According to the authors of Overcoming Night Eating Syndrome: A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking the Cycle, the statistics are powerful and alarming: perhaps as many as 6 million Americans suffer from night eating syndrome, or NES, an eating disorder which describes behavior patterns in which an individual obsessively consumes more than half of his or […]
Dance and Movement Therapy
Dance therapy, sometimes called “movement therapy,” is a holistic approach to psychiatric disorders, incorporating an array of medical, psychological, social, and spiritual concerns. Dance therapy, with its unique emphasis on nonverbal communication in assessment and treatment, is an innovative therapeutic approach to address the needs of people with depression, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders. The […]
Researchers Link Gratitude to Happiness
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to be able to maintain a positive attitude regardless of what’s happening to them? They appreciate the good times, but they also focus on the positive in the face of negative events. They tend to see the good in difficult people, the opportunity in a challenging situation, […]
Passion Flower For Anxiety, Insomnia, and Withdrawal
Passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) was used traditionally in the Americas and later in Europe as a calming herb for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria. It is still used today to treat anxiety and insomnia. Scientists believe passionflower works by increasing levels of a chemical called gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. GABA lowers the […]