Can you relate to Camille’s story?

Can you relate to Camille’s story?

by Florina Lungu | Dec 3, 2022 | ADD / ADHD, Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health

When I first met Camille, no one in her life would have guessed she was struggling. She had done well throughout her schooling. She had a husband she loved, a job she found fulfilling, and a strong support circle of close friends and family. If you saw her life from...
What’s your brain type?

What’s your brain type?

by Florina Lungu | Nov 26, 2022 | Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health

122 years ago, biologist Karl Landsteiner was working at the Pathological-Anatomical Institute of the University of Vienna when he made an odd observation – an observation that no human had made before. He was combining blood samples when he saw them becoming thick...
What you DON’T do, matters.

What you DON’T do, matters.

by Florina Lungu | Nov 19, 2022 | Health and Wellbeing, Mind and Body Health, Nutrition

Do you know that your body is a machine? I have said this before, but it bears repeating. We often forget. Your body lifts. It lunges. It computes. It flexes, darts, dashes, drives… Your body is a beautiful machine –  a multitalented, multifunctional tool that allows...
Be wary of “muddy”​ thoughts

Be wary of “muddy”​ thoughts

by Florina Lungu | Nov 12, 2022 | Anxiety and Depression, Health and Wellbeing, Mind and Body Health, Mindset, Stress and PTSD

What do you think your life would be like if you spent every day in a muddy hole in the ground? Each day you would wake up in the mud. You would do your work in the mud and eat your meals in the mud. When work was done, you would rest in the mud. And then, at the end...
You know the feeling…

You know the feeling…

by Florina Lungu | Nov 5, 2022 | Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health, Nutrition

Your stomach hurts. It is grumbling so loud, they can hear it in the next room over. You are watching the clock but time has slowed down to a crawl. There’s a sharp pain that comes and goes, but a dull ache that’s there at all times, reminding you it’s been a long...
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