The Weekly Dosage

Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine. What do all these have in common? No, it's not only because they are illegal drugs, but they all used to be cures approved by doctors back in the day. Tune in now as we dive in deep about the truth of snake oil medicines!

RESOURCES:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/new-treatment-restores-sense-of-smell-in-some-people-with-long-covid

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/danger-triangle/

Once the first leaf falls every autumn before you know it, pumpkin spice lattes, cozy flannels, and corn mazes have become popular again. However, raking your leaves, shouldn't. As Daryn explains, the simple act of raking your leaves might be more complex than you think! Listen now as we dive deep into the leaves (even though its winter).

BOO! Did I get you? If I did (I probably didn't), then your brain is experiencing an influx of cortisol and adrenaline right now! For some, it's the worst feeling imaginable, but for others like myself, it's a huge thrill we would pay to experience! Why is it that we love getting scared? Tune in now to listen to the crazy truths of FEAR!

Children are sold, neglected, and abused every day in the American Foster Care System. While this sounds almost impossible, it is the harsh reality that millions of children must suffer every day. These children no longer have a voice though. Through the efforts of the weekly dosage and others, we are slowly bringing light to the forgotten children.

Everyone always claims that they have their mind over matter, brain over body, psyche over self, but what would happen if you were actually exposed to the grueling torment that is psychological warfare? Is your mind as strong as you think? Find out today as we dive deep into the haunting truth of psychological warfare!

NOTE: Hey Weekly Dosagers! So I (michelle, the editor) was looking through our files and our 15th episode has mysteriously gone missing.... Here's the 16th 2 weeks early to compensate! We will probably release the 15 sometime later in the future, so be on the look out!

-Much love <3

American Prisons, as we know, aren't the healthiest environment for people to become better people. And as Stanford famously researched in the 1970s, they're more than meets the eye. Now Standford decided they wanted to study the psychological effects of prisoner-warden power struggles, but books and articles weren't enough. Standford created their own prison, fit with real prisoners/wardens, and the mental abuse they suffered is incomprehensible. Listen now as we take a deep dive into the Standford Prison Experiment.

RESOURCES:

https://www.prisonexp.org/

One of the most common ice-breaker questions is what three things would you bring to a desert island? Well as Kelly from the Weekly Dosage recently found out, this simple question is more sinister than it seems. One wrong answer and you will go clinically insane, all alone, with no hope of survival. Listen now as we dive deep into the science of the desert island question!

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140514-how-extreme-isolation-warps-minds

Every person will experience this once in their life, and no, I'm not talking about buying your dream car, or going to Paris, I'm talking about Hormonal Imbalance. Why is this such an important topic that we deemed it necessary to discuss here at the Weekly Dosage HQ? Well, there is a multitude of symptoms that can range from ED to deepening of voices that are all caused by hormonal imbalance. The better we know about it, the faster we can treat it. Listen now as we dive deep into the fascinating yet unfortunate world of hormonal imbalance.

RESOURCES

 https://www.kernodle.com/obgyn_blog/how-types-of-hormones-affect-your-health/ 

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22673-hormonal-imbalance 

https://www.baptisthealth.com/care-services/conditions-treatments/hormonal-imbalance#:~:text=Causes,of%20hormonal%20imbalance%20in%20females.

Living a happy life is hard. There are relationships to worry about, stress to worry about, and so much more. But as Daryn explains today, maybe there's a way to combat this negativity. Using Positive Psychology and the PERMA model, we can all learn to lead happier, healthier lives.

"A couple of cuts was all so here are some antibacterials and I'll send you on your way" Little did this Taiwanese doctor know that his patient would be coming back in the same week to report something far more gruesome than her first visit. Her unfortunate fight with her sister had left more of a mark than just a couple of cuts. And she only noticed because her sister's chopsticks were missing. Listen now as we dive deep into the bizarre case of the Taiwanese chopstick incident.

RESOURCES:

https://www.pinnaclehealthchiro.com/blog/how-adrenaline-and-endorphins-can-delay-the-pain-you-feel-after-a-car-accident

https://www.livescience.com/chopsticks-sinuses.html

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/pig-kidney-transplants-humans#Future-implications-for-kidney-failure-treatment