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The Power of Somatics before Sleep

Years ago I qualified and worked in the field of Neurophysiology. An area which I thoroughly enjoyed and specialised in was sleep and sleep disorders. It was always amazing to watch how the brain activity on EEG recordings were markedly different with sleep deprived and fully rested patients. In today’s blog we are going to understand why the brain needs sleep and how using somatics can help shape the neural landscape of our brain. Sleep Sleep is a very important part [...]

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Good Fats and brain health

Over the years we have been told to reduce our fat intake from foods. But not all fat is bad. There are certain foods very high in fat which is good for our body and in particular our brain. What are these foods? What kind of fat is good? Omega -3 fatty acids contain DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) and are what our brain uses to build and continue to maintain its structure. DHA can be synthesised when we consume foods containing [...]