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Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson of VibrantDoc.

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Ken

Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you started your career?

**“We have to change the fact that mental health is still missing from most healthcare programs” ~ Dr. Stacie Stephenson of VibrantDoc**

Dr. Stacie Stephenson: “It takes a long time!” (thriveglobal.com)
Going into private practice was eye-opening. I thought my life and work in practice would be pretty simple. I would be a doctor and help people. But I quickly realized two things. One, that opening a practice is a business. That part I loved because I have an entrepreneurial spirit. But the second was much harder to manage: I had no idea how challenging it would be to practice natural treatment in an environment inhospitable to natural treatment. My thriving practice filled with patients who sought out natural treatment because their other doctors weren’t helping them was a threat to the health care industrial complex, even in the tiny Midwest town where I started.

I have always had a vision of what clinical practice should be, and how we should care for patients as unique individuals, and in a truly service-centric way, but to do that in reality involves a lot of bucking the system. I realized that doctors don’t just treat patients. Insurance companies have power over the practice of treatment and patient treatment decisions. The state has the power to take away your license and your livelihood if you don’t follow their sometimes arbitrary rules, which are heavily influenced by profit-driven industries. A small or even a medium-sized healthcare business can be attacked on grounds that really have nothing to do with patient health and safety, or what the right thing for the patient — is a patient’s choice to make — truly is.
I think most patients think doctors are working in their best interest, and that is what we would like to be doing, but doctors are forced to act out of fear for their licenses and fear of insurance companies. Doctors have to think out of one side of their brain about how to give a patient the best care, while out of the other side of their brain, they have to think about how not to get in trouble with lawyers for the state, how not to lose their licenses, how not to lose their incomes (which are necessary to pay back debts from years of education) —
all that is swirling around in a doctor’s head all the time.

Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson Presents at Gateway For Cancer Research
In my practice, I always chose the patient but that is a rebel mentality.
It shouldn’t be, but it is. That is something I continued to learn even after
I left a private practice and became the Chair, Functional Medicine | CTCA (cancercenter.com)
Chair of Functional treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. CTCA has a patient-first model, which is why that transition was an easy one for me. This is why they found me in the first place — we had a similar natural propensity for how health care should be practiced. CTCA believes the patient is always first and always right. They uphold those standards but it’s difficult in the current medical and legal environment. No matter how you practice patient-centric care, you have to fight that battle.

And again
Dr. Stacie Stephenson, Chair, Functional Medicine | CTCA (cancercenter.com),
this is one of the main reasons why I started VibrantDoc. I want to educate people directly about how to become as healthy as possible, so they never end up at the mercy of this medical model, having to rely on doctors who have their hands tied.

**Can you share a story about the biggest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?**

Just to put a point on my last answer, my mistake was exiting my training thinking I was entering the health profession to help people, and not understanding (at first) that the system doesn’t always allow us the freedom to do that in the ways we would like. The system doesn’t want to let go of a purely conventional, industrial model. It’s not a health care system at all. It’s really a sick-care system. I had this mistaken, glowing, optimistic idea of what it meant to be of service and it was a hard lesson to learn, that I was not free to enact that in the way I thought was best for my patients.

**None of us are able to achieve success without some help along the way. Is there a particular person who you are grateful towards who helped get you to where you are? Can you share a story about that?**

Wow, there are so many people that would qualify for this answer.
I have been unusually fortunate, or just plain lucky, to have been able to interface in a direct and personal way with many of the brightest and most influential luminaries in the world of integrative treatment in this country. Every few years throughout my career, I made a collegial acquaintance that deeply mentored me in an area of treatment, and it was always by chance.

Often they could have taken notice of any one of thousands of students,
but they took notice of me, for some reason. I took this beautiful winding
path through Traditional Chinese treatment (TCM), functional treatment, naturopathic treatment, nutrition, and I have been able to interact in a meaningful way with the movers and shakers in this realm.
To name just a few, while learning acupuncture, I met and formed a friendship with one of the most honored acupuncturists in China, Dr. Jing Liu, who has a practice in the U.S. Dr. Liu was named “The Master of Masters” by Dr. Shi Xue Min, the “Father of Acupuncture,” and she is my personal advisor both for my own health practices and for Traditional Chinese treatment information in my book.
In medical school, I met Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the “father of functional treatment, and as one among hundreds of other medical students, he was willing to mentor me, ushering me into the world of functional treatment in a way that helped me really connect with that method of patient care and the people who practice it.

Later, I became friends with Dr. Joe Pizzorno, who founded Bastyr University, which was the first accredited naturopathic medical school in the United States, and we remain personal friends to this day. He took an interest in my career and showed me that integrative treatment has the potential to become a major player in the healthcare world. He helps keep alive in me the hope that what was once fringe will someday become the default for care.
I’ve interacted with leading thinkers in the world of chelation therapy, and have funded cancer functional treatment trials through Gateway for Cancer Research, which has given me the opportunity to meet renowned researchers who are blazing trails in the field of integrative cancer care. When you get involved with these projects in cutting-edge fields, you get to work closely with the brilliant minds who are actually operating on that edge and changing the course of integrative treatment.

Finally, I have to mention my husband, Richard J. Stephenson.
He is, simply put, a giant in the world of holistic cancer care.
He founded the Cancer Treatment Centers of America after his mother lost her battle with cancer because he wanted to provide care for other cancer patients that his mother was not able to receive.
He fought the battle that allowed medical facilities to advertise, so people could be aware that they had options.
He helped make acupuncture legal in the state of Illinois, where CTCA began, and has been involved in other legislative movements to improve the state of health care. When CTCA recruited me, we met for the first time, and the rest is history!
Meeting mentors and guides continues to happen to me, perhaps because I am never settled in what I know. I am always growing and developing and asking questions, and this has resulted in a steady trickle of mentors appearing just when I needed them.

**Ok perfect. Now let’s jump to our main focus. When it comes to health and wellness, how is the work you are doing helping to make a bigger impact in the world?**

My hope is that VibrantDoc and my forthcoming book will be how I am able
to make the biggest impact I’ve had so far. Through VibrantDoc, I continually offer guidance and direction related to all I know about prevention and health optimization, or as I like to put it, living a vibrant life. VibrantDoc has a presence on most major social media platforms, and I also post weekly blogs on my website and publish articles in health-centric publications whenever I get the chance. Knowing what it means to get sick and not get the help you need,
I want to empower people to take their health into their own hands. There is a lot people can do on their own to insure that they stay as healthy as possible, and that is by far the best scenario.

iN MY BOOK: Your Vibrant Self Care Book: A Guide to Wellness | VibrantDoc
I take people through a program of health renovation, bringing vitality and vibrancy into the body in a way that radiates and glows from within, and teaches people how to listen to the wisdom of their own bodies, I talk about what the stakes are and why it’s so important to nurture and strengthen health rather than leaving health up to chance.
This is how we build a healthy and vibrant future world. If people aren’t healthy, society cannot be healthy. My hope is that I can reach far more people through VibrantDoc and the book than I ever could in private practice, and I can speak the truth without fear of retribution, in a mode that does not involve government interference or insurance company dictates, but instead puts the power of health back into the hands of the individual.

**Can you share your top five “lifestyle tweaks” that you believe**
**will help support people’s journey towards better wellbeing?**

**Please give an example or story for each.**
To get the whole program for remaking lifestyle for health and well-being,
I hope you will look for my book next spring, and I’m always bringing you the latest tweaks based on what’s happening in the world on my blog, but one of my favorite things to recommend to people who are looking for a way to dip their toe into health empowerment is my Desert Island Supplement protocol.
If I was stuck on a desert island and I could have only five supplements, these are the ones I would choose. They cover your nutritional bases in ways your diet probably doesn’t, so you can provide your body, including your brain, your immune system, and your detoxification system, with everything it needs to heal itself and thrive.

