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Mind Alive Blog Monday, December 12, 2011 Do you drink coffee as an upper in the morning? From a physiological perspective it seems like a bad idea, because normally your body is dehydrated in the morning from fasting all night, thus drinking a diuretic doesn't make a lot of sense. Also, coffee has been shown to slightly increase blood pressure,which may lead to hypertension. Yes, caffeine wakes you up, but a better approach if you have...

Mind Alive BlogThursday, December 8, 2011 With all of the side effects attached to drugs prescribed for everything from depression and sleep disorders to persistent headaches - it makes me wonder why people have a fear of holistic or alternative remedies. I am one of those skeptics who would rather ingest the unknown than try the unknown.  It took an abnormal amount of gumption to see my first naturalist.  Sure enough, the natural black cherry juice and black...

Mind Alive Blog Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Many people use Mind Alive products to alleviate symptoms of depressed mood without antidepressant medication. Below are some other ways to try to before reaching for a prescription from Mother Nature Network. My personal favorite is the love letter to yourself, because you can be as critical as you want, but you have to say it in a nice way.  As a holistic practitioner myself, I have some other...

Mind Alive BlogWednesday, November 30, 2011 Ever have those days where you just can't wake up? Today was definitely one of those for me, but what if you got 13 hours of sleep and were still tired? Again our friends from "A Chance to Grow" provided us a great story about AVE changed a young man's life. You can view the news clip here. The news cast is pretty neat in that it shows the slow...

Mind Alive Blog Tuesday, November 29, 2011 What is it about Christmas that heightens our anxiety? Is it the financial burden, obligatory family get togethers or the hustle and bustle of cooking, cleaning and shopping?  In reality, these pressures are with us daily and it may be the pressure of a December 25th deadline that allows these anxieties to surface.  Maybe we need the 25th as a release date.  Phew !!! We made it through...