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Anxiety & Stress: There Is A Better Solution
Even before COVID-19 changed our lives, the rates of stress and anxiety had been climbing steadily in the US. This can be attributed to many factors, such as worries about money and the busier lifestyle people find themselves in with extra family and work obligations. Mental health has become a serious issue, enough so that […]
ADD: Incognito
“Gerald was an easy diagnosis compared to Karl, a fourteen-year-old truant. He was in trouble with school officials for fighting, had a brush with the law for petty vandalism, and was a chronic marijuana smoker. He was the classic skinny little tough guy, yet no one considered him ADD. As it turns out, he used […]
Neurofeedback Help For Insomnia & Sleep Issues
Sleep is one of the most critical functions that your body and mind performs. It allows you to regenerate, recuperate and refresh all the important parts of your body. Without proper sleep, it’s like operating your body at a reduced power and efficiency. Would you drive a car that only went half as fast? When […]
ADD: Over-Stimulation and Overload
“A normally functioning brain selects what to pay attention to and it takes an event of a certain magnitude to get it to change focus. If a non-ADD person is in the restaurant and a door slams, they may be slightly distracted but they do not necessarily lose their focus. The person with ADD can […]
ADD’s Different Faces
THE DIFFERENT FACES OF ADD BEHAVIOR “As you can see, ADD can present in many different ways even though the primary problem is inadequate arousal level. Because ADD looks different from one person to the next, some people do not think ADD is a disorder, a real and often devastating disorder, and one that […]
How To Deal With An ADHD Child In Public
Children with Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder will often have deficits in executive function, which is the ability to think and plan ahead, to organize, control impulses and complete tasks. As a result they will not only have trouble understanding how to do what you are asking them, but will also have trouble trying to understand why […]
ADD, Attention, Electronic Devices
” Arousal is the basic problem with ADD, but attention may play a major role in the person’s dysfunction. If a child cannot attend, boredom is a chief complaint. Remember, boredom is always a result of inattention. An individual with good attentional skills can spend a long time examining a leaf; someone with poor attentional […]
What Common Conditions Can Be Treated with Neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback is a type of brain training or biofeedback that uses real-time data to stimulate proper brain function and train the patient to regulate their own brain waves. Neurofeedback is approaching mainstream acceptance: this article in the Washington Post about neurofeedback extols its virtues as an adjunct treatment for a wide variety of brain disorders, […]
Neurofeedback for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a brain dysfunction caused by an outside force, usually a violent blow to the head. These TBI’S are often called concussions. In fact, 30% of all injury related deaths in the US include a traumatic brain injury. As of 2016, every day, 138 people in the United States die […]
ADD Attention-Focus Challenged
“Focus is the SPOTLIGHT that allows us the ability to pick our one object, task, or thought and work on it to the exclusion of other things. This is attention. People with ADD not only lack an adequate level of arousal but they often cannot focus on one specific task. This in part is arousal […]
ADD: Arousal and Attention
“THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AROUSAL AND ATTENTION: Arousal and attention have a unique relationship. They are not the same but they are dependent on each other. Arousal is the level of intensity, how bright or dim the light is, whereas attention is how focused the light is. Compare an ordinary hundred-watt bulb to a hundred-watt […]
Light and sound therapy may boost brain function
New research reveals that an innovative light and sound stimulation therapy can clear toxic plaque buildup in the brain and reduce some of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and impaired cognitive functioning. The hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain include the formation of beta-amyloid plaques and the amalgamation of tau, a toxic protein that […]
Feeling Depressed? Neurofeedback May Help
Feeling Depressed? Neurofeedback May Help According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anyone experiencing some of the following symptoms consistently for at least two weeks may be suffering from depression: • Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood• Feelings of hopelessness, or pessimism• Irritability• Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness• Loss of interest or pleasure […]
Inside an ADD Head
“If you would like a glimpse of what it is like to have ADD, just imagine someone walking into your room in the middle of the night, waking you from a sound sleep, and asking you to balance your checkbook. It is not that you do not have the intellect to do the task; you […]
Neurofeedback Gaining Mainstream Acceptance
According to Newsweek magazine, Neurofeedback has gone mainstream. “The promise of neurofeedback is to shift our brain waves back to health without drugs, exercise or even meditation. Clients suffering from ADHD, PTSD, anxiety, anger or depression can simply sit in a comfortable chair for 30 minutes and get a mental tune-up, if not a complete […]
ADD, Concentration Challenges
“The chronic low-arousal state in ADD is like someone trying to work in a dimly lit room. It is hard to concentrate, stay on task, and complete the job. It is easy to become discouraged, frustrated, bored, and depressed. The chronically under-aroused brain may seek stimulation. Stimulation seekers are frequently hyperactive; there is often a […]
Alternate Treatment Options For Anxiety and Panic Disorders
As a result of COVID-19, the world is a different place. Many people are out of work or furloughed. Many medications are in short supply. As a result, anxiety related issues are very much on the rise. With people sheltering in place and wondering if they’ll have jobs to come back to, many are suffering […]
Achieving Peak Performance With Neurofeedback
The phrase “Peak Performance” is a popular buzzword now. In today’s hyper-competitive world, we seek out every advantage we can get. This can include modifying our food intake, supplements and using apps to help us get that little extra edge. However, many people are overlooking the most important factor in enhancing performance: your brain. When […]
ADD: Over or Under Aroused. Natural Help.
“The brain can be either over-aroused (speeded up) or under-aroused (slowed down), and in either case it will not function the way it is designed to. If the brain is in over-arousal, we may be jumpy, hyper or anxious, looking at too much, trying to take too much in, paying attention to everything at […]
ADHD Brain is Sleepy Brain
“The Problem is Arousal, Not Attention: Let us first look at the underlying physiological problem of ADD. The bulk of scientific evidence accumulated since the 1940s indicates that the central feature of ADD is poor regulation of the brain’s arousal state. The most convincing argument to explain the role of arousal (how sleepy […]
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