**They are:**
**Vitamin C.** This is far and away my favorite vitamin. I recommend it to everyone. It is instrumental in many different functions, including immunity, which of course everyone is thinking about right now. High-dose vitamin C has been a medical treatment in integrative settings for serious viral infections, and it could prevent you from succumbing to a viral infection.
I recommend taking 1,000 mg per day to start, divided between two or three doses throughout the day, since your body processes and eliminates this water-soluble vitamin quickly. Some people (myself included) take much higher doses. You can work up gradually to 3,000 to 5,000 mg per day for maximum support, depending on your tolerance for it, but even 1,000 mg per day will give your immune system support and help to reduce inflammation. Don’t go up too quickly or you could experience some gastrointestinal issues. When you increase gradually, you can gauge your personal vitamin C tolerance.
**Vitamin D3.** This is the second most critical supplement after vitamin C,
in my opinion, and many people are deficient. The official party line is that approximately 40% of Americans don’t get enough, but I believe this number
is actually much higher. A vitamin D deficiency according to conventional treatment is to have less than 20 ng/mL of vitamin D (a simple test can tell you your level). Some labs and doctors put the level as low as less than 12 ng/mL. Those of us trained in functional treatment believe that level should be much higher — at least 50 ng/mL, and optimally as high as 80 ng/mL.

Most people don’t have a level that high.
We make vitamin D when the sun hits our skin, but considering that most people spend most of their time inside and many live in climates where they can get outside in the sun only part of the year, it’s simply impossible to get enough. Sunscreen also inhibits vitamin D production, but the risk of skin cancer trumps the benefits of vitamin D production, especially since you can get it through supplementation.
Be sure to look for the bioavailable D3, instead of the poorly absorbed D2.
I recommend a daily dose of 1000 IU for every 50 pounds of bodyweight.
Vitamin B complex. The B vitamins perform many critical functions in the body, including energy, growth, digestion, organ support, and hormone production, but they all work together and can be taken together. The best absorbed B vitamins are methylated formulas. Look for one that contains all
8 essential B vitamins: thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), biotin (B7), folate (B9) and cobalamin (B12). Follow dosage directions on the bottle (which, by the way, are generally formulated for someone who weighs about 150 pounds).
**Magnesium with Calcium, aka Cal/Mag.** These are the primary minerals I recommend. Magnesium is important for nervous system regulation, blood sugar and blood pressure regulation, and can help ease constipation (especially magnesium citrate). Magnesium can also ease anxiety and improve sleep quality (especially magnesium glycinate). Avoid the less well absorbed magnesium oxide. Women need 300 to 400 mg per day. Calcium is also important, especially if you are prone to osteoporosis, because it is necessary for building strong bones and teeth. Your muscles and nerves also utilize calcium. I recommend taking 1500 mg per day. Calcium citrate is better absorbed than calcium carbonate.
**EPA and DHA (eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid)**
are omega-3 fatty acids from supplements made from fish oil. EPA protects your heart and is anti-inflammatory, while DHA protects your brain and can help to fight off depression and reduce your risk of dementia. Both EPA and DHA also maintain the health of the cell membrane. Be sure to get a purified, mercury-free version. I recommend getting up to 4000 mg of combined EPA and DHA per day for maximum benefit.

**If you could start a movement that would bring the most amount**
**of wellness to the most amount of people, what would that be?**

I am starting a movement! The Vibrant movement. It is exactly what you say — my way of bringing the most wellness to the most people. We know that lifestyle determines health. You are what you eat. You thrive based on how much you move. You create happiness from health as well as from connecting with others. You benefit from understanding your own body, knowing how it works at least at a basic level, and learning to listen to its signals.
Your body is always talking to you, telling you what it needs, and telling you when you are doing something that is harmful or suppresses health and healing. The Vibrant movement is about learning to listen, to tune in to that voice within that tells you what you already know: Health is mostly up to you. Even if you have a genetic propensity for disease, something in your environment has to flip that genetic switch. You can keep those switches flipped off if you live a healthy life and take care of yourself, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Vibrant isn’t just about the obvious aspects of physical health. It is a truly holistic self-care program that looks at everything about your lifestyle and urges you to look more closely, too. Every decision you make can potentially influence how you feel and how well you thrive, or don’t. To be vibrant is to choose wisely what you will eat, whether you will exercise, how well you will love others, and how you build mental and physical resilience, organ reserve, and joyful life. Join us!

**What are your “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me**
**Before I Started” and why?**

There are so many things I wish I’d known before launching into writing a book. It’s hard! I never realized how much energy it would take. I think a lot of people have the idea of writing a book, but the dream is much different than the reality of sitting down every day and getting your mind in the right place and writing content that will actually inform and help people feel empowered to live a better, more vibrant life.
I wanted to go beyond the obvious advice and dig deeper, and that took quite a lot of mental endurance and complex thought. I’m sure I’m better for it, though! It has been great exercise for my brain.
It takes a long time! I imagined I could write a book in a few months and then it would be published, but working with publishers is complex and the writing, editorial process, production process, and distribution take a long time. That’s not even counting all the time it took me to formulate and reformulate what I wanted to say and participate in how I want the book to look. The deeper you go as you consider a complex subject, the more ideas evolve and new concepts rise to the surface.
Before you know it, what you are saying is much deeper and more involved than you thought it would be. It’s invigorating and mentally stimulating, and it’s definitely not something you do in a quick couple of months. It’s ultimately far more satisfying than I thought it would be. The relief and pride of finishing that first full draft is like nothing I’ve experienced before. I’m still involved in the editorial process now, and I can only imagine how it will feel when the book is actually on the shelves of bookstores! It’s very exciting.

**Sustainability, veganism, mental health and environmental changes are big topics at the moment. Which one of these causes is dearest to you, and why?**

Mental health is close to my heart because I believe it is that one missing piece from most healthcare programs, including holistic ones. Mental health is still in the closet, surrounded by shame and misunderstanding. I’m actually offended that we call it mental health, as if it is something apart from physical health. It’s a false dichotomy. You cannot separate them. They are a composite, and part of the Vibrant movement is to take a truly holistic view of mental health. By holistic, I mean WHOLE-istic, as in the whole person and everything that influences that person’s life, from internal biochemistry to external environment, from past experiences to present choices.
Mental health is organic and physical but it isn’t treated that way. When your body sends you signals about its own well-being, that includes emotional and mental signals, like joy and delight, or sadness and anxiety. Worry has a physical effect on the gastrointestinal system, and digestive problems have a physical effect on the brain. It’s all one, and I will continue to champion this approach until a mental health crisis is judged and treated in the same way
as a physical health crisis.

**What is the best way our readers can follow you on social media?**

You can find me on my website where I post my blog at www.vibrantdoc.com,
My Instagram handle is @Vibrant.Doc, and on Twitter, you can follow me at
@VibrantDoc. I’m on Facebook too, just search for VibrantDoc. and you can subscribe to my video series on vibrantdoc youtube ….. I’m looking forward
to seeing you online!

Mental health is close to my heart because I believe it is that one missing piece from most healthcare programs, including holistic ones. Mental health is still in the closet, surrounded by shame and misunderstanding.
I’m actually offended that we call it mental health, as if it is something apart from physical health. It’s a false dichotomy. You cannot separate them. They are a composite, and part of the Vibrant movement is to take a truly holistic view of mental health.
By holistic, I mean WHOLE-istic, as in the whole person and everything that influences that person’s life, from internal biochemistry to external environment, from past experiences to present choices.

Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson – Bing video

Women In Wellness: | by Dr. William Seeds | Authority Magazine

**I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson**
**of VibrantDoc.** She is a recognized leader in functional treatment focused
on integrative, regenerative, anti-aging, and natural treatment modalities.
In addition to her functional treatment and anti-aging board certifications,
she is a Certified Nutrition Specialist® and Doctor of Chiropractic.
Dr. Stephenson is the founder and CEO of a new health and wellness media venture, VibrantDoc, and serves as the Chair of Functional treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America®. She is also a board member for the American Nutrition Association, has partnered in a joint “Healthy Communities” venture with the American Heart Association, and is the Vice Chair of Gateway for Cancer Research, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding breakthrough cancer research and early stage clinical trials.

