Mind

Are Collard Greens the Key to Happiness?

While perusing the internet the other day, I came across a new term – Nutritional Psychiatry. Does this mean eating your way to peace of mind instead of using drugs? That is exactly what it means. Nutritional psychiatry is the prevention and treatment of mental health disorders using dietary modifications. Therefore, I can assume that theContinue reading “Are Collard Greens the Key to Happiness?”

Cerebral Calisthenics

Would you like to decrease depression and anxiety, boost your self-confidence, sharpen your memory, AND sleep better? All this can be accomplished in about 3 – 5 hours per week. What is this magic treatment? Exercise. That’s right. That thing your mom used to tell you to go outside and get when you were aContinue reading “Cerebral Calisthenics”

Silent Sustainable Slumber

Sleep, a five letter word meaning a condition of the body in which the muscles are relaxed, the eyes are closed, and consciousness is suspended. For most of us, the word sleep conjures up relaxing thoughts and images such as fluffy sheep leaping over fences, raindrops showering metal roofs, meditating beside a waterfall, watching babiesContinue reading “Silent Sustainable Slumber”

Gut Health Equals Brain Health

I recently watched Ocean Robbins interview Team Sherzai in relation to their research on preventing Alzheimer’s disease and maintaining optimal brain health. Their years of research have identified the most critical components of having a well-functioning brain for a lifetime. Guess what they are? Diet, exercise, stress reduction. Sounds easy, but most of us fallContinue reading “Gut Health Equals Brain Health”

So when we eat to maintain gut health we are also feeding our brain. The two are inseparable, but that is true of every organ in our body. One impacts the other. They work together like a well-orchestrated symphony.