(HealthDay)—Imagine standing at your bathroom sink, and then you suddenly find yourself in bed but you don’t remember how you got there. Then you discover hours have passed, yet you have no memory of what happened during that time. That frightening scenario happened to Amy Losak, 64, twice, once in October 2016, and then again […]
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Beef jerky and other processed meats associated with manic episodes
An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates—chemicals used to cure meats such as beef jerky, salami, hot dogs and other processed meat snacks—may contribute to mania, an abnormal mood state. Mania is characterized by hyperactivity, euphoria and insomnia. The findings of the Johns Hopkins Medicine study, […]