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Here I am, looking quite healthy, quite happy!? This photo was taken 14 years after my Traumatic Head Injury (Level 3 Concusion)and 2 years before my 7th head injury. The 7th was a header off of my bike into a rock without a helmet on. You know the saying, "Never judge a book by its cover". When this photo was taken, I was living a life of chaos, unrest, fear, financial insecurity, anxiety and was often irritable, overly sensitive and felt ADD. I was diagnosed finally with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder causing depression, anxiey and disability which was disabeling me to live optimally. I appeared quite normal and 'High' functioning, but as you will read in my article, this was just a fragmented piece of my whole. What I was searching for were answers and I found them when I met Dr. Swingle, a Psychoneurophysiologist. Dr. Swingle let me know that my brain waves were off and we would turn them back on using Sound and Light Therapy! This was just the beginning....

Light Mind, Bright Heart

Healthy Steps for a Healthy Mind....You may ask yourself..."What are some things that I can do to feed/heal my mind/brain" .... so here are some tips for you to do every day...

Eat certified organic GREENS at each meal
Drink 3-5 litres of pure FILTERED water between meals
Walk Run Stretch Laugh Dance Smile (Fitness)
Eat Whole Foods with high nutrient value
Take High quality Multi Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs
Consume Essential Fatty Acids (Omega's from Hemp...) 
Play on www.fitbrains.com
Listen to Positive Music (Classical/Jazz/World)
Meditate on the Light in Your Mind
Hug your loved Ones to Brighten Your Heart
Give and Receive Loving Massage/Bodywork
Work at what you Love 
Be Creative

Aloha from one Lighthouse to another :)
Melany Dawn






Saturday, June 14, 2008

Fitbrains.com

The brain has a CEO that sits at the front of the cortex and helps to execute behavior.  Personality is thought to reside in the front of the brain and damage to the executive system can result in depression or manic like symptoms.

Many psychiatric illnesses are thought to be related to structural or chemical alterations in the frontal lobe.  The frontal lobe is the youngest and largest region of the cortex.