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Consciousness & Health

How Changing my Diet Just Doubled My Dream Recall

By Ryan Hurd

About six weeks ago, I stopped eating grains and dairy. I went Paleo, as in The Paleo Diet. It's basically about staying away from most of the fruits of the neolithic revolution—grains, legumes, and of course processed foods stuffed with corn syrup. … [Read more...] about How Changing my Diet Just Doubled My Dream Recall

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health, Dream Herbs & Supplements Tagged With: dream diet, dream foods, dreamaterian, Ed Kellogg, lucid dream diet, Nightmares & Dream Terrors, Paleo diet

Skullcap: this herb you probably haven’t heard of can help you sleep

By Atava Swiecicki

 A guest post by Atava Garcia Swiecicki. This is the first in a series of articles that will go in depth about all the ways herbs interact with sleep and dreams. But to be able to dream, we first must be able to fall asleep.  Insomnia and other … [Read more...] about Skullcap: this herb you probably haven’t heard of can help you sleep

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health, Dream Herbs & Supplements Tagged With: blue skullcap, herbal sleep remedies, herbs for sleeping, nervines

Have a Very Scary Christmas!

By Ryan Hurd

I'm not sure what is creepier: this holiday greeting card depicting ole St Nick colluding with the Krampus, or the fact that the "Christmas Devil" is actually Jack Nicholson. Did you know about Santa's dark companion? He's been largely scrubbed out … [Read more...] about Have a Very Scary Christmas!

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: krampus, mythology, santa

9 Tips for Better Sleep and Vivid Dreams over the Holidays

By Ryan Hurd

In the Northern hemisphere, we are entering into the dark days. No I don't mean that there's still another year before the next season of House of Dragons.  I mean it's dark when I wake up, dark by the time dinner is over, and all I want to do is sit … [Read more...] about 9 Tips for Better Sleep and Vivid Dreams over the Holidays

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: melatonin, sleep tips, travel tips, vivid dreams

Balancing Curing and Healing in Modern Medicine

By Ryan Hurd

What is the universal symbol for medicine? Chances are, you thought of the caduceus – a staff with two snakes spiraling up, flanked with two outspread wings. Used today by thousands of doctors and medical associations, including the US Surgeon … [Read more...] about Balancing Curing and Healing in Modern Medicine

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: aesclepius, alchemy, caduceus, dream medicine, Hermes, integrative medicine, placebo effect

4 Steps to All Day Energy: the Power of the Nappuccino

By Ryan Hurd

I recently stumbled onto an incredibly effective strategy for hitting the restart button during a mid-afternoon slump. Don’t try to recharge with a cup of coffee. And don’t take a nap. Instead, do both. It sounds absolutely crazy, but mixing … [Read more...] about 4 Steps to All Day Energy: the Power of the Nappuccino

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health, Sleep Research Tagged With: caffeine, energy drinks, napping, nappuccino, Reaganing

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