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Cutting-Edge Treatment for Mental Illness
In the 1960’s Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek to bring his vision of hope and harmony for mankind to life. The world of Star Trek was filled with technological advances that helped humans live better lives by eradicating conflict, famine, poverty and disease. A device called a “communicator” would allow two-way long distance communication without …
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Marijuana, Suicide, and Cognitive Dysfunction
In response to: Colorado father: “Marijuana killed my son” – SmartColorado.org – March, 2019 This story is tragic and hits particularly close to home because it happened in our community. We’ve seen firsthand how the legalization of cannabis in Colorado has lead to unintended consequences and in this case made this person’s mental illnesses worse, …
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Treating Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in Colorado
Transcript: Mental health is a crisis impacting our youth in our community as a whole suicide is the seventh leading cause of death in Colorado with three of our neighbors taking their own life every day. Each suicide costs Colorado 1.2 million dollars – that doesn’t include the pain and suffering of loved ones. Successful …
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Treating Autism
Response to: Treating autism: Gut bacteria may offer a treatment for autism https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/12/08/gut-bacteria-may-offer-a-treatment-for-autism I have often been asked by many of the parents and caregivers of my patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) about using probiotics, supplements of live “good” or “helpful” bacteria, in treating these conditions. They have seen the wonders of probiotics touted …
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The 3 Minute Breathing Space
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment non-judgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zenn Our day-to-day existence consists of multitasking, many of which are automatic routines, so we often find that our attention is not within our realm of control. It’s like our minds have a mind of their own. Having the …
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Arahant Elephants
You may be curious about the elephant symbolism that you’ve seen on our website and in our office. Our business of mental wellness is a hard thing to represent visually. We cringe when we see images of a sad face or broken mirror. Those are one-dimensional representations and limit the perception of what it means …
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