Dr. Andrew Belaveshkin

The knackers. Among the top in various anti-ratings (suicides, alcoholism), Belarus ranks penultimate in terms of violence against animals. Recently, regimen approved the law that allows children from the age of 8 to be taken hunting to kill animals. Most animal protection organizations were liquidated by the regime (Vitebsk DOBRIK, the LOVEBRIL Center for Animal Lovers, The Sun for All, Despite (Borisov), the Four Paws Public Association (Mogilev), and others). Housing and communal services often kill animals right in the yards, at playgrounds in front of all people. Animals are treated worse than in Belarus only in Iran — where they are going to ban pets altogether because they are “symbols of the West.” How does it matter to people? The fact is that criminology has known a long-established connection between cruelty to animals, cruelty in the family, and other forms of violence in society. Cruelty to animals is one of the most powerful predictors of criminal behavior. Those who are ...

Post-traumatic growth. Phoenix is ​​the eternal symbol of rebirth from the ashes. Similarly, our mind, when we get trauma, is not necessarily damaged. Moreover, for most people, post-traumatic growth is more likely than the post-traumatic disorder. When trauma crushes our world, our minds can be deformed. The desperate feeling of inability to change something can lead to learned helplessness, we can lose faith in our values ​​and become frustrated, and angry at the world and people, and we can transfer our aggression to third-party people. Rethinking can be painful, but it's important. Post-traumatic growth allows you to become stronger physically and mentally. Here are 10 points that will allow you to transform trauma not into post-traumatic disorder, but into growth. 1. Be proactive. Be strong. The test of helplessness is the most dangerous. Do whatever you can. Take control of even the smallest things. Trauma causes a desire to shrink and freeze, counteract this and expand your...

Here, in my blog, I share insights on living a healthy lifestyle grounded in science and evidence-based medicine . I teach how to integrate health into your daily life, and I also write about psychology, neurobiology, social evolution, aesthetics, and dopamine — all aspects that influence our well-being and behavior.   I firmly believe that everyone should understand how their body works and be able to apply that knowledge in practice. No one knows you better than you do, and when this self-awareness is combined with an understanding of fundamental physiological processes, it helps you make healthy and effective decisions . I study and teach effective strategies to strengthen and maintain individual health , carefully reviewing scientific research and promoting a culture of health education. For me, health is not just the absence of disease — it’s wellbeing, energy, and the body’s reserve resources . Being healthy means being effective! Everyone has the potential to learn how ...