mental health

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? You will see, below, that there's an important reference to the application of this analogy to behavioral / mental health and the underlying cause or causes and contributors to these issues. They point out, as you will see, below:   read more »

I felt it was warranted to put a topic about GAPS(TM) at Lumigrate. I think coming up with GAPS as an acronym was one of the cleverest things ever, since the premise has to do with the healthy intestines being like a coffee filter and when damaged by various things, becomes like a sieve -- with gaps.  My original teacher about this would put hands together like you were doing 'where's the church and the steeple' and show that as tight in the finger notches, and then pull hands apart a bit to show the gaps / leaks.   read more »

Do you ever see the information about 'outside the box' health and think 'that makes SO MUCH SENSE, why didn't I hear about that before now?' Or 'why isn't EVERYONE doing this already, if it's been known for a while?'.  I hope this topic will help provide some answers. This will likely be a topic I add onto and improve upon as time goes on.  read more »

"Sensitivity" is an interesting word, and implies 'the senses'. How many senses do you think of with the word 'senses'? Some people prefer to operate believing in five senses, which is what our formal education in the US teaches, typically (and beyond). A popular expression in recent years that people might have heard or used which comes to my mind is 'energy vampire'.  read more »

I'm glad you're interested in reading and viewing to learn more about mercury toxicity; it's a crucial topic for people to be more than 'familiar' with, in my opinion. I like to provide the YOUsers of Lumigrate leads to sources for learning that I find valid in the 'outside the box' choices that are increasingly available to chose from.  read more »

What is "The Problem"? Rates are soaring of many types of illnesses, and the average age of onset often is shifting to be younger than seen previously.  read more »

How much does PTSD affect YOU? Like anything, it affects our entire society, directly or indirectly. Most people today are aware of PTSD, and some have gone beyond awareness to have knowledge about it, beyond that it stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Still, I have people sometimes say "what's that?".  read more »

"What is happening to people?" Are you hearing this or saying this as much as I am, lately? Since Lumigrate's approach is 'integrative medicine' from a 'functional medicine' standpoint, where we look at the body/mind/spirit and underlying causes for wellness, or lack thereof (aka 'illness'), I wanted to share an interesting article I found in The New York Times' series "Your Brain on Computers" (link provided, below)   read more »