**Thank you so much for doing this with us!**
Readers would love to “get to know you…”
**Can you share your “backstory” with us?**

**My pleasure! I’m always happy to talk to Thrive Global.**
When I was younger, the career I thought I would have was as an Olympic figure skater. I started skating as a child and trained seriously for over a
decade throughout my teens and into my early college years. I thought I was invincible. I never imagined I would get injured, even though many athletes do. I didn’t think a serious injury could happen to me…until it did.
I had always eaten a healthful diet and was exceptionally fit from all the training and conditioning but I drove myself really hard and juggled a lot.
I wanted to know everything and do everything, so while I was training full-time to make it to the Olympics and have a career as a professional athlete,
I was also fascinated in the health aspects of athletics and wanted to become
a doctor. On top of all that, since I had to fund my education and skating.
I worked my way through all of it by learning how to flip homes with very little money.. I couldn’t afford contractors so I was literally painting and laying carpet and even doing some roofing myself.

I was so sure that I could be a full-time, high-performing pro athlete while earning money on real estate, go to the Olympics, get a gold medal, then go into private practice, maybe with my real estate ventures on the side. What I didn’t realize was that between training full time, and working full time, and going to school full time, demanding perfection from myself out of everything I did, my body was breaking down. There were signs, but I ignored them.
I thought my stringent diet and the fact that I was exercising (i.e., training for hours a day) were enough to keep me healthy through a heavy course load, all-night study sessions, and the hard manual labor that comes with renovating homes, but I wasn’t paying any attention to the effects of the chronic stress all these activities put on my body and mind.
I subscribed to the “I can sleep when I’m dead” philosophy, so when my body literally forced me to stop, I was floored (literally). What seemed sudden to me was likely a long time in coming, but it seemed to me like it all happened in one fell swoop — one minute I was on the ice, the next I was in the hospital.

That’s when I had to have a real heart-to-heart with myself. I realized that if something like this could happen, I would be crazy to pour all my hopes and dreams into a career as a professional athlete. I was risking my future, and there were so many things I still wanted to do! I felt like I had barely dodged
a bullet. What was I thinking? Professional athletics is a fine track for many people, but I was trying to do it as just one of many ambitious ventures, and
I realized I was going to have to make a choice because I was physically and mentally exhausted.
I finally had to admit that I couldn’t do it all. There weren’t enough hours
in the day and I’d run my energy tank down to empty. My resilience was shot. “Just” going to med school seemed like it would be a relief. However, this was a hard decision, and my recovery was also long, painful, and difficult. I became depressed, and began to suffer from recurring strep throat infections. I got rheumatic fever and mononucleosis. It was like my immune system had given up. And then there were the doctors.

**At that time, I thought being a doctor sounded great.**
I imagined going into sports treatment or something along those lines,
but as I interacted with doctors throughout my recovery, I became disillusioned. At first I thought they would be able to fix me up and get me back into my skates, but they just kept adding to my long list of diagnoses and prescribing more medications, and none of it seemed to help. I had an intuition that there was more to my problem than prescription medication could fix. What about my depression? Why was I getting all these infections? But I didn’t get answers to those questions. This galvanized my resolve to become a doctor — the best doctor! Being naturally competitive and ambitious, I decided I could do better than those doctors who weren’t helping me. If I could only do one thing, I would do it all the way.

**After I graduated from college, I enrolled in medical school.**
But medical school was another disappointment. I learned that the doctors who had treated me after my accident were doing exactly what they’d been trained to do. They diagnosed me based on my symptoms and prescribed the appropriate medications, but that wasn’t what I wanted to be doing. All my medical school classes were about sickness and what I really wanted to know was how to be healthy. How could I help others avoid the kind of injury and subsequent breakdown I had suffered?
I began searching. I tried many different tracks in the medical school model, seeking some sign that this or that specialty would finally answer my questions and feel right and true. Then one day, a group of my fellow medical students convinced me to go to a seminar with them. There, Dr. Jeffrey Bland was speaking about a new field he was developing called functional treatment.

**I listened to his lecture with great interest. Here was something different.**
Dr. Bland was talking about how to follow symptoms back to their root causes and focus treatment there, rather than patching up the end-stage symptoms of a primary system dysfunction. For the first time, what I was hearing about health and disease made perfect intuitive sense. I left that seminar with EPA/DHA supplements, glucosamine supplements, and a whole new attitude.
I changed course and began to study to become a functional treatment practitioner.
That day opened up a whole new world to me, and I wanted to know everything. In addition to functional treatment , I studied and got certified in many other integrative, holistic, and lifestyle treatment therapies, including nutrition, acupuncture, chiropractic treatment, anti-aging treatment, regenerative treatment, and more. If it was about how lifestyle and other natural health enhancements could support the body’s innate healing power,
I wanted in.
When I was fully qualified, I went into private practice, opening my own small clinic in the Midwest, in a community you would not think would be interested in holistic health. Nobody else in town was practicing anything like what I offered, and after I hung up my shingle, I waited nervously to see if anyone would come to me for help. That first phone call was so exciting, and after that, the phone never stopped ringing. The idea that people could be empowered to affect their own health through lifestyle and natural remedies was just as attractive to my patients as it was to me (even if other more traditional local doctors didn’t approve of my “fringe” methods), and I did everything I could to help them. I worked very hard for 14 years.

Eventually, I closed up my shop and joined the Cancer Treatment Centers of America as their Chair of Functional treatment, and more recently I have joined the board for the American Nutrition Association, and I am an ambassador for the American Heart Association and the Vice Chair of Gateway for Cancer Research. Playing a role in these national-level organizations has given me an opportunity to create change from the top down. But after a few years, I began to miss having the individual impact on patients I had when
I was in private practice. To meet those personal needs, I started a new enterprise called VibrantDoc, dedicated to educating, informing, and empowering anyone who wants to live a more vibrant life. It’s also why
I decided to write a book, which will be coming out next year.

**I’m a Doctor and Here’s How to Stop Dementia.**
Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson.

Developing Alzheimer’s is one of the worst fears for many people, but there is still a lot we don’t know about what causes dementia. We know there are risk factors, both genetic and environmental, but the question is:
Can we prevent it?
While we don’t have set-in-stone answers to these questions just yet, the thinking around dementia prevention has changed significantly in the last 15 years. Scientists used to think it couldn’t be prevented, but the evidence is mounting that many lifestyle factors really do contribute to whether someone gets Alzheimer’s, and that these can be much more influential than any genetic risk.
That’s good news for people who want to take their health into their own hands (and why wouldn’t you?). To keep your brain vibrant, healthy, quick, sharp, and young, these are five evidence-based strategies that could make a meaningful difference in whether or not you ever develop Alzheimer’s disease.

**1. Eat Mediterranean**
Fact: People who eat a Mediterranean diet regularly (rather than just dipping in and out of it) have lower dementia rates. Eating in this style generally includes eating seafood a few times per week, lots of fresh vegetables and fruit, and whole foods almost exclusively, with very low intake of red meat, sugar, refined grains, and dairy (excepting fermented dairy products like yogurt).
The Mediterranean diet also utilizes olive oil (not butter) as the primary fat, and may include one small glass of red wine a few times a week, up to daily (that part is not required unless you are already a drinker).

**2. Do Cardio**
Studies show that regular cardio reduces the risk of dementia, and in those with a genetic propensity (the apoe-4 gene), 30 to 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous cardio on most days could significantly reduce or even eliminate the elevated risk!

**3. Keep Your Friends Close**
Research has shown that those with close social connections, including family and supportive friends, lowers the risk of developing dementia. On the flip side, isolation and loneliness increase the risk.

**4. Achieve Your “Normal BMI” Goal**
Many people know they could stand to drop a few excess pounds, but here’s a good reason to get on that ASAP: People with a normal BMI have much lower dementia rates than people with obesity. Obesity is also a risk factor for diabetes, and people with diabetes have much higher Alzheimer’s rates.

**5. Sleep More**
We now know that during the deep stage of sleep, the glymphatic system
in the brain clears out waste, including the waste accumulated & damages the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. People are most likely to get the most deep sleep when they go to bed by 10 or 11 pm. Stay up past midnight and you may chronically short yourself of valuable, brain-cleaning deep sleep. So get out of that late-night habit. Wind down, turn off screens, and tuck in by 10, and you could save your brain. 10 foods you should never eat before bed.

