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Treating Muscle Pain & Joint Pain
From over-training, to general stress & anxiety, muscle pain & joint pain are increasingly common complaints. Pain can be a direct cause of depression and anxiety, but equally mental health issues including stress, can be the cause of the pain. Whatever the source, physical pain and mental health seem to have a direct association. Whether…
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Ketogenic Diet Diary – Weeks 3 – 4
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Psilocybin Mushrooms & Meditation
Meditation, is a way to control the ‘chimp brain’. The annoying little fucker that gives narrative to your life and judges everything and creates ‘ANTs’ – Automatic Negative Thoughts. Meditation enables you to dissociate from thoughts and emotions and just watch them go by… Psychedelic chemicals such as psilocybin appear to work in a similar…
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How to do The Wim Hof Breathing Technique [2024 Visual Guide]
What is the Wim Hof Method? I first saw/heard of Wim Hof via Joe Rogan & his podcast. The Wim Hof technique has become increasingly well known in the self development and wellness circles. People even use the Wim Hof Method in bodybuilding now, as the adreline rush and extra oxyen appears to help people…
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Joe Rogan Experience #968 – Kelly Brogan – Summary
The overall theme is that Kelly Brogan, a qualified medical doctor, used to prescribe drugs to treat mental health problems with little success, but now uses lifestyle changes including personalised dietary guidelines (organic red meat is a must, no dairy though) and coffee enemas – which are said to be extremely good for your…
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Jocko Willinks – Extreme Ownership
This is a pretty cool video and book about taking ownership when things go wrong. This relates to the psychological state of ‘learned helplessness’ which is defined as: “a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one…
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Psilocybin for Depression & Anxiety
Psychedelics & Mental Health Psilocybin is found in ‘magic mushrooms’ Disclaimer – eating the wrong mushrooms can kill you! Research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine demonstrated that people showed a long term positive increase in mood after a controlled session with Psilocybin 46 participants, average age 46, received either a fake/placebo or psilocybin. 94%…
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Journaling Gratitude for Wellbeing & Mental Health
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Diet for Depression & Anxiety
*Diet at your own risk. For informational purposes only* Gut Health is Correlated Strongly with Depression You can read an interesting study here to find out more. Poor gut health results in inflammation. A poor diet can cause damage to the blood brain barrier too. Combine the two and your body and mind will feel…
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The Benefits of Exercising Outdoors (Green Exercise)
Research suggests that exercising outdoors – in nature, has mental health benefits, above and beyond that normally experienced with exercise indoors. A meta analysis, which examined the results of 10 UK studies concluded that exercising in nature had significant long and short term positive effects on both self esteem and mood. very green environment improved…