MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'chocolates'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3890501&cid=t_141280_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F21%2Fethical-best-practice-in-an-evidence-based-age%2F There were 2 presentations at this year’s annual American Psychological Association convention, which were important to psychotherapists in particular. With the ever-growing challenge to prove efficacy of each and every treatment, healthcare providers and consumers alike face some confusion as to how much information is enough, or too much. Does every therapists need to give a long presentation about the relative proven efficacy of low-dose medication combined with verbal therapy — and 2 hours gardening per week? (I made up the last part, but hiking and fresh air were a popular cure for quite a long time in 19th Century Europe.) Physicians are acutely aware of the need to know the research, and most ethical codes demand informed consent. Both health and mental health professionals ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3890501 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:20:35 +0100 3890501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859157&cid=t_141280_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F5kLzpvmiyBo%2F Setting the Mood: Beyond Roses and Chocolates from the Womens Sexual Health Center. Women in recovery from alcoholism, addiction, co-dependency, compulsive gambling and ACOA may find this article helpful. Our partners can be remarkably out of touch with understanding what gets us in the mood. Instead of limiting seduction to fancy dinners, [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859157 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:49:18 +0100 2859157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=811307&cid=t_141280_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F146140277%2Fwhy_you_crave_what_others_avoi.html When the chocolates or fat dripping donuts get passed at work … dopamine increases most in people who overindulge … and this chemical acts as alert signal that links food to pleasure. How so? I was interested in Kristin Leutwyler Ozelli’s description of what’s going on in the brain during cravings at ScientificAmerican.Com.Look into the brain of a person who exercises and maintains a steady weight using brain imaging technologies, and you’ll see less dopamine. Why is this? While we know that human brains are highly sensitive to food stimuli … researchers are still trying to figure out … why some produce more dopamine when they see favorite foods.Without question though, the dopamine increase is linked to foods to which they’ve been condit... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=811307 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:46:03 +0100 811307