April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a time to gain more understanding of how individuals struggle with alcohol abuse, offer advice to help those affected, and highlight the serious health issues caused by alcohol. In today's blog, we'll be exploring the basics of alcoholism and alcohol abuse:...
August 31 is Overdose Awareness Day. Today we'll be giving you a primer. To learn more about Overdose Awareness Day, check out the official International Overdose Awareness Day website. At the end of this article, we'll also include a bunch of informative one-pagers about different types...
People seek therapy for a number of reasons, from day-to-day stress to marital troubles to phobias and harmful habits. When it comes to seeking help, no problem is too big or too small. This list includes an overview of some of the most common reasons why...
The Science of Weight-Loss a PHMP Health Article Series Welcome to the conclusion of our four-part series about scientifically-supported weight-loss methods. In Part Four, we're wrapping up our list of the top weight-loss protips. (In case...
We all deal with pain, in one form or another, throughout our lives. Joint aches, headaches, stomach aches — at times, it can feel as though pain comes from everywhere and nowhere at once. In this, the final part of our mini-series Pain and Pain Treatments,...
Just because a doctor prescribes a pill doesn't mean that it's safe for everyone. As the number of issued prescriptions rises, so do the rates of people misusing prescription drugs. Some people become addicted to illicit recreational drugs, such as cocaine or heroin. However, it's also possible...
Even if most teens aren't suffering from a true addiction to their phones, they may be experiencing altered childhoods because of the technology. Colleen Hartz's daughter is 19 years old and is rarely ever seen without her phone in hand. "She uses it for everything," the...
Halloween is just around the corner, and that's the perfect time to take a hard look at all the candy, carbs, and sugars associated with the holiday. This week, we're going to look at detoxing from sugar, and how to successfully pull it off. The first step Congratulations...
Halloween is just around the corner, and that's the perfect time to take a hard look at all the candy, carbs, and sugars associated with the holiday. This week, we're going to look at quitting junk food, and a controversial study that equated kicking sweets with...
If you've ever tried to cut back on junk food, you may have realized that it’s easier said than done. People tend to get cravings when the brain starts calling for these foods. Even though people’s rational, conscious mind "knows" that they are unhealthy, some other part...
When work becomes an addiction Work addiction, often called workaholism, is a real mental health condition. Like any other addiction, work addiction is the inability to stop the behavior. It often stems from a compulsive need to achieve status and success, or to escape emotional stress....