There’s something inherently wrong with Snapchat—and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The use of social media is associated with increased anxiety and decreased mood. That’s no surprise: When we interact with others through apps, instead of with empathy, even (old fashioned as it is) in person, we use the app’s language and platform. It’s impossible, therefore, […]
So many of us try to live at a distance from our true emotions and our true goals. But what happens when we try to live lives dodging the truth is that it gets harder and harder to keep that truth from surfacing. We have to find ways to keep our minds from focusing on […]
One of the gifts from my having built Pain-2-Power is that one focus of the platform is the use of supplements to improve energy, increase mood and decrease anxiety. There are a number of very powerful, all natural, well-tested supplements that do just that. This blog will focus on Bacopa, which is also known as […]
“Posture” often creates a vision of standing straight. For many, posture recalls such memories as, “My mother always told me to stand up straight,” or “In ballet they made us stand with a book on our head.” A more frequent comment is, “I know my posture is bad but this is the way my aunt, […]
The Coronavirus pandemic guidelines for physical and social distancing have dramatically fueled the work-from-home movement. Employees have been told to stay at home and adapt their environments to working routine hours and producing quality results. Working at home during the pandemic should raise heightened concern for individuals’ physical and mental wellbeing. People’s homes are not designed as workplaces and are […]
The world is engulfed in confusion about Coronavirus data, guidelines, restrictions, sadness about those who have lost their lives and what will unfold in the future. We have been inundated with instructions for disinfecting and hand washing, along with endless reflections on the stress of schedule changes for families. Millions of Americans used to de-stress […]
Researchers in Germany have confirmed and added new data to an amazing finding that has implications for learning. It also points out how astoundingly powerful some natural remedies can be for memory, mood, anxiety, sleep, attention and energy. Scents are Powerful Brain Modulators Here’s the basic idea: The brain responds to odors in very powerful […]
The Ablow Center offers a unique and powerful combination of life coaching and spiritual counseling. At the same time, I have devised unique protocols of natural supplements to increase mood, reduce anxiety, increase focus and improve sleep. Prior to founding The Ablow Center I wrote several books that talked about the power of psychotherapy, sometimes […]
Are you still feeling low? Still feeling anxious? It may have nothing to do with you, and everything to do with the treatments being offered to you. Believe it or not, having a personal health careconsultant on your treatment team could make the difference. Research shows that up to 70 percent of people being treated […]
So much has been written about the mind-body connection—and rightfully so. It now seems obvious that our psychological state affects the function not only of the central nervous system, but the heart and every organ in the body. Diseases from cancer to multiple sclerosis to hypertension, and everything in between, demonstrate undeniable links to depression, […]