The current worldwide prevalence of PCOS is estimated to be 8 – 13%. However, there continues to be substantial debate over the most appropriate criteria to diagnose the condition, as well as differences in how PCOS is evaluated across providers, health centers, and countries.

By: Jason M. Jowers, MS Pexels [Book by Caio, CC0]Teaching children about diversity and inclusion can be challenging for parents and professionals. In this article from PBS Parents, Dr. Chris Metzler has several suggestions when talking to kids about respecting differences [1]. These suggestions include: Leading by example is overly...

For a long time, it has been common knowledge that stress kills. Scientific knowledge has come to the forefront while attempting to answer how stress mediates this effect. Indeed, there are now enormous research efforts examining the relationships and mechanisms by which psychological stress mediates decreased longevity.

Finding products that are gluten free used to be such a hard task. But with people being more aware of gluten in their diets (celiac and non celiac people alike) as well as the FDA stepping in on the manner, it has made finding gluten in food and non-food products much easier.

By: Jason M. Jowers, MS Pixabay[Portrait of Young Man by pixabay on Feb 20, 2019, CC0]The stigma of getting treatment for mental health issues is something that is pretty common in our society and culture. We seem to have this idea of mental illness as less than other health issues...

The winter months with cold, wet, dark and windy weather can lead to seasonal depression and an overall feeling of melancholy. Research has shown that living a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet and regular exercise can boost your mood not only in the winter months but all year round.