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12/15/2015

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A simple exercise called "Three Blessings" can increase your sense of joy and well-being?
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One random act of kindness had a dramatic effect on Daniel Tomasulo, Ph.D., and completely turned around what could've been a day mired in anger and resentment. This random act of kindness was his first experience in positive psychology.
Positive psychology helps us not only count our blessings, but analyze and optimize their use as well.
This field of inquiry opening up in psychology is more than a passing fad and is rapidly emerging as the direction for many researchers and practitioners. Long mired in the work of understanding negative conditions, emotion, and feelings, psychology is taking a completely different view on understanding best how to benefit the human condition. Rather than to simply ameliorate the conditions of depression and negative symptoms, positive psychology is a direct effort to both quash the frequency and intensity of depression and anxiety, and directly increase the happiness we experience in life. What  positive psychology endeavors do is to make us flourish in our life.  
Consider the exercise called Three Blessings. It is already one of the classics in the field. This amazing simple technique has been shown to have a powerful, positive effect on reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety, while simultaneously increasing a sense of joy and well-being.
The task is simple enough. As your day comes to a close, allow yourself to think about three things that happened during the day the you are most happy  about and why you believed they happened.
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The outcome from doing this exercise is astonishing. Participants doing this exercise for one week increased happiness and decreased depressive symptoms for six months. While research suggests that this technique may actually be more effective if done less frequently, the basics of the technique have value, a very positive one.
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Colic and A Goodnight's Sleep

12/8/2015

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Sleep is essential for all of us, but when there are babies in the house sometimes it’s hard to get the necessary sleep needed. Life as a parent (whether it’s your first of fifth child) can be tough and when you have a colicky baby things are even tougher.
Colic is defined by the rule of 3: crying fits that last for 3 hours, 3 or more days, and persist for 3 weeks. However, having a baby that cries and isn’t consoled easily takes it’s tole on parents even if the child doesn’t have the definition of colic. These babies who are colicky are more easily stimulated and tend to have gastrointestinal problems as well. Parent’s may notice a fussy infant has more reflux and constipation issues due to the spasms in the intestinal system, which can be an underlying problem in the colicky baby. Throw in sleep deprived and stressed parents and we’ve got a very unhappy family.
The good news is there is help out there! Several studies support the idea that colicky symptoms maybe linked to mild biomechanical disturbances of the spinal joints. The doctors at Active Family Chiropractic & Rehab can asses your child for spinal misalignments and stimulate the nervous system. More importantly stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system which helps the body calm down. Once the biomechanical disturbances are removed the parasympathetic system can take over and balance out the over stimulated sympathetic nervous system that so many colicky babies have. 
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The light forced adjustments done by a chiropractor can also help with any digestive issues such as constipation and reflux that may be happening a long with the colic.
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Once the nervous system is balanced and your child’s now able to calm down, sleep is not far behind. So sleep tight and the next time your child is experiencing colic symptoms rest assured that your family chiropractor is here to help. If your child is colicky and not sleeping give us a call today! 
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    Authors: Drs. Ali & Kayla 

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