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Items That’ll Help You Sleep Better During a Business Trip

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sleep better on business tripSome people sleep like babies no matter where they are, while others of us have a hard time slumbering in a strange place.

If you fall into the second category, it can make going on business trips a bit difficult. Since you need to be on your top game traveling for work, tossing and turning all night is extra stressful.

Choosing the best lodging destination is a must for light sleepers. Heavy traffic, uninsulated walls, and other distractions result in serious declines in productivity. Continue reading →

Shouldn’t We Give Our Bodies Nutrition Instead of Psych Meds?

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“Those with psychiatric symptoms aren’t missing certain chemicals. They are missing certain nutrients that make those chemicals.” – Healing Without Hurting

body machineJennifer Giustra-Kozek, LPC, NBC – Our bodies are amazing machines. When we provide our cells with nutrient-dense whole food nutrition free of chemicals, additives, pesticides, and herbicides, our bodies flourish. If our body is nutrient deficient or full of toxins, it can lead to cell death,  immunodeficiency, and physical and mental health illness.

According to the July 2017 edition of Nutrients, thirty-one to forty-five percent of the United States population has some nutritional deficiency. Before a psychiatrist prescribes a psychiatric medication, testing for levels of nutrients in the body is essential. Continue reading →

Pineal Gland & The Third Eye [Video]

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MrNinjaMittens | November 5 2010 | Thanks, Annette

The Pineal gland is located within the vertebrate brain between the left and right hemispheres. It is ruffly the size of a grain of rice and is fully grown at 2 years of age. The gland is stimulated by darkness and hindered by light.

It produces melatonin, melatonin is a hormone which influences your biological clock.
It is said that the Pineal gland is the “The Crown Chakra” or “The Third Eye” and that it is a Bio-luminescent gland that can improve learning capabilities, increase memory, enhance intuition, wisdom and creativity and may be the link to enhancing psychic abilities. A healthy lifestyle of exercise, outdoor activities, eating natural unprocessed foods, and reducing your sugar intake will be the first steps to activating your Pineal gland.

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Sleeping With The Light On? Welcoming Depression, Obesity, And More

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Natural Society | August 31 2012

Do you have a habit of falling asleep with the television on or with the lamp shining on your face? Research shows even a little bit of light at night can have terribly negative effects on your health. By cutting out as much light as possible, you could reduce your chances of depression, obesity, diabetes, and even cancer. Sounds like a convincing argument to stop sleeping with the light on.

Stop Sleeping with the Light On

According to Mercola, numerous studies support the need for complete darkness when we sleep. It encourages the body’s natural rhythms and reduces the chances of illness.

Much of this has to do with the production of melatonin, a hormone responsible for sleep and wake patterns, and mood regulation. Your body produces melatonin at night and especially after a day where you were exposed to bright light, like sunlight. Decreased production of melatonin, whether due to lack of sunlight exposure or too much light in the evening hours has been related to depression especially in SAD, or seasonal affective disorder.

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