• HEALTH

    Risks of the consequences of psychological stress for men

    Dr. Maxim Tyganov, a urologist, declared that men suffer more from the consequences of stress than women.   In an interview with the “Izvestia” newspaper, he points out that stress in men often develops into a chronic condition   “Of course, reactions to stress negatively affect men’s health,” he says. “Because women are more emotionally mobile, and men are used to facing difficulties themselves. Therefore, male stress often develops into a chronic condition.”   And he adds, stress causes hormonal imbalance, as the secretion of adrenaline and cortisol increases in men. And the hormone cortisol over time begins to discourage…

  • HEALTH

    Inhaling polluted air increases the risk of depression

    Long-term breathing of polluted air increases the risk of depression, according to two recent studies, adding to growing evidence of the impact of harmful pollution on mental health.   The first study, published last week in the journal Gamma Psychology, included a group of about 390 people in the UK who were followed for about 11 years, and the levels of pollution they were exposed to were studied based on their home addresses.   The researchers studied the levels of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitric oxide (NO), which are polluting gases from fossil fuel power…

  • HEALTH

    Try these foods to reduce your stress levels

    Have you ever felt calm and relaxed after eating an ice cream or a bag of potato chips when you feel stressed? It happens because some foods have the ability to lift your mood and manage stress levels, and some healthy foods are full of essential nutrients that improve mental health. In this report, we learn Find foods that help reduce your stress levels, according to the “health” website.   A recent study said that eating probiotic foods can reduce stress, improve sleep quality, reduce negative emotions, and enhance their cognitive function, and also has a great potential to reduce…

  • LIFESTYLE

    Dopamine and its relationship to happiness, depression, pleasure, addiction and memory

    Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter, the chemical messenger in the body responsible for facilitating connections between nerve cells in the nervous system. Dopamine can be found in two different areas of the brain, the first in the substantia nigra that plays a role in facilitating movement, When its cells die, this person develops Parkinson’s disease, a disease characterized by difficulty in movement. The second is in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the brain where most of the dopamine is produced in your body. Dopamine is created in the VTA, and then released in other areas of the brain when…