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 much they should take. Here’s my answer… Everyone’s phenibut experience is unique, but in general, men should take about 2 – 2.5 grams and women […]
Category: Health and Wellness
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 out, they would have helped me cope when the darkness did indeed hit. I wish during my 6 week check-up (when I was at my […]
How I cured my shingles
A few summers ago my husband, daughter and I were swimming in the Gulf of Mexico at Indian Rocks Beach when my daughter said, “Mom, what is that red rash on your back?” I reached my fingers around and felt a two by two sore bumpy patch in the left middle of my back. “Oh […]
Why this nation is so happy
Live Happy magazine reports that Costa Rica ranks as one of the happiest places on earth across a number of happiness index scales (Ranked number 1 out of 151 countries by the Happy Planet Index, HPI). When I went a few years ago, among the many places I’ve traveled, Costa Rica in particular, left a […]
3 ways to amp up happiness
The happiness movement is in full gear with piles of positive psychology research and even a happy magazine (“Like” Live Happy magazine on Facebook for daily tips to amp up your smile). Most of us already sense how we can get happy but now research backs what our gut’s been telling us. Live Happy tips: […]
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 asked me because no one can grasp why this beautiful brilliant man who made us snort laugh took himself from his family and fans. Or […]
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 processes in your body — I mean long. Made primarily from your skin’s exposure to sun or through supplementation, if you’re low in D you […]
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 and the facts.” ~ Dana Milbank National Political Columnist, Washington Post. We don’t like to admit we’re wrong, our ego flinches automatically. Admitting we’re wrong after […]
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 nurse at my imaging center and told her I stopped doing mammograms because I didn’t want repeated radiation (beyond what we all get day to […]
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 had the dreaded shingles (Here’s my shingles story and how I got rid of this nasty crud). I’m 47ish, healthy and not under extreme stress. My case […]