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Bacteriophobia or mysophobia, as it is referred to within medical circles, is an irrational fear of dirt and contamination which is a little more extreme than being a devout practitioner of good hygiene. Those who live with the disorder have been known …

Atelophobia is an anxiety disorder where the afflicted person feels like all they do is wrong. It comes from Greek atelès, meaning “imperfect” or incomplete. Do you fear failure? Imperfection? Or that everything you do is simply not good enough? Do you …

There has recently been a strong level of interest associated with the consumption of cranberry juice. The cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is a very rich source of polyphenols that are associated with antiviral, antibacterial, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Cranberry juice is …

While we are often advised to stop consuming as much sugar, it isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do. This is because of how our taste buds work. When they detect sugar (fructose, sucrose, maltose, glucose, etc), the “sweet” signal …

Since the beginning of the second millennium, vodka has managed to earn an important place in our world. Starting simply as a medicinal remedy and having worked its way up to being one of the most reputable alcoholic drinks out there, there …

Nobody in this world wants to be forgotten nor ignored, but there are some people who have unfathomable and irrational thoughts about someone forgetting them or the person themself fearing they’ll forget. This is what people with athazagoraphobia face in their lives. …