Tag Archives: Doctor’s

Doctors cabbage soup diet

The cabbage soup diet is an eating plan designed to help with quick weight loss. The promise? Eat lots of cabbage soup for seven days and drop 10 to 15 pounds lbs. Still, the prospect of eating a lot of cabbage soup for a short period of time appeals to people who want a quick… Read More »

Why doctors prescribe antidepressants

As an academic psychiatrist who treats people with anxiety and trauma, I often hear questions about a specific class of medications called benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines are a why doctors prescribe antidepressants of anti-anxiety medications, or anxiolytics, that increase the activity of the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the brain. Newer research indicates that the benefits of antidepressants… Read More »