Let’s know about anxiety and us. – By Nisal Rukshan Image Source : ceylontoday Anxiety is a word we generally hear in our day-to-day lives. But when it comes to reality, this word has a serious impact on human life, especially regarding mental health. Even though anxiety seems very common in the long term, this prevalence can impose a high impact on an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Such impacts may result in mental health issues, physical illnesses, family issues, economic issues, and much more. Hence, early identification of the affective factors of anxiety helps to cure or control its consequences. This article discusses anxiety and us and its salient points too. What is anxiety? It can be simply explained as an emotion described by tense feelings, worried thoughts, and physical deviations like increased blood pressure. In explanatory terms, the American Psychological Association (APA) states, ‘Anxiety is an emotion characterized by ...

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Keeping your gut clean to prevent chronic diseases. – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com How does Gut bacteria (microbiome) control your health? Having a diverse range of “good” bacteria are the cornerstone of a healthy gut. In fact, having a thriving, varied gut microbiome is important for overall health — not just gut health. Just like taking precautionary steps to prevent heart disease, liver, and kidney disease, among others, you need to take steps to keep your gut clean for the benefit of your daily life. If you have any gut disorder, your brain also will not function normally because of the gut-brain connection. In fact, the gut is also referred to as the second brain. The earliest symptoms of gut disorders are abdominal discomfort, colicky pains, nausea, and vomiting if it involved the upper intestines, or change of bowel habits if the large gut is involved, such as ...

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