Does Your Skin Hold the Key to Your Mind?

Does Your Skin Hold the Key to Your Mind?

by Florina Lungu | Apr 14, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Health and Wellbeing, Mind-Body Connection

What is it that our bodies know, but we so often forget to notice? That question stayed with me the entire day after Ana left my office. She had walked in looking pale, tired, and emotionally flat. Her skin was dull and dry. Her thoughts were foggy. Her energy was...
When Freedom Becomes Confusion: A Psychiatrist’s Inner Conflict

When Freedom Becomes Confusion: A Psychiatrist’s Inner Conflict

by Florina Lungu | Mar 30, 2025 | Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health

I stood by the door of my son’s kindergarten, holding his tiny backpack in one hand and his even tinier fingers in the other. It was a typical morning. Warm smiles. The buzz of children’s voices. Shoes kicked off near the door in a chaotic little pile. And then I saw...
Beyond Medication: How Your Diet Impacts Mental Wellness

Beyond Medication: How Your Diet Impacts Mental Wellness

by Florina Lungu | Jan 20, 2025 | Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mind-Body Connection, Nutrition

I’ll never forget a patient I worked with early in my career. Let’s call her Maria. She came into my office, visibly exhausted, carrying years of depression on her shoulders. She spoke about her lack of energy, the fog that clouded her mind, and the frustration of...
Caffeine: Borrowed Energy or Hidden Saboteur?

Caffeine: Borrowed Energy or Hidden Saboteur?

by Florina Lungu | Jan 13, 2025 | Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection

Have you ever wondered how one cup of coffee or tea can make you feel alive and productive, yet exhausted and restless by the end of the day? What if I told you that caffeine, a substance we so readily consume, not only masks fatigue but also interferes with mental...
We Are the Sum of What We Take In and Think About

We Are the Sum of What We Take In and Think About

by Florina Lungu | Jan 6, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Health and Wellbeing, Mind-Body Connection, Nutrition

This winter, I made a promise to myself. I wasn’t going anywhere. Three weeks at home—just me, my family, and the quiet comfort of familiar surroundings. No airports. No packing.  Just stillness. But life has a way of steering us to where we need to be. Two weeks...
Pleasure and Health: Can You Have Both This Holiday?

Pleasure and Health: Can You Have Both This Holiday?

by Florina Lungu | Dec 15, 2024 | Health and Wellbeing, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth

The holiday season often feels like a whirlwind. We rush from one event to the next, checking off to-do lists and saying yes to every request—buying gifts, baking cookies, attending gatherings. Somewhere in the chaos, we forget about ourselves. By the time the...
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