**6. Final Word From the Doctor**
The bottom line: is that many aspects of your health, now and in your future, are completely under your control, so those are the ones to focus on. I can think of few things more important than caring for your brain, and you can start by working on these five lifestyle changes today. You could not only ward off Alzheimer’s in your future, but you are likely to notice major brain benefits, like quicker thinking, better memory, and better concentration, almost immediately. *This is what people in their 90s regret most!!!*

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Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Ken

ADHD is a common *neurodevelopmental* disorders of childhood and Government Workers.

It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling
impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about the result will be).

COVID-19: Information for parenting children with ADHD
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**Signs and Symptoms**
It is normal for children to have trouble focusing and behaving at one
time or another. However, children with ADHD do not just grow out of
these behaviors. The symptoms continue, can be severe, and can cause difficulty at school, at home, or with friends.

**A child with ADHD might:**
daydreams a lot
forget or lose things a lot
squirm or fidget
talk too much
make careless mistakes or take unnecessary risks
have a hard time resisting temptation
have trouble taking turns
have difficulty getting along with others
Learn more about signs and symptoms

**ADHD affects millions of adults**

ADHD is defined as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in children, teens,
and adults. Its core symptoms are inattention, impulsivity/hyperactivity.
In an adult with ADHD, symptoms of hyperactivity may be less obvious,
but difficulties with inattention, poor planning, and the impulsivity may
persist. These symptoms can appear at home, work or school, or social
settings. For a diagnosis of ADHD to be made, symptoms must be
present in two or more settings.

**Symptoms sound familiar?**
Tell your doctor about your symptoms and
how they impact you. This can help.

With 11 Million adults in the U.S. estimated to have ADHD

The 3 Main Characteristics of ADHD – (adhddiy.com)
This list is an overview of what these symptoms may look like in adults.
It is not a diagnostic tool.

Symptoms of Inattention
*Symptoms must occur OFTEN.*

Makes careless mistakes and lacks attention to details
Examples: overlooking or missing details or handing in work that is inaccurate.

***Has difficulty paying attention to tasks***
Example: difficulty remaining focused during lectures, conversations, or lengthy readings.

***Seems to not listen when spoken to directly***
Example: mind seems elsewhere, even in the absence of obvious distraction.

**Fails to follow through on instructions, chores, or duties in the workplace**
Example: starts tasks but quickly loses focus and is easily sidetracked.

**Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities**
Examples: messy, disorganized work; poor time management; fails to meet deadlines.
Avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to participate in tasks requiring sustained mental effort
Example: avoids or dislikes preparing reports, completing forms, or reviewing lengthy papers.

**Loses things necessary for tasks or activities:**
Example: loses tools, wallets, keys, paperwork, eyeglasses, and mobile phones.

**Forgetful in daily activities:**
Easily distracted by other things, including unrelated thoughts.
Example: forgets to run errands, return calls, pay bills, or keep appointments

Symptoms of Impulsivity and Hyperactivity
*Symptoms must occur OFTEN:*

**Leaves seat when remaining seated is expected:**
Fidgets with or taps hands and feet, or squirms in seat
Example: leaves their place in the office or other workplace
setting, or in other situations that require remaining seated.
Runs or climbs where it is inappropriate, or feels restless
(in adults, may be limited to feeling restless),

**Acts as if “on the go” or “driven by a motor” :**
Unable to participate in leisure activities quietly.
Example: is unable to be or uncomfortable being still for an
extended time, as in meetings or restaurants,

**Talks excessively:**
Blurts out an answer before a question has been fully asked
Examples: completes people’s sentences; cannot wait for next
turn in the conversation.

**Has difficulty waiting his or her turn:**
Example: has trouble waiting in line

**Interrupts or intrudes on others:**
Examples: butts into conversations, games, or activities; may start
using other people’s things without asking or receiving permission;
may intrude into or take over what others are doing

**ADHD can appear in different settings**:
ADHD symptoms may affect adults at home, at work or school,
and in social situations.
For a diagnosis of ADHD to be made, symptoms must occur often,
and be present in two or more settings. Need help?

Get information and support from the National Resource Center on ADHD

**There are three different types of ADHD,**
depending on which types of symptoms are strongest in the individual:

1. **Predominantly Inattentive Presentation:**
It is hard for the individual to organize or finish a task, to pay attention to details, or to follow instructions or conversations. The person is easily distracted or forgets details of daily routines.
2. **Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Presentation:**
The person fidgets and talks a lot. It is hard to sit still for long (e.g., for a meal or while doing homework). Smaller children may run, jump or climb constantly. The individual feels restless and has trouble with impulsivity. Someone who is impulsive may interrupt others a lot, grab things from people, or speak at inappropriate times. It is hard for the person to wait their turn or listen to directions. A person with impulsiveness may have more accidents and injuries than others.
3. **Combined Presentation:**
Symptoms of the above two types are equally present in the person.
Because symptoms can change over time, the presentation may change over time as well.
“Is it ADHD?” in American Sign Language – Bing

Is it ADHD? (cdc.gov)
Learn about symptoms of ADHD, how ADHD is diagnosed, and treatment recommendations including behavior therapy, medication, and school support.

**Causes of ADHD**
Scientists are studying cause(s) and risk factors in an effort to find better ways to manage and reduce the chances of a person having ADHD. The cause(s) and risk factors for ADHD are unknown, but current research shows that genetics plays an important role.

**Recent studies of twins link genes with ADHD.**
In addition to genetics, scientists are studying other possible causes and risk factors including:

1. Brain injury
2. Exposure to environmental (e.g., lead)
during pregnancy or at a young age
3. Alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy
4. Premature delivery
5. Low birth weight

Research does not support the popularly held views that ADHD is caused by eating too much sugar, watching too much television, parenting, or social and environmental factors such as poverty or family chaos. Of course, many things, including these, might make symptoms worse, especially in certain people. But the evidence is not strong enough to conclude that they are the main causes of ADHD.

ADHD Fact Sheet

**Diagnosis**
Deciding if a child has ADHD is a process with several steps.
There is no single test to diagnose ADHD, and many other problems, like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and certain types of learning disabilities, can have similar symptoms. One step of the process involves having a medical exam, including hearing and vision tests, to rule out problems with symptoms like ADHD. Diagnosing ADHD usually includes a checklist for rating ADHD symptoms and taking a history of the child from parents, teachers, and sometimes, the child. Learn more about the criteria for diagnosing ADHD

**Treatments**

In most cases, ADHD is best treated with a combination of behavior therapy and medication. For preschool-aged children (4-5 years of age) with ADHD, behavior therapy, particularly training for parents, is recommended as the first line of treatment before medication is tried. What works best can depend on the child and family. Good treatment plans will include close monitoring, follow-ups, and making changes, if needed, along the way.
Learn more about treatments

**Managing Symptoms: Staying Healthy.**
Being healthy is important for all children and can be especially important for children with ADHD. In addition to behavioral therapy and medication, having a healthy lifestyle can make it easier for your child to deal with ADHD symptoms.

**Here are some healthy behaviors that may help:**
1. Developing healthy eating habits such as eating plenty of fruit,
vegetables, and whole grains and choosing lean protein sources.
2. Participating in daily physical activity based on age.
3. Limiting the amount of daily screen time from TVs, computers,
phones, and other electronics.
4. Getting the recommended amount of sleep each night based on age.

**Get Help!**
If you or your doctor has concerns about ADHD, you can take your child to a specialist such as a child psychologist, child psychiatrist, or developmental pediatrician, or you can contact your local early intervention agency (for children under 3) or public school (for children 3 and older).

**The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)**
funds the Understanding ADHD – CHADD – Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Their website has links to information for people with ADHD and their families.

