"I survived post-traumatic stress disorder."
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A woman, who was raped and subsequently began suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, took up sky-diving to help cope with the disorder. Some 20% of people who go through a traumatic experience, will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, but the condition is treatable.
Publication Name: Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1060-9237
Year: 2001
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The chemical of craving
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Health experts are eyeing to provide an alternative prevention to obesity by regulating the secretion of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the body. By minimizing the production of NPY, a chemical substance in the brain which stimulates appetite, people may lose their penchant for food.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1997
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Solomon's wisdom
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Solomon H. Katz, an anthropology professor in the University of Pennsylvania, is also a renowned nutrition specialist who seems to know everything about foods. As an efficient researcher, Katz also theorized that the the invention of liquor triggered the rise of civilization.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1997
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