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Yeah, we know it is so tempting to reach for those French fries or a cheeseburger. But it is time to think if they are doing any good to your health beyond that taste. What you eat directly impacts your brain. Fried and processed foods are high in sugars and unhealthy fats. They trigger chronic inflammation, which is tied to …

Tasha Hedges took Xanax for 20 years to treat her anxiety and panic attacks, exactly as a psychiatrist had prescribed it. Then in 2022, that doctor unexpectedly died. A general practitioner continued her prescription but retired shortly afterward. The next doctor moved to Canada. Finally, Ms. Hedges found a new psychiatrist. “The first thing he did was start yelling at …

Dr. Joe Whittington, 47, has been an emergency room physician for two decades, but he can still find it tough to quiet his mind after leaving the hospital. As he tried to doze off after one particularly chaotic shift, he kept thinking about a victim of a motorcycle crash whose vital signs had tanked, a patient who developed sepsis and …