While heart disease once favored men and was even called “a widow maker”, it is now the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. However, medical research continues to look for ways to prevent this.

Billions of dollars are spent each year on diet products and unfortunately the obesity problem in the United States is only getting worse. Why do so many people invest in weight loss programs and pills that simply do not work?

A rehabilitation facility or alcohol treatment center is where you are helped to break bad habits. If you committed a crime, you could end up in a penitentiary, but if the judge was a nice dude, you could be sentenced to do time in rehabilitation center.

In a perfect world no one would have to suffer depression, physical illness, harassment or stress. Why do people justify escalating personal drug and alcohol use. Are we just stressed out or do we lack the skills to live in an rapidly evolving environment?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other 12-step groups (e.g., Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, Marijuana Anonymous, etc.) suggest that in order to recover from addiction you must accept that you are powerless to recover on your own.

Article discusses alcohol addiction and the effects of alcoholism on the brain.

How long does it take to "cure" someone abusing drugs or alcohol? 21 days? 28 or 30 days? And what if you send your loved one to rehab for 3 or 4 weeks, and they return home to their same habits? What program is the right program? There are so many on the internet nowadays, it's almost impossible to know.

It is so easy to become stressed out in this day and age. You could be going along having a fine day when all of a sudden, someone will simply say two or three words that can totally throw you off or just ruin your day entirely.

Many people suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). It is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an obsessive and/or compulsive need to do certain things at specific times. A person with OCD may even spend hours at a time being repetitive and it can be almost impossible for them to stop themselves.

When you brush your teeth, do your gums bleed? Are your gums swollen and tender? You may have a bacterial condition known as gingivitis. But never fear; you are not along.