasionally shows up in your room, we are giving you some suggestions to scare away once and for all.

Not only do we feel irritated and grumpy when, thanks to insomnia, got little sleep. We also occur when for some reason we do not do properly, we woke up tired before we started our day and the trouble with us throughout the entire day. If this scene is repeated frequently, then take into account the following tips to get a pleasant sleep overnight:

The reiki: Relaxation and healing with the hands!

January 10, 2022October 6, 2012 by admin

Reiki is an Eastern technique of curing diseases that increasingly is having a peak, but still remains largely unknown in the Western world, since, like most of the techniques from the eastern part of the world, still considered something mysterious and little scientific basis, although there is evidence that it is not.

The reiki consists in the healing of physical or mental disorders through the imposition of hands in the affected area. Thus the energy of the person who realizes it is canalized towards the focus of the pain, by acting directly on it and alleviating the problem.

Night eating syndrome

March 16, 2015May 27, 2012 by admin

The night eating syndrome is a disorder of eating behavior in addition to those already known eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, Orthorexia and bigorexia.

At present not known very well the true prevalence of this syndrome, but it is estimated that suffers from a 1 to 3% of the population, and affects between 8 to 27% of obese people.

Night Eating Syndrome is characterized by overeating at night, both at dinner and afterward, even to get up during sleeping hours to eat because it appears the need to eat in abundance or hyperphagia.

Traumatic stress: How to overcome

January 10, 2022May 20, 2012 by admin

Many societies in the world suffer from a progressive deterioration in their quality of life by different factors such as lack of opportunity in employment, economic inequality, family breakdown, a terrible justice. All this means that people in many places in different parts of the world face daily high rates of crime in the past were difficult to imagine.

The most important symptom of PTSD is that the person who suffers he can not erase the strong impact that this experience has caused him and the scene is repeated continuously in his mind, something that causes distress and discomfort.

However, it is good that these people know the fact that specialized psychological and psychiatric help can learn to handle this situation and react in a less intense compared to the painful memories.

Anxiety: Concept, types and how to treat

January 10, 2022April 28, 2012 by admin

Anxiety and fear are two related but not equivalent concepts.

Fear is a normal body reaction to situations involving an external threat, since an increase in heart rate and level of alertness of the organism and other characteristic signs we have all experienced at one time when we felt threatened or endangered.

Anxiety: What it is

Anxiety is an unpleasant sensation accompanied by signs and symptoms similar to those found when we feel afraid, due to increased secretion of corticosteroids in the adrenal glands and by activation of the sympathetic nervous system with the release of adrenaline and noradrenalin, among others neurotransmitters and hormones.

Anxiety occurs in response to stress; it may be due to various circumstances, of such work, family, etc.

A certain level of anxiety is healthy and adaptive and allows us to cope with adverse life circumstances and solve problems that we encounter.