Nearly 50% of older adults have insomnia, with difficulty in getting to sleep, early awakening, or feeling unrefreshed on waking Being sleep deprived is tough. There’s no denying it. It can lead to a snowball of poor decisions throughout the day. It’s hard to have the motivation to make the changes required to help ourselves
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What Are Nootropics? Nootropics cover a broad category of compounds with ‘cognitive boosting properties’. They can help increase your memory, boost learning ability, improve your mood and assist overall brain function. Also referred to as neuro-enhancers, cognitive boosters, or memory enhancers. Some state that nootropics can be natural or synthetic, others argue nootropics are always
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There has been a renosaonce in research on psychedelics in recent years. Modern research (and not so modern!) has revealed the promising potential of LSD and psilocybin for treating alcohol and tobacco dependence, depression, and end-of-life anxiety, while related research on MDMA has shown great promise for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychedelics can also increase
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Breathwork has quickly become an absolute essential part of my practice. From my first experience at Synthesis, I was absolutely hooked. Ever since then I have been reading all the books I can find on it, and practicing as many different techniques as possible. This blog summarises the main ones that I have tried. Breath
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I think it was Aubrey Marcus who first got me interested in psychedelic substances. This was quickly followed by Michael Pollan’s book, How To Change Your Mind. Since then, I have been reading and listening to everything I can find on psychedelics. I was instantly hooked, and intrigued by what almost felt like a calling(!). During
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