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Ease vs. Happiness

I was having a discussion with Ellen a few days ago about the experience of ease I had while visiting my brother up in Portland.  I was noting that an identifiable difference while up there compared to my normal life was the absence of demand for me to have a position or make any decisions.  I […]

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What is Detox?

People are starting to bandy about the detox word more and more these days, yet when I ask them what detox actually means they generally have no idea.  They know it means doing some sort of special diet and maybe something else like taking special cleansing herbs.  But that seems to be about the extent […]

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Desirable Difficulties

Last week I was reading an article on how to make your kids successful, when I came across a phrase that described a key component to success – desirable difficulty.   This is a conversation I have been having concerning today’s youth for a long time.  I have seen the direction our public education system has taken […]

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More Brain Inflammation

Do you experience brain fog – hazy thoughts or  difficulty with recall?Do you notice variations in your mental speed / ability to think?Do you have reduced brain endurance – can’t focus as long – can’t read as long?Do you get tired after exposure to specific chemicals, scents, pollutants?Do you get brain fatigue after exposure to […]

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Brain Inflammation

Two weeks ago I spent Saturday and Sunday glued to the computer screen from 8:30 to 5:30 for a teleconference class on brain inflammation. This may seem like a really boring topic, and it would be if there wasnot a very real probability that this is the underlying cause for the physical and emotional challenges you […]