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Healing with Sound

This summer I spent a little time at the beach with my family.  As I sat back watching the ocean, I spent some time thinking about sound.  Sound is an important component to the BrainTap experience, but I’m sure many of you are wondering if sound really helps you relax and heal.  We know some…

Why “Me Time” Is So Important

As I sat here composing this blog, it struck me as it has many others, I’m sure, that we just don’t have much time for creativity anymore.  Between our work, families, electronics, and other obligations, creativity gets lost in the shuffle, much to our detriment.  Women especially have historically been stifled due to the time…

Nutritional Psychiatry – Making the Brain Gut Connection

“You are what you eat.”  We’ve all heard that before.  You may have noticed that you feel better when you eat certain foods, but have you ever really thought about the fact that what you feed your gut directly affects your mental health?  Science is beginning to understand that the foods we eat directly control…

The Secret to Steve Jobs’ Success

What does big business have to do with brain-based wellness?  You wouldn’t think much.  In fact, you’d think the two were polar opposites and in a lot of cases they are, but if you read Steve Jobs’ biography, you’ll find that one of the world’s most successful businessmen practiced mindfulness. Could that be the secret…

Overcoming Workplace Burnout: The Solution is at Your Fingertips!

Have you ever had a moment in your career where you just did not want to go to work? Has it become more and more difficult each day to drag yourself out of your house and make that commute?  Does getting things done seem like a mountainous task?  Have you felt like you were on…

Want to Fight Dementia? Grab a Handful of Blueberries

If you knew there was a food you could add to your diet proven to fight the effects of aging and dementia, you’d probably eat it, wouldn’t you?  Well, get to your local farmer’s market now because blueberries are the wonder food of the future.  Blueberries fight off the harmful effects of free radicals, keep…

Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty type person? Do you tend to see the positive, even in stressful situations?  Or do you immediately assume the worst and focus on the negative? People generally fall into two categories when it comes to how we see the world–optimist or pessimist.  If you’re…

Why Women Are Developing Alzheimer’s at Alarming Rates

A study out from Johns Hopkins University suggests that stress affects women’s brains far more severely than men’s, which may explain why women develop dementia, Alzheimer’s, and related illnesses at faster rates than men.  909 study participants based in Baltimore, Maryland, participated in a long-range study at the National Institute of Mental Health.  Researchers followed…
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