The growing use of anti-anxiety pills reminds some doctors of the early days of the opioid crisis. Considered relatively safe and non-addictive by the general public and many doctors, Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin have been prescribed to millions of Americans for...
Long before scientists began shedding light on how our minds and bodies actually affect one another, an intuitive understanding of this dialogue between the body and the emotions, or feelings, emerged and permeated our very language: We use “ sick” as a grab-bag term...
Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of...
New research in humans demonstrates the potential to improve memory with a non-invasive brain stimulation technique. You can directly improve cognitive performance simply by wearing a brain stimulation device while you work, with no additional meditation or special...
Thanksgiving is here, so our minds have turnedTo what time has taught us, to what we've learned:We often focus all our thoughtOn shiny things we've shopped and bought.We take our pleasure in material things,Forgetting the pleasure that friendship brings.If a lot of...
These gadgets aren’t just tracking your sleep — although many of them do that, too. Some are designed to help you fall asleep more quickly by calming your brain or making your environment more conducive to rest. This bean-shaped Somnox Sleep Robot is about the size of...
Alternatives to Drugs in the Treatment of Depression It’s estimated that around 30 percent of people with depression don’t respond to typical antidepressants. This is known as treatment-resistant depression. An important alternative which can be life-changing is brain...
CES is an effective treatment for anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Any betterment of these conditions makes it easier and faster to learn. CES also helps to improve memory and attention. U.S. Defense is testing Electrical Stimulation to improve learning and military...
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) has beneficial effects on many mental problems Micro-current electrical stimulation, also called cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES), has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of insomnia,...
With the increasingly stressful lifestyle there is also rise in other types of disorders such as anxiety and sleep disorders. With the lack of sufficient treatments that address these disorders, cranial electrotherapy stimulation comes as an innovative and required...
