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Cure Your Addiction

Dependency (my preferred description) is not a disease, but a symptom of something that needs your attention. Dependency begins with a brain chemistry imbalance and a harmful coping behavior for deep...

0 comments    stress supplements alcohol
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L-Theanine

For many people stress and anxiety are the symptoms of their high-powered day to day existence. If not managed properly, chronic stress and anxiety may cause many disorders, including insomnia, heart disease,...

8 comments    health stress anxiety
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Understanding depression and anxiety

Here is a general overview of the physiological process of depression/axiety.

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The Biochemical effects of Nicotine

Control Nicotine It's only a matter of seconds before the impact of nicotine from the first puffs of a cigarette is felt in the central nervous system and throughout your body. There are nicotine receptors...

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Burn Fat Using Your Brain

There are many ways to lose fat, and I am sure you know of a good few. But how about use your brain to lose fat. Have I got you thinking? Don't worry I am not saying you need to use your brain because I...

3 comments    health advice how to
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5-HTP As Effective As Paxil At Treating Depression?

In this age of information, I'm sure many of my readers have heard of the neurotransmitter serotonin. This wonderful neurotransmitter regulates a variety of biological processes, such as mood, sleep and...

1 comment    depression help sleep
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Serotonin Boost to a Great Life

 You ever wonder what "waking up on the wrong side of the bed means"? More like I just woke up to a horror movie and I am annoyed for no apparent reason. I just want to go back to bed with the covers over...

1 comment    health advice family
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Nourish Your Brain

As we age our bodily functions deteriorate. We might not be as flexible as we have been in our forties or fifties. Our brain is aging, as well. And while wisdom is generally attributed to old age, it is old...

4 comments    nutrition mental health brain
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Yes, Virginia, There Is Something Called Clinical Depression

Just recently I was part of an online discussion about whether or not depression is a real medical disorder as opposed to simply being “a wrong mindset”. Having suffered from clinical depression for 20+...

15 comments    depression mental health therapy
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Effect of Classical Music on the Brain.

Classical music affects the brain’s organization and abilities, through its melody and rhythm. The rhythm raises the level of serotonin produced in your brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, involved in...

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