What are panic attacks and what's happening when we have them?

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What are panic attacks and what's happening when we have them?

What is happening to the body?

"Often one of the first symptoms of a panic attack is hyperventilating (rapidly breathing in and out), which upsets the natural balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in our system. One view says a low level of carbon dioxide in the blood directly triggers the symptoms of panic, such as feeling lightheaded and dizzy. When we breathe quickly we also build up oxygen in our blood. Paradoxically, too much oxygen is also associated with feeling short of breath."

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What happens to your brain when you're pregnant – clumsiness, food cravings, and moodiness?

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What happens to your brain when you're pregnant – clumsiness, food cravings, and moodiness?

Tripping over everything

"Anecdotally, many women report that one of their earliest signs of pregnancy was that they felt clumsier: constantly dropping their keys, spilling milk in the kitchen or tripping over their own feet. In fact, one study reported that 27% of women fell at least once during pregnancy, which is similar to the prevalence of falls in those older than 65 years."

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7 Books That All Massage Therapists Should Read

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7 Books For Massage Therapists

Links For The Curious
The RMT Education Project attempts to simplify the complex - breaking down information dense research into manageable chunks. If you are looking for a somewhere to start, check out the ‘Curated Content’ page or browse through ‘The Literature Countdown’.

From The story of the human body

From The story of the human body

Why everyone should embrace their inner sloth

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Why everyone should embrace their inner sloth

Each year there’s an autumn weekend which is anticipated with particular glee: the one in which the clocks go back. The prospect of an extra hour in bed is certainly enticing, and the Sunday has duly been labelled “National Sleep In Day”. But the fact that sleeping in is designated to this one particular day betrays something else – that idleness is seen as wasteful, self-indulgent. A lie-in is only encouraged when time itself moves to accommodate it.

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Stomach and mood disorders: how your gut may be playing with your mind

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Stomach and mood disorders: how your gut may be playing with your mind

If you’ve eaten a fabulous meal recently, the experience was pleasant, comfortable and pain-free because your stomach and intestinal system worked seamlessly to move the food along and eventually absorb it.

Our gastrointestinal tract, or gut, is sometimes described as our “second brain”. This is because it is controlled by its own complex nervous system comprising hundreds of millions of neurons – more than all the nerves in your spinal cord.

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What is the gut microbiota and how does it affect mind and body?

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What is the gut microbiota and how does it affect mind and body?

The human gastrointestinal tract harbours trillions of microorganisms, consisting of up to 1,000 or so different bacterial species.

These bacteria, known collectively as the gut microbiota, perform a number of vital functions in our body. They defend against pathogens, aid in digestion and nutrient absorption, produce vitamins (K and B), and boost our immune system.

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