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The trauma healing techniques that anyone with a painful childhood needs to know

Pierre Van Zyl21st May 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, Move, Personal Growth + Development

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Leonardo daVinci, Isaac Newton and Sigmund Freud are three of the most revered genius’ in human history. They changed the artistic landscape, changed the way we see the universe and even changed the way we see ourselves. However, the one thing that the…

Personality Traits That Are Most Associated With Getting a Dementia Diagnosis

Pierre Van Zyl15th May 2024Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Personal Growth + Development, Women’s Health

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Dementia is a progressive condition that affects cognitive function, including memory, thinking, and behavior. While aging is the most significant risk factor for developing dementia, recent research suggests that certain personality traits may also pl…

Being Forgetful Could Be A Sign Your Brain is Actually Working Properly, According to Scientific Research

Pierre Van Zyl12th May 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, News + Discoveries

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In your conversations, on television and while you’re surfing the web, it’s rare to hear about forgetfulness in a positive context. Usually, people attribute memory loss – long-term or short-term – to early-onset dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. …

Vetiver Oil Improves ADHD, Anxiety & Brain Health (And Repels Termites, Too!)

Pierre Van Zyl2nd May 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Women’s Health

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Vetiver oil has been used in traditional medicine in South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Africa for thousands of years. It’s native to India, and both its leaves and roots have wonderful uses. Vetiver is known as a sacred herb valued because of its&#16…

According to a Psychologist, Narcissists Always Display This One Trait. Here’s What to Do If You See It

Pierre Van Zyl2nd May 2024Learn, Mental Health, Personal Growth + Development

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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) manifests in a multitude of ways, often leading to confusion and distress for those involved. When asked, psychologist Kathleen Saxton discussed the importance of understanding the signs and to steer clear of any…

How to avoid losing your mind to Alzheimer’s or dementia. Hint: Start now, says neurologist

Pierre Van Zyl29th April 2024Heal, Mental Health

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The quality, quantity, and composition of the bacteria in your gut have enormous influence on your brain. Dr. David Perlmutter explores this phenomenon in great detail in his book, Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain-f…

What Alcohol Consumption Does to Your Brain

Pierre Van Zyl28th April 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health

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Alcohol is a large part of our society. We drink it when we go out to brunch, lunch, and dinner, when we have guests over, we go out for drinks to catch up with old friends or for a first date, and cheers each other enthusiastically to celebrate birthd…

The Health Benefits of Burning Bay Leaves and How to Do It Safely

Pierre Van Zyl28th April 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health

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Bay leaves, otherwise known as laurel leaves, are a household staple for many people when it comes to fighting pests such as mice and cockroaches. However, many don’t realize just how many other health benefits they possess, from relieving anxiet…

Psychologists: This Is Why People Crying Is Not Pathetic, But Empowering

Pierre Van Zyl25th April 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, Move, Personal Growth + Development, transfered-to-oh

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When was the last time you just cried your eyes out? A month ago? A week ago? Maybe you’re drying your eyes from your last good cry as you read this. It’s okay to feel vulnerable after you shed a few tears, but you have nothing to apologize for. In fac…

Emotional Manipulation: 7 Lines That People Use To Control Others You Should Be Aware Of

Pierre Van Zyl22nd April 2024Learn, Mental Health, transfer

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Certain individuals possess a remarkable ability to conceal their true selves and ulterior motives. Among them are masters of emotional manipulation, adept at manipulating others to fulfill their own needs. The troubling aspect is that one might not re…

The Weighted Blanket that Scientifically Puts You to Sleep and it May Help with Anxiety, Depression, and Autism

Pierre Van Zyl16th April 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Learn, Mental Health, News + Discoveries

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In the last several years, countless natural health remedies have reached their point of internet fame. While these trends are constantly changing and evolving, some of these remedies deserve an extra moment in the spotlight. Recently, you may have see…

Young, Physically Health Woman Decided to be Euthanized Despite Fear of Dying

Pierre Van Zyl11th April 2024Learn, Mental Health

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Often, when people hear the word euthanized, they painfully think of animals like dogs and horses. The idea, often causing emotional turmoil for all involved, is difficult to bear. However, less commonly and more recently, the term has been applied to …

People Over 40 Should Only Work Three Days a Week, Study Concludes

Pierre Van Zyl7th April 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Mental Health, News + Discoveries

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If you had the choice of working anything less than a Monday-to-Friday workweek, would you take it? More than likely your answer is yes, absolutely, in a heartbeat, no question. Lucky for you, there is a telling study you might want to cite next time y…

