[ad_1] According to Gustin, GABA has a calming effect on our brains and helps us regulate emotions, so a decrease means all feelings are amplified. “It really results in an increase in overwhelming negative emotions.” Along with physical changes in the brain, constant pain can cause negative emotions too. “Your pain worsens your mood and […]
[ad_1] I think I know the exact moment I decided that motherhood wasn’t for me. Parent-teacher interview night, 1997. I watched as my mother exited my teacher’s classroom as Ms Novak, crossed the hall, and entered my half-sister’s with a different name. How strange to think that my mum could be two people at once, […]
[ad_1] Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Author Isabel Allende knows how she wants to die: “At home, with warm socks and a dog. Any dog is fine. Could be my dog or any other dog. Just a dog.” The 81-year-old Chilean writer says that with any animal — dogs, cats, even birds […]
