By Lissa Rankin MD Guest writer for Wake Up World The medical establishment has been proving that the mind can heal the body for over 50 years. We call it “the placebo effect,”...
Category - Depression, Anxiety & Mental Health
Wake Up World’s articles covering depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and mental health, including natural solutions to help you overcome them.
Improving Your Health Through Meditation
By Dr. Michelle Kmiec Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Unleash Your Inner Power Meditation is one of the best ways to relax, reduce anxiety, improve memory, and even increase compassion...
Landmark Study Links Pesticides to High Depression Rates
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Globally, one person dies by suicide roughly every 40 seconds. Around the world, over one million people commit suicide each year...
Top 5 Foods for the Pineal Gland
By Dr. Edward F. Group Guest writer for Wake Up World If you’re seeking enlightenment through meditation, or perhaps you’re just looking to obtain a good night’s rest, you need a...
Understanding the Root Cause of Depression So We Can Deal With It
By Open Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Can you believe it, 70% of Americans are on some kind of prescription drug and more than half receive at least two prescriptions. High on the list...
Are You Addicted To Busyness?
By Lissa Rankin MD Guest Writer for Wake Up World How many times have you heard variations on this conversation? Person A: How’s it going? Person B: I’m insanely busy. You know...
5-HTP: Prozac’s True Alternative
By the late James South, MA Courtesy of Aging Matters Magazine 5-HTP (otherwise known as 5-hydroxytryptophan or Oxitriptan) is the less well known cousin of serotonin (5-HT), one of the most...
Using Meditation to Help You Overcome Addiction
By Robert L. Rupp Guest Writer for Wake Up World Mindfulness and Addiction Addictions generally are the side-effect of a grasping mind. When we try to cling to things beyond our reach or...
How to Use Meditation to Help You Out of a Depressive State
By Robert L. Rupp Guest Writer for Wake Up World We live in interesting times. On the exterior, we live in a vastly advanced society with impressive social structure and the ability to innovate. On...
8 More Emotional Patterns That Can Disturb Our Inner Peace
By Phillip J. Watt Guest Writer for Wake Up World At some stage of our lives we all experience emotional dysfunction to various degrees, especially when we’re maturing. In many cases it is a...
Having Suicidal Thoughts? This Article Could Save Your Life
By Frances Masters Guest Writer for Wake Up World Paul was a broken man. His eyes were shadowed and tired. He looked pale and gaunt like he hadn’t been eating properly. ‘I feel...
Food Dyes and Additives Found to be Unsafe – Linked to ADHD & Cancer
By Dr. Michelle Kmiec Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Natural and alternative health advocates have long known that artificial (synthetic) food additives have had a negative effect on...