Healthy Living & Mental Health
Is Ketamine a Cure for Depression?
Ketamine has been around for many years as a safe anesthetic but the last decade has proven it’s efficacy in treating depression.
Light Pollution Is Wrecking Your Sleep Quality
If your neighborhood is filled with powerful streetlights, chances are your sleep is taking a direct hit.
5 Yoga Poses You Should Do Every Morning
“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.” – B.K.S. Iyengar
An Open Letter to the Friends and Family of Those We Serve
This letter is dedicated to honoring all of the significant others who have been a part of the Ketamine Wellness Center’s community.
10 Important Ways to Practice Mindfulness Every Day
Words to live by: “Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just need to remember to do it.”
by JIM AFREMOW, PHD
10 Tips for a Better Walking Workout
Research shows that walking is still an awesome form of exercise and can lower your risk of dangerous conditions.
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)
Depression and associated symptoms of anxiety can be extremely painful states of being. In short, Depression can hurt, both physically and psychologically. In an effort to escape this pain, sometimes individuals turn to alcohol and drug use. In fact, approximately 15-30 % of people with substance use difficulties suffer from a dual diagnosis of Depression and addiction.
Five Empowering Practices That Will Change Your Morning
Here are a few helpful tools and ideas to help you create your daily practice of waking up in a positive, empowering place.
8 Ways Real Listening Will Help Your Relationships
Empowering Effective Communication. Mark B. Borg, Jr., Ph.D, Grant H. Brenner, MD, and Daniel Berry, RN, MHA.
OCD and the Holiday Season
With the holiday season fast approaching, many of us are firmly entrenched in the excitement, anticipation, and busyness of this time of year.
Beating Depression This Holiday Season
The holidays are here and it’s the happiest time of the year! Except the holiday season is also known for higher rates of depression and suicide. This seems like conflicting information during this time of year, but it’s pretty accurate. However, few people stop to think about what influences these statistics. Here are some ideas that may be contributing to the phenomenon.
The Elephant in the Room
It seems that every time someone brings up mental illness it becomes the giant elephant in the room.
