Posted on: April 19th, 2023
If you are seeing a counselor and get a diagnosed of a mental health condition, such as depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, addiction, OCD, or some other mental health disorder, how are your relatives and closest friends reacting? The problem is that some of them get on your case and do not understand what you are going through.
The article link below offers you four ways to deal with this type of situation.
Remember your goal is to get better. Focus on getting better, not trying to get everyone’s approval.
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Posted on: April 16th, 2023
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Posted on: July 8th, 2022
No one seems to be questioning the latest media articles that reflect the gradual expansion of the general consensus that our personal mental health has been negatively impacted by multiple COVID sources, from the virus itself to the isolation from imposed lockdowns. Whether changes are major or minor, have you identified how your personal mental health has changed during the past few years?
More importantly, how much data have you been able to compile about how to successfully deal with symptoms of COVID-related loneliness, stress, depression, or anxiety? Probably not very much, as we discovered in researching this matter. Rather … Continue Reading →
Posted on: January 17th, 2021
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PTSD - Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM)
“A properly functioning brain is entirely dependent on balanced and healthy function of the immune, digestive, and endocrine systems.” So consider diagnosing PTSD as a “neuro-endocrine-immune problem” and treating with Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) “to address over activity and inflammation in specific parts of the brain, raise serotonin levels, quiet central sensitization, quiet inflammation generally, and specifically increases vagal tone.” from a Townsend Letter research article, “Mental Health, the Brain, and PTSD” by Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC.… Continue Reading →
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Mental Health, the Brain, and PTSD
by Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC
The most important things to keep in mind when considering mental health, the brain and PTSD is that in the brain:
- Everything is connected to everything else;
- The system is designed to help you survive trauma and threat in a primitive world; and,
- Nothing in the brain reacts well to inflammation.1,2
First let’s look at the curious construct of mental health. What do we actually mean when we say “mental health?” According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is “a state of … Continue Reading →
Posted on: January 19th, 2024
OK, last year your New Year’s resolution to improve your diet got tabled after “the dog ate your cookbook”… The good news is that any day of the year is suitable for resolving to change our lives for the better. As a new year begins, however, we tend to be more open to re-evaluating our habits, including those related to health. Such introspection often leads many folks to realize that they are digging their own graves with a fork and a knife by overeating or consuming unhealthy fare.
Those who have already made positive dietary changes and stick to them, … Continue Reading →
Posted on: February 17th, 2023
Considering EMFs (short for electromagnetic fields OR electric and magnetic fields) and your personal health is a very complex undertaking with many variables. Below we strive to increase your awareness of some of the key factors involved.
We are using a broad definition of EMF. Because a changing electric field creates a magnetic field, and a changing magnetic field creates an electric field, physicists usually refer to “electromagnetism” or “electromagnetic” forces together, rather than separately.
A sampling of sources of EMF would include items such as bluetooth devices, cell phones, computers, dimmer switches, electric powered vehicles, electrical wiring, gas powered … Continue Reading →
Posted on: April 13th, 2022
To be successful with weight loss and the maintenance of a healthy weight, you must know your final destination and a map of how to get there.
The article link below offers some frame of mind approaches that will help you sustain your weight loss and maintain your target weight.
Learn some simple tips to get you on your way to a weight loss program from a holistic perspective.
Article Link: Mental Boosters for Your Weight Loss Management Strategies by Ron Theel, EdD
For additional articles, visit the American Holistic Health Association’s Self-Help Articles Collection.… Continue Reading →