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The NMH Blog
The Holiday Gifts of Tolerance and Compassion: The Lesson Of The Bengali Tea Boy
As an integrative, developmental pediatrician, I’m often asked how I deal with a constant flow of defiant, agitated, or hyperactive boys and girls who come in with their frustrated and burned out parents. It’s a fair question.
It may just be my wiring,...
The Window of Tolerance and A Brief Meditation on Tolerance and Compassion
The "Window of Tolerance" is the optimal zone of arousal where a person is able to thrive in everyday life. This zone has been described by Drs. Dan Siegel and Pat Ogden as “sailing within a river of wellbeing where we are able to respond to all...
Plant-Based Diet for Beginners: Start a More Plant-Based Diet This Fall (6 easy tips!)
By Elly Hollenhorst
The days are getting dark and cold. Warm hearty meals may be at the center of your cravings and, trust me, you are not alone. The following tips on how to eat more plant-based this fall will not only satisfy your comfort food craving but nourish your body by helping you...
Winterize Your Brain Kit: Support for Seasonal Affective Disorder
It's here! The kit to get you through winter without that mind-body crash has arrived.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is common in winter. The Winterize Your Brain Kit includes key supplements and tools that work synergistically to help you create more warmth, light, & happiness-...
Foods that Help You Focus
Food has an amazing ability to affect your mental clarity, mood, memory, and your ability to focus and to feel calm. If you’re looking to boost your focus, one of the places you should start with is what you’re eating. Below are some general suggestions and specific foods that may...
The SHARE Model: Five Steps to Restore and Support Your GI Health
If you have gastrointestinal (GI) concerns, consider trying the SHARE Model (below) to ease discomfort and restore more resilient GI health. The Share Model is a modified version of the 5 Rs from The Institute for Functional Medicine.
If you're not sure about your...
Modeling Screen Time for Kids (Even Babies!)
By Marti Erickson, PhD
Did your parents used to tell you, “Do as I say, not as I do”?
That wasn’t a very effective strategy then, and it still isn’t. Like it or not, kids are far more likely to do as we do.
So, if you bemoan how kids seem to have a phone or other device as...
Give Yourself the Gift of Connection
By Sandra Kacher, LICSW Emeritus
As we enter the season of great festivities, I realize once more that this is the time of year when my therapy clients begin to talk about loneliness, isolation, and grief. My first Christmas disappointment was getting a generic “Lovely Linda” doll...
A Light on Seasonal Affective Disorder: Definition, Treatment, & Prevention
Our annual journey around the sun has crossed the threshold that creates a mild sense of dread in many people—winter is coming. The days are now shorter than the nights, and if you live north of a line going through Atlanta, you are probably noticing a change in your...
SAD Light Therapy
Has the weather got you down? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. A significant amount of folks (about 10 to 20%) experience seasonal symptoms of low mood or decreased energy. When symptoms are more severe, it’s often called seasonal affective disorder or SAD....
