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The food we eat can have a dramatic impact on our wellbeing and mental health. If you’ve ever seen how a hungry child responds to a bag of cotton candy and a soda you probably realize that food does have an effect on our moods. The Buddha was outspoken about how food can produce aContinue reading “Eating To Support Wellbeing”

For thousands of years Chi Kung, also known as Qi Gong has been practiced in China as a way to strengthen the body, calm the nervous system and still the mind. While for many hundreds of years these energy practices were held in strict secrecy, they have recently been popularized and made available to theContinue reading “Refining The Energy Of The Body, Calming The Mind”

If you’ve ever been admitted to a mental hospital it’s likely that, even if you don’t normally smoke cigarettes, you relished smoke breaks. Going into the hospital can be very scary and traumatizing. You’re around total strangers, many of whom are going through very mentally challenging times. You’re also adjusting to medications that can causeContinue reading “Staying Alert While On Sedating Medication”

Have you ever experienced time moving at a faster pace than you expected ? Maybe you were in a mood swing and looked at the clock and realized that 2 or 3 hours of your day just flew by. Or maybe you’ve experienced the opposite ? Like working at a boring job and time seemedContinue reading “How Our Understanding Of Time Can Affect Our Mental Health”

Are you aware that mood shifts start long before we are conscious of them ? Having a context for the root causes of mood shifts is the key to being able to acknowledge them. And when we acknowledge the cause of our mood shifts, or trigger, we can start to become clear, and lucid again.Continue reading “Defining Triggers, The Root of Mood Shifts”

It may seem strange that a necessary evil could also be a gift from God, but track with me here and I think you’ll agree. Some people think that medication is toxic and a heavy burden that makes life seem impossible. In my case I wasted a lot of years rebelling and going off medication,Continue reading “A Necessary Evil And A Gift From God”

Sleep is so important for mental health. It restores the body, decompresses mental stress, reduces fatigue, and it can even help us lose weight. When we get good, deep, regular sleep we feel better, we think clearer, and have more energy for the day. Getting enough good sleep can also help alleviate some of theContinue reading “How To Get The Best Sleep !”

Without air we cannot live for more than a few minutes. But next to air, drinking water is the most critical factor towards maintaining good health. If we go more than a few days without water, we face dire health consequences and can even die of dehydration. Some medications can even cause dehydration by reducingContinue reading “The Importance of Water”

Did you know that exercise is one of the best ways to improve your mood ? Just 10 minutes of moving and you can feel the stress just drop off. Any type of exercise is better than none, but there is one specific form that is without a doubt the best. Not only is itContinue reading “Jump Your Way to Better Mental Health”

Our lives are shaped by the decisions we make. The better we are at analyzing outcomes and making solid decisions the better our lives will become. But the best decision is by far the decision to commit to making mental and physical wellness a priority in one’s life. Money can buy things, and it canContinue reading “The Best Decision You Can Make”