Mother Ayahuasca – The Great Medicine of the Amazon
Mother Ayahuasca ("vine of the soul") has been the most important medicine of the Amazonian Indians of South America since pre-Columbian times. Among its many uses: Medical purposes - to…
CBTI (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapy-based approach to dealing with health issues that are habit/behavior/cognition-rooted. The goal of CBT is to change the way people think about a real…
Khat – Catha edulis Dreams & Natural Amphetamine
Khat (Catha edulis) is a stimulant or "upper," a substance that wakes one up, but doesn't effect any changes in perception. Long before the first coffee was ever brewed, humans…
Bacopa monnieri Nootropic – Natural “Methylphenidate”
A hypothetical candidate for the original soma plant of the Vedas, Bacopa monnieri (in Sanskrit sarasvati or "that which flows"), is a medicinal and nootropic plant named after Saraswati, the…
Sleep Restriction Therapy for Insomnia
Sleep Restriction Therapy (SRT) is a component of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As such, it addresses certain aspects of insomnia. In the context of CBT, SRT teams up with other…
Stimulus Control Therapy for Better Sleep
Stimulus Control is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) component, for the treatment of insomnia. Its main target is the deconstruction of the classical conditioning responses which lead to conditioned arousal.…
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal The Easy Way
Have you been taking benzodiazepines, such as diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), etc. for years? Are you suffering from the adverse effects of these drugs, such as memory impairment, oversedation, and…
Cocoa (Sleep & Dream Effects)
Many of us love a hot cup of cocoa. If you're like me, you may even take your coffee with cocoa regularly as a mocha preparation. But what is cocoa…
Meditation for Insomniacs (Mindfulness Therapy)
Are you feeling powerless to fight insomnia? Unable or unwilling to take drugs that may cause unpleasant side effects and possible addiction? A chronic insomnia therapy based on mindfulness could…
How to Deal with Prednisone-Induced Insomnia?
Prednisone is a corticosteroid available under many different brand names all over the world. The applications of Prednisone are numerous. Its uses cover an impressive range of conditions and ailments,…