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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Biofeedback Reinvented - New Discoveries Show that the Heart Pulses Messages that Reveal Feelings
HeartMath essentially reinvented biofeedback in 1999 when they introduced the first affordable consumer stress-reduction product using their patented heart rhythm feedback. Their focus on heart rhythm feedback provided a refreshing departure from conventional biofeedback practices, and has since been adopted by more than ten thousand health professionals worldwide as an effective and invaluable tool for patients suffering from stress-related issues. Internationally respected for their research-based stress solutions, HeartMath peer-reviewed studies have demonstrated the critical link between emotions, heart function, and cognitive performance.
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
HeartMath’s emWave Personal Stress Reliever
Our emWave Personal Stress Reliever is on sale until the end of the April for $20.00 off. If you’re interested in realtime stress reduction and peak performance, please take a look at the two-minute demo.
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Saturday, December 23, 2006
Parenting as Therapy for Child’s Mental Disorders
In recent decades, psychiatry has come to understand mental disorders as a matter of biology, of brain abnormalities rooted in genetic variation. By defining mental disorders as primarily problems of brain chemicals, the emphasis on biology also led to an increasing dependence on psychiatric drugs. But the science behind nondrug treatments is getting stronger. And now, some researchers and doctors are looking again at how inconsistent, overly permissive or uncertain child-rearing styles might worsen children’s problems, and how certain therapies might help resolve those problems, in combination with drug therapy or without drugs.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
emWave Personal Stress Reliever: A Sleek, Compact Portable Device for Reducing Stress Anytim
emWave™ is an entertaining mobile handheld device the size of a cell phone. At only 2.2 ounces, it’s the smallest, lightest personal stress reliever on the market today. emWave users learn how to easily reduce stress—such as anger, frustration, worry, and anxiety—in real-time. HeartMath has earned a global reputation for their 15 years of innovative research on the relationship between stress and emotions. emWave represents a breakthrough in personal stress reduction technology.
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Sunday, May 28, 2006
A cure for Stress?
It started as a hi-tech relaxation technique for burnt-out executives. Now everyone from schoolchildren to sports stars are discovering the seemingly miraculous benefits of HeartMath.
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
New Option for Those Affected by AD/HD
It’s no surprise that the percentage of children being diagnosed with ADHD is on the rise and that stimulants, such as Ritalin, are often prescribed as a treatment. The good news is that for some, there is an effective alternative. Hunter Kane (an affiliate of HeartMath LLC in the UK) in collaboration with their client, Plessington Technical College, and CDR Ltd, have been working during the 2005/6 academic year with 100 students diagnosed with ADHD. Preliminary results from this double blind, placebo-controlled study, indicate a number of positive results from using the HeartMath program, which included the Freeze-Framer® and HeartMath tools.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Mixed messages on ADHD
Parents who are concerned about the heart risks of stimulants to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder may hear conflicting advice from doctors, depending on whom they consult. Last week, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted 8-7 to suggest adding the agency’s strongest warning label to Ritalin, Adderall and similar medications. The panel based its decision on an FDA report that found 25 children and adults had died suddenly from 1999 to 2003 after taking ADHD drugs.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2004
New analysis cites economic impact of ADHD
A new analysis of a large-scale survey released today estimates yearly household income losses due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) within the U.S. at $77 billion.
Friday, September 03, 2004
Children With ADHD Benefit From Time Outdoors Enjoying Nature
Kids with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) should spend some quality after-school hours and weekend time outdoors enjoying nature, say researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The payoff for this “treatment” of children, 5 to 18 years old, who participated in a nationwide study, was a significant reduction of symptoms.
Sunday, July 18, 2004
Office Messes
Up to 60 percent of children with A.D.D. grow up to be adults who still have A.D.D., and experts estimate that more than eight million grown-ups in the United States have the disorder. These numbers, presented by researchers from Harvard and the World Health Organization at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association this spring, mean that attention-deficit disorder affects 4.4 percent of the adult population, making it the second-most-common psychological problem in adults after depression.
Monday, April 05, 2004
TV Linked to Kids’ Attention Problems
Researchers have found that every hour preschoolers watch television each day boosts their chances - by about 10 percent - of developing attention deficit problems later in life. The findings back up previous research showing that television can shorten attention spans and support American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations that youngsters under age 2 not watch television.
Thursday, March 13, 2003
Seasonal Allergies Affect ADHD
Symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may worsen with a seasonal allergy.
Friday, February 14, 2003
Classes May Be Effective Treatment for ADHD Patients, Parents
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and their parents may benefit from group classes that teach behavioral and social skills as a supplement to their medical treatment, a new study of 100 children suggests.
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Toddlers in turmoil
Dennis the Menace on Ritalin? That cherubic towheaded munchkin on Prozac? As unfair as it may seem, many of our very young children are being treated for mental and emotional disorders--primarily ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and depression--and these illnesses can be every bit as brutal in kids as in adults. But children, unable to articulate their struggle, are often misunderstood, and their puzzling behavior can lead to rejection by their playmates and siblings, even their parents, the heart of their universe.
Tuesday, December 26, 2000
Adult ADHD: Could you have this disorder
For years, society thought only children suffered from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD), which affects about 20 million Americans. However, studies now show that ADHD isn’t something children necessarily outgrow. That means about 2 to 3 percent of adults are likely to suffer with ADHD’s effects?and up to 50 percent of those adults are women.