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What if I told you that the right kind of sound or music could reduce pain and stress, help with symptoms of depression and schizophrenia, improve the social skills of children with autism, and even aid folks with dementia? Welcome to another installment in my “What is EcoMedicine?” series, [...]
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect anyone subject to a huge stress, but veterans have it the toughest. More than a quarter of U.S. veterans of recent wars (Iraq and Afghanistan) have been treated by the Veterans Administration (VA) for PTSD. And that doesn’t count the veterans who [...]
Depression: Facing the Facts: Before getting into the discussion on depression, I want to emphasize the fact that help is always available. The National Suicide Prevention Line provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress: 1-800-273-8255. You will be connected with crisis [...]
Problems with weight control can be an issue for your health, but did you know overweight could also be causing depression? When a man gains those extra pounds around his waist, which is where men do, his testosterone levels may be reduced. Testosterone affects a man’s mood and outlook [...]
Although most diet books are written for women, men often need the help more. In fact, obese men have lower testosterone levels, which can affect sex drive. That makes it a male and female problem. Men are about 24 percent less likely than women to have seen a doctor [...]
I am getting more calls about managing stress among employees. Thoughts impact physiology in about 1/18th second, so it’s worth preparing for them. What many companies, now asking employees to do with more with less, don’t know is that stress can be measured, reduced and managed. And that [...]