Monthly Archives: August 2017

Antidepressants medication: they work but what to do with side effects?

Antidepressant medications can be a godsend for people struggling with the dark mantle of depression. Yet like all drugs, they can cause side effects, which is why it’s important to be aware of any changes in your body when you begin any new medication. If you have any uncomfortable or worrisome antidepressant side effects, tell […]

كلمتنا في الادمان

يمزح الناس أحيانا  في استخدام مصطلح “الإدمان” في المحادثات  اليومية، ويشير البعض  إلى أنفسهم على أنهم “مدمن الشوكولاته” أو “الكورن فليكس ” أو السلمون ..وهكذا . ولكنيجب أخذ  الإدمان شيئا  على محمل الجد. الإدمان على الكحول، الماريجوانا، الأدوية وصفة طبية، القمار،  الحبيبة أو الحبيب  وغيرها من المواد أو الأنشطة أو الشخصيات  يمكن أن يسبب مشاكل […]

Brief word about Addiction

People sometimes jokingly use the term “addiction” in everyday conversation, referring to themselves as “chocolate addicts” or “workaholics.” But addiction isn’t something to be taken lightly. Addiction to alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications, gambling, and other substances or activities can cause serious health issues and problems with family members, friends, coworkers, work, money, and the law. […]

walking tips

Warm weather is here, and you may be walking more to take advantage of being outside. Why not ramp up your routine with bursts of fast-paced walking? The technique, known as interval walking, “is a great way to get the most exercise bang for your buck,” says Dr. Aaron Baggish, associate director of the Cardiovascular […]

الكالسيوم و فيتامين د : ساحران العظام و توازن الحالة النفسية؟

تعد هشاشة العظام أو ضعف العظام أمر شائع جدا بين كبار السن، ولكنه  ليس شيئا  حتميا منه من الشيخوخة.هناك الكثير يمكنك القيام به لحماية العظام من هذا المرض. أفضل تأمين ضد هشاشة العظام هو بناء أعلى كثافة ممكنة للعظام  في عقد الثلاثينات من عمرك ثم تقليل فقدان العظام بعد ذلك.  ولكن إذا كنت بالفعل في […]

Calcium and vit D

Although bone-weakening osteoporosis is quite common among older people, it isn’t an inevitable part of aging. There’s a lot you can do to shield your bones from this disease. The best insurance against osteoporosis is building the highest bone density possible by your 30s and minimizing bone loss after that. But if you you’re already […]

الزقوم ..طعام الأثيم

تزقموا..تزقموا..سآتيكم ع العشاء بزقوم ، اتعرفون ما هو الزقوم انه التمر و العسل و الخمر و اللبن ، هذا هو زقوم محمد كانت هذه كلمات ابو لهب حينما سمع عن آية شجرة الزقوم “أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ (62) إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّالِمِينَ (٦٣) الصافات فكان ابو لهب لا يضيع فرصة للاستهزاء و السخرية […]

Improve Rapport with difficult patients

As psychiatrists, we all come across patients who press our buttons and engender negative feelings, such as anger, frustration, and inadequacy.1 These patients have been referred to as “hateful” or “difficult” because they disrupt the treatment alliance.1,2 We are quick to point our fingers at such patients for making our jobs harder, being noncompliant, resisting the therapeutic […]

How to Snack?

How can you keep snacking from derailing your healthy eating program, not to mention weight control? Try these tips.   Keep junk food out of the house. There’s a lot of truth to the old joke about the “see-food diet” — you see food and you eat it. The opposite is also true. If you […]

10 Thinking Errors That Will Crush Your Mental Strength

Mental strength requires a three-pronged approach—managing our thoughts, regulating our emotions, and behaving productively despite our circumstances. While all three areas can be a struggle, it’s often our thoughts that make it most difficult to be mentally strong. As we go about our daily routines, our internal monologue narrates our experience. Our self-talk guides our behavior and […]

Drug Discovery

  Magid Abou-Gharbia, Ph.D., FRSC is currently the Associate Dean for Research, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Director of the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research (MCDDR) at the School of Pharmacy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. He is responsible for Setting and implementing School of Pharmacy research strategies to promote the school’s research […]