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Bipolar Disorder & Alternatives to Meds

One in five people who have bipolar disorder commit suicide. It can be a crippling illness characterized by unpredictable, extreme mood swings including profound depression and manic behaviors. Fortunately, there is research that points

Posted on July 11, 2014
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alternatives to meds, bipolar, depression medication, mental health

ADHD Medications

Alarming news: one in five boys in the USA will be diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by the time he goes to high school (not quite as many girls). Ten thousand toddlers,

Posted on June 6, 2014
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ADHD, ADHD medications, alternatives to psych meds, mental health

4 Reasons for Integrative Psychiatry

Four Reasons for Integrative Psychiatry, aka Green Psychiatry Steven Goldsmith, a psychiatrist from Oregon is kindly allowing me to share the blogpost about why he turned away from the limitations of conventional psychiatry and turned

Posted on February 13, 2014
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mental health, mental illness, pharmaceuticals, psychiatry

The Effects of Meditation on Mental Health

When an individual meditates, he/she comes into more contact with the Soul and Spirit. The delusion that one is a separate self, an ego, begins to dissolve. As more connection is forged with the Soul

Posted on December 22, 2013
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meditation, mental health, spiritual

Reflections on Spiritual Healing #1

More and more people are turning to spiritual healing to find relief from their pain and suffering that conventional, biologically-based medicine can not provide. In his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, Paramahansa Yogananda, a self-realized

Posted on October 2, 2013
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healing, mental health, mental illness

Shunryu Suzuki Roshi-Abbot of SF Zen Center

Mental Heath, Wellness, and Spirit

Why am I so passionate about integrative mental health and how did I get to be an expert? It’s very personal, but it’s also about all of us, and the conditions of life today. It’s

Posted on August 30, 2013
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healing, meditation, mental health, soul, spirit, wellness