If you suffer from stomach issues, particularly Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a recent study showed that IBS symptoms were more “drastically improved” by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) than conventional medical treatment of medication and dietary changes. The study subjects were long term (10 to 15 year) sufferers of IBS. This is not surprising, when you
Meditation using The Muse has been shown to reduce anxiety. So I have been trying it out myself and have introduced it to patients who have expressed an interest in meditation to try in session. The demo meditation is only three minutes but even in three minutes one can calm the mind. Less time
I have started working with the neurofeedback headband called The Muse. I tried it out on my family over the Thanksgiving holiday and was very happy with its ease of use and the potential benefits from using it. The family liked it a lot. What I like about it, is that it can be used
As the holiday season is about to begin with Thanksgiving, I think it is helpful to remind ourselves what it’s really all about. It’s so easy to get caught up in the fun stuff like the food, shopping, decorating, drinking, and partying. And then there’s the not so fun stuff like family feuding, financial stress,
After months of research (several years actually), I have finally found a professional mental health app I can offer to my patients that provides them with some important and helpful therapeutic options between sessions. NeuroFlow offers daily mood, stress, and sleep tracking, guided meditations, a nice breathing guide for when you are stressing out,
The New York Times published an outstanding article on what you can do to help someone who is very depressed, and even suicidal. I think everyone will benefit from reading it, because if you don’t know any,ire who is depressed now, you probably will one day. if you don’t care to read it (but I