I am disabled with RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) for several years now. It is a relatively unknown neurological condition that effects my entire sympathetic nervous system. It is chronic, progressive and incurable. In addition, I have neuropathy, several inoperable back issues and other health problems I deal with on a daily basis.
Goals I am Working On: Goal #1: I am...
Blog author Braxton Ponder is a Licensed Acupuncturist whose work has taken him around the world, exposing him to a broad range of healthcare systems and practices. He draws upon this background, as well as his ongoing clinical experience, when he offers news analysis and commentary about healthcare and healthy living. His articles also examine insurance systems and policy decisions that affect...
My name is Dr. David Trybus, I am an Alternative Healthcare Provider specializing in treating people who have complaints or symptoms that have been treated unsuccessfully in the past by the medical profession or other Alternative Healthcare Providers.
I combine the BEST of Alternative and Oriental medicine to bring about a change or resolution in the patients symptoms. I am a licensed...
Dr. Leyton is a practitioner of Integrative Medicine - medicine that brings together the physical, social, emotional and spiritual potential of humans in their environment for the purpose of healing. He is a Fellow of the Canadian College of Family Physicians and a Certificant of the GP Psychotherapy Association. He is trained in Neurolinguistic Psychology & Eriksonian Hypnosis as well as...
In 2005, I was diagnosed with a life-threatening neurological disorder, CIDP (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy). I had to spend a year undergoing intensive treatments and chemotherapy.
I fought back, started two companies, and am working each day at my own kind of wellness.
The bipolar disorder diagnosis at the age of 23 was a relief to know I was not simply a bad person and there was a reason for the way I have felt. Yet I have been struggling to cope and understand this disorder... what does it mean? How do the brain imbalances affect my behavior and moods? Why do I rapid cycle? Why do I get obsessive thoughts? Is there a link between mania and memory? Is there...
I'm a mental health blogger from the UK in my late twenties and a sufferer of bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, agoraphobia and self harming. I have also lost a child who was stillborn in 2007 and have some fertility issues (PCOS).
I started my blog in December 2009 and have been through quite a lot in that time including hospitalisation and psychotic symptoms.
I write as often as...
Biography I am Dr. Hal Sommerschield. I have my Ph.D. degree in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University. I also have a BA degree from the University of Michigan, a B.D. degree from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and a M.A. degree from Michigan State University. I decided to become a psychologist after taking a high school class, which introduced me to Sigmund Freud's theories....
I'm a writer, a wife, a graduate student, a wanna be mother, and someone who never thought of herself as an activist, but maybe is, just a little.
I blog about Intuitive Eating, which is helping me work through an eating disorder that has been with me most of my life. I no longer diet, nor do I advocate dieting - but I also believe we must take our own paths in life.
My goal in blogging is to...
Recovering from a serious eating disorder is arguably one of the most difficult addictions to overcome. It is a constant battle, 24/7 with no relief, often not even in sleep. How do I know? I am going through it right now. I began struggling with an eating disorder at the age of 13 after being sexually abused day after day for an entire year. I have been to an intensive in-patient treatment...
