Research is revealing that foods rich in flavonoids may reduce anxiety levels. Be sure to include lots of berries, dark leafy greens, and cacao in your diet if your suffer from anxiety. Read more here.
Brain and Nervous System Health
Good Gut Bugs For Your Mental Health, Too
Love this article from William and Mary–they are finding that young adults who consume more fermented vegetables (think sauerkraut, kimchi, etc.) experience less anxiety. Eat them regularly to support good digestive health as well as mental health! Read more here.
Some “Don’t’s” for Raising Babies
This is a wonderful article de-bunking some common myths of parenting babies. We all want the best for our children–Please read!
Caregiving to Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s
Providing care to our loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s can be very difficult. One source of the difficulty can be the difference in perception of the extent of the illness. This article provides helpful tips for supporting the relationship between the caregiver and the one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Gluten Consumption is Linked with ALS Symptoms
While this is a recent report, there has been much evidence over the years linking gluten consumption with neurological disorders. Just google it. Here are several: JNNP, NCBI, and Google sites. If you have neurological symptoms–with or without digestive symptoms–please test for Celiac AND gluten intolerances. And try avoiding gluten […]
Diet DOES Effect Behavior
Consumption of immunoreactive foods and/or food toxins can dramatically effect behavior. PLEASE consider diet changes. And always support a whole food diet–those packaged and processed foods are killing us. Check out this article.
New Hope for Parkinson’s?
This is exciting preliminary news regarding the use of electric stimulation for Parkinson’s patients. Next step is a longer-term study.
Some Fats to Help You Lose Fat!
Thankfully, this is becoming common knowledge: that we NEED healthy fats in our diets. Something that more people are becoming aware of, too, is the “low fat” packaged foods generally equate to added JUNK carb’s which are detrimental to our health. Check out this article.
Closing Our Eyes DOES Help!
Have you even found yourself struggling to remember that word and close your eyes to try and find it? Turns out, closing our eyes actually does help!! Read more here. AND if you are struggling with memory concerns, please schedule an appointment!! It may be signs of brain compromise that […]
Pets May Help!
We know that pets have a calming effect–research has even shown the benefits of having a pet cat or dog in reducing blood pressure. Newer research is revealing that pets may provide improvement in social assertiveness for children with autism. If you have a child with autism or known someone […]