The National Resource Center operates a call center:
(1-866-200-8098) with trained staff to answer questions about ADHD.
For more information on services for children with special needs, visit the Center for Parent Information and Resources | Your Central Hub for Parent Centers Serving Families of Children With Disabilities To Find Your Parent Center Information and Resources (parentcenterhub.org)

**ADHD in Adults**
ADHD can last into adulthood. Some adults have ADHD but have never
been diagnosed. The symptoms can cause difficulty at work, at home, or with relationships. Symptoms may look different at older ages, hyperactivity may appear as extreme restlessness. Symptoms can become more severe when the demands of adulthood increase. For more information about diagnosis and treatment throughout the lifespan, please visit the websites of the Overview – CHADD and the NIMH » Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: What You Need to Know (nih.gov)

**More Information**
NIMH » Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (nih.gov)
Understanding ADHD – CHADD

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Embracing the Summer Solstice

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Ken

SUMMER SOLSTICE IS A MAGICAL TIME AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR 🙂

Magical Ways to Welcome the Summer Solstice 2021.
The numbers of lightning bugs will peak as the temperature warms up
with the peak of the season happening around the Summer Solstice of June 21.
“Warm, moist nights are what they like best,” she said. If you want to catch a firefly, she said you can put one in a jar with some grass and maybe a slice of fruit such as an apple. They like moisture. She said the insects should then be released where you find them so they can continue their journey looking for a mate.
When you see a flashing insect in your backyard, do you call it a firefly
or a lightning bug? And have you ever wondered if those names refer to two different insects?
Despite their unique names, lightning bugs and fireflies are actually
the exact same thing: a family of flying beetles that communicate through bioluminescent flashes. However, there is a reason for the differing terms—
and it all comes down to where you live.

Are fireflies different from lightning bugs?
Again, lightning bugs and fireflies are the exact same insect.
Adding another layer of confusion, they aren’t even flies at all—as members of the *Lampyridae* family, the bugs are technically winged beetles.

There are about 170 species of lightning bugs living in North America, according to Firefly Research and Conservation (FRC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the insects. Each species has unique color and
flash patterns, explains Akito Y. Kawahara, Ph.D., associate professor and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, with purposes ranging from mating to carnivorous feeding (more on that later).

Why do they have two different names?
The terms “firefly” and “lightning bug” are the result of distinct regional dialects—and the one you use might actually tell you more about yourself
than the insects.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge asked 10,000 Americans
from around the country this question: “What do you call the insect that flies around in the summer and has a rear section that glows in the dark?” The results showed pretty clear differences in certain parts of the United States.
Roughly 40% of respondents used both terms interchangeably, 30% said “firefly,” and the remaining 30% said “lightning bug.” “Firefly” was most popular in the western half of the country, while “lightning bug” dominated parts of the Midwest, the South, and the Mid-Atlantic. The terms were largely interchangeable around that region, including on the East Coast and in Texas. (Two people said they use the term “peenie wallie”—we can’t explain that one, either.)
Another researcher later found that using “lightning bug” is more common in parts of the country where lightning strikes are more frequent. So although there’s no difference in the bugs themselves, there is a difference between the way we talk in certain places.

Why do these bugs light up?
Looking out at a field of these glowing insects, it’s easy enough to think of
their flashes as just a pretty show—but the true purpose is far more complex. “What’s actually going on is quite amazing,” Kawahara explains. Their bioluminescence comes from a chemical reaction inside their bodies,
and the insects flash for two main reasons: mating and feeding.

Male and female fireflies both flash, but the guys are typically the more active ones. “The males are calling the females using their light flashes,” Kawahara says, trying to woo available ladies with the right pattern and intensity.
On the other end of the spectrum, lightning bug flashes can also be a bit grim. “Predatory females attract males of another species so they can eat them,” Kawahara notes, by tricking them into thinking that a female of their own species is interested in them. “The males don’t know that, and they try to
mate with the female, but they get eaten.”

Do yoga outside.
Start doing your Sun Salutations in the park during the morning hours. Welcome the positive vibes as you stretch and breathe out the energy from last season. An hour before sunset, start a sun ritual.
Dance under the sun with friends or solo. Offer the sun some love. Let the sun know that you feel alive and powerful in its presence.
Have a community cook off or donate food to a charitable organization in
your neighborhood. Connecting with your neighbors and community will set a positive tone for the next few months. Also, giving to those in need will help unify you with others.
Allow yourself to laugh. Summer is a light season that’s associated with fun. Embracing your inner child will allow you to feel as though you’re living your best life. Forget all your worries today and smile.

Read: Psychic Powers & Types of Psychic Abilities

The best way to embrace the Solstice is to honor the sun. After all, it’s responsible for giving life and power to every living being on Earth.
While lighting bonfires is ideal, it’s not the most eco-conscious way to have fun during the Solstice. However, if you have ways to safely light a mini bonfire, then it’s ideal to sit in front of one with friends and family while embracing the sunny vibes with jovial cheer and libations. Discuss what you want to manifest and let go of in the upcoming days. Remember, this is a chance to start anew. Therefore, it’s important to make sure that you’re bringing in your truth.
Speak about your dreams. Let them be known to ensure they come true.
Summer Solstice occurs sometime between June 20th – 21st in the northern hemisphere. Solstice means the sun stands still and this is because as the sun reaches its highest point in the sky for the few days on and around Solstice the sun appears to stand still in the heavens. It is the longest day of the year, where the night is short and the light reigns. Just imagine how magical this must have been to ancient peoples who worshiped the sun as their God.

The Sun represents the divine masculine and is the giver of life.
Another name for the Summer Solstice is The Cusp of Magic because all the land is bathed in warmth and light and the earth is lush and full of worldly delights. Everyone loves the summertime. It’s a time to play and enjoy the warm season. We also get to enjoy seasonal fruits such as berries, fruit and other delicious treats from the earth. All these things are possible because of the sun and the other elements that generously give to us year after year.

The days are long, the sun is hot, the garden full, and nature buzzes with constant activity. It’s the Summer Solstice – symbolizing fulfillment, abundance, life, energy, and blessings. Often celebrated as Litha, or Midsummer, the Summer Solstice is one of the eight sabbaths on the pagan Wheel of the Year.

Why is Litha called the day of the longest light?
Though Litha marks the zenith of the Sun and the day of the longest light,
it is a day of sadness. From this day forward the Oak King/Sun King will begin to falter and weaken, for with birth comes death, the birth of the Holy King brings the death of the light half of the year and we begin to spiral into the darkness.
Litha marks the longest day of the year, where the sun is at its strongest, and nature fully alive and active. The promise of Imbolc (February 2nd) is finally fulfilled as we bask in long days, warmth, and plenty.

The themes to reflect on during Litha are:

Fulfillment
It’s a good time of year to check in with what makes us feel fulfilled.
Is your hard work paying off? Do you feel fulfilled? Are you enjoying the journey?
Summertime beckons for us to be present and enjoy life, so if something is preventing you from feeling fulfilled and joyful, it’s time to do a gut check
and make some course corrections.

Gratitude
We often associate gratitude – or thanksgiving – with the late summer and
autumn sabbats of Lughnasadh and Mabon.
However, the Summer Solstice is the perfect time to sit back and take in all of the lush beauty of summer – the flowers, the fragrant herbs growing in your garden, the sunlight glinting on the water – take it all in and be thankful for everything you have – no matter how small or insignificant it might be.

Another theme of Litha is joy and happiness.
Summer is often a joyful time, and while current events in the world,
or your present life circumstances might make it difficult to be joyful,
it is possible to find bits of joy and peace if you embrace the present moment.

What truly makes you happy? What brings you joy?
What are the most important things in your life?
Write these down and take time to truly appreciate them.

Better yet, give yourself permission to spend more time doing things you enjoy, and work toward balance between work and play.

Nurturing Our Dreams
Winter is a time for planning and intentions setting,
and we start putting things in motion during the spring.

The summer is a time to tend to and nurture what we want to grow in our lives.
It’s time to balance self-care and rejuvenating play time with the hard work and dedication that it takes to continue the work of fulfilling what we want to manifest in our lives.
Just as the farmer or gardener waters, prunes, and protects their crops,
so too must we protect, grow, and nurture our self-growth and positive, forward direction.

How to Embrace the Upcoming Solstice for a Successful Rest of 2021
BY KELSEY MALONEY

The next solstice is around the corner and for many, it serves as a reminder to realign purposes and offers a fresh start to the back half of 2021. The desire to harness this new wave of energy and channel it towards something productive is common amongst revelers and calls for festivities all over the world.

Although this time of year is widely known for being a powerful astronomical occasion, you don’t have to be an astrologist to honor the change of season and all it has to offer. In fact, this is a great time for everyone to either check in on existing intentions or welcome new ones to help manifest a successful rest of the year.
“The solstice is a culmination of our yearly cycle demarcating a time for
us to celebrate and release the last 6 months so that a new phase can begin,” says Rebecca Gordon, professional astrologer, author of *Your Body and The Stars: The Zodiac As Your Wellness Guide*, and founder of the 15-year-running My Path Astrology School.

