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How To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 71 - Brain Chemistry - OxytocinBrain Chemistry - Oxytocin - Page 71 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Oxytocin is the neurotransmitter known as the love chemical which creates intimacy and trust, and builds healthy relationships. It helps us to feel satisfied and gives us all the warm and fuzzies.
Oxytocin occurs naturally, is made in the hypothalamus and is stored and released by the posterior pituitary gland in the brain. Oxytocin is thought to be the superhero that produces nurturing and relaxing sensations, countering the production...2021-05-2905 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 68 - Brain Chemistry - SerotoninBrain Chemistry - Serotonin - Page 68 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Serotonin is a brain chemical responsible for regulating people's moods. It is our 'happy hormone'. It is the leadership chemical and is responsible for feelings of significance, importance, pride and status. Serotonin is also responsible for social behