What is Anxiety Disorder?

Every day, I receive dozens of emails and telephone calls from worried anxiety disorder sufferers asking me about medications, therapy and other less conventional treatments; my answer is simple, I DO NOT encourage the use of medication and there are so many therapies available now that it is difficult, especially for anxious people, to separate the wheat from the chaff.

What is Journey Therapy?

The Journey is a therapy designed to deal with the elimination of painful emotions hidden within the body. Only then, can a sense of well-being at the core of human life be restored or reclaimed.

Coping With Depression

There are many different types of depression that each has their own diagnosis as well as treatment. In all cases a medical doctor will have to make a professional diagnosis before prescribing medication or other treatment.

What is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)?

EMDR : A highly effective treatment for trauma and anxiety-based problems. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic method originated and developed by Dr Francine Shapiro in 1987.

What are Phobias and How Can They be Banished?

Sufferers say their phobias are illogical - Yet they cannot conceive how they can possibly be free from them. Phobias cause unpleasant and often severe reactions in the body and are not good for you.

What does your own body know better then you?

  What does your own body know better then you?When you start to learn to listen to your body, it tells you a lot about your health.

Do You Think You Have Depression?

Do you have days where nothing can make you happy? You are not alone. I ignored my depressive thoughts about life for years. Unfortunately I didn't do anything to fix my situation until they became so dehabilitating that I had no choice.

What is Sound Healing?

In the words of the great Tibetan master, Bodhisattva Gwalwa Karmapa, the Singing Bowls of Tibet emit the "Sound of the Void", the sound of the universe manifesting.

Health or Disease - Win or Loose – Are your Thought’s making a difference?

Is your thought process the reason why………..Everybody knows that in Formula 1 the small details can be the difference between winning of loosing.

Panic Attacks

DID YOU KNOW?It is believed that around 20 Million people in the UK alone currently suffer from anxiety disorders including panic attacks and phobias, so you are not alone.

My recovery from every form of anxiety and panic for 10 years

Firstly I would like to introduce myself. My name is Paul David and I suffered from every form of anxiety and panic for 10 years. My recovery came from a meeting with someone who had a full understanding of this condition, in fact he taught me more in one hour than anyone else was able to teach me in 10 years.

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Will Not Take Away Your Fears

Your fears, anxieties, and other problems have the best of you and you don't know where to turn for help. At some point you feel totally helpless as you struggle each day.

Learning How to Overcome Your Out of Control Anxieties

Learning how to manage your out of control anxieties can be extremely difficult.  The first thing you need to do is to seek the services of a professional and/or counselor who can teach you how to manage your fears and give you the help that you need.

Our Fears and Worries can Distort the Reality of the Situation

At times, our worries and anxieties can overwhelm us. In addition, our worries can distort our perception of what is reality and what is not.

Finding Those Techniques That Will Manage Your Anxieties

Are you having trouble finding effective ways to overcome your fears and anxieties? It can be difficult to find all of the answers in managing your anxieties.

Never Lose Hope in Dealing with your Fears and Depression

When your fears and depression have the best of you, it is easy to feel that things will not get any better. This is not true. There is much help available in today's society and the best way to deal with your fears is to find effective ways to overcome them.

When Someone you know Struggles with Fear and Anxiety

What do you do when someone you know has to deal with persistent fears, anxieties, or even depression? Well the first thing you need to do is to get the person to seek the services of a professional who can lead them in the right direction and give them the help they need.

Facing the Fear and Anxiety of the Unknown

All most everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen to you in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety.

Managing the Fear of Loneliness

Sometime or another we will experience a time when we are alone. The first step is to become comfortable with yourself and having the self-confidence that you will be able to manage being alone.

A Review of Techniques in Managing your Depression

Some people have a difficult time in managing their depression.  Sometimes, their depression and fears can get best of them.  As a result, here is a short list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their depression.

Managing your Persistent Fears, Depression, and Every Day Anxieties

Everybody deals with anxiety and depression, however some people have a hard time in managing it. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and every day anxieties.

Managing Your OCD, Panic Attacks, and Obsessive Thoughts

There are times that we encounter fearful thoughts that can be difficult to manage. For some people, the more they try to get rid of the thoughts, the stronger the thoughts become and the more difficult they become to manage.

When your Fears and Depression have the Best of you

What do you do when your fears and depression are stronger than what you can handle? There are times that no matter what you do, your fears have the best of you.

Shift Work Sleep Disorder, Are You Affected?

Shift work and sleep Shift workers really do get a raw deal when it comes to getting enough sleep. They have to try and sleep when the rest of the world is waking up and their body clocks have a hard time adjusting.

Should You Search The Internet For Health Solutions?

As a young person growing up in Columbus, Ohio, I used to be in awe whenever I went to the huge public library there.  There were masses and volumes of information available on just about any subject you could possibly be interested in.

Taking a Chance on Healthy Living!

One of the most important aspects of living a healthy and prosperous life is understanding "risk." By this I mean knowing how to understand and analyze situations in life that affect health.

Schizophrenia naturally

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately one percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime – more than two million Americans suffer from the illness in any given year.

HOW TO OVERCOME SOCIAL ANXIETY

I worked with a client who had suffered from social anxiety for most of her life. She grew up in a dysfunctional family who emotionally abused her, and she arrived at the point of believing that there was something wrong with being her.

Stress, Anxiety and Depression - What is the difference?

Looking after your feelings and emotions is as important as taking care of your body. Most of us take care of our physical health far better than our feelings.

Natural Remedies for Depression

Over 10 million Americans suffer from depression each year. Affecting all segments of the population, depression creates a feeling of hopelessness.

Feeling Feelings--Overlooked

You have no doubt heard or used the expression breaking down. Breaking down, means to show one's feelings, usually sadness. It is inexplicably ironic that a natural emotion is given a negative euphemistic nameBeginning at a young age, boys are primarily valued for achievement, stoicism and heroism.

Music for Motivation

Music is a powerful influence in our lives. It is the backdrop to everybody's life story. All of life's biggest experiences are done to the sound of music.

‘I sit on the bus and look for vantage points to jump from’

Sarah*, a client who was diagnosed with Clinical Bi-Polar Depression turned round during her RaphaYad Bioenergy Healing Treatment session and said:"There was something small I forgot to mention.

A Brief Summary of Personality Disorders

Personality disorders usually refer to personality traits that are extreme or that cause enough difficulty in a person’s life to interfere with daily functioning to the point of “disabling.

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body

It is only now that modern medicine is starting to recognise the link between the body and the mind.  Modern medicine is starting to realise that you can literally think yourself ill!I'm sure you've done it in the past.

‘Alternative Medicine’ to drugs and alcohol when dealing with pet loss.

Have you heard the reaction 'It's only a pet..' when someone's pet has died and they are suffering an extreme reaction? There are many reactions to grief in all its forms and so many people find it very difficult to deal with .

The Blended Family – Hopes, Fears, and Tasks

Hope springs eternal, and there’s nowhere that’s more true than a couple taking the leap of faith into a second marriage. To all those who dare to hope that their second marriage (or third, or fourth) will be better than the last, I say congratulations and good luck! It takes a lot of courage to open your heart to try again! But also, take heed: you’ll have a much better chance of success if you follow some very important guidelines, particularly if either of you have children.

After Abuse: The Challenging Work of Forging Healthy Relationships

Many people have done the tough work of recovery from sexual abuse, whether with help in therapy or on one’s own. It challenges us to the core, but it also frees us, and gives life and possibility where we once felt that we might never get through it.

Sailing the Seven Seas of Life

From the book ... The Joys of Live AlchemyWhen we arrive into this world, we enter as a ship that navigates by the forces of nature and propelled by the power in the invisible auras of Spirit.

Learning to Love

I recently asked a 46 year old man what importance his marriage has in his life, expressed as a percentage. His instant response was 80%, on the grounds that his marriage impacts and is impacted by his work and almost every other aspect of life.

Long-Term Negative Consequences of Using Club Drugs on Teens

The term 'club drugs' refers to a wide variety of psychoactive drugs mostly abused by teenagers and young adults, often at raves or trances (all-night dance parties), dance clubs and nightclubs.

Worry - Breaking the Number 1 National Habit

Everybody worries. It is practically a national pastime – the #1 habit of stress. The whole world worries about peace and health. Worry is common for human beings.

9 Steps to End Crying – Possibly for the Rest of Your Life

Imagine crying better or not even crying at all! The following stress reduction and relaxation techniques work for children and adults in their moment of crying because nobody really wants to cry and everybody wants to be happy and stress free whether they can admit it or not.

Baby Steps in Education

It appears that California has been busy lately. When I speak of busy, I speak of different schools getting busy on combating this problem of Peer Abuse and bullying.

What is Holiday Stress and Why Do You Get so Stressed on Holiday?

What is Holiday Stress and Why Do We Get so Stressed on Holiday?Holiday stress seems to affect a lot of people nowadays. You work so hard all year and the last thing you want is to get stressed on holiday.

Pressing the Reset Button - Review on Bioenergy Healing

Six years after her first encounter with Bioenergy healing, Tania Ahsan meets founder Michael Cohen again to find out how his technique has developed.

How you can take control of your mind and your life and of the programs running it, easily and once and for all

Life, like in the Matrix movies, is a really complex operating software with lots of programs, creating the illusion of reality (when the “real world” is, unlike in the movie, just consciousness and energy).

Primary Treatment of Depression

The first step to receive appropriate therapy for depression is a medical screening. Some drugs and some illnesses, eg infections vital, can provokethe same symptoms as depression.

Public say mental health problems deserve sympathy

The public is broadly sympathetic towards people with mental health problems, according to a Department of Health survey published this weekend.

What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are diseases that affect a large percentage of individuals in the United States. If you are struggling with a disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, the world can seem like a very scary place.

Massive Brain Drugging of Children Now Underway

Get ready for generation Z (Z for zombie).  The brains of a generation of children are now being fried by fraudulent brain drugs.  Antidepressants are now the number one prescription in America - and our children are the target market.

A Path Back From Addiction & Mental Health Problems

Groundbreaking research on a brain protein called kalirin is opening a new door for novel ways to address serious mental health disorders, addiction problems, as well as another angle on the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

Ultimate Guide to Acne and Skin Care Alternative Medicine

Alternative Treatment for memory enhancementBrain is very important for an individual. It is the key to several factors, including memory, planning, development of ideas and deal with stress.

How to Exercise your Nervous System, Memory and Improving Intelligence

The nervous system relies on a network of high-speed communications to alert the brain to information that affects all areas of the body. For example, the impulses sent from the nervous system of the brain travel up to 250 miles per hour.

Glial Cell Function Vital for Learning

A major breakthrough in our understanding of nerve cell function opens the door for strategies to improve learning.  Central to the issue is the function of the glial cells within your brain (also called astrocytes).

New Insights on Addiction, Mood, Memory, and Cognitive Ability

An array of new science is painting not only a clear picture of addiction but of how the same brain issues relate to poor memory, poor mood, and poor cognitive function.

Children's Health - Autism - Important Diet For Autistic Children

Although medication and physical therapies are important for autistic children, without carefully chosen intake of foods with vital nutrients, they will be lessened their effectiveness.

Mental Stress- Ways to release stress

Imagine you're on your way to meet friends in a bar. You're late and stuck behind a van in slow motion, when the whole street lurches into darkness.

Faulty body clock may make kids bipolar

Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB that were associated with paediatric bipolar disorder.

Abnormal Brain Structure in Schizophrenia

The post-mortem analysis of the brains of patients with schizophrenia compared to normal brain shows severe dysregulation in the matrix outside of brain cells that holds them together in key regions of the subconscious brain associated with learning, memory, and the processing of stress.

The Poorly Developing ADHD Brain

A study done at the National Institute of Mental Health has used neuroanatomical magnetic resonance image technology to document developmental changes in brain structure in normal children and those with ADHD.

Alcohol Rehab Center

 The first step toward the hope of sanity and recovery is to call the information center at Pacific Hills.  As a leading alcohol rehab center, Pacific Hills succeeds in the treatment of chronically relapsing alcoholics where other treatment approaches have failed.

After the Hospital: Caring for Your Mental Health After a Car Crash

Car crashes can be life-changing experiences. Some accidents are minor, while others are horrific. But what happens after the hospital visit when the physical bruises are healed? Healing the mental and emotional bruises of a car crash can be much more difficult.

Omega 3 Fatty Acids Prevent Serious Mental Health Problems

The use of atypical anti-psychotic medication to treat and prevent serious mental health problems such as schizophrenia is barbaric and causes severe adverse health effects including sexual dysfunction, obesity, and diabetes.

At What Point Does Pleasure Become Psychopathic?

There has been plenty of attention given to various tragedies of senseless murders.  What makes these psychopaths tick?  For that matter, why do criminals do what they do when they must know they will eventually be caught?  How can such individuals care so little about others and have no fear or remorse related to their actions?  A rather surprising answer comes from research done at Vanderbilt University.

Why Watson's Little Albert became the most distorted study in the history of psychology

Among all psychological studies, Little Albert study (article's URL is below), conducted by Dr. John B. Watson, APA (American Psychological Association) President, and Rosalie Rayner in 1920, is the most widely cited experiment in psychological textbooks.

The Man Who Revolutionizes Psychoanalytical Therapy

The medicine to conquer our own miracles is in each and every one of us. We all have the tools to gain power, love, success and spiritual advancement using our own resources.

Fish Oil in the Battle Against Depression & Cognitive Decline

Three new human studies add to an impressive body of research regarding the value of EPA- and DHA-containing fish oil for mental health and cognitive function.

The Subconscious Mind is the Final Frontier for Creating Health

Do you or a loved one struggle with physical illness or emotional difficulties?Are unhealthy behaviors or addiction causing you problems?Do you want to reclaim your self, your health and your life?Working with the natural healing power of the subconscious mind is the final frontier for creating health and wellness.

High-Fat Diet May Adversely Alter Your Brain Structure

In a rather sobering study, scientists have demonstrated that a high-fat diet has the potential to drastically alter the architecture of the brain, resulting in poor circulation within the brain, down-regulated metabolism, and outright brain damage in areas of the brain central to appetite regulation.

Can A Mind Body Spirit Detox Help Mental Health And Healing?

According to the author, international trainer in the field of energy psychology,  mental emotional and spiritual health is all one and the same, and dis-ease or disturbance in any of these levels can cause physical pains and symptoms in the body too.

Brain stimulation helps paralyzed stroke patients

Brain stimulation can help partially paralyzed stroke patients regain use of their musclesResearchers believe treatment helps to rebalance brain activity in affected and unaffected hemispheresStroke patients who were left partially paralysed found that their condition improved after they received a simple and non-invasive method of brain stimulation, according to research in the September issue of the European Journal of Neurology.

Negative Implications of Using Cannabis on General and Oral Health

Cannabis or Marijuana is highly abused illegal drug in United States. According to National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report, more than 15.

Negative Effects of Morphine on Human Body and Brain

Morphine is a potent opiate analgesic drug that directly effects the central nervous system. It is generally prescribed to manage pain after surgeries.

Fisetin for Neuro-Protection

Fisetin is a unique polyphenol flavonoid that has demonstrated a high level of neuro-protection along with improvement of memory.  A standardized extract of fisetin is now undergoing extensive scientific studies by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies to prove its value for general brain health.

Berries for Brain Protection

Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc. - America is a berry rich country.  These wonder foods are well known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties due for the most part to the substances that give them color, polyphenols, or more specifically anthocyanins.

Alpha GPC for Focus, Memory, and Cognitive Ability

Alpha GPC (L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine) is a unique form of choline that has been proven to boost attention, mental focus, memory, and cognitive ability.

The science behind how the brain learns and remembers…

Being in control of the learning situation enhances learning opportunities and the quality of learning. University of Illinois psychology and Beckman Institute is home to the scientists that recently studied the workings of the hippocampus and its role in learning and remembering.

What Empowers You?

Different people are empowered by different things. Do you even know what empowers you? What does it mean to be empowered? I believe that it means being the best version of who you are.

Antioxidants and Neurodegenrative diseases - Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is defined as a health condition of an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest activity, due to the loss of neurons and synapses in the cerebral cortex and certain subcortical regions.

Antioxidants and Neurodegenrative diseases -Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis is an inflammation of central nervous system disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are deterioted, leading to impair of prope conduction of nerve impulse.

Antioxidants and Neurodegenrative diseases - Lou Gehrig's diseases

Lou Gehrig's diseases is defined as a condition of neurological disorders that selectively affect the motor neurones caused by the degeneration of neurons located in the two separate anatomical structures of the spinal cord and the cerebral cortex that provide activity of carrying nerve impulses from receptors to the central nervous system.

5 Ways to Stay Motivated When Sick

Once you are diagnosed with a minor or major health condition, it may be difficult to stay motivated and positive. It is not only important to maintain a healing attitude for your own sanity, but also for your health.

The Gym, first line of defense again depression

As a Psychotherapist, I probably shouldn’t be writing this--considering one of my specialties is depression, not to mention that one in five people, i.

Are you in a Relationship with an emotionally abusive person with Borderline Personality Disorder…Does your partner seem like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyd

  Are  you are in a relationship where you are experiencing  the following? In the beginning the person thinks you are perfect and professes love for you that they have "never felt before for anyone" They alternate between this state and rage at you.

PAIN MANAGEMENT

Pain occurs to alert the individual to potential or actual damage to the body. Pain can arise from injury as well as from disease. Pain can have a negative effect on a person's quality of life and can impede recovery from whatever is the cause of the pain.

Emotional Abuse - What it is and why it is so important to recognize

Sticks and stones may break my bones but … bullying and name-calling can emotionally scar me forever.  Not the original ending to the classic verse, but probably the more accurate one.

Adult Depression and Childhood Abuse

   Over the years I’ve discovered that a significant proportion of adult clients who present with depression have a history of childhood abuse.

RESTORATION

In my many years working in the field of chemical dependency it is well known that there is a high relapse rate within the alcohol/drug abuse subculture.

Coping with Guilt

GUILT Guilt is a ubiquitous and inescapable aspect of being human.  There is evidence that infants and toddlers experience guilt and the expectation of punishment or ill befalling them on a regular basis.

The Secrets Our Bodies Hold

 Our bodies cry out in two ways - either through emotion or illness. When we understand our body's pain we articulate it. When we can't understand it, we are overwhelmed by emotional and/or physical sensations.

The Tissue Issue

  Traditionally psychotherapy has been known as the talking cure.  But often we pick up on cues that are seen, not heard.  And, sometimes what we observe with one client one can then help us with what we observe with others.

Prepare Now! 4 Keys to a Smooth and Peaceful Retirement

Retirement is often treated like difficult goal that ends up being a punishment. Retirement is actually a great chance to change and improve your life.

MOTHER LOVE Female Abusers

The following is the first of a three-part series of articles: It was in a high school literature class that I was first introduced to the Oedipus Complex, defined as “a boy’s unresolved desire for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother”.

Treating Abuse and Trauma

  Eliana Gil - Treatment of Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse If you think it happened, it probably did. Many times clients are ambivalent about the therapeutic process.

Helping Adults Abused As Children (Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse)

 When I began working in this field many years ago, I was told that if I hadn’t already picked a specialization, it would pick me.

Electrical Grounding Can Prevent Most Epilpesy Seizures, Sleep Seizures, and Improves Sleep

A great number of epilepsy convulsions as well as convulsions in sleep can be easily avoided by using a straightforward, just about free treatment which is based upon electrical connection of the human body with Earth.

Exercise therapy for depression

Exercise therapy for depression Exercise can improve your health. This is a well known fact. While enhancing physical health, it has become widely accepted exercise can improve mental health too.

Choosing the right retirement home for a loved one who suffers from dementia

  Alzheimer’s disease can be challenging for everyone involved. Caring for a loved one who suffers from dementia may seem overwhelming, however, finding the right retirement home need not be.

How to Identify The Signs of Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimer's is a disease of the brain that gradually takes a toll on an individual's ability to remember, reason, and think. There are a vast number of warning signs that indicate the presence of Alzheimer's disease, but they aren't always easily noticeable.

What makes Dianetics so different to other Practices

     Prior to 1950, planetwide the scientific thought was the conclusion, that our mind would be the brain, i.

EFT, Yoga, and Tai Chi: 3 Amazing Relaxation Tools You Should Try

The American Occupational Therapy Association says that it is absolutely important for people to have an optimal balance between work and leisure to achieve optimal physical and emotional health.

6 Signs of a Manipulative Relationship

  At my most recent check up, a pretty nurse prepared me for the visit. Her fine face was decorated by a dark circle encompassing her eye – almost surely caused by the viscous hand of her “loved one”.

How To Find A Good Mental Health Counselor

Many people have a difficult time in finding an effective mental health counselor. Just like everything in life, you have your good counselors and you have your not so great counselors.

Managing Your Fearful And Obsessive Thoughts

There are times that we encounter fearful thoughts that can be difficult to manage. For some people, the more they try to get rid of the thoughts, the stronger the thoughts become and the more difficult they become to manage.

Managing Your Fears With The Help Of God

Dealing with fear and anxiety can be very difficult. As a result, using the help of God can be very effective in managing your fears. With this in mind, here are some suggestions on how a person can use the help of God in his or her own struggles.

How To Convince An Addict To Get Help

Many people who struggle with alcohol or drugs have a difficult time getting better. There are many reasons why these people do not get the help they need to get better.

Managing The Fear Of Rejection In Today’s World

We have all gotten turned down from a job interview, sports team try out, or even a date. It can sometimes be difficult to overcome the feelings of rejection and to try again.

Dysthymia (Chronic Depression) and Codependency | What Is Codependency?

Dysthymia or chronic depression is a common symptom of codependency; however, many codependents aren’t aware that they’re depressed.

Managing The Stresses Of Peer Pressure

Dealing with peer pressure can very stressful. It can be very difficult not to give in to your friends and other people in doing something you do not want to do.

7 Tips For Supporting A Loved One Through Illness

1. Learn to communicate with your doctor and loved ones. Talk with your doctors on a regular basis so you can be informed of how to help your loved one deal with his illness.

Facets of Personality and Dissociation

  In the past, it was believed that in the case of extreme trauma some people would split into alternate personalities - or "alters".

How Our Pets Can Reduce Our Stresses And Anxieties

Animals and our pets can be a great way to reduce our every day stresses and anxieties.  It is not easy to deal with our fears and anxieties, however, spending time with animals can makes us feel better.

Don’t Take Your Anxieties And Stresses Out On Your Pets

Everybody deals with stress and anxiety, however some people sometimes take it out on their pets. Instead of taking your problems and frustrations out on your pets or other animals, here is a list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their stress, anxieties, and fears.

Develop Goals To Help Manage Your Fears

We all have to deal with fear and anxiety in our life. Our fears and anxieties can reduce our self-confidence and help prevent us from getting what we want.

The Importance Of Getting Help For Your Fears And Anxieties

Getting professional help for dealing with your persistent fears and anxieties is the single most important step in your recovery. Many people are reluctant to get the help they need for various reasons.

Finding Your Center: 4 Healthy Ways to Reduce Stress

Stressful situations are a part of everyone's life, but some are more harmful than others. Family problems, such as taking guardianship of an aging parent or going through a divorce, can make you feel like you just cannot cope for one more minute.

Mental Fortitude: How to Help Family Members Cope With Loss

The unexpected loss of a loved one can be a traumatic experience. The life you know has suddenly been turned upside down, leaving you with pain and more questions than you are prepared to answer.

Breaking the Chains: How to Get Help with an Addiction

Drug addiction is one of the most difficult issues that an individual may face in life. Luckily, individuals who are serious about recovering and leading a more productive, positive life should know that they can do so.

Taking Back Your Life: How to Begin the Road to Recovery from Substance Abuse

The road to recovery is usually an uphill journey. Many people who have gone through the process will admit that it's a pretty steep climb.

Mind Your Health: 4 Ways Your Diet Can Help Your Mental Health

Multiple scientific studies have found a strong link between diet and mental health. It makes sense. The brain is an organic machine that needs to have plenty of nutrition and energy to do its job effectively.

Intervention? 3 Ways You Can Really Help A Friend with A Drug Addiction

The opioid epidemic is frequently in the news. Most of us know people who are struggling to overcome drug addiction, whether it’s prescription drugs or street drugs.

Managing Mental Health: 5 Tips for Dealing with Depression

Anyone who has ever experienced a spout with depression knows that the condition is more than a matter of a little sadness. Depression is a medical state in which the chemical balance in your brain is thrown off to the extent of you feeling hopeless.

What Is the Root Chakra & How Can It Benefit Your Mental Health?

Chakras are energy centers within human beings that create energy, store vitality, and help balance physical, emotional, and mental health.

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7 Ways To Make The Most Of Summer Before It Ends

With the end of summer just around the corner, it seems those sunny days and long nights might be running out. Luckily there’s still a bit of time to enjoy the sunshine.

Powerful Alternative Treatment for Mental Illness

Mental illness affects one in three people in the United States of America at some point in their lives. This is a stunning number approaching one-third of the population.

Let Go of Vertigo: 4 Ways You Can Help Cure Yourself of the Dizziness

Vertigo can be debilitating at times, so trying to figure out a way to overcome it should be your goal. The problem is you have tried a number of things and they have not worked.

9.9 Million People are Diagnosed with Dementia Annually: 4 Signs & Symptoms to Know

While many people think of dementia as a disease, it is actually a general term used to describe a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily activities.

Look Great & Feel Better! 5 Steps to Being More Confident in Life

If you continue to do the same things that make you lack confidence, then nothing will ever change. It often comes down to cleaning up your thoughts, actions, and image, and before you know it, your life is changing for the better.

Sexual Health: What is Normal Behavior and What Isn’t?

Sexual health is a topic that’s on the rise in the United States and around the world these days. People often have many questions that relate to it.

Couples Rehab Center Help Struggling Couples From Substance Abuse

Couples Drug Rehab Centers  Entering a couples detox rehab  is among the first steps towards recovery from substance abuse. This phase of treatment assists people with withdrawal signs in a safe environment.

Tips for Staying Physically and Mentally Healthy

Are you unfit and out of shape? Individuals suffering from a poor state of physical and mental health have a higher risk of developing a physiological and psychological disease.

Simple Lifestyle Tips To Keep Your Memory Sharp

We all have lapses in memory from time-to-time. Maybe it is forgetting to switch out the laundry from the washer to the dryer, so we have to run it through again.

How to Maintain a Positive Outlook and Healthy Mentality

Maintaining a positive outlook on life can be difficult if you aren’t taking the right steps. You determine your own outlook on life and can take control of the situation.

Dealing with Death, Grief, and Loss: Helping Children Understand

Dealing with the death of a loved one and the grief you feel is hard. When you are just coming to terms with the death yourself, it can be difficult to help children understand, too.

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Creating a Mental Oasis: Finding Peace in Your New Space

Are you moving into your first apartment or are you considering striking out on your own? First of all, congratulations! Apartment living is what you make of it.

Night Shift: How Working at Night Can Hurt Your Long-Term Sleep

At one time, a lack of sleep or an inability to sleep was mostly just considered and annoyance. Now, we know that difficulties with sleeping over the long term can have severe health implications.

3 Important Things to Know and Understand before You Start a Family

If you have decided to start trying to have a baby, you may have an idyllic image of what your pregnancy experience will be like. You may also have grand expectations about what your growing family will be like for decades to come.

8 Key Benefits Of Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12is an essential vitamin that is necessary in a number of bodily functions such as forming healthy red blood cells and DNA synthesis as well as ensuring nerve cell health and optimal neurological function.

Reaching Out: What to Look for When a Loved One Is Struggling

You understandably want your loved ones to lead happy, fulfilling lives and to remain as healthy as possible. Unfortunately, life is full of stressors, and these stressors may be overwhelming to your loved ones at times.

3 Small and Effective Stress Relievers for Daily Commuters

Commuting to work is a common source of daily stress for many people. The combination of needing to get to work at a specific time, fighting traffic and dealing with discourteous drivers can leave you feeling frazzled and even angry at times.

Suffering in the City? 4 Brain Benefits of Living Near Nature

Of course, city life has a ton of benefits, including access to all that great food and opportunities for work. But the drawbacks of city life often outweigh those benefits.

Cutting-Edge Research Shared by Leading Minds in Neonatal Neurology Convene

Neonatal Neurology surgeons and physicians will want to mark their calendars for the 2019 Neonatal Neurology Convention. The Fourth International Symposium on the Fetal Brain will present top speakers and researchers in the field of neonatal neurology and brain development.

