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Rewiring Your Brain to Overcome Fear | Dr. Jalpesh Mehta | TEDxStXaviersCollegeKolkata
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-08 14:37
[Music] Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I'm going to talk about how to rewire your brain to overcome your fears. Fear is a very natural human being.All of us have some kind of fears. Some fears which we are aware of and some fears which are unknown. There's no person on this planet who can claim that he doesn't have any kind of fears.Only the magnitude or the feeling could be found. If you broadly look at what kind of fears surround us, one is the fear of rejection. Getting rejected in interview or also ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-11 10:20
In trying to diagnose mental-health problems, clinicians routinely evaluate their patients for psychological, social and lifestyle factors. But hormones are rarely scrutinised https://t.co/7XeFJP1mrH ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-10 17:00
Mental Health Treatment - New mental illness treatments deserve recognition [1] - Overcoming the negative perception of hormones is crucial for maximizing the benefits of these treatments [1]
Perturbateurs endocriniens : une menace silencieuse pour notre santé | Elie KABRE | TEDxOuagadougou
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-01 15:19
Endocrine Disruptors Overview - Endocrine disruptors are molecules capable of disrupting the hormonal system [8] - Hormones are chemical substances produced by glands that act as keys interacting with specific receptors [8][9] - These disruptors can interfere with hormone effects, leading to various health risks [11] Health Risks Associated with Endocrine Disruptors - Potential health risks include hypertension, cancers (prostate, testicles, breast, ovaries), masculinization in women, and feminization in men [12][13] - Sperm count has decreased by half from 1978 to 2020 [13] - Endocrine disruptors can affect puberty, potentially causing precocious puberty in young girls [14] Sources and Presence of Endocrine Disruptors - Common sources include bisphenol, phthalates in plastics, parabens, heavy metals, preservatives (BHA, BHT), and pesticides [18] - Found in medications, plastic packaging, canned goods, paints, and cosmetics [18][19] - Present in food items like corn, rice, dried/smoked fish, and fresh tomatoes, as shown by studies in Burkina Faso [21] Mitigation Strategies - Reduce exposure by being cautious with street medications and natural aphrodisiacs [23] - Pay attention to pesticides in food and choose cosmetics carefully [23][24] - Be mindful of plastic packaging and food additives [24] - Adopt new behaviors and pass them on to children [25] Other Disruptors - Alcohol, excess sugar and fat, mycotoxins, shisha, and cigarettes (containing approximately 280 different molecules in their smoke) are also disruptors [25]