4 Myths About Mindfulness and Meditation
By Suzanne Smith, RN, NP Thirty years ago, when I was living in Asia, some friends invited me to meditate. There was no formal instruction, simply watch your breath. I waited and waited, and nothing happened. My mind was just as active as ever and I was not moving into any state of deep relaxation […]
The Importance of Time-Managing Stress
By Jill Horn We all know that chronic stress, regardless if it is psychological or physical stress, is bad for our body and mind. But recent evidence suggests that the timing of the stressful experience during a 24 hour period also plays an important role in determining its effect. Based on both pre-clinical and clinical […]
The Science Behind Anti-inflammatory Diets
Futuristic Food Boom
By Juliette Frank “The Plant-Based Meat Substitute Have Scaled-up Into One of the Fastest Growing Markets in the Food Tech Industry.” With growing awareness of the negative health and environmental impacts of the meat and dairy industry there has been a growing demand for alternative protein sources in the past few years, making room for […]
The Mind-Gut Connection: Nutritional Psychiatry
By E. Dylan Mayer As stated in an article from Harvard Health, your brain functions like a high-performance vehicle – it works best when it gets premium fuel. The logic behind this view is that eating high-quality foods packed with vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, fiber and healthy fats will help protect your brain from oxidative stress, […]
Meeting Our Difficulties with Self-Compassion
By Amanda Gilbert One of my first mindfulness meditation mentors would often say, “usually we don’t begin a meditation practice because everything is going well in our lives.” The first few times I heard this it felt alarming and almost too honest. As a longtime meditation teacher now myself, I think back to my mentor’s […]
Brain Balancing Act
By Nicole Winhoffer NW Method was created to help artists like Madonna, Kate Hudson, and Stella McCartney to achieve optimal health through connecting their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical body. Total health cannot be achieved without connecting all parts of the human body. Many fail to realize that the physical body is a representation of […]
Destigmatizing Mental Health
By Ariel Suazo-Maler The conversation surrounding mental health maintenance is a loaded one. While society is moving in a less stigmatized direction when it comes to sharing feelings, diagnoses, and modes of taking care, we still have not achieved complete de-stigmatization. “A silver lining of the prolonged lockdown” With the announcement of a lockdown coming […]
Solutions for PMS (And What Gut Health Has to Do With it!)
By Selin Bilgin Are you a gal who dreads that time of the month, or have someone in your life that suffers from PMS? My hope is that you will be delighted at how simple it can be to bring your body back to balance with today’s article and relieve yourself of challenging PMS symptoms. […]