7 Ways To Improve Mental Health For Life

Choose Your Path To Happiness   Self-esteem is vital to living your best life, stress-free and happy. Self-esteem is important to your health, both physically and mentally.

Quality of Life: Easy Ways to Infuse Your Daily Routine with Self-Care

Many people have jam-packed schedules that leave them feeling frazzled and stressed. If you are included in this group, you may feel as though you have little or no time to concentrate on yourself.

Why the Right Physical and Mental Health Solutions Are Worth Finding

Finding the root cause of various physical and mental health issues can sometimes be a long, painful process because physical and mental health have such a direct impact on each other.

Five Ways Volunteering Can Improve Your Mental Health

Between school, work, family, and any number of other commitments you might have, it can seem almost impossible to find time for volunteering.

Give your Child Suffering from a Speech Disorder a More Confident Life

If you or any of your loved ones face some sort of difficulty in communication like difficulty in pronouncing a certain set of sounds, or trouble in writing words.

Tips to Help Your Anxiety

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues in the world. However, it is still under-evaluated, under-diagnosed, and under-developed.

New Treatments for Depression

Treatment is used to reduce the duration and severity of depression and prevent new episodes. Successful treatment of depression can lead to better results in every aspect of life and reduce the risk of suicide.

Easy Ways to Give Back to Your Community

While the media tends to give attention to wealthy philanthropists, you don't have to have surplus cash to give something back to your community.

3 Ways to Promote Positive Mental Health in Your Family

Your family is your whole world. They tend to be the source of much of your pain and pleasure throughout life. Just as you take your children to the doctor on a regular basis to ensure their physical health, it’s also a good idea to institute efforts to keep them in a positive mental health state.

How to Use Technology to Boost Your Mood

How to Use Technology to Boost Your Mood   As the world becomes more connected due to the spread of the Internet and technology, there seems to be a wider impact on mental health throughout first world countries.

Don't Shy Away From Mental Health Care

Within the past few years, the stigma surrounding mental health has changed drastically. Even though people have been experiencing mental health issues like postpartum depression and anxiety since as early as the Victorian Times.

How to Harness the Health Benefits of Outdoor Camping

Outdoor camping counts as one of the healthiest activities you can do. Being out in the fresh air gives you a chance to unplug from everyday life in the city and to reconnect with nature, your friends, and your spirit.

Dodging Insomnia: How to Promote a Good Night's Sleep

Do you find yourself frequently tossing and turning? Difficulty sleeping is no joke. Thankfully there are a few simple fixes that may help support better shut-eye.

Tips on Living With Mental Illness

Living with a mental illness isn’t at all simple. Many suffer from depression or suicidal thoughts on a regular basis. There are plenty of ways to improve your quality of life.

Surprising Ways To Get Out Of Depression

Depression is a medical condition which affects negatively on how and the way you think as well as the way you act. It is a common serious condition which affects many people and if not managed may lead to loss of life and destruction of properties.

New Methods For Improving Mental Health

Within the past few years, the stigma surrounding mental health has completely changed. It is no longer thought of something that is treated by locking someone away in a mental ward for the rest of their life.

Eating Disorders Can Be Hereditary—Don’t Miss These Early Signs

Eating disorders are more common than most people realize, and these disorders must be caught early or they could result in life-altering health complications.

Three Reasons Why Everybody Needs To Go On A Mental Detox Program

Usually, when people think of detoxification, they usually think of some sort of drug program. They think of people hanging out and staying clear of drugs.

Therapy and Art All in One: Dance and Healing

Dance is a form of self-expression through movement that has been around for centuries. Many people start taking dance classes at a young age and just see it as a fun hobby.

Eating Disorders Are Rising—How Do We Combat Them?

There are many health concerns that awareness is rising about as the number of suffers increases. Eating disorders are one of these areas for concern.

Can we use Kratom for Mental Depression and Anxiety

Kratom is a tropical tree local to South Asia. Kratom leaves or concentrates from its leaves have been utilized in an elective prescription for interminable agony and different conditions.

Ditch These 4 Weights in Your Life to Reach Your Full Potential

Certain things can hold you back in life and keep you from being your best. Finding ways to shed these burdens can help you move forward and reach opportunities that you might have previously thought were impossible.

5 Signs You Should Consider a Counselor

Life can be stressful. Normal stress is normal and can even encourage us to work harder and be better. However, sometimes, the stress weighs us down to the point that we cannot function adequately in life.

Here Are 9 Ways To Improve Your Mental Health

Mental health refers to your psychological well-being. It refers to how you feel about yourself and the quality of your relationships. Mental health issues can be a tough thing to deal with, but there are many ways to improve your mental health.

