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In this category you will find practical contributions and Health guide on various topics such as CMD (craniomandibular dysfunction), Hemorrhoids or Personal development. The articles are based on personal experience and comprehensible specialist knowledge. The aim is to explain complex topics in such a way that they are understandable for those affected and can be implemented in everyday life. Whether it is about holistic approaches, Forms of therapy or the view of Mental health here you will find helpful information that provides orientation and encourages reflection. This section is aimed at anyone who wants to actively shape their health and bring more clarity to medical or psychological issues.

Recognize TMD early and self-test: Why the jaw, neck, head and ears are often connected

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TMD self-test

There are complaints that cannot be classified for a long time. A pulling sensation in the jaw that you initially ignore. A headache that you blame on stress. A slight cracking sound when you open your mouth that eventually becomes a habit. And then suddenly there is neck pain, perhaps a slight feeling of pressure in the ear - all explainable in themselves, but strangely unclear in the overall picture. This is exactly how it starts for many people. You go to the dentist, perhaps later to the orthopaedist or ENT specialist. Everyone looks at their own area, and often nothing clear is found. The complaints remain - sometimes for years.

I have experienced this path myself. And it was only when I was intensively involved with the topic of TMD, particularly when I was setting up a structured self-test, that I realized how many of the typical symptoms I had actually experienced over time. Individual points that seem harmless on their own suddenly form an overall picture. This article is intended to help with exactly that: to make the connections visible. Because the decisive step is often not in the treatment, but in recognizing the pattern.

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Fracking, LNG and energy policy: a sober analysis of risks, opportunities and reality

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Natural gas fracking and energy policy

There are political and social discussions that are not linear. They come in waves. Fracking is one such issue. For years, the matter in Germany seemed settled. With the legislative package of 2016 and the resulting regulation from 2017, the framework was clear: commercial fracking in unconventional reservoirs will not take place. The debate calmed down and the issue largely disappeared from the public eye. It was as if a lid had been put on it.

But this impression was deceptive. Because while the debate in Germany was dying down, the world was changing in the background. The energy supply, which had long been considered relatively stable, came under increasing pressure. Prices began to fluctuate, supply chains became more fragile and geopolitical tensions increased. The events from 2022 at the latest made it clear that energy is not a matter of course, but a strategic commodity.

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Sympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic nervous system and cortisol - how stress controls our body

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Cortisol, sympathetic nervous system and stress

Stress is part of life. Without stress, we would probably hardly get out of bed in the morning, avoid challenges and simply not get many things done. For thousands of years, the human body has been designed to be able to react quickly in certain situations: Recognize danger, mobilize energy, act. In such moments, the organism runs at full speed - heart rate, breathing, alertness and muscle tension increase. This state can even be life-saving.

However, stress becomes problematic when it no longer ends. Many people today live in a state that no longer feels like acute stress, but rather like a permanently elevated baseline level. Deadlines, conflicts, a flood of information, constant availability - the body often reacts as if it is constantly in a potentially dangerous situation. However, while our ancestors were able to calm down again after a short period of tension, this phase of real relaxation is often missing today.

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TMD and new dental crowns: How a minimal misalignment affects the body

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CMD and new dental crown

It started unspectacularly. No accident, no loud bang, no dramatic moment. An old crown on a lower molar simply crumbled. These things happen at some point. Materials age, stresses add up over the years. I didn't give it much thought at first. It wasn't an emergency, more of a technical problem - something you repair and then tick off.

The appointment with the dentist was appropriately routine. Examination, quick look, factual explanation. The old crown had to come off, underneath it was cleaned, prepared and built up. Nothing out of the ordinary. No long discussions, no complicated decisions. Unfortunately, it soon became apparent that the problem would become bigger and last longer than initially expected.

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Is killing undignified? A sober question about murder, terror and war

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Is killing undignified?

We live in troubled times. War, terror, violence - all of this is very present again. In the news, in political debates, in conversations on the sidelines. Decisions about war and peace are being made, often quickly, often with great determination. Arguments are being put forward, weighed up, justified. And yet I am left with a feeling of unease.

Not because I believe that everything is easy or because I dream of a conflict-free world. But because I notice how rarely a very specific question is asked. A question that is neither legal nor military. A question that doesn't ask about guilt or justice, but about something more fundamental. This question is: What does it do to a person when they kill another person?

This article is an attempt to pose this question calmly and soberly - without accusation, without moral pathos and without instrumentalizing current events.

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Why distance is not a retreat - and how a freeze-out creates orientation

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Freezeout - distance in crises

When you are in the middle of a crisis, everything seems urgent. You have the feeling that you have to act immediately, speak immediately, decide immediately. And there is often a second feeling on top of that: If you don't keep at it now, everything will slip away. That's understandable. It's also human. But this is exactly where the mistake often begins.

Because closeness is not automatically clarity. Proximity can also mean that you are too close to see what is really happening. Just like you can't recognize a painting if your nose is stuck to the canvas. You then only see individual brushstrokes - and think they are the whole painting.

A freeze-out, properly understood, is nothing more than a step back. Not to run away, but to be able to see again.

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Understanding hernias: Why posture and statics are often more crucial than expected

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Hernia, posture and tension

I've been dealing with hernias since 2020. Looking back, it didn't start with a dramatic accident, but rather with a moment when the body suddenly sent a clear signal: Something is different. A hernia can announce itself in a surprisingly unspectacular way - until you can no longer ignore it. For me, it came relatively suddenly.

The first operation followed a few months later, but the journey was not „finished“. This is precisely why it is worthwhile to first understand the topic properly - as it is medically intended, and at the same time with a keen eye on the things that often fall by the wayside.

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Multiple chemical sensitivity rethought - nervous system, TMD and functional causes

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MCS rethought: connection with CMD and poor posture

I am writing this article not as a doctor, not as an environmental health professional and not as an „expert“ in the traditional sense, but from direct experience. I have been dealing with chemical sensitivities myself for about five to six years - sometimes stronger, sometimes weaker, but clearly noticeable over longer periods of time.

Looking back, the whole thing started for me at a time that coincided with a dental procedure: after I had a tooth extracted, I gradually experienced reactions that I had never experienced before. Even then, I suspected that this was possibly not „just“ an environmental problem, but could also be related to the body itself, to stress regulation, perhaps even to the teeth, jaw or the entire system behind it.

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