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Lowering Your Sexual Assault Risk
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser post is all about lowering your sexual assault risk. Rape occurs in many different situations. Although the stereotype involves a stranger p
The Spectrum and Specter of Autism
Introduction It’s National Autism Awareness Month. Let’s get informed. Autism. It’s a small word. However, it has big effects on families. Previously, we discusse
Straight, No Chaser: Questions and Answers About Problem Gambling
Whether or not you’re willing to admit to a gambling addiction, the presence of a gambling problem should concern you. This Straight, No Chaser takes information adapted from t
Straight, No Chaser: Dementia – When Brain Health Goes Bad
In case you didn’t pick up on it, the posts regarding brain health served two purposes. The first is to ensure you give yourself the best opportunity to live a healthy, happy men
Brain Health – Brain Exercises to Keep You Vibrant
Introduction This post is part of a Straight, No Chaser series on brain health and discusses brain exercises that will keep it vibrant. I always found it odd that we assume our bra
Brain Health – Foods and Brain Healthy Habits
Introduction This post is part of a series on brain health and discusses foods and brain healthy habits. I only get asked about this everyday, so let’s review keeping your br
Brain Health – How Your Brain Works
Introduction This post is a part of a Straight, No Chaser series on brain health and discusses how your brain works. Everyone at Straight, No Chaser and www.sterlingmedic
Straight, No Chaser: When Eating Goes Wrong, Part II – Bulimia
If you read Part I of this conversation on eating disorders (anorexia nervosa), you will recall that eating disorders are a mix of an abnormal body image combined with abnormal b
Straight, No Chaser: When Eating Goes Wrong, Part I – Anorexia
Simply put, our society doesn’t do the job it should in promoting a normal image of health at either end of the body size spectrum. The typically promoted American ideal of b
Straight, No Chaser: Sexual Deviances and Perversions (Paraphilias)
This is a serious conversation that I won’t sensationalize or joke about. The mental health disorders known as paraphilias (commonly referred to as sexual deviancies or perversio
Your Stress Management Plan
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser give you the tools for a stress management plan. The path to “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” isn’t as simple as the old song suggests, but if
Stress Management Saves Lives
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser shows you why you need a stress management strategy. Let’s agree not to go into the New Year filled with last year’s tension or without a
Straight, No Chaser: Depression – How to Avoid It, When to Get Help
This is the third post in a series on depression and suicide. In our first post, we focused on the magnitude of clinical depression and suicide. In the second post, we provided
Straight, No Chaser: Tips to Deal with Depression and The Holiday Blues
I don’t mean to bring anyone down during what is supposed to be the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ but in reality there are many people hurting. For some, life’s traged
Straight, No Chaser: Are You Depressed and/or Suicidal?
In our first post on clinical depression and suicide, we looked at the scope of the disease, and in the next post we will provide tips for you to address depression and an inclina
Straight, No Chaser: Battered Woman Syndrome and Why Victims Stay In Abusive Relationships
Domestic violence has been in the news quite a bit lately, and among the many questions asked, perhaps the most frequent is beguiling to many: “Why do the victims stay in the abu
Straight, No Chaser: Domestic Violence – How to Get Out of an Abusive Situation
Remember: You are not to blame, and you need not face domestic violence alone. With the recent attention in the news on domestic violence and debates about responses and responsibi
Straight No Chaser: Identifying Risks of Domestic Violence
Today we point to knowledge as the key to preventing potential life-threatening episodes in the household. This is the second in a three-part series on domestic violence. The prev
Straight, No Chaser: Keys to Mental (Un)Health and (Un)Happiness
Straight, No Chaser is mindful that there are multitudes of us excessively happy and unhappy. Everyone has thoughts about the keys to happiness, but we can objectify the conversat
Straight, No Chaser: Fibromyalgia
Previously, Straight, No Chaser has discussed the frustration of uncertainty some patients have with having symptoms and not being given a diagnosis (much less a cure). Imagine i
