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Neuroscience Reveals How A 50-Year-Old Can Have The Brain Of A 25-Year-Old

October 17, 2019adminNo Comments

By Arjun Walia Science is revealing various mindfulness techniques that can literally change and restructure our brain. Neuroscientist Sara Lazar from Mass General and Harvard Medical School is one of the latest to illustrate this. After she sustained running injuries, she took up yoga. It had a tremendous effect on her, which inspired her to start researching the scientific literature that’s available on mindfulness meditation, which is one of the categories into which yoga falls into. The yoga teacher made all sorts of claims, that yoga would increase your compassion and open your heart,” said Lazar. “And I’d think, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m here to stretch.’ But I started noticing that I… Read More

The Mental Health Morass: Good for Pharma, Bad for Youth

October 17, 2019adminNo Comments

By Children’s Health Defense When several hundred Colorado high school students walked out of a post-school-shooting vigil last May to protest the event’s politicization, their departing chant was, “mental health, mental health.” While this response may have unsettled the event’s organizers, it was unsurprising in the context of widespread media accounts of an “epidemic of anguish” among American youth. According to this narrative, not only is “the increase in mental health issues among [U.S.] teens and young adults…nothing short of staggering,” but around the globe, mental illness is set to become the “next major global health challenge” and “pandemic of the 21st century.” Without making light of the problem or minimizing anyone’s personal… Read More

The Nutritional Value Of Light

December 4, 2018adminNo Comments

By Jacob Devaney Light has a profound affect on our mood and our physiology, it also nourishes many of the plants that give us sustenance. Yet, how often do we consciously consider light as part of a healthy diet? Here is a mindful approach to using light to nourish your body, mind, and spirit. Humans did not evolve indoors under artificial light, our biology developed in harmony with the cycles of the sun, moon and seasons. For this reason, we have a built-in clock for physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle. Plants, animals, microbes, and most other living organisms, also have a circadian rhythm which is… Read More

Why Nutritional Psychiatry is the Future of Mental Health Treatment

December 4, 2018adminNo Comments

By Joyce Cavaye (The Conversation) A lack of essential nutrients is known to contribute to the onset of poor mental health in people suffering from anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ADHD. Nutritional psychiatry is a growing discipline that focuses on the use of food and supplements to provide these essential nutrients as part of an integrated or alternative treatment for mental health disorders. But nutritional approaches for these debilitating conditions are not widely accepted by mainstream medicine. Treatment options tend to be limited to official National Institute for Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines which recommend talking therapies and antidepressants. Use of Antidepressants Antidepressant use has more than doubled in recent years. In England 64.7m prescriptions were issued for antidepressants… Read More

Grounding – The DIY Approach

August 29, 2018admin2 Comments

By Slavik Grounding, or as some call in earthing, is a process of connecting one’s body to earth so that electrons can freely flow. I admit, I am a fan of grounding. The first time I heard about it, it made sense. Over the years, I got myself a grounded mouse pad and I sleep on a grounded sheet. To be honest, I did not experience any miracle change, but I like to stack the odds in my favour. To increase my grounded time I made this DIY shoes project. Our bodies are of a bio-electrical design. The exchange of information as well as nutrients are facilitated via electrical highway.… Read More

The Kratky Method of Hydroponics

August 24, 2018adminNo Comments

MaximumYield explains Kratky Method: The Kratky method is a simple system that would be well-suited to gardeners experimenting with hydroponics. This method of hydroponics works in a similar method to deep water culture systems, but it does not require as much equipment or materials. In the Kratky method, plants are placed in a net pot with a growing medium and then placed into a reservoir. The reservoir is then filled with conditioned water and a nutrient solution until the mix covers the bottom of the net pot. As the plant grows, it will absorb water while simultaneously growing roots into water. Then, as the water level declines, plant roots will be… Read More

10 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Walk Everyday

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018adminNo Comments

By Arjun Walia The human experience has become extremely sedentary, the average human lifestyle in the western world has been linked to multiple diseases and is one of the main causes of why disease rates continue to climb, among many other factors that surround all aspects of human life, like big food, for example. With technology in place and jobs that require tremendous amounts of sitting, there is no doubt that it’s having a detrimental effect on our lives. That being said, the world is clearly becoming way more health conscious. It’s like we needed this experience of unhealthy food, the corporate take-over of everything, and our motionless lifestyle to knock us… Read More

This Super Simple Breathing Technique Can Help Alleviate Anxiety & Depression

July 12, 2018admin1 Comment

By Alanna Ketler The breath is one of the most underrated and under-utilized methods of healing. Breathing comes naturally to us, we do it without thinking, which is why it is not something we generally think of as a way to connect deeply with ourselves, calm our anxieties or even reach higher levels of consciousness. Something as simple as breathing can help those who suffer from severe mental conditions and those who have survived global disasters. There are many forms of breathwork, there is the well-known Holotropic Breathing, made popular by the Iceman himself, Wim Hof. There is another technique known as transformational breathwork and the featured practice of breathing that will be… Read More

Better Than Big Pharma: 5 Herbs You Can’t Do Without

July 12, 2018adminNo Comments

Editor’s Note: Although I would vouch for the “herbs” listed here, I cannot say anything regarding the specific brands promoted other than that they seem good. By Jill Richardson Sometimes herbs can deliver up healing powers that pharmaceutical companies can only dream about. Can’t sleep? Try lemon balm. Suffer from anxiety? Lemon balm. Want to boost your immune system? Lemon balm. Cold sore? Lemon balm. And this lemon-scented mint relative is also antiviral, good for fevers, and great for indigestion, gas, and bloating. Find it surprising that one plant can do so much? Herbs are not always as multipurpose as lemon balm – not to mention delicious, safe, and effective –… Read More

Forest Therapy: How Spending Time In The Woods Can Heal Your Mind, Body & Soul

July 12, 2018adminNo Comments

By Alanna Ketler It may or may not come as a surprise to you, but simply spending time in a forest can actually be a key to alleviating a wide array of mental, physical, and emotional ailments. In fact, the absence of nature in your life could very well be a cause for some of your suffering and getting back to our roots could be the cure you’ve been looking for. Forest Therapy is an emerging trend that is helping many people return to their natural, more aligned state. I recently completed a 2-day hike along the Juan de Fuca trail on beautiful Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada.… Read More