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Magnesium and Nervous System Regulation: A Natural Way to Calm Stress and Anxiety

Magnesium and Nervous System Regulation: A Natural Way to Calm Stress and Anxiety

How does magnesium impact the nervous system? Magnesium is essential in regulating stress, boosting brain function, and keeping our nerves healthy. Think of it like a traffic cop for your nervous system, ensuring everything flows smoothly and without chaos. When your magnesium levels are balanced, you feel calmer, think more clearly, and your nerves stay in top shape. This is

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5 herbals for OCD

5 Supplements for OCD

People often want to know what is the most successful herb for OCD or specific herbs for intrusive thoughts or compulsive behaviors but a holistic treatment plan for OCD should involve multiple components and most likely multiple herbs and holistic treatments such as neurofeedback for OCD.  Promising research into complementary and alternative medicine indicates these 5 supplements for OCD should be considered to reduce symptoms. 

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Best Supplements for Neuroinflammation

Best Supplements for Neuroinflammation: A Parent’s Handbook

If your listening to my podcast, then you are hearing more and more about how neuroinflammation is impacting mental health. So what really is neuroinflammation and just how can it impact your child’s brain? Neuroinflammation is the brain’s immune system response to injury, infection, toxins, pesticides, or disease. Today, brain inflammation due to our highly toxic laden environment is almost

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Blog Magnesium for Mood Disorders Insights from an Expert (1)

Magnesium for Mood Disorders: Insights from an Expert

Does magnesium improve mood? Magnesium, the fourth most abundant mineral in the body, is often overlooked. Yet, it plays a crucial role in numerous bodily functions, including those impacting our mood and mental well-being. Research shows that magnesium deficiency may be linked to various mental health concerns, while supplementation has shown promising results in improving symptoms (Botturi et al., 2020).

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Natural Supplements for Anxious Teens

Best Natural Supplements for Teenage Anxiety

The teenage years are scary enough without experiencing anxiety too. There is so much growth in so little time and so much academic pressure today. Sometimes, your kid is not just ready for all they have on their plate.  Some young children mature faster than others, resulting in confusion for parents in terms of how much they can handle, as

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Best Supplements to Improve Motivation in Children

Best Supplements to Improve Motivation in Children

Motivation is the cognitive, biological, emotional, and social force that drives people to action. The source of motivation may be intrinsic, where motivation comes from within the person; or extrinsic, where it comes from outside sources. Motivation is a good thing regardless of where it comes from. However, the lack of it is a health concern, as it is a

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CBD for Anxiety and OCD

CBD for Anxiety and OCD: What the Research Really Says

In recent years, CBD for anxiety and OCD has garnered attention as a natural solution, especially among parents looking for gentle, non-pharmaceutical options to support their children. As more people explore CBD, the amount of information online has been popping up everywhere, making it tough to separate fact from fiction about its actual effectiveness. Is CBD truly beneficial for anxiety

Read More »
A woman wearing a hat with her eyes closed, exploring the benefits of 5 herbs for mental health.

5 Herbs for Mental Health

Safety concerns about any side effects of many antidepressant medications have led to increased herbal psychopharmacology research. Additionally, a general trend toward natural solutions increases herbal remedy popularity. As such, more people seek effective alternatives or supplements to prescribed medications traditionally used as mental health therapies.  With that in mind, five herbs for mental health have research to support their

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349 - Blog - Mood & Behavior - 5HTP and 6 Other Supplements for Depression

5HTP and 6 Other Supplements for Depression

Depression is when everything feels too hard. It is more than a bad day. For a child or teen with a mood disorder, life feels overwhelming. When nothing feels quite right, you’ll likely forget what it feels like to be happy.  Depression takes over a person’s life like a thief in the night. No one notices that little acts of

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women trying essential oils

9 Essential Oils for OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a complex and misunderstood issue that is often missed by professionals. The hardest part of OCD is that the person or child with OCD has a stress hyperactivated nervous system that is “stuck on.”  They are in a constant rev state because of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. The brain of someone with OCD never gets to

Read More »
Magnesium and Nervous System Regulation: A Natural Way to Calm Stress and Anxiety

