How Useful Is EEG Biofeedback Therapy?

by Mike Selvon

During the last forty years or so, many thousands of people have been able to receive enormous benefits from using EEG biofeedback therapy. This holistic healthcare approach is also commonly referred to as neurotherapy and has been used in the treatment of various physical, emotional and mental conditions.It has been known to effectively reduce the symptoms of ADD and ADHD, as well as chronic pain conditions. Many call biofeedback treatment a true godsend because of its effectiveness with their issues.

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Ten Findings on the State of the Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health Software Market

by Alvaro Fernandez

You probably have been reading much about “brain training” and “brain fitness” and wondered, “What is all the Fuss About?”

After many months of work (and we hope many new neurons and stronger synapses in our brains), we have just released our inaugural report on the emerging Brain Fitness Software Market, and we want to share a few of the key findings with you.

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Can ADHD Vitamins Be Used For The Treatment of ADHD?

Are ADHD vitamins effective in the treatment of ADHD as compared to medications? This type of question by concerned parents are often seen in health forums. ADHD is a medical condition which makes it hard for the person who has it to sit still or focus on the task in hand. At present, the causes of ADHD remains a mystery but most people believed it is heredity. Other possible causes include environmental stress, oxygen deprivation at birth, environmental stress/pollutants, prenatal trauma, artificial food additives, and even watching too much television.

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ADD/ADHD Medication Is Not The Only Alternative There Is Another Way

by Ron Randall

Millions of children and now even adults are suffering with the condition of ADD/ADHD. The only answer the healthcare industry has is the use of medication, how sad. If we could focus on preventative measures instead of big money people would be healthier and our children would not be full of drugs.

Let’s take a look at this for a moment. What is really happening here?

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Energy Healing and Gifted Children

by John Williams

All kids are gifted. And although it often goes unsaid, it is undoubtedly our responsibility as adults to identify, induce, and name the giftedness in each child. It is vitally significant that we identify gifts, because people cannot see their own gifts except when they are accepted in contrast with others. Even for the profoundly gifted, their flair and its expression are “normal” to them. It is also imperative to focus on a kid’s giftedness because there is an increasing trend to do the opposite: to look for and brand children as “disordered.” There seems to be an increasing volume of kids who are talented in unusual or unusually forceful ways. Many of these youngsters do not find traditional schools helpful or happy places. It is my opinion, those diagnosed as “learning disordered” are actually “differently ordered” when measured by the shrinking definition of (educationally) “normal”.

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ADD is Positively Effected by Computer Games

by Allison Merlino

There is evidence that electronic games can help improve focus in both children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). This software addresses the most common and fundamental symptom by helping to increase the individuals ability to retain focus. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder that affects about 3-5% of the world’s population under the age of 19. This disorder is closely related to ADD and they are often referred to interchangeably.

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