by John Mekrut | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog, Medications, Neurofeedback
There are two systems that govern how our brains operate, electrical and chemical, and they engage in an elaborate dance to determine how we interact with the world. How we work with those two systems is the subject of this fascinating article by Adrian Van...
by John Mekrut | May 15, 2017 | Biofeedback, Blog, stress, Uncategorized
Stress is one of the underlying causes of many illnesses in our country. Do you suffer from this silent killer? Call me today to find out how the HeartMath Biofeedback Program can help you control the stress in your life.
by John Mekrut | Nov 20, 2014 | Blog, Exercise, stress, Videos
If you haven’t seen Dr. John Medina speak about the brain, here’s a great opportunity. He is a molecular developmental biologist and here he speaks about two of his “Brain Rules”== exercise and stress and their effect on cognitive health.
by John Mekrut | Sep 23, 2013 | Anxiety, Blog, Medications, Neurofeedback, Sleep Disorders, stress, Uncategorized
Sleep medications and driving We’ve all seen the warning on many of the medications we purchase and I usually think to myself, I’m not working with a dump truck or road grader but they mean your car. I ran across a New York Times article talking about the...
by John Mekrut | Sep 15, 2013 | Blog, Neurofeedback, Peak Performance, Uncategorized, Videos
In this TED talk Dr. Judson Brewer of Yale discuss the “flow” state attained by mindfulness meditation and how it can be taught to novices by using neurofeedback. The scientists are discovering what we clinicians have known for years, that the brain can be...
by John Mekrut | Sep 9, 2013 | Blog, Medications, Neurofeedback, Uncategorized
Why have drug manufacturers largely abandoned seeking out new psychiatric drugs? Why did Stephen Hyman, the former head of the National Institute of Mental Health state last year “it is hard to think of a single truly novel psychotropic drug that has emerged in...
