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8 Ways To Lift Your Mood In The Middle Of Winter

Grounding, Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports, Soul Healing / By Laura Koniver, MD

I’m no stranger to the winter blues… otherwise known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD.) This temporary blah feeling that accompanies the winter months is thought to be triggered by shortened hours of daylight, which causes an imbalance in melatonin rhythms and decreased serotonin levels in the brain. SAD is thought to have a genetic component as well, and sure enough, almost every woman I know in my family has a touch of the winter blues. But there are 8 things you can do right now to help re-balance your mood naturally and feel better this winter than you ever […]

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Jan 21 2019

Disrupted Day/Night Rhythm Increases Mental Illness Rates

Electrosensitivity, Grounding, Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

A new study shows that disruption of a normal day/night rhythm takes an enormous toll on your mental health. Do you have a circadian rhythm disturbance? You might if you are restless or active during the night, or are inactive for long periods during the day. That’s all it took to significantly increase odds of mood disorders, cognition issues, and decreased over all wellness. If you feel this might be an issue for you, read on. The Study: Published May 15, 2018 in Lancet Psychiatry, researchers analyzed data from over 91,000 people wearing wristbands to record activity for

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Oct 15 2018

Another Difference Between Men and Women… Found On Autopsy

Female Health, Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Last week I wrote to you about a new medical study that shows how women and men have different cardiac responses to stress. This week, yet another difference between men and women… this time, in the brain. Turns out, on autopsy, investigators found that there was a distinct difference between the brains of men and women in depression. There are lots of differences between depression in men and women, as we already know. These results may help explain why. It turns out, the brain literally re-wires differently during depression depending on if you are male or female: Women

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Apr 2 2018

Release Stuck Emotions To Truly, Deeply Heal

Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine / By Laura Koniver, MD

The theme of releasing stuck emotions has come up several times in the past week with my private patients, so I’m going to take that as a gentle nudge to repost this article on my blog. It’s perfect timing, because fall is a natural time to release and shed all that no longer serves you. As the saying goes, you only have to glance at the beautiful changing colors on the fall trees outside right now to see how very beautiful it is to let go. But what if you are feeling stuck? I’ve got you covered. Read on:

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Oct 9 2017

Antidepressants Increase Risk Of Death… Luckily There Are Incredibly Powerful Alternatives That Work

Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

No doubt antidepressants can be life saving to those in a major depressive episode, and I am absolutely not suggesting that those on an antidepressant should discontinue use. But I do think it’s important to highlight new information about how antidepressants are affecting the health of your entire body… not just brain function. While antidepressant use can be supportive to healthy mood, they are also affecting everything from your circulatory system to your cancer risk. And… on top of that… there are incredibly powerful holistic ways to treat depression that are medically proven to work even BETTER than antidepressants

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Oct 2 2017

Sleep Increases Your Recovery From Depression

Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

A new medical study shows what we can all intuitively feel — — that when we are in a depression, we truly need deep, restorative sleep to recover. It’s okay to sleep more when feeling depressed — in fact, a recent study released in June 2017 showed that patients who were medically treated for depression but did not sleep well were three times less likely to actually recover from depression. And sleeping 7 hours or more nightly actually tripled the rates of full remission in depression. Here’s more: The Study: (presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of

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Aug 21 2017

What You Eat Is Making Your Anxiety Worse

Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Today I wanted to share some foods that are medically proven to worsen anxiety, and some foods found to help lift anxiety. Did you know treating anxiety actually adds years to your life span? More on that in a moment. But first, let’s not worsen or trigger your underlying anxiety with the wrong foods. Nutritional psychiatry is a real thing — using nutrition to treat mood disorders can transform your life and make huge shifts in your ability to function and even thrive, despite having a predisposition towards anxiety. Two foods that might be worsening your anxiety:

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Jul 24 2017

8 Ways To Lift Your Mood In The Middle Of Winter

Disrupted Day/Night Rhythm Increases Mental Illness Rates

Another Difference Between Men and Women… Found On Autopsy

Release Stuck Emotions To Truly, Deeply Heal

Antidepressants Increase Risk Of Death… Luckily There Are Incredibly Powerful Alternatives That Work

Sleep Increases Your Recovery From Depression

What You Eat Is Making Your Anxiety Worse

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