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The End of Mental Illness | December 7th, 2022
Our foundation’s mission is to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health. We’ll be sharing the exciting ways we’re making progress.
As an energy tonic, maca is used to overcome fatigue and increase mental clarity. There are also claims that maca has benefited people with autoimmune disorders like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
It’s no secret that stress can take a toll on our body, mind, and brain. December is not the month to throw your self-care and mental health priorities out the window.
5 Ways to Stay Motivated This Winter
When the seasons change it suddenly becomes harder to get out and exercise. Winter fitness programs aren’t the easiest to stick to, but they’re imperative to your overall health and well-being. So with that in mind, let’s take a look at what you can do to stay motivated and successful with your winter fitness goals.
How to Detox After Holiday Feasts
If you’re having a hard time committing to your diet over the holidays, you’re not alone. And the good news is you don’t have to be perfect to maintain your weight over the holiday season. Try following these simple detox tips after each scrumptious holiday meal and start the new year fresh and ready to finally achieve your health and fitness goals.
High Protein Meal Replacement Shakes
Meal replacement shakes aren’t just low in calories, they’re high in essential nutrients your body needs to keep yourself nourished and your stomach feeling full, while helping also you maintain or lose weight. Protein provides numerous benefits to your body, including fueling the entire body, helping build muscle mass and being a key component to essential substances your body needs, like antibodies and blood.
Skin Cycling: all about the newest trend
The skin cycling hashtag has been viewed over 3 billion times on TikTok—and dermatologists say it's a strategy worth trying.The term "skin cycling" is all about taking a cyclical approach to your facial skincare routine.
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5 signs you need more electrolytes
Electrolytes help with hydration by ensuring the body can actually absorb and use the water you drink—preventing dehydration in the presence of sufficient water intake.
Passionflower helps to relax motor nerves and reduce muscle spasms making it an effective remedy for anxiety, stress, nervous agitation, and insomnia. It is particularly good for mild to moderate anxiety due to worry or excess work. As an antispasmodic, passionflower can ease pain associated with tension and stress. This includes tension headaches and pain due to muscle spasms. Its antispasmodic effects mean it can be helpful for bronchial spasms and asthma. It can also ease pain from neuralgia.
Although it's helpful for sleep, it usually works best as part of a sleep formula, which can include herbs like hops, valerian, scullcap, and kava kava. It's particularly helpful in calming down the mind when a person can't stop thinking. It combines well with GABA for this purpose.
Passionflower is a particularly good nervine for the heart. It’s helpful for calming heart palpitations and reducing hypertension that is associated with stress. It may be helpful for regulating the heart rhythm and is a good ingredient to have in a cardiac formula when there is general anxiety.
It has a settling effect on the digestive system, which can be upset by stress and anxiety. It can ease chronic hiccups, for example. For digestive upset, it combines well with catnip or chamomile.
Indications for Passion Flower
Some of my herbalist friends have given more specific indications. These indications are good clues as to when passionflower is the perfect nervine for a stressed, anxious person.
Thomas Easley says passionflower is indicated when “your thoughts are like two squirrels chasing each other tails. You lay down at night and think of one thing and then another, and an hour later your wide awake and back at the beginning thought.” If this describes you, passionflower might be a good remedy to help you get to sleep.
Matthew Wood gives some other indications. He says it’s useful for “chatterboxes who talk all the time about themselves, family and friends.” He also says it helps people with the opposite tendency “stoic persons who seldom talk about themselves.” These are good indications when passionflower may be the perfect remedy for a person who is tense or anxious.
The passion of life includes both the positive, those things we strongly desire, and the negative, the pain and suffering we experience. When someone is experiencing the latter remember the symbolism of passionflower and see if this remedy can help them feel relaxed, calm, and peaceful again.