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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***PTSD: How to put your thinking brain back in charge

As a friend of mine is given to say, "none of us gets out of this life alive." Top of mind today are the soldiers and others who are valiantly fighting for our freedom. They have chosen an endeavor where danger, crisis and trauma surround them. But in life – as in war – there are no unwounded soldiers. Our police and firefighters experience physical and psychological wounds each day. Those of us going through life in a more "ordinary" way – mothers, fathers, bankers, laborers, athletes, children – also face our share of challenges.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

Children and Brain Imbalances

Have you ever heard of "conduct disorder"? Well, in case you haven't, you might like to know that it's one of more than 120 disorders listed at depression-guide.com. If you are anxious, shy, or not focused, these are also disorders. Just about every emotion is today considered by the pharmaceutical industry as some kind of disorder that needs to be treated with medication.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***What Does the ‘God Particle’ Have in Common with Your Brain?

Scientists are literally salivating over this week’s near-discovery of the so-called “God Particle” at the CERN Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Though the reasons for the search for this particle are inordinately complex, if the hints of the particles so far discerned are confirmed, it will validate what is known as the Standard Model of Physics. What we theorized will have proven correct.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently publishedTopic pending

***A BALANCED BRAIN IS THE ANSWER TO IMPROVING FEMALE SEXUAL RESPONSE

Today’s FDA report that flibanserin, the “female Viagra,” doesn’t work comes as no surprise to anyone who understands the differences in the male and female brains. In a race to grab an estimated $2 billion market, pharmaceutical researchers are relying on traditional techniques to find the “little pink pill” that will boost female sexual desire. Well, they’re definitely playing the wrong organ.r

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Recently published

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***Antidote for Depression

We have become a society that relies a great deal on prescription medications. For instance, we usernantidepressants to change our mood. But although we rely on them heavily, antidepressants don’t work at all.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***Can Botulin Toxin be Bad for You?

Any invasive chemical – anything at all – supplements, medications, injections of anything, and even foods – can be an antagonist to brain patterns. My hypothesis is that any of these chemicals, if done for a sufficiently long time or if their toxicity is sufficiently potent, may disrupt brain patterns.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***Can't Sleep? Learn a New Way to Put Your Brain to Rest

If you think not sleeping well is just one of those discomforts you have to put up with as a side effect of aging, you'll be surprised to hear that new research conducted by the Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology at the University of Pennsylvania turns this conventional wisdom on its head.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

2,855 views

By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

Why It Matters That Men's and Women's Brains Are Different

If you've been keeping up with the news, you know that the issue of women's roles is a hot potato right now on two fronts: political, and religious. I want to comment on the current furor from a neurological viewpoint. I believe it's crucial for the future of our world that we acknowledge what brain research is showing us—that men's and women's brains are not the same. When we finally wake up to this reality and structure society to take advantage of it, we will all benefit. It may just be the salvation of our species, if not of the entire ecosphere.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***How Cruelty Becomes Caring with Brainwave Optimization™

Two men arrested early Easter Sunday just north of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were charged Monday with a shooting spree that left three black males dead and two wounded. The shooting wasn't a kneejerk reaction to a provocative situation. As a local pastor, Rev Warren Blakney, told CNN, "For a white male to come that deep into that area and to start indiscriminately shooting, that lends itself for many to believe that it probably was a hate crime."

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

2,679 views

By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***AN UNAVOIDABLE INHERITANCE

Can trauma pass from one generation to the next? We must return and claim our past in order to move toward the future. It is in understanding who we were that will free us to embrace who we are now.rn—The meaning of Sankofarnr

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

2,593 views

By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***Traumatic Brain Injury

Every single year, some 1.7 million Americans suffer traumatic brain injury, whether in a fall, an automobile accident, by bumping into something, or being hit by an object or in an assault. A report from government figures by Stephanie Nano of the Associated Press, which appeared February 29, 2012, reveals that 52,000 of these brain injuries result in death, while 275,000 lead to hospitalization, in many cases with persistent debilitating injury.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***Healthy Brain Function = High Mental and Physical Performance

Brain balance, or in this case –lack of brain balance – lost the game. Did you know that nearly every Gold Medalist in the Olympics wins by a mere fraction of a second? Brain balance is the key to winning or losing in almost every contest and academic, business and creative encounter that we face. Focus, reaction time, clarity of thought and consistency are what makes the difference between winners and losers. Each of these characteristics relies on a brain that is in balance and harmony.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

***Aging? Forget About It: Keep your memory Sharp and Your Brain Young

How often have you heard someone say, "I don't look forward to getting old"? Perhaps you've even said it yourself. Given that we're all going to age, what's the worst part of growing older? None of us likes the thought of having our skin wrinkle and gradually become thin. Neither do we want to lose our hair. Fighting a spare tire is also pretty much a losing battle for many of us as we enter our 40s. Plus, we find our joints stiffening and our muscles sore in the mornings, making it harder to get out of bed—not to mention slowing our gait and putting us at risk of a fall.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

2,515 views

By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

Taming the Brain: Conquering Addiction and Eating Challenges

Over 900 years ago, a woman who was incredibly advanced for her time understood that what causes us to overindulge in food, put harmful substances in our bodies, and treat each other in a less than caring manner is a refusal to embrace the whole of life as a pleasurable experience. This woman's understanding ran counter to the mainstream of her day, which believed that humans are inherently flawed. Why did people believe they were flawed? Simply because then, as now, many were stuck in a brain state that's restrictive, self-denying, and deadening.r

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

Self-Harm - Why We Think It or Do It

It may surprise you to hear that even a person who ends their life is, in a strange way, seeking to preserve themselves. Not their physical existence, of course, but what they have left of their mental wellbeing. As an act of self-preservation in terms of their mental state, they end their life.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

2,130 views

By Lee GerdesRecently published1 topic

The Power of Curiosity

You’ve heard that “curiosity killed the cat,” and for cats that may be true. But for human beings, curiosity can be a powerful enhancer of life’s enjoyment, comfort, and fulfillment. It’s a key to discovering our limitless potential. At times curiosity utterly revolutionizes our lives in the most unexpected ways. For instance, in a farmhouse in Scotland there hangs an old painting. It’s been there several decades and features Mary Magdalene a baby, and a young child. The resident of the farmhouse didn’t care much for the painting, but kept it because her father gave it to her.

Primary topic: Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

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