Taking the oral contraceptive pill may not be good for your mental health. A recent randomized study of 340 Swedish women showed that use of oral contraceptives adversely affected quality of life — including mood and energy level — compared with a...
I was out to dinner last night with friends…..yes, ..I have friends. Things were all going well until the waiter came. If you have ever been out to dinner in company you will know how the the complicated ritual of ordering food can all go wrong. Usually,...
I commonly see people who found that antidepressants helped for a while, often many months or even years, but then seem to stop working. There may well be a number of explanations, depending on the individual person. People can get tolerant to antidepressants and...
One of the most successful and well know personal development coaches, Tony Robbins is most associated with his early infomercials, white teeth and needlessly tall stature. His height (201 cm) was caused by an undiagnosed pituitary tumor, but his teeth and...
I have a confession to make. I am messy, very messy and not at all organised, at least in any traditional sense. In-fact it is probably more than just being disorganized. In my fourth year of medicine I was called to see the dean because the cleaners of the...
