This was undoubtedly the most brutal election I have ever witnessed. It unleashed a tsunami of strong, outraged emotions on both sides.Even if your candidate won, the wounds of division may still be smarting. Victory doesn't necessarily erase smoldering emotions.For the losing side, stress, grief, anger and fear are rampant.This election stirred up a cortisol frenzy of raging stress hormones -- on both sides. Many are feeling burnout and exhaustion in the wake of it all. When cortisol gets imbalanced, it can stay that way for long periods. This can...

Prince had quite a range of performance styles, from outrageously flamboyant to tenderly touching. His out-sized talent may have hidden a deep tendency towards shyness and anxiety. According to various reports, stage fright and social anxiety may have been a factor in his opioid use. The pharmaceutical narcotics that eased his painful joints may have also have eased an anxious mind. While anti-anxiety meds and antidepressants are not said to figure into his demise, there is a lesson here if he sought Percocet to ease psychological as well as physical...

It used to be illegal drugs that felled great artists – Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison. Now it's more likely to be pharmaceuticals –Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Heath Ledger, and now Prince. I must admit, I didn't realize how hard I would take Prince's untimely death. Last week I watched loads of his videos, appreciating the depth and breadth of Prince's artistic genius. His music transports me back to New York City in the 80's. It was an exciting and adventurous time to live in the Big Apple, and his...

Vitamin P – Pleasure – is a vital element that makes our meals nutritionally complete and makes life worth living. Losing weight by limiting pleasure is like trying to stop smoking by not breathing. “When you’re turned on by food, you turn up metabolism… pleasure, metabolism, and a naturally controlled appetite are interwoven to the core,” says Mark David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. I so agree. Successful New Weight Loss Strategies Prove Pleasure is Good! Deprivation. Calorie counting. Punishing self-control. Going for the burn. It's...

The Kama Sutra, the ancient erotic manual of India, is a treatise on pleasure and lovemaking. The world’s oldest text on aphrodisiacs, the Kama Sutra reveres the seductive sensuality of spices for stimulating pleasure centers, and recommends the herb ashwagandha as a potent aphrodisiac. Known as the King of Ayurvedic herbs, ashwagandha exerts multiple benefits for physical and mental well-being. Spice Pharm uses a special extract of ashwagandha called KSM-66. Backed by 11 human clinical studies, KSM-66 is validated by modern science showing benefits to 1) Reduce stress, anxiety and...