3 Powerful Supplements to Kick-start Your New Year’s Resolutions The New Year has finally arrived and now is the time to get serious about your health goals. Regardless of which resolutions you made, protecting your brain should be at the top of the list. Optimizing brain function and performance is absolutely essential for starting off…
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe and complex brain disorder causing shifts between manic and depressive phases, requiring bipolar disorder treatment. The patient may feel out of control of their lives and unable to participate in daily activities. Episodes of bipolar disorder can lead to dramatic changes in the person’s life, such as a lost…
How to Help Your Students Study for Finals: Mind & Body Health Students today face an incredible amount of pressure. The high prices of tuition are only the start, followed by fitting in with peers, attending classes, and figuring out how to perform their best on test day. It’s easy for parents to worry when…
It seems like every family has at least one relative who excels at creating drama during the holidays. Think about the “crazy maker” at your family gatherings and try to identify them among this cast of characters: • Uncle Jim is intoxicated by 4 pm, then has a brutally honest “nugget” to share with someone…
What’s the first thing you think of when you see ODD? “Odd” in all caps, right? What’s odd about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is how often it’s confused with other mental health conditions. However, even though some of its symptoms overlap with those of other disorders, ODD is its own unique psychiatric diagnosis. What is…
6 Common Attention Issues & Solutions for Staying Focused Do you have trouble concentrating in class or during meetings? Do you get antsy when listening to a speaker for an extended period? Does your mind drift from one random thought to another, never really focusing on the topic at hand? Did you stop to check…
Children and teens with ADD/ADHD are 2.5 times more likely to develop an addiction or substance use disorder (SUD), according to a research paper published in Pediatrics. Did you know that that children with ADD/ADHD are: • Twice as likely to use nicotine • Almost twice as likely to develop a dependence on alcohol •…
The brain-body connection is real and more apparent than you might think. While some disease is hereditary, bad health is often born out of unhealthy choice and behaviors. When your brain suffers, so does your body, but it’s never too late to change your brain, and your life. Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple by…
There are many reasons children struggle and misbehave. It is important to try to understand because if you know the reasons they are having trouble with their behavior you’re more likely to use the right interventions. Sometimes children or teens misbehave because of other reasons, such as underlying emotional or neurological problems (ADD, depression, anxiety,…
Do you have ADD or ADHD? If so, do you know which of the 7 types of ADD you have? There is a way to know for sure. Here are the signs and symptoms of ADD Type 7 (also known as Anxious ADD): ADD Core Symptoms Though each of the ADD subtypes has its own set of symptoms, they…