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Mental Health Notes

Archive for the ‘Self-help’ Category

July 29th, 2008

Meditate, Focus, And Even Relieve Pain With I Dose

I ran across an interesting Web site the other day called I Dose, which claims to be “the perfect Binaural Beats experience.”
(If you don’t know what Binaural Beats do, I Dose offers a pretty decent layman’s explanation: “Playing tones with a slightly different frequency to each ear, cause the brain to recalculate the frequency, and […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments

July 29th, 2008

Which Foods Are Good (And Bad!) For Your Mental Health?

Back in June, I entered a giveaway at Hope Wilbanks’s Weighting Line and won a copy of Chef MD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine by John La Puma, M.D. and Rebecca Powell Marx. (I also won some chewing gum from Extra thanks to my random knowledge about The Biggest Loser, but, I digress.)
I initially entered […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments

July 22nd, 2008

Online Self-Help Treatment Program For Bipolar Disorder Seeks Participants

I received an interesting email about some folks down under (i.e. in Australia) who are working together to develop an online self-help program for people with bipolar disorder.
The program is MoodSwings, and the creators of MoodSwings (a hefty group of psychiatrists and psychologists with experience in both bipolar disorder and online programs) are currently seeking […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments

July 17th, 2008

Say Hello To The b5media Health & Wellness Channel’s Newest Addition: Grounded Fitness!

If you haven’t already heard, Susan Watiker and Kelly Turner have given birth to the newest addition to the b5media Health & Wellness Channel - Grounded Fitness!
Admittedly, the due date for this sucker seemed to take forever to arrive, but I’m so glad it has. I’ve been very excited about Grounded Fitness as it shows […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

June 23rd, 2008

OpenEducation.net Explores The Importance Of Brain Exercises

Being aware of my interest in brain games, OpenEducation.net, a Web site “dedicated to tracking the changes occurring in education today,” brought two very noteworthy articles to my attention this weekend.
What makes these article interesting is that they aren’t just focused on brain exercises and games; they’re also focused on addressing the issues of the […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments

June 21st, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Let’s Catch Up!

Because Celebrity Health Week was winding down, we didn’t have Saturday Sanity last Saturday.
Let’s see if we can get caught up, shall we?

This week at Mental Health Notes, I spent most of my time trying to get away from the topic of celebrities. I shared with you a study regarding the aroma of coffee and […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments

May 26th, 2008

Grief And Support Resources For Military Widows, Family Members, and Loved Ones

I’ve mentioned before that I come from a pretty long line of military and war veterans. My grandfathers, various uncles, and my daddy were all soldiers.
Even my ex-husband, God bless him, was a Marine.
I’ve admired the Purple Hearts. I’ve sat through the 3 volley salutes. I’ve listened as Taps was played and once watched as […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 2 comments

May 16th, 2008

Resources To Protect Yourself Against Cyberbullying

Last night I wrote about Lori Drew’s indictment on charges related to Megan Meier’s suicide. While no on has been convicted of anything yet, and Drew denies creating the MySpace account as well as sending Meier messages, the fact remains that someone committed a horrible offense against this girl - one that may have ultimately […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments

May 7th, 2008

Add An Emergency Medical ID To Your Personal Recovery Plan

I love free stuff, and I love passing along information about free stuff. So, you can imagine how much I loved finding this free emergency medical ID wallet card from MedIDs.com.
Sure, you could probably find various kinds of free emergency medical ID wallet cards in a thousand other places, but I like this one because […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

NAMI Cookout For Mental Health Month

As I mentioned yesterday, my NAMI affiliation had a cookout at one of our local city parks in honor of Mental Health Month.
Well, it turned out to be a lovely event! The weather was gorgeous, the food was delicious, and aside from a crowd of skateboarding teenagers (who eventually moved on to skate somewhere else […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments