Can meditation help with cravings? Vipassana is a meditation technique that helps you stay in the present moment. When is the last time you craved something? A chocolate bar at 3pm to get you through the work day? Or perhaps a glass of wine once the kids are in bed? Beating an addiction can sometimes …
Try this one easy technique to stop your kids ever using drugs A new study has found rewarding positive behaviours and offering incentives for a job well done, is much more in tune with how teenagers operate than punishing bad behaviour. Let s face it: theres no magic pill or panacea for parenting the moody, …
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Media wrap up – January 2016 Cannabis was a popular media story in January, with coverage on drug driving, how cannabis affects women and drug trials. Surprisingly, after a quiet end to 2015, January saw 2016 start with a bang when it comes to cannabis. From NSW cannabis campaigns to international studies, words on weed …
Contaminants (pesticides and fungicides) in medicinal cannabis The use of pesticides on cannabis plants is something NCPIC has warned users about regularly in the past. Over recent years, it has become even more concerning as parents consider giving the drug to their children who are suffering from serious illnesses, without being able to be fully …
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Gratitude journals: A great addition to your mental health toolkit A quick and easy tool to help improve your mental health and wellbeing. Often people use the New Year as a time to reflect on their lives, looking back over the past year at what they did and didn t do, what went well and …
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The benefits of good sleep We all know how it feels when we haven’t had enough sleep our eyes feel gritty, we’re drowsy, we find it hard to concentrate and can generally feel like we re below par, and unable to function well. But lack of sleep, or lack of good sleep, can mean more …