Mind Over Matter: The Power of Intuitive Training for Mental Health

In today's fast-paced world, mental health is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. With the stresses of work, relationships, and everyday life weighing us down, it's essential to find ways to take care of our mental well-being.

A Hypnotherapist’s Casebook.

             These articles were originally first published as a column in L.A. Health Magazine,              under the title, A Hypnotherapist's Casebook.

What is Qi Gong

Qi Gong also referred to as Chi Kung is the Chinese philosophy and practice of aligning breath, in its physiological sense constituting, replenishing and nourishing the human body.

What is Dementia?

  While many have heard of dementia, the exact symptoms and nature of the disease may remain a mystery. Simply put, dementia is a loss of brain function.

Ritualized Sexual Abuse

  There is ritual sexual abuse and there is ritualized sexual abuse. The terms are sometimes interchanged, but for the purpose of this article I am delineating between the two as Ritual Sexual Abuse being cult or cult-like abuse in which “the abuse has a spiritual or social goal” (David Finkelhor, National Study of Sexual Abuse, 1988) and usually involves brain washing, torture, animal/human sacrifice and drugging while Ritualized Sexual Abuse as being long term sexual, psychological and physical abuse that occurs habitually and is the dominant factor in a secret relationship between two or more individuals.

Antidepressant use increasing in the United States

A marked and broad expansion in antidepressant treatment occurred among Americans older than 6 years between 1996 and 2005, although treatment rates remain low among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Breakthrough in Alzheimer's research

A combination of proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid can reliably identify which patients with early symptoms of dementia will subsequently develop full-blown Alzheimer's disease, a research team at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has found in a major international study.

National autism research led by Leicester specialist

The first ever major study into adults living with autism was published this week by the NHS Information Centre. The report, entitled 'Autism Spectrum Disorders in adults living in households throughout England 2007' was written by Professor Terry Brugha, a Consultant Psychiatrist with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Leicester with a team of UK researchersThis groundbreaking study shows for the first time an estimate of how many adults are living with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in England.

Smoking during pregnancy puts children at risk of psychotic symptoms

Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years.New research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry shows a link between maternal tobacco use and psychotic symptoms.

Why antidepressants don't work for so many

Chicago, USA - More than half the people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief.Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified and drugs designed to treat it aim at the wrong target, according to new research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Childhood cancer survivors experience suicidal thoughts decades after diagnosis

Boston, USA - Adult survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk for suicidal thoughts, even decades after their cancer treatments ended, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

Most antidepressants miss key target of clinical depression

Toronto, CANADA - A key brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - is highly elevated during clinical depression yet is unaffected by treatment with commonly used antidepressants, according to an important study just published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Disordered eating may affect 10 to 15 percent of women

Montreal, CANADA - Several maladaptive eating behaviours, beyond anorexia, can affect women. Indeed, some 10 to 15 percent of women have maladaptive eating behaviours and attitudes according to new study from the Université de Montréal and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Studying hair of ancient Peruvians answers questions about stress

Recent studies show that one in three Canadians suffer from stress and the number is on the rise. But stress isn't a new problem. While the physiological state wasn't properly named until the 1930s, new research from The University of Western Ontario proves stress has plagued humans for hundreds, and perhaps thousands of years.

Youth who self-identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual at higher suicide risk, say Montreal researchers

Mental health professionals have long known that gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) teens face significantly elevated risks of mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts.

New Alzheimer's test offers better opportunities for early detection

Early detection is key to more effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, and new research shows that a test developed at the University of Tennessee is more than 95 percent effective in detecting cognitive abnormalities associated with these diseases.

Children who lose a parent to suicide more likely to die the same way

Losing a parent to suicide makes children more likely to die by suicide themselves and increases their risk of developing a range of major psychiatric disorders, according to a study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Centre that is believed to be the largest one to date on the subject.

Link found between passive smoking and poorer mental health

Second hand smoke exposure is associated with psychological distress and risk of future psychiatric illness, according to new UCL research that suggests the harmful affects of passive smoking go beyond physical health.

New link identified for bipolar disorder

Possible mechanism identified for how lithium treats bipolar disorderLithium has been established for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for manic depression, clinically termed bipolar disorder.

Mental health woes grow while spending declines

Current economic crisis finds few bright spots in mental health spendingAs the current global economic crisis drives up the demand for mental health care services, cash-strapped agencies are slashing mental health budgets, according to a new Brandeis University study out this month in the International Journal of Mental Health.

Eating foods rich in vitamin E associated with lower dementia risk

Consuming more vitamin E through the diet appears to be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Parents' mental health more likely to suffer when a grown child struggles

Situation not mitigated by having one successful child, study findsEven into adulthood, problem children continue to give their parents heartache, and it doesn't matter if other children in the family grow up to be successful, according to a new study of middle-aged parents.

How Companies are Starting to Help Support Victims of Domestic Abuse

When it comes to mental health and the workplace, companies have been taking steps to help support their employees in a variety of ways for many years now.

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