Read on to learn more about the solstices,
plus tips on how you can welcome the new season in your own way.

What is the solstice?
There are two solstices that happen each year, one on June 20 or 21 and the other on December 21 or 22, marking the change in seasons. The upcoming solstice for the Northern hemisphere is the longest day of the year and the day the earth is closest to the sun, making the rise and setting of the sun appear to stop and reverse direction creating the longest day of sunlight.
This is known as the summer solstice. For the Southern hemisphere, where it’s the shortest day of the year, is known as the winter solstice.
Sounds exciting, right? Our ancestors agreed. Deriving from the Latin word, *sol*, meaning sun and *stare*, meaning to stand or stop, the solstice has long been a time of sacred celebration with an abundant history varying across cultures all over the world. The Greeks used the occurrence to mark the start of the new year, many Native American tribes commemorated the extra sunlight with sun dances, and the Mayans and Aztecs used the day to build so that the structures would perfectly align with the shadows of the two solstices, summer and winter, to name a few.
In modern culture, the rituals performed across the world on this day can simply serve as a symbol to reflect on our successes from the first half of the year, a reminder to put your health and wellness at the forefront, and a day
to recognize the fullness of life.

How you can celebrate the solstice
If you’ve never celebrated a solstice before, no fear! Whether it’s winter or summer where you are right now, there are plenty of easy ways to make the most of the day. From spending time in nature (if weather permits), to doing
a quick meditation, or setting new intentions and/or checking in on existing ones, are all great places to start.
**Set intentions.** Setting intentions is a form of self-care that is actinal, such as working meditation into your daily routine, moving your body for 20 minutes a day, or limiting screen time. By setting intentions you’re holding yourself accountable and taking action steps towards growing into your best self on your own terms. Whether your intention is fitness, mindfulness, or nutrition focused, Fitbit Premium can help by revealing patterns in your health metrics, offering hundreds of workouts and meditations, and more.
If you’d like to set intentions, Gordon advises that because “the solstice will occur 10 days after a solar eclipse, our lives will be in flux more than usual.
If you would like to begin anew and set intentions, first you must release what has been to create space in your life.”

Ways you can do this is by cleaning your home,
clearing your mind, and creating the room for realities to manifest.

**Put your intentions on display.** Write down your intentions then display them in a place you’ll see them every day. You can even set daily reminders on your phone to have them pop up at a certain time of day. This will remind you to stop and take a moment to say your intentions either out loud or in your head.
**Meditate.** Meditation is a great tool to use to reset focus, address stress levels, and keep your mind present. For the upcoming solstice, Gordon recommends the inner sun meditation, where you envision the sun in your solar plexus (center of chest) and see it’s light radiating in all directions surrounding you. “Remain in this radiance for 11 minutes and only focus on the breath and light emanating from your center,” she says. “This will help you to realign your light with the sun’s power and warmth.”
You can also use your Fitbit Sense to check your stress levels with the 2-minute EDA scan feature or use the Fitbit app to access a variety of mindfulness sessions!
**Spend time in nature.** Whether you’re in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, Gordon mentions that it’s best practice to commune with the sun even if it’s cloudy outside. “Go outside and witness the sun at its sacred pivot point,” she says. “Allow it to reflect back to you how you are also now pivoting in your own life. Know that this day is a point of transition and give gratitude.”

Kelsey Maloney,

Author at Sunset Magazine
A New Jersey native that is an Associate Editor at Fitbit currently living out her California dream in San Francisco. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, she backpacked for a year to several countries around the world, including to her favorite city – Cape Town, South Africa. She then made the leap to the West Coast to pursue her writing and editing career, formerly at Sunset Magazine. Kelsey is a travel and hot yoga enthusiast with an adoration for live music, and snowboarding, Annie’s macaroni and cheese –
and a good IPA.

“Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks.
Listen to your heart, it knows…”

Listen to: “Up to the mountain” Patty Griffin & “You Love Me Anyway” Lyrics
2 of my favorites.

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A Miracle Within You

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Ken

**The Importance of Your Brain’s Unique Neural Signatures** 🙂

You’re unique and this uniqueness imprints its own “fingerprints” on your brain. Every thought, every experience, every sensation, and everything you’ve imagined leaves your own particular neurological signatures on your brain. We’ll look into this phenomenon in detail.
People are made up of cells, tissues, a beating heart, and outer skin. However, we’re also made of memories. What’s more, our experiences create the brain’s neural signatures, to such an extent that no two brains are exactly alike.

**Each of us is unique and exceptional.**
We could say that the real you isn’t only based on everything you’ve experienced.
It’s how you remember each of those experiences that makes you who you are. You live inside a self that’s shaped by memories, by everything you’ve felt, and also the way you interpret these things, and store them in your extensive memory banks.

This specific, complex, and transcendental process is what makes us all so different. Yes, it’s true that the organization and architecture of the brain is something that’s common to us all. However, in its depths, and, above all, in the way it’s organized and the connections it makes, it’s unique and draws its own neural signatures on every one of us.

**An illuminated brain: Your unique neural signatures.**
Despite the fact that neuroscience is increasingly giving us more answers
and information about how the brain works, we still have many questions.
So much so, that this organ is shrouded in nearly as many mysteries as the universe itself.
For example, we still don’t know how to repair or heal memory loss in an Alzheimer’s patient. We know what to do to heal a broken leg, but we don’t know how to fully recover the abilities of a patient with a severe head injury.

Neither do we know how to help heal a child with a severe autism spectrum disorder. We can only try to improve their quality of life and rehabilitate them to a certain extent. We still don’t know how to return their brain to complete normality. In spite of this, we continue to make progress.
There’s now a palpable hope that we may reach that goal in the future. Recently, the University of Rochester in New York took another step in
that journey to understand the enigmas inscribed on the human brain.
Thanks to their research, we now know that each one of us has our own neurological signature that defines much of who we really are.
The brain networks that make up your memories and sensations create your neurological signature
The research, led by Dr. Andrew James of the University of Rochester, was published in November 2020 in the scientific journal Nature Communications. Some of their conclusions were: Each person builds their own memories, using the brain regions that are specific to those processes. However, the brain creates networks, that is, different neural connections, based on the way we assimilate each memory.

For example, every experience and sensation is also filtered through our emotional world. Sometimes, these images or experiences from the past are covered by specific emotions in which colors and smells are also integrated.
All this creates its own distinctive neural signatures. In other words, each experience shapes brain organization networks that form a kind of imprint on the brain, almost like a fingerprint, or “brainprint” in this case.

*And these “fingerprints” are unique to each individual.*

**The challenge of knowing how we each organize our memories.**
One of the challenges neuroscience is currently facing is to get to know more about these “fingerprints”, these neural signatures of the brain. This is also where cognitive science comes in, which seeks to understand how we organize and manipulate those memories.

**But how could all of this benefit us?**
Through magnetic resonances, we can observe each person’s brain
activity when it comes to organizing memories. Being able to identify those “fingerprints” would allow us to obtain a neurological profile of each person,
a kind of brain ID card if you like. As we age, many of these **“fingerprints”** become blurred. Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, act as an “eraser”, weakening, blurring, and eventually eliminating those neurological signatures.
Knowing how each patient’s brain is connected and organized would allow us, in the future, to develop drugs that would allow us to preserve those original architectures. On the other hand, the brain’s “fingerprints” can allow us to make faster diagnoses to identify everything from dementia to schizophrenia and even severe depression. Something like this will make it easier for us to create more effective and individualized therapies.

**Neural signatures and the importance of creating new memories.**
Memory isn’t a video camera that records and stores every event as a perfect frame. Memory is an active process involving the interaction of several factors, such as personality, state of mind, and life experiences. Each one of us does it our own way, and that models our brain on a daily basis.
Nothing is as decisive for psychological well-being as continuing to solidify
and affirm memories and to continue to experience them. In every experience, every conversation held, every book read, every trip enjoyed, and every new thing we learn, new “fingerprints” are created in the brain. These new “signatures”, or nerve connections, improve our brain’s architecture.

