Category Archives: Sleep

It’s Your Brain: Are You Protecting It?

Posted on June 23, 2009

Protecting your brain is an extremely important component of optimum brain fitness. Damage can occur in a variety of ways including obvious ones like accidents and illness. But be wary of those cleaning products and even cosmetics that we expose ourselves and our children to on a routine basis. Just think how your bathroom smells after(read more)

Parenting? Great! But Who Takes Care of YOU?

Posted on April 22, 2009

Updated: 2021 Although parenting can be one of the most rewarding and joyful roles in the world, at the same time it can also be one of the most demanding, frustrating, exhausting and even overwhelming jobs in the world. If you are like most parents, you know that parenting a child can sometimes be really hard.(read more)

Depressed? How to Feel Better Fast

Posted on March 25, 2009

Everyone has normal ups and downs in how they feel. Sometimes an episode of feeling down or sad turns into Depression and persists for some time. And sometimes depression is a result of a medical condition. Whether you bounce back quickly from feeling depressed or whether you suffer from chronic or recurrent episodes of Major Depression,(read more)

Ever Wonder if YOU Have Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)?

Posted on January 27, 2009

We often hear about Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) in our lives today. Have you ever wondered if you have it, or perhaps your child or spouse? In fact, ADHD was diagnosed in approximately 8%-10% of the school-age population in the 2000 census, 60% of whom eventually become adults with ADHD. This translates into approximately 4% of(read more)

Tuning Up Your Brain

Posted on January 15, 2009

Imagine a world where you could place electrodes on your head, send your brainwaves to a computer, and control a video game without using your hands, just by changing your brainwaves. Picture a world where you could teach your brain to perform better. Perhaps you could improve your IQ, concentrate better, or sleep better. Maybe you(read more)

Did You Know That Stress Can Kill?

Posted on January 15, 2009

Did you know that 75-90% of all visits to primary care physicians are due to stress-related illness? We’ve all heard about stress: what causes it, what it does to us. But have you really thought about the stressors in your life? And have you developed healthy habits for managing stress? Today’s article will give you a(read more)

Too Depressed or Stressed to Enjoy the Holidays?

Posted on January 15, 2009

How are you feeling right now, at this time of year? Do you feel like you have way too much to do? I know I do. On top of all the tasks we usually do every day, there are gifts to buy and wrap, parties to attend (or give), h’eour d’eouvres to make, perhaps a Christmas(read more)