Primal Body, Primal Mind: Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life combines your body’s Paleolithic needs with modern nutritional and medical research for complete mind-body wellness. It also provides sustainable diet strategies to curb sugar cravings, promote fat burning and weight loss, reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep and moods, increase […]
Ginseng, Mental Performance and Alzheimer’s Disease
Research supports ginseng’s effectiveness at improving the ability to withstand stress, improve work performance and quality, and enhance mental function. It has also been shown to increase the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone, which stimulates an increase in adrenal hormone secretion. Ginseng (Panax ginseng) can prevent the nicotine-induced release of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine is what […]
Lemon Balm for Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease
Lemon Balm for Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a perennial herb in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region. Research has found lemon balm to be effective in treating a variety of mental health issues. Lemon balm can significantly reduce anxiety levels in a variety of […]
Is Homeopathy Safe for Mental Health?
Homeopathy was developed by a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann in the early 1800’s. Hahnemann examined the potential of substances to ‘cure’ symptoms that he produced in human healthy subjects. Hahnemann believed the body had its own intelligence and an innate ability to heal. The exact mechanism of how homeopathy works isn’t known. It is […]