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Beyond Frequency

By Nancy Siever

Beyond Frequency

“What frequency do I want to use?” “What session should I select?” These are probably the most common questions people ask us here at Mind Alive.In our book “The Rediscovery of Audio-Visual Entrainment” we focused a lot on the frequency of the flashing of the lights and the pulsing of the tones as the cause of the benefits of Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE). Specific brainwaves were associated with certain characteristics. For example, beta brain waves (12...

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Most Popular Social Media Posts of 2023

By Mary-Anne Janewski

Most Popular Social Media Posts of 2023

Sharing our Greatest Hits from 2023! We would like to share our most popular posts on our Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) pages in 2023. So please enjoy whether this is the first time seeing the post or a review! Most often, we post about the technologies that we use in our work – Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE), Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES), transcranial DC Stimulation (tDCS), and Microcurrent Electrotherapy (MET), but we also like to share interesting...

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The Benefits of Combining CES with AVE to Manage ADHD Symptoms

By Dave Siever

The Benefits of Combining CES with AVE to Manage ADHD Symptoms

Many years ago, after reviewing the research on using CES for ADHD, we decided to combine our ADHD sessions on the ALERT (now since discontinued) to create the ALERT Pro (also discontinued) Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) devices with Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES), as we found that adding CES boosted the effect of the AVE on ADHD symptoms. Our current device with both AVE and CES is the DAVID Delight Pro which includes sessions specifically for ADHD. IntroductionChildren with ADHD...

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Using Blue Lights for Sleep Induction

By Dave Siever

Using Blue Lights for Sleep Induction

It’s commonly reported and believed that using devices with blue lights at bedtime is unhealthy for our sleep hygiene. As a result, at Mind Alive, we are often asked why we recommend using blue or a blue/green blend on our multicolor eyeset to help improve sleep. Despite buying into the blue/melatonin/insomnia connection, our clients constantly reported that they had their worst sleep using red light and their best sleep using blue or a blue/green blend....

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Most Popular Social Media Posts of 2022

By Mary-Anne Janewski

Most Popular Social Media Posts of 2022

We would like to share our most popular posts on our Facebook and Twitter pages in 2022. So please enjoy whether this is the first time seeing the post or a review!

Most often, we post about the technologies that we use in our work – Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE), Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES), transcranial DC Stimulation (tDCS), and Microcurrent Electrotherapy (MET), but we also like to share interesting articles we come across about the brain, mental health, how physical fitness helps keep our brains young, etc.

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