All of this produces cognitive reserve, mental agility, and the ability to preserve our true selves as we grow older. Experiencing and learning are synonymous with better living. Directing your life towards physical, and especially mental, activity, and remaining curious and eager to interact with your surroundings will go a long way towards guaranteeing happiness.

It might interest you…
The Modular Theory of Mind: How Our Brains Process Information – Exploring your mind

**UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF CHIROPRACTIC**
AUTHOR // John Minardi, D.C.

Why do so many women become pregnant under chiropractic care, when they were never able to become pregnant before? Why are so many women seeking out chiropractic care in pregnancy in preparation for safer, easier births? Why are so many birth care providers referring pregnant mothers to chiropractors? How is it that babies who cannot breastfeed or are experiencing symptoms of digestive distress undergo significant changes with feeding and digestion? What does the chiropractic adjustment do to restore normal physiology and improve function?

Chiropractors claim to have a direct influence on a person’s nervous system through the chiropractic adjustment. We further claim that people who remain subluxate (having a misalignment in the spine which causes a distortion in the communication of the nervous system) will have some form of neurological dysfunction. However, most people are not aware of the global health changes that can occur under chiropractic care, nor do they understand the complex neurological changes that occur with adjustments.

Many people who have been to a chiropractor understand chiropractic from the classic “nerve pressure” theory. In a nutshell, the theory implies that a bone, or some other structure, moves from its normal position and places pressure on a neighboring nerve. The pressure leads to the nerve not functioning properly, which can result in a host of problems. People under chiropractic care visualize this explanation and can easily understand it. However, if this is the only explanation we give them, they will understand only a very small piece of the power of the chiropractic adjustment.

We know that chiropractic adjustments in the upper cervical spine (upper neck) significantly decrease an individual’s hypertension. There is no peripheral nerve connection from the neck to the structure that controls blood pressure, so the nerve pressure theory cannot be the explanation, yet these changes still occur. I contend that the nerve pressure theory is a very small piece of what is taking place inside the body. In my opinion, the most powerful connection between a chiropractic adjustment and a person’s global health changes is the direct effect the adjustment has on the brain and central nervous system.

**So how does a spinal subluxation affect the brain and nervous system?**
The subluxation acts as both a physical stressor, due to the strain of the supporting structures connecting to that vertebra, and a chemical stressor,
due to accumulation of inflammation inside the joints. These physical and chemical stressors flood the brain with negative information from the body. The negative stress information is the neurological connection between the subluxation and the limbic system, which launches the stress response. The stress response activates two systems: The sympatho-adrenal system (SAS), and the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA).
The SAS activates the sympathetic nervous system, which in turn releases hormones into the circulation. Once these hormones reach the adrenal glands, the adrenal glands release adrenaline into the bloodstream.
Adrenaline supplies energy to the muscles and heart to prepare for the stress; however, it takes this energy from reproductive organs and the gastrointestinal tract. The HPA axis activates the area of the brain that releases additional hormones into circulation. Once these hormones reach the adrenal glands, the adrenals release cortisol. Cortisol supplies energy to the muscles, but it takes this energy from reproductive organs and the immune system.
This stress response is a normal response, provided the stressor is removed within a short period. However, when the stressor is not removed quickly, this chronic release of stress hormones negatively alters the immune, reproductive, and gastrointestinal systems, triggering a cascade of disease and illness.
By removing the stressor (the subluxation) via chiropractic adjustment, we help stop the chronic stress response and allow energy to be reallocated to the centers that promote growth, expansion, and health.

In a nutshell, each time a chiropractor adjusts someone’s spine, we replace
the negative information that is flooding the brain with positive information. This recalibrates the brain to help stop the release of chronic stress hormones and allows overall health and healing to occur. Every time a person receives a chiropractic adjustment, it positively affects the brain and nervous system.
This positive effect on the brain promotes a state of ease and well-being within the body. Even this is a small piece of the puzzle, but it gives us better insight on how chiropractic adjustments have a profound neurological effect on the central nervous system.

**Understanding this neurological effect:**
can help us better identify how an adjustment changes the body’s stress response patterns and restores a state of ease. This knowledge enhances our understanding of how a woman can become pregnant under chiropractic care when she was unable to do so in the past. It opens up an important dialogue about how pregnant women under regular chiropractic care may experience greater resilience to modern stressors and have easier pregnancies and births. It may also shed some light on how breastfeeding and digestion in infants improve under chiropractic care. As chiropractors, we do not claim to have a cure for infertility, colic, or any other ailment. What we do is assess and adjust spinal subluxations to help the brain and body adapt and heal. The adaptation and healing process is as unique to each person as their own brains are!

SOURCE: Understanding the Power of Chiropractic | Chiropractic (pathways to family wellness.org)

“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” ― George Orwell.

Tired of ‘Social-distancing’, Coronavirus talk, and politicans who whine like little beeotches

☆If you want something you’ve never had before, you have to do something you’ve never done before.☆

“Don’t be so open minded that your brains fall out”. Common sense is rare nowadays. Leftists have none.

Virtue does not always demand a heavy sacrifice, only the willingness to
make it when necessary.

“United, We Stand, Divided, We Will FAIL

Flag of United States — **The Importance of Your Brain’s Unique Neural Signatures** 🙂

You’re unique and this uniqueness imprints its own “fingerprints” on your brain. Every thought, every experience, every sensation, and everything you’ve imagined leaves your own particular neurological signatures on your brain. We’ll look into this phenomenon in detail.
People are made up of cells, tissues, a beating heart, and outer skin. However, we’re also made of memories. What’s more, our experiences create the brain’s neural signatures, to such an extent that no two brains are exactly alike.

**Each of us is unique and exceptional.**
We could say that the real you isn’t only based on everything you’ve experienced.
It’s how you remember each of those experiences that makes you who you are. You live inside a self that’s shaped by memories, by everything you’ve felt, and also the way you interpret these things, and store them in your extensive memory banks.

This specific, complex, and transcendental process is what makes us all so different. Yes, it’s true that the organization and architecture of the brain is something that’s common to us all. However, in its depths, and, above all, in the way it’s organized and the connections it makes, it’s unique and draws its own neural signatures on every one of us.

**An illuminated brain: Your unique neural signatures.**
Despite the fact that neuroscience is increasingly giving us more answers
and information about how the brain works, we still have many questions.
So much so, that this organ is shrouded in nearly as many mysteries as the universe itself.
For example, we still don’t know how to repair or heal memory loss in an Alzheimer’s patient. We know what to do to heal a broken leg, but we don’t know how to fully recover the abilities of a patient with a severe head injury.

Neither do we know how to help heal a child with a severe autism spectrum disorder. We can only try to improve their quality of life and rehabilitate them to a certain extent. We still don’t know how to return their brain to complete normality. In spite of this, we continue to make progress.
There’s now a palpable hope that we may reach that goal in the future. Recently, the University of Rochester in New York took another step in
that journey to understand the enigmas inscribed on the human brain.
Thanks to their research, we now know that each one of us has our own neurological signature that defines much of who we really are.
The brain networks that make up your memories and sensations create your neurological signature
The research, led by Dr. Andrew James of the University of Rochester, was published in November 2020 in the scientific journal Nature Communications. Some of their conclusions were: Each person builds their own memories, using the brain regions that are specific to those processes. However, the brain creates networks, that is, different neural connections, based on the way we assimilate each memory.

For example, every experience and sensation is also filtered through our emotional world. Sometimes, these images or experiences from the past are covered by specific emotions in which colors and smells are also integrated.
All this creates its own distinctive neural signatures. In other words, each experience shapes brain organization networks that form a kind of imprint on the brain, almost like a fingerprint, or “brainprint” in this case.

*And these “fingerprints” are unique to each individual.*

**The challenge of knowing how we each organize our memories.**
One of the challenges neuroscience is currently facing is to get to know more about these “fingerprints”, these neural signatures of the brain. This is also where cognitive science comes in, which seeks to understand how we organize and manipulate those memories.

