Feeling Anxious? One Simple Way to Get Grounded!

I used to be quite into the woo-woo stuff when I was younger…crystals, conspiracy theories and mayan codes etc – but as I’ve matured I’ve become decidedly more pragmatic with a healthier respect for evidence-based natural health.

So I must admit, I was somewhat skeptical about the tool I’m about to share with you until I started looking at the albeit small but growing number of studies backing this up.

If you’re feeling anxious or stressed, have trouble sleeping or experience ongoing muscle pain and tension, believe it or not, one simple way to feel better is to simply put your bare feet on the earth regularly for 15-30 minutes at a time – this is called “Earthing” or “Grounding”.… Keep reading...

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Are Hidden Gut Problems Affecting Your Mental Health?

 

Several years ago I had a 38 year old woman we’ll call “Lisa” come to see me at the naturopathic clinic I was working at because of moderate depression. She could still function ok, but her mood was very low, her sleep was poor and she sometimes suffered from anxiety attacks as well. She kept saying she didn’t have a “reason” to be depressed, that there was “nothing wrong” with her life.… Keep reading...

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Natural Supplements For Anxiety & Depression? READ THIS FIRST!

“Has anyone here tried GABA?”

“What’s the best CBD oil to use?”

“My anxiety and depression is out of control lately, what vitamins and minerals do you recommend”

These are just some examples of the types of questions I see in numerous mental health Facebook groups and online forums and that I get asked on a regular basis.

And it’s completely understandable – firstly, psychiatric medications definitely don’t work for many people and often have unwanted side-effects and risks of addiction, plus there ARE really effective herbal and nutritional supplements that can help anxiety and depression.… Keep reading...

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The “Healthy” Diet I DON’T Recommend If You Suffer From Anxiety and Depression

 

It’s well-established now that what we eat (and don’t eat) can have a significant effect on metal health and can even cause or exacerbate anxiety and depression symptoms. (Along with several other factors, such as these).

But eating “healthy” is not that simple, especially when there’s so much conflicting nutritional advice out there: low carb, high carb, low fat, ketogenic, vegan, paleo, raw etc! Plus there’s new, conflicting studies and dubiously researched books and Netflix documentaries being published all the time!… Keep reading...

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Are Any of These 9 Hidden Causes Behind Your Anxiety & Depression?

 

If I asked you what was the cause of depression and anxiety, you’d most probably answer “a chemical imbalance in the brain” or a “lack of serotonin”. What may shock you is that this is NOT scientific fact, but actually just a theory reverse-engineered from how we understand anti-depressants to work: they block the reabsorption of serotonin in the brain so that more of this mood-boosting chemical is available. But that doesn’t mean there was ever an imbalance or lack of serotonin in the first place (otherwise like most “diseases” you’d be able to be tested for it, right?),… Keep reading...

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