Deep Brain Stimulation is Now Used to Treat Addiction By inserting a small pacemaker into the brain, chronic addictive behaviors are now better controlled. A deep brain stimulation (DBS) pacemaker causes an increase in serotonin, resulting in a sense of well-being, regulation of mood, appetite, and sleep. Even a felt sense of happiness occurs. Addiction treatment is evolving fast! This is because, there are so many new ways to get addicted. It’s no longer “IF” you are addicted to things like your phone, but “WHAT” you are addicted to? Apps like Facebook or Instagram connect us, but at the same time can leave us feeling disconnected. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has been used to manage a va
Get on the road to health, with these Brainy-Belly Holiday Tips Holidays are the perfect time to research your eating habits. You’ll really have enjoyed your holidays if you come back a stone lighter. In your holidays it is even harder to resist culinary temptations. Eating is a social experience and in our holidays we love to be social. An ice cream with our kids, a cool sugary sun-downer, a pizza or, an afternoon coffee with some cake, all makes us feel connected and enjoy ourselves in the holidays. But these holiday habits often makes us gain weight, which is not good for our health. Did you know that a brain attack (or stroke) is directly liked to what you eat? Our diet has direct impact
