From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Amyloid Alzheimer s

by Dawn Pugh

Amyloids are insoluble fibrous protein aggregates sharing specific structural traits. Abnormal accumulation of amyloid in organs may lead to amyloidosis, and may play a role in various other neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer s. Parkinsons Disease. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy better known as ‘Mad Cow disease’, (to name but a few).

Source: Wikipedia. 

Research shows Alzheimer’s link to high cholesterol. Hormone melatonin is said to improve
A Clue to the Cause of Alzheimer’s

It’s long been known that beta amyloid, a disruptive plaque substance, forms on the brain as Alzheimer’s disease progresses. What is not known is if the plaque causes the disease, or is caused by it. Particularly confusing: some people …

Research finds clues to Alzheimer’s

But the actual causes have not been so publicly known, probably because there is still little known about it. But researchers from the Harvard Medical School have found that the brains of people who are suffering from this illness and …

The Mass Poisoning Of Humanity

Okay, so far we have dentists putting mercury fillings in your mouth that give off mercury vapor and cause neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. We have the same insane dentists mandating the dripping of EPA-regulated …

Promising New Alzheimer’s Research Published

Although these are promising findings in the race to find causes and cures for Alzheimer’s patients, as the TIME article points out, this study still needs to be replicated to ensure that the results are viable. From there, of course, …

Dawn Pugh Psychotherapist

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Losing virginity to the highest bidder. Playing Russian roulette with your sexual health. Becoming  teen mothers on purpose. These controversial topics are difficult debates that often end up in heated arguments.

Dr lisa Boesky went head to head live on CNN with Dennis Hof the owner of the most famous legal brothel in Nevada. The heated discussion was regarding a 22-year-old who was auctioning off her virginity to help pay for graduate school, wait for it… she wants to be a Marriage and Family Therapist… WHAT ??!!  Whats wrong with funding one self through University by hard work and low wages.

Also the controversial topic about young teen mothers getting pregnant on purpose. Watch this video:

 

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Dawn Pugh Psychotherapist

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Friends Quotes on Web Therapy

September 26, 2008

Friends Quotes: example of Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow)
Phoebe: [Right after playing a song in the coffee shop ] If you want to receive e-mails about my upcoming shows, then please give me money so I can buy a computer.
Therapy definition within the media, representing therapists and offering yet another slant on therapists.
 Lisa Kudrow the dizzy blonde ‘Phoebe’ from “Friends” has [...]

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Medication that Enhances Emotional Disorders

September 24, 2008

A medication that enhances learning, taken just before a psychotherapy or counseling therapy session, may aid cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders, say The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)funded researchers, who adapted the technique from studies in rats.
D-cycloserine, is used to “specifically enhance the efficacy of the emotional learning process that takes place in psychotherapy and hopefully [...]

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What does my dream mean? FREE Interpretation

September 23, 2008

What does my dream mean? What do dreams mean? What is the meaning of dream? Numerous questions. Our curiosity over dreams is phenomenal. What does my teeth dream mean? I am often flying dream. You may dream snakes or spiders. Some dreams are surreal and some are quite lucid.
IN A MOMENT I WILL TELL YOU [...]

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Feeling SAD On The First Day of Fall?

September 22, 2008

The first day of fall or the Autumnal Equinox is today Monday 22nd September 2008. Many suffer with seasonal affective disorder, as we lose seasonal light, our moods can change and we may need to have some seasonal affective disorder therapy (SAD). It may mean purchasing a light therapy lamp.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) symptoms:
“Some people experience a serious [...]

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Working On Issues or with Issues?

September 19, 2008

Therapy definition within the media, represents therapists, family marriage counseling, psychotherapy and counseling and many more, as people, who work on issues but, who also have their own issues. Take a look at the list below; 
Therapists depiction within the media:
Sopranos:  Dr Melfi.  Depressed alcoholic
In Treatment:  Gabriel Byrne.  More dysfunctional than his patients
Ally McBeal:  Tracey Ullman.  Controlling psychopath
Prince of Tides:  Barbara [...]

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Gamblers have had their chips

September 18, 2008

Alledgedly a Saguenay businessman, Chantal Audet, who worked under contract for Loto in Quebec, has developed a device that he says will effectively, stop compulsive gamblers from playing electronic gambling machines. In response ‘The province’s lottery corporation’ are not happy.
Chantal has worked on the device for two years and says it works by implanting a tiny computer chip into a person who has [...]

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Psychotherapy helps Best Ever Rock Bands

September 12, 2008

If there existed a best ever rock band list, that consisted of the 100 greatest rock bands, then I would expect to see Metallica and Guns’n’Roses on that list. Who would you expect to see on the 100 greatest rock band list?
Did you know that Metallica, the world’s biggest heavy rock band, were widely ridiculed [...]

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Body and Self Image

September 8, 2008

Body and Self image are extremley important to our culture today. Weight loss anorexia, anorexic women, anorexic girls, anorexic men. Anorexic research shows that anorexia affects everybody:
Addicted to Exercise
The film is called Beauty Mark and is being shown today at the University of Colorado as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Israel is seeking a distributor to [...]

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