No desire to get out of bed, indifferent to the smell of coffee from your favorite coffee shop, no desire to travel, update your wardrobe, or meet with friends. Nothing brings joy. This is how those who experience apathy and depressive states describe their condition. However, there is a term that more narrowly describes the situation, not just a ‘desire to be inactive’, but specifically the ‘inability’ to experience pleasure. This is called anhedonia. Anhedonia is a condition in which you lose the ability to feel joy and pleasure in life. When you no longer have any interest in ordinary things and activities that used to be satisfying. Anhedonia can…

“Apnea” is a Greek word for bad breath, or not breathing. Thus, sleep apnea is the restriction of breathing during sleep. Sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of stroke, silent cerebral infarction and heart attacks. According to a study half of all women from 20 to 70 years of age suffer a mild to severe sleep apnea. Among women with hypertension or obesity were 80 to 84 per cent who suffer from sleep apnea.

Foods have an immense impact on your body and your brain. Eating whole foods is the best support for the mental and physical health. Avoiding sugar (especially fructose) and artificial sweeteners is on the basis of the evidence a very important aspect of the prevention and treatment of depression. Both contribute to chronic inflammation with us can inflict serious damage to your brain functions.

Good sleep is not much matter of course nowadays. Through long hours and increased use of new communication technologies, the duration of sleep is reduced and deteriorated its quality. It is often forgotten that sleep is an important support for our health. What health risks we expose ourselves when we neglect our sleep? You’ll find out in today’s post.

Mitochondrial diseases are, which originate in the cells: The mitochondria, which are tiny cellular components that are primarily responsible for energy production in the cells do not function properly. There are several reasons. The medicine knew for a long time only the inheritable mitochondrial disorders that are caused by corrupted or altered genes. Today they are called mitochondrial disorders “primary mitochondrial disorders”. They usually appear early in childhood with symptoms of massive especially highly energy requiring organs revealed (nerve disorders, muscle weakness, eye problems, brain disorders etc.).

We all experience stress at times and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Because stress has its advantages: it gives us energy and concentration when we are facing a challenge, it is when we have to defend ourselves, or just have a very tight schedule. Stress only becomes a health problem if he no longer wears off and people are living in a chronic heightened state of tension and anxiety.

Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the Parvovirus B19 have been proposed as etiological agent of chronic fatigue syndrome, but none of these viruses has been consistently demonstrated in all patients. However, active viral infection can be localized in specific tissues, and are therefore difficult to detect. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of HHV-6, HHV-7, EBV and parvovirus B19 in the gastrointestinal tract of CFS patients.

That stress makes sick, everybody knows that. That is the theory. In practice, however, many people encounter almost daily to their limits. Whoever recommends regular breaks, help yourself to stay healthy in body and soul.

Snoring is a common problem that tends to affect men more than women. With increasing volume not only the relationship is heating up, but also the health. If simple behavioral changes do not work, you should have a medical examination.

Not everyone who wakes up at night drenched in sweat, thought must be the same about his health, because most of these night sweats has quite harmless causes. However, if the night sweats there are further symptoms, such as fever or weight loss, a doctor should be consulted.