Many medical experts say that stress is a major cause of illness in the modern world. Some estimate that as much as 90% of illness is caused by stress, and all agree that stress, if present in an ill person, can only make the problem worse. For example, the perception...
Chronic lack of sleep has a cumulative effect when it comes to disrupting your health, so you can’t skimp on sleep on weekdays, thinking you’ll “catch up” over the weekend. You need consistency. Generally speaking, adults need between six and eight hours of sleep...
Take time for yourself this Mother’s Day — it’s your day, and you deserve it! Take A Lazy Day to Celebrate this Mother’s Day The concept of taking a lazy day may seem foreign — and perhaps downright crazy — when one considers all that has to be done on a given day...
Anxiety is a common mental state expressed as uneasiness or apprehension about an uncertain future event or occurrence. Any kind of anxious behaviour incites stress reaction within your body, expressing itself with symptoms of stress. Everyone experiences anxiety to...
Depression There is considerable controversy involving the efficacy of antidepressant medications.The controversy also involves the risk/benefit analyses of currently approved interventions For example, Time magazine recently cited Kirsch’s meta-analysis in PLoS...
CES vs. Drugs I would like to highlight various advantages of CES relative to other existing treatments, especially medications that may not be well appreciated. Take for example, the difficulty faced by primary care physicians and mental health professionals in...
Ok, maybe your grandparents probably slept like you. And your great, great-grandparents. But once you go back before the 1800s, sleep starts to look a lot different. Your ancestors slept in a way that modern sleepers would find bizarre – they slept twice. And so can...
Coping with anxiety can be a challenge and often requires making lifestyle changes. There aren't any diet changes that can cure anxiety, but watching what you eat may help. Try these steps: Eat a breakfast that includes some protein. Eating protein at breakfast can...
CES Intervention Diffuses Anger, Decreases Hyper-Irritability, & Improves Health of 21-year-old Female College Student after Other Therapies Fail Case Study: The patient was a twenty-one-year-old female college student whose learning disability took the form of...
The Treatment of Fibromyalgia with Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation. In cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES), microcurrent levels of electrical stimulation are passed across the head via electrodes clipped to the ear lobes. After successful clinical use of CES...
