volunteer improve your health

Volunteer: Improve Your Health

Giving your time for a good cause is unquestionably a mental health booster. Anytime you do something for someone else, without any thought of personal gain, you get in the feel-good zone, raising your feel-good neurotransmitter, dopamine. I’ve always been a firm believer that taking my mind off my own troubles and giving something to … Read more

remedy for winter blues

Remedy for winter blues

Are you feeling a bit down in the dumps? Got the winter blues? It’s not surprising at this time of the year, especially if you live just about anywhere that has winter. Here’s a simple explanation why this is happening: Your vitamin D levels have been depleted. Just think about it: When did you stop … Read more

Easing the Sting of Grief

Easing the Sting of Grief

Note: I wrote this article for Natural Awakenings magazine a few months back. It seems very appropriate in view of the deaths that many have so painfully suffered in recent months. Grief can come suddenly as the result of an unexpected death, the loss of a job or a serious illness. Or grief can be … Read more