Magnesium and Nervous System Regulation: A Natural Way to Calm Stress and Anxiety

How does magnesium impact the nervous system? Magnesium is essential in regulating stress, boosting brain function, and keeping our nerves healthy. Think of it like a traffic cop for your nervous system, ensuring everything flows smoothly and without chaos. When your magnesium levels are balanced, you feel calmer, think more clearly, and your nerves stay in top shape. This is

Read More »
5 herbals for OCD

5 Supplements for OCD

People often want to know what is the most successful herb for OCD or specific herbs for intrusive thoughts or compulsive behaviors but a holistic treatment plan for OCD should involve multiple components and most likely multiple herbs and holistic treatments such as neurofeedback for OCD.  Promising research into complementary and alternative medicine indicates these 5 supplements for OCD should be considered to reduce symptoms. 

Read More »
Best Supplements for Neuroinflammation

Best Supplements for Neuroinflammation: A Parent’s Handbook

If your listening to my podcast, then you are hearing more and more about how neuroinflammation is impacting mental health. So what really is neuroinflammation and just how can it impact your child’s brain? Neuroinflammation is the brain’s immune system response to injury, infection, toxins, pesticides, or disease. Today, brain inflammation due to our highly toxic laden environment is almost

Read More »
Blog Magnesium for Mood Disorders Insights from an Expert (1)

Magnesium for Mood Disorders: Insights from an Expert

Does magnesium improve mood? Magnesium, the fourth most abundant mineral in the body, is often overlooked. Yet, it plays a crucial role in numerous bodily functions, including those impacting our mood and mental well-being. Research shows that magnesium deficiency may be linked to various mental health concerns, while supplementation has shown promising results in improving symptoms (Botturi et al., 2020).

Read More »
Natural Supplements for Anxious Teens

Best Natural Supplements for Teenage Anxiety

The teenage years are scary enough without experiencing anxiety too. There is so much growth in so little time and so much academic pressure today. Sometimes, your kid is not just ready for all they have on their plate.  Some young children mature faster than others, resulting in confusion for parents in terms of how much they can handle, as

Read More »
Best Supplements to Improve Motivation in Children

Best Supplements to Improve Motivation in Children

Motivation is the cognitive, biological, emotional, and social force that drives people to action. The source of motivation may be intrinsic, where motivation comes from within the person; or extrinsic, where it comes from outside sources. Motivation is a good thing regardless of where it comes from. However, the lack of it is a health concern, as it is a

Read More »
CBD for Anxiety and OCD

CBD for Anxiety and OCD: What the Research Really Says

In recent years, CBD for anxiety and OCD has garnered attention as a natural solution, especially among parents looking for gentle, non-pharmaceutical options to support their children. As more people explore CBD, the amount of information online has been popping up everywhere, making it tough to separate fact from fiction about its actual effectiveness. Is CBD truly beneficial for anxiety

Read More »
A woman wearing a hat with her eyes closed, exploring the benefits of 5 herbs for mental health.

5 Herbs for Mental Health

Safety concerns about any side effects of many antidepressant medications have led to increased herbal psychopharmacology research. Additionally, a general trend toward natural solutions increases herbal remedy popularity. As such, more people seek effective alternatives or supplements to prescribed medications traditionally used as mental health therapies.  With that in mind, five herbs for mental health have research to support their

Read More »
349 - Blog - Mood & Behavior - 5HTP and 6 Other Supplements for Depression

5HTP and 6 Other Supplements for Depression

Depression is when everything feels too hard. It is more than a bad day. For a child or teen with a mood disorder, life feels overwhelming. When nothing feels quite right, you’ll likely forget what it feels like to be happy.  Depression takes over a person’s life like a thief in the night. No one notices that little acts of

Read More »
women trying essential oils

9 Essential Oils for OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a complex and misunderstood issue that is often missed by professionals. The hardest part of OCD is that the person or child with OCD has a stress hyperactivated nervous system that is “stuck on.”  They are in a constant rev state because of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. The brain of someone with OCD never gets to

Read More »
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