Redefining Stress

Sex for the person with ADD can be the greatest opportunity of life to experience creativity and energy relief. But it can be hell for their partners. Read More

I am getting a little paranoid with latest study showing relationship of unexplained deaths and ADD medication. Read More

All life conflicts have a funny side to them, but do relationships with individuals with ADD suffer more? Probably. Read More

During a recent Dr. Phil taping for problems in typical marriages, I was intrigued with the insinuation that having Attention Deficit Disorder might be a significant detriment in all marriages. In this show the wives were complaining about their husbands' ADD diagnoses, which they were sure they had because they were jerks, selfish, didn't follow their directions and unreliable. Read More

Maybe because I have ADD myself or just have a passion for working with these great kids, but I want to pass on some rather fascinating observations I have been making in regard to the sleep patterns of students diagnosed with this disorder. Read More

As new programs continue to grow in response to the huge demand of patients who believe they are victims of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), I am becoming more frustrated with the mercenary trends of the professional community in trying to "catch the next wave" of fad diagnoses. Read More

After three weeks out of spinal surgery without pain drugs, I can truly appreciate the value of food as medicine, at least as pain medicine. This experience comes on the exact time of the publication of my cookbook, Brain Power Cookbook (Plume Publ. 2009). Read More

As part of the first part of stress management taken from The Stress Answer, I want to lay the ground work for our most dangerous stressor; worry. This is the layman's word for all the "normal" issues that cannot be balanced against the blessings we all realize at one level, but gets overshadowed over time. Read More

One of the greatest influences in a person's life is the impact a sibling makes. It is the role in the family with a quest for identity that develops many of the interpersonal skills we have and the goals we set for ourselves. Read More

On September 22, a major breakthrough into mental health was published under the name of The Stress Answer. I think it is great, but I am biased - I wrote it. But before you write me off as a narcissistic bore, let me explain that I wanted to make a statement about a new science breakthrough that people have discussing for years and never had applications of it. Read More

Every student learns the definition of what is termed, “Bipolar Disorder,” as the next disorder after depression and manic moods in a typical curriculum course. It seems logical that one mood disorder would simply relate to another mutant disorder with similar behaviors, similar to the way we classify animals. If you go through a traditional clinical psychology program, it is usually conventional wisdom that there has been no consistent research showing that psychotherapy is particularly beneficial for bipolar due to the extreme irrational emotions and there is a significant risk of suicide. Read More

Up until ten years ago, the prevailing thought was that our brains were basically the same potential the day we were born until the day we died. However, with the advance of brain scans and increased capability to measure neuron function down to a single cell, I have had to concede that not only can the brain get “smarter and better balanced,” but this process lasts a lifetime. And to put the new findings into greater relevance, the smarter you get, the happier you get. Read More