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The Anatomy of Anxiety: An Interview With Ellen Vora

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This isn’t an anxiety to pathologize or suppress, nor is it something we can avoid by just eating gluten-free food or avoiding caffeine. Our hormones, our gut health, micronutrient deficiencies, the degree to which we have inflammatory molecules coursing through our bloodstream—there’s an enormous influence from food.

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Interview with German activist Peter Lehmann: “I Lost My Fear and Gained Everything.”

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I did not wash and clean myself and do my hair and shave, so I was not fine to look at. Finally, I was not able to do the most primitive things, to cook, to care for my food As I said before, you can read the story in my personal contribution to the book Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs (2). How did you manage to do it? I was a zombie.

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Faith Healing in India: An Ancient Way of Tending to Madness

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In another faith healing site in India, Rajasthan’s Balaji Temple, visitors deprive themselves of sleep, eat tasteless or bitter food, restrain themselves in chains, hit their bodies against the walls or move their head in repeated, circular motion for long periods of time to heal. More often than not, this helps them give birth.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

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Despite evidence of the dangerous nature of this product, along with mounting pressure from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and child safety advocates, the aspirin industry denied any negligence on their part and instead blamed the reported safety concerns on poor parenting. Which is exactly what happened with children’s aspirin.

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SUCCESS’ 2025 Women of Influence

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From increasing access to clean water in schools to creating marine sanctuaries and artisan programs, Clarke is continuously developing ways for tourism and philanthropy to intersect. Her philanthropic spirit is evident in her active involvement with local charitable organizations, notably the Northshore Food Bank.

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Something Broken: My Mother’s Story

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Now and again a gust stirred sere branches, and an avalanche crashed to the ground, burying the tracks of animals seeking food in the sheltered thickets. I pulled a clean gown out of the laundry room, wiped her and the mess, and shoved her into the guest bed. It sometimes stopped the heart and breathing. It could kill. It must be late.