Hope you had a great week. Here are the resources I talked about during this week's shows... Image by Alexandr Ivanov from Pixabay A caller wants to change her name to something more lively, playful and youthful. Gave her some hints as to how to match her name with her personality. Just for fun...go to howmanyofme.com and see how many people in the US have your name! 1. Social Anxiety Disorder brochure from the National Institutes of Mental Health. 2. The Good Grief app. The social network app for those who are grieving the loss of a spouse or others. Image by Irina Gromovataya from Pixabay There's a dating app only for beautiful people. Here it is if you don't believe me! A woman wrote in about her transvestite husband. We now refer to this behavior as "cross-dressing". It is a paraphilia and here's where you can read about it. We somehow got to talking about Maslow's hierarchy of needs...here's a graphic with a brief description.
Have a great week. We'll see you on the radio! Claudia Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch. At DrClaudia.net, click on the "Ask Me" button and send me a question. Sign up for the Sunday newsletter. Don't miss a thing! Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Ever had that “body jerking” or “head exploding” thing happen just as you’re going to sleep? The jerk is called the “hypnic jerk” which could be caused by caffeine and tobacco as well as stimulant medications and exhaustion. When you’re so tired that your brain moves through the stages of sleep too quickly, it confuses itself into thinking the major systems of the body are failing and responds with a burst of chemicals that the brain builds a dream around and then, you wake up. The exploding head is a known parasomia, a condition that accompanies sleep. A flash of light or muscle twitch might happen, too. The cause is unknown, but is likely related to exhaustion, stress, medication, health conditions, substance abuse or mental illness. It’s been reported in those as young as 10 years. So, if your child tells you they’re experiencing either one of these conditions, you’ll know how to explain it. If it becomes a problem, see a doctor. Claudia Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch. At DrClaudia.net, click on the "Ask Me" button and send me a question. Sign up for the Sunday newsletter. Don't miss a thing! Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay Psychiatrists treating my clients for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder also recommended they take melatonin as a sleep aid. Sleep problems occur along with ADHD. Melatonin has been a mystery hormone for decades. We now know that it not only induces sleep but “keeps the brain in order”, too. Melatonin is released by the pineal gland which is a very small brain structure that tells the body it’s time to rest when darkness falls. During the night, melatonin levels are high, but decline during the day. The rise and fall of melatonin affects our internal clock which gets disturbed when traveling between time zones. Melatonin is also a powerful antioxidant that reduces inflammation and protects the brain during daily functioning and when it’s injured. Melatonin drops dramatically as we age which explains why insomnia is common among the elderly. Talk with your doctor about adding it to your supplement regimen. Claudia Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch. At DrClaudia.net, click on the "Ask Me" button and send me a question. Sign up for the Sunday newsletter. Don't miss a thing. Image by Soledadsnp from Pixabay
If you have ADHD and aren’t medically treated for it, you’re more likely to have a major accident than those drivers with ADHD who are taking their medications. If Sam forgets to take his meds, his level of alertness is compromised. He’s more likely to run a stop sign or red light, speed, change lanes without signaling or engage in other reckless or distracted driving all leading to a 50% percent higher rate of serious accidents than other drivers. Researchers found that male ADHD sufferers who filled their prescriptions were 38% less likely to have an accident. Females 42% less likely. A whopping 2.3 million people with ADHD were studied to learn these results. Simply filling the prescription doesn’t guarantee that Sam actually took it. Skipping a day could result in tragedy. Encourage him to take his meds daily if he’ll be driving. He just can’t live with the consequences and neither can you. Claudia Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch. At DrClaudia.net, click on the "Ask Me" button and send me a question. Sign up for the Sunday newsletter. Don't miss a thing! |
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