Are Addicts More Susceptible to Stress-Based Disease? Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNMarch 19, 2013Here’s something your general practitioner and your therapist may have forgotten to tell you: the more stress you’re under, the more vulnerable you are to becoming sick. If you are under stress while also feeling isolated, this is when your risk for illness – pneumonia, malignancies, chronic disease – is highest.
Alcohol Abuse and Hemochromatosis Articles>Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismBy The Ranch TNMarch 18, 2013Iron overload is a medical condition that occurs when too much of the mineral iron builds up inside the body and produces a toxic reaction. Doctors refer to this condition more formally as hemochromatosis. Normally, your intestines absorb all the iron you need from the food you eat. But if you have hemochromatosis, your intestines… Details
Can’t Stop Eating Them? Food Companies Know It and They’re Doing Their Best to Keep You Hooked Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNMarch 16, 2013If certain foods are as addictive for some people as drugs, then what do you call companies that manufacture foods in such as way as to make them as addictive as possible? Can food companies work something like the way drug pushers do? A new book by a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter for the New York… Details
All In the Family: Parents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Articles>TherapyBy The Ranch TNMarch 15, 2013Growing up is tough these days. But navigating the winding pathways through childhood and adolescence with a parent who suffers from a mental disorder can be devastating psychologically. At the same time, children often report developing strengths and “spiritual reserves” to help them cope. The experience of children being parented by an adult with obsessive… Details
You Need More Than Love To Get You Through Recovery – But It Sure Helps A Lot Articles>Early RecoveryBy The Ranch TNMarch 1, 2013If you’ve ever heard the song that has the words, “Love is all you need,” this is a comforting thought that would be wonderful if it was true. It isn’t. But, having said that, when it comes to helping get you through recovery, love may not be all you need, but it definitely makes your… Details
Many Women Over 50 Engage in Behaviors Associated with Eating Disorders ArticlesBy The Ranch TNFebruary 28, 2013If you’re like most people, you probably associate eating disorders with teenage girls or women in their twenties – not women who are middle-aged and beyond. However, a recent study found that the dysfunctional eating patterns typically associated with young women are actually quite common in women who are in the 50+ age group. This… Details
Child Sexual Abuse as a Cause of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) Articles>Trauma and PTSDBy The Ranch TNFebruary 27, 2013PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is a mental health disorder that sometimes occurs in the aftermath of situations that involve some type of violence or physical harm, or alternatively, situations that contain an imminent threat of violence or harm. Partly due to America’s continuous involvement in combat situations throughout the 2000s, many people associate PTSD with… Details
Methamphetamine Articles>Drug AddictionBy The Ranch TNFebruary 26, 2013Methamphetamine is a controlled, stimulant drug that is available legally in prescription form. This drug is commonly abused by those looking for a high and the ability to stay awake for long periods of time. The addictive nature of this drug, along with its potentially harmful side effects, makes methamphetamine a dangerous substance that should… Details
Recognizing Patterns – And How to Change Them in Recovery Articles>Recovery at The RanchBy The Ranch TNFebruary 16, 2013Think about what comes to mind when you think of patterns. Likely it means doing something repetitive, over and over again, often without much thought given to the action. It’s more or less an automatic behavior, something that you’ve done so many times before and feel comfortable doing that you don’t see any harm to… Details
How To Take The Long View In Recovery – When Your Recent Past Is Still Too Fresh Articles>Early RecoveryBy The Ranch TNFebruary 15, 2013Getting up today, was it tough to think of the day ahead? Were you caught up in all the negative consequences of your addiction that came flooding into your mind as you tried to motivate yourself to get on with what you need to do for your recovery right now? If so, you may be… Details
