The anti-anxiety chemical phenibut. Benefits and dangers.

Excerpted from Corpina's article, "Phenibut's INSANE Benefits and Brutally Awful Side Effects"  Phenibut is commonly used as a nootropic, an anti-anxiety medication, and sleep aid. Everyone’s always asking me how…

What I wish I’d had: maternal mental health screening

Image credit When I was pregnant nineteen years ago I wish my doctor had warned me I might be at risk for postpartum depression. Her words wouldn’t have freaked me…

How I cured my shingles

[caption id="attachment_7394" align="alignleft" width="300"] Shingles burns like a .....[/caption] A few summers ago my husband, daughter and I were swimming in the Gulf of Mexico at Indian Rocks Beach when…

Why this nation is so happy

[caption id="attachment_5662" align="alignleft" width="300"] By Sgt. Samuel R. Beyers [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons[/caption]Live Happy magazine reports that Costa Rica ranks as one of the happiest places on earth across…

3 ways to amp up happiness

[caption id="attachment_5633" align="alignleft" width="300"] Credit: pixabay.com[/caption] The happiness movement is in full gear with piles of positive psychology research and even a happy magazine ("Like" Live Happy magazine on Facebook…

Robin Williams: Our brilliant masked man.

I couldn't figure out why I woke up this morning still thinking about Robin Williams. My husband offhandedly asked me yesterday why he thinks he did it, and maybe he…

How much vitamin D should you take? Depends on who want to listen to.

The now world famous sunshine vitamin is more than merely a nice have, ultimately D converts to a hormone and hormones have the power to unlock a long list of…

Changing people’s minds? Start with self-esteem.

"There should be a common body of facts that everybody can agree on and yet have a difference of opinion......It's important to make a distinction between beliefs that people hold…

Why I added mammogram back last year (but won’t this year)

Updated: April 6th, 2015  Adding mammogram or not? Now, I'm not sure. Why I changed my mind and had a 3D mammogram last year: Last year I spoke to a…

Are you afraid to fire your doctor?

Healers heal with more than their medicine. Bedside manner sinks into our reactive minds and cells and makes a difference - Laura This summer at the beach I found out I…