**But how could all of this benefit us?**
Through magnetic resonances, we can observe each person’s brain
activity when it comes to organizing memories. Being able to identify those “fingerprints” would allow us to obtain a neurological profile of each person,
a kind of brain ID card if you like. As we age, many of these **“fingerprints”** become blurred. Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, act as an “eraser”, weakening, blurring, and eventually eliminating those neurological signatures.
Knowing how each patient’s brain is connected and organized would allow us, in the future, to develop drugs that would allow us to preserve those original architectures. On the other hand, the brain’s “fingerprints” can allow us to make faster diagnoses to identify everything from dementia to schizophrenia and even severe depression. Something like this will make it easier for us to create more effective and individualized therapies.

**Neural signatures and the importance of creating new memories.**
Memory isn’t a video camera that records and stores every event as a perfect frame. Memory is an active process involving the interaction of several factors, such as personality, state of mind, and life experiences. Each one of us does it our own way, and that models our brain on a daily basis.
Nothing is as decisive for psychological well-being as continuing to solidify
and affirm memories and to continue to experience them. In every experience, every conversation held, every book read, every trip enjoyed, and every new thing we learn, new “fingerprints” are created in the brain. These new “signatures”, or nerve connections, improve our brain’s architecture.

All of this produces cognitive reserve, mental agility, and the ability to preserve our true selves as we grow older. Experiencing and learning are synonymous with better living. Directing your life towards physical, and especially mental, activity, and remaining curious and eager to interact with your surroundings will go a long way towards guaranteeing happiness.

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The Modular Theory of Mind: How Our Brains Process Information – Exploring your mind

**UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF CHIROPRACTIC**
AUTHOR // John Minardi, D.C.

Why do so many women become pregnant under chiropractic care, when they were never able to become pregnant before? Why are so many women seeking out chiropractic care in pregnancy in preparation for safer, easier births? Why are so many birth care providers referring pregnant mothers to chiropractors? How is it that babies who cannot breastfeed or are experiencing symptoms of digestive distress undergo significant changes with feeding and digestion? What does the chiropractic adjustment do to restore normal physiology and improve function?

Chiropractors claim to have a direct influence on a person’s nervous system through the chiropractic adjustment. We further claim that people who remain subluxate (having a misalignment in the spine which causes a distortion in the communication of the nervous system) will have some form of neurological dysfunction. However, most people are not aware of the global health changes that can occur under chiropractic care, nor do they understand the complex neurological changes that occur with adjustments.

Many people who have been to a chiropractor understand chiropractic from the classic “nerve pressure” theory. In a nutshell, the theory implies that a bone, or some other structure, moves from its normal position and places pressure on a neighboring nerve. The pressure leads to the nerve not functioning properly, which can result in a host of problems. People under chiropractic care visualize this explanation and can easily understand it. However, if this is the only explanation we give them, they will understand only a very small piece of the power of the chiropractic adjustment.

We know that chiropractic adjustments in the upper cervical spine (upper neck) significantly decrease an individual’s hypertension. There is no peripheral nerve connection from the neck to the structure that controls blood pressure, so the nerve pressure theory cannot be the explanation, yet these changes still occur. I contend that the nerve pressure theory is a very small piece of what is taking place inside the body. In my opinion, the most powerful connection between a chiropractic adjustment and a person’s global health changes is the direct effect the adjustment has on the brain and central nervous system.

**So how does a spinal subluxation affect the brain and nervous system?**
The subluxation acts as both a physical stressor, due to the strain of the supporting structures connecting to that vertebra, and a chemical stressor,
due to accumulation of inflammation inside the joints. These physical and chemical stressors flood the brain with negative information from the body. The negative stress information is the neurological connection between the subluxation and the limbic system, which launches the stress response. The stress response activates two systems: The sympatho-adrenal system (SAS), and the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA).
The SAS activates the sympathetic nervous system, which in turn releases hormones into the circulation. Once these hormones reach the adrenal glands, the adrenal glands release adrenaline into the bloodstream.
Adrenaline supplies energy to the muscles and heart to prepare for the stress; however, it takes this energy from reproductive organs and the gastrointestinal tract. The HPA axis activates the area of the brain that releases additional hormones into circulation. Once these hormones reach the adrenal glands, the adrenals release cortisol. Cortisol supplies energy to the muscles, but it takes this energy from reproductive organs and the immune system.
This stress response is a normal response, provided the stressor is removed within a short period. However, when the stressor is not removed quickly, this chronic release of stress hormones negatively alters the immune, reproductive, and gastrointestinal systems, triggering a cascade of disease and illness.
By removing the stressor (the subluxation) via chiropractic adjustment, we help stop the chronic stress response and allow energy to be reallocated to the centers that promote growth, expansion, and health.

In a nutshell, each time a chiropractor adjusts someone’s spine, we replace
the negative information that is flooding the brain with positive information. This recalibrates the brain to help stop the release of chronic stress hormones and allows overall health and healing to occur. Every time a person receives a chiropractic adjustment, it positively affects the brain and nervous system.
This positive effect on the brain promotes a state of ease and well-being within the body. Even this is a small piece of the puzzle, but it gives us better insight on how chiropractic adjustments have a profound neurological effect on the central nervous system.

**Understanding this neurological effect:**
can help us better identify how an adjustment changes the body’s stress response patterns and restores a state of ease. This knowledge enhances our understanding of how a woman can become pregnant under chiropractic care when she was unable to do so in the past. It opens up an important dialogue about how pregnant women under regular chiropractic care may experience greater resilience to modern stressors and have easier pregnancies and births. It may also shed some light on how breastfeeding and digestion in infants improve under chiropractic care. As chiropractors, we do not claim to have a cure for infertility, colic, or any other ailment. What we do is assess and adjust spinal subluxations to help the brain and body adapt and heal. The adaptation and healing process is as unique to each person as their own brains are!

SOURCE: Understanding the Power of Chiropractic | Chiropractic (pathways to family wellness.org)

“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” ― George Orwell.

Tired of ‘Social-distancing’, Coronavirus talk, and politicans who whine like little beeotches

☆If you want something you’ve never had before, you have to do something you’ve never done before.☆

“Don’t be so open minded that your brains fall out”. Common sense is rare nowadays. Leftists have none.

Virtue does not always demand a heavy sacrifice, only the willingness to
make it when necessary.

“United, We Stand, Divided, We Will FAIL

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Admiral Ace James Lyons speaks THE TRUTH 🙂 at a private meeting held

in Washington DC on February 11, 2015. 🙁

Reviewing History Where Our Leaders Failed Us Watch Till THE End

This Will Give You Some Needed Insight….

I AM A Man that Loves GOD and the USA!!! But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you Matthew 6:33God has a plan for us all.. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for a good man to do nothing.” -Edmund Burke Candle In The Wind by Sam Bailey

Never fading with the sunset and when the rain sets in #Rapture #Grace #KJV Galatians 5:1, Romans 8:38, Romans 5:8 John 1:17 ,

John 1:1 #JesusIsGod

《°♡Jesus is my Lord & SHINING ARMOUR ♡°》

I wonder when (if ever) black America will wake up to the psychological warfare

and perpetual brainwashing to believe everything isn’t Racism.

Like when China starts talking Black Lives Matter…

How is it not obvious that ~ we are ALL BEING PLAYED as political pawns?

A growing number of Republicans are refusing to acknowledge that the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was an insurrection — More than 465 people have been mainly arrested across nearly all 50 states in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department announced — Out of the tens of thousands in the crowd — making us all white supremacist : a person who believes that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over other people.

While Biden is purposely killing jobs while increasing the cost of living to make people more dependent on the government than they already are. That’s their plan.

Everyone sees WHAT COMMUNISM/SOCIALISM IS?

Please Do Not Disturb Cat Graphic Casual T Shirt — #LeftismIsAMentalDisorder

Trump Won… MAGA Believer Patriot

Proud #MAGA Back the Blue Stand for the Flag

In God we trust #SAVEAMERICA

Our Country needs Congressional term limits, to Remember911, BenghaziHillary. Question everything and form your own opinions ~ but don’t change mine!

It is NOT about a . . . . DEMONcrates are evil, and the AntiChrist!

Leadership 101 “Don’t tell the enemy which sites not to attack.” Some keep bringing up the fact Our President is incompetent & want him impeached. While forgetting we would then have #CacklingKamala & #DrunkNancy at the wheel. Honestly, not sure what’s worse 🙁

Become AWAKEN #bidencheated #StopHatePeriod.