9 Tips from Neuroscientists On How to Become Happier

Pierre Van Zyl7th April 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, Move, Personal Growth + Development

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When thinking about what you want in life – whether it’s money, fame, love, success, lots of travel – what it all ultimately boils down to is happiness. We all want to be happy; the great job, perfect boyfriend, and dream vacation are…

8 Conditions That Might Warrant a Vitamin D Supplement, According to Experts

Pierre Van Zyl5th April 2024Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Mental Health

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Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health and well-being. It helps the body absorb calcium, promotes bone health, supports immune system function, and regulates mood. While the human body can produce vit…

Hugging Plays an Essential Role in Infant Brain Development

Pierre Van Zyl5th April 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, Move, News + Discoveries, Personal Growth + Development

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Bonding with your children and loved ones is not only a deeply satisfying thing to do — it’s an important part of human interaction. It allows us to establish secure attachments styles and results in a number of physical and health benefits. Howe…

Study Shows the More You Hang out with Your Mom, the Longer She’ll Live

Pierre Van Zyl5th April 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Mental Health, Move, News + Discoveries, Personal Growth + Development

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Many people can agree on the importance of keeping family first. In the natural stresses of life, however, it is so easy to forget to keep in contact with the very people who helped create your family – your grandparents and your parents. Having a good…

Woman With ADHD Has Powerful Message For The Mom Who “Drugged” Her

Pierre Van Zyl5th April 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Mental Health

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is often a controversial topic and you may have many questions about the right line of treatment. Every case of ADHD is different, so parents shouldn’t be shamed for how they choose to help their children, but t…

17 Magnesium Filled Foods That Can Lower Your Risk of Anxiety, Depression, Heart Attacks And More

Pierre Van Zyl5th April 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health

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Magnesium is vitally important for biological function and optimal health. It’s the fourth most abundant mineral in your body and researchers have detected more than 3,750 magnesium-binding sites on human proteins.1 More than 300 different enzyme…

25 Ways Peppermint Oil Can Make Your Life Better

Pierre Van Zyl5th April 2024Digestion, Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Home + Garden, Make, Mental Health, Pain Management, Remedies & Green Beauty

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Peppermint oil is one of the most widely used essential oils, found in everything from candy canes to chewing gum, to toothpaste. Beyond its good smell and unique, refreshing taste, however, peppermint essential oil has a number of benefits for your he…

The Power of Positive Thinking: Brain Training to Think and Be Happier

Pierre Van Zyl4th April 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, Move, Personal Growth + Development

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How many times have you experienced failure or rejection, and no matter what you do, you can’t seem to get that negative experience out of your head? Maybe you are rejected by a potential friend, and despite having ten other close friends who lov…

Someone asked online for advice on how to deal with grief – this response is incredible

Pierre Van Zyl2nd April 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, Move, Personal Growth + Development

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Let’s start with a brief exchange that took place online between two strangers – a griever and a consoler. “My friend just died. I don’t know what to do.” Alright, here goes. I’m old. What that means is that I’…

7 natural remedies for depression and anxiety that most people don’t know exist

Pierre Van Zyl2nd April 2024Digestion, Heal, Instant Article, Learn, Mental Health, Women’s Health

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According to Statistics Canada, 1 in 4 people suffer from a mental health condition in Canada. Most of these individuals will fall between the cracks of a medical system that is not equipped to deal with the rise of stress and mood disorders, such as d…

You’re missing these warnings signs that someone you love has depression

Pierre Van Zyl2nd April 2024Heal, Mental Health

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We all have an off day every once in a while. Feeling “blue” or “out of it” sucks, but usually by the time we get home to relax, unwind, and hit the hay, we’re starting to feel better. Depression is different from an ordinary bad day feeling. What is D…

39 Common Medications That Can Have Potentially Detrimental Side Effects

Pierre Van Zyl28th March 2024Cancer, Heal, Health Awareness, Learn, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Pain Management, Pain Relief, Weight Loss, Women’s Health

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Medications play a vital role in managing various health conditions, alleviating symptoms, and improving overall well-being. However, it’s important to be aware that even commonly used medications can have side effects – good, bad, and ugly…

How to love yourself: 10 steps to believing in yourself again

Pierre Van Zyl28th March 2024Learn, Mental Health, Personal Growth + Development

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“How to love yourself” is a popular topic among self-help communities. Self-love is touted to strengthen relationships, improve quality of life, and increase feelings of happiness. However, it’s so much easier said than done. There are many habits and …

A Clinical Psychologist Explains Why Grief Isn’t Something to Just Get Over

Pierre Van Zyl26th March 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, Move, Personal Growth + Development

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The pain of loss can leave us feeling incomplete. Like a hole in your chest that threatens to swallow us whole if we flirt too long with the edge, stare too deep into the abyss. While we may pull ourselves away from the edge, it’s easy to find yourself…

Researchers Restored Consciousness In A Man Who Spent 15 Years In A Vegetative State

Pierre Van Zyl23rd March 2024Heal, Learn, Mental Health, News + Discoveries

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Scientists at the French National Center for Scientific Research have used nerve stimulation to induce signs of consciousness in a man who has been in a vegetative state almost half his life. The unfortunate individual is still far from complete w…

7 Supplements that Improve Brain Function

Pierre Van Zyl20th March 2024Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Mental Health

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The market for brain-boosting supplements is booming, with countless products claiming to enhance cognitive function and improve brain health. But amidst the abundance of options, it’s important to ask: do these supplements actually work? In this…

The 3 Vitamins that Help Prevent Brain Loss

Pierre Van Zyl16th March 2024Heal, Mental Health

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By our seventies, one in five of us will suffer from cognitive impairment. Within five years, half of those cognitively impaired will progress to dementia and death. The earlier we can slow or stop this process, the better. Although an effect…

This Is What Happens To Depression, Anxiety and Stress Levels When There Is Too Much Estrogen In The Body

Pierre Van Zyl16th March 2024Heal, Mental Health, Women’s Health

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Estrogen levels in the brain and body affect our brain’s levels of dopamine and norepinephrine, two neurotransmitters that are implicated in mood disorders like depression, psychosis and anxiety. Our brain has several built-in recycling processes to ke…

7 Science-Backed Lifestyle Tweaks to Improve Your Memory That Actually Work

Pierre Van Zyl14th March 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health

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In today’s fast-paced world, our memory and cognitive health are more important than ever. As we age, it’s natural for our brain to undergo changes that can affect our memory and focus. Additionally, the prevalence of brain disorders, such …

5 Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia

Pierre Van Zyl14th March 2024Health Awareness, Mental Health

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Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a significant but often overlooked form of dementia that impacts approximately 1.4 million Americans. Despite its prevalence, it lacks the widespread recognition attributed to Alzheimer’s disease. LBD manifests through the a…

If You Do This While Cooking, It May Be An Early Sign Of Dementia

Pierre Van Zyl14th March 2024Health Awareness, Mental Health

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Dementia, often associated with the slow but sure decline of cognitive function, is usually seen through memory issues and behavioral changes. While there is currently no cure for dementia, getting an early diagnosis can help create effective strategie…

7 Signs of Low Self-Confidence and How to Fix It

Pierre Van Zyl14th March 2024Mental Health

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Self-confidence is one of those fundamental elements that shape our lives, impact our decisions and interactions, and affect our overall well-being. It’s the benchmark of personal growth and enables us to navigate life’s challenges with res…

This is what a panic attack looks like – here’s how to recognize if it’s happening to you

Pierre Van Zyl11th March 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Mental Health

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Anxiety disorder is a severely misunderstood condition, that is so often assumed to be associated with general stress and worry that is common to day to day living. For this reason, people with anxiety and panic disorder shy away from being vocal about…

2 Drugs Identified That Could Halt The Progression Of ALL Neurodegenerative Diseases

Pierre Van Zyl10th March 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Mental Health, News + Discoveries

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Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people each year in the US alone. 5.3 million people are diagnosed every year with Alzheimer’s, which is just one of the long list of diseases that cause neurodegeneration. (1) Research is consta…

8 Dead Simple, Science-Backed Ways To Improve Memory and Rid Brain Fog

Pierre Van Zyl9th March 2024Heal, Mental Health

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Are you always looking for those supposed misplaced items (you swore they were there a second ago)? Or forget why you entered a room? Spaced out on marking down an important meeting or due date for an assignment? These are all common scenarios that can…

10 Harsh Truths About Losing Weight That No One Will Ever Tell You

Pierre Van Zyl4th March 2024Heal, Mental Health, Weight Loss

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Since as long as anyone can remember, weight loss has been the number one topic in news, magazines, on TV, and now the internet and social media. This is especially so for women, who are constantly bombarded with messages telling them that they need to…

5 Anti-Anxiety Tea and Smoothie Recipes That Work

Pierre Van Zyl1st March 2024Drinks, eat, Heal, Mental Health

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Across human history a multitude of different cultures have used teas and crushed fruits (which we now call smoothies) for therapeutic reasons, from Greek philosophers to Chinese emperors. Science has now proven the validity of ancient claims that thes…