How to Protect Your Mental Health in this Current Political Climate
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In the current political climate, many people are stressed out and may even be dreading the Holidays with relatives or friends who do not agree with…
How to Recognize the Early Signs of Depression, How to Recover, and How to Help Someone Who is Struggling with Depression
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Depression is a mind issue: if you are conscious and breathing, you are at risk for depression, because, as a human being, you think and react…
Ease Anxiety with Primal Power Meal Plan
Al Sears, MD, CNS – There’s a big connection between what we eat and how we feel — both physically and mentally. Perhaps as a regular reader, you’ve heard me…
3 Mental Self-Care Habits of the Happiest People
Dr. Caroline Leaf – We are social beings: our minds and brains thrive when we are part of a community, while isolation can wreak havoc on our mental and physical…
Keep You Brain and Body Toxin-Free + Manage Your Mental Health and Avoid Burnout
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this week’s blog and podcast, I share one of my best-kept secrets secrets to keeping my brain and body healthy and toxin-free: infrared saunas! In…
What We Should All Know About the Mental Health Legal System, How It Is Failing, And What We Can Do About It
Dr. Caroline Leaf – We need to approach everyone’s story with compassion, empathy and understanding, and seek to provide assistance that helps people suffering with mental ill-health get to a…
Why Do We Keep Making Wrong Decisions? + Tips to Help You Become an Expert Decision Maker
Dr. Caroline Leaf – We literally need to train ourselves to observe our thinking and feeling in response to incoming information and analyze them objectively before making a decision, otherwise…
Getting Your Mind in Order: The Secret to Better Sleep
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Chaotic and toxic thoughts need to be embraced, acknowledged, isolated and compartmentalized in order to be processed and reconceptualized in a healthy fashion—they should never be…
Research Shows Music Aids Memory Performance in Older Adults and Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease
Texas State University via News Wise – For this year’s World Alzheimers Day, Dr. Deason from Texas State University, reflects on how aging and disease affects the human mind, particularly…
5 Myths About the Brain
Dr. Caroline Leaf – You are a complex, dynamic being whose ability to think is a veritable universe, not a singular style. We should not approach learning with the preconception…
Want to Be Successful? Have an Attitude of Gratitude!
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Gratitude makes us feel that life is worth living, which brings mental health benefits in a positive feedback loop that leads to more resilience—the ability to…
Why the Self-Help Industry is Contributing to the Loneliness Epidemic & What We Can Do About It
Dr. Caroline Leaf – We need to understand that it’s not just about us; it is about us in the world. If we truly want to help ourselves, we have to…
Boost Gut Microbiome Health to Boost Mental Health + Tips to Improve Digestion
Dr. Caroline Leaf – …if the good bacteria in our gut cannot help break down our food, our brain’s neurochemistry can be affected, while bad bacteria produce other chemicals that…
Teens Who Don’t Date Are Less Depressed and Have Better Social Skills
University of Georgia via EurekAlert – Non-dating students had similar or better interpersonal skills than their more frequently dating peers. While the scores of self-reported positive relationships with friends, at…
How to NOT Let Toxic People, Words or Situations Affect Your Mental Health
Dr. Caroline Leaf – If you choose to give people power over you by continually ruminating over what they said or did, you will to continue to suffer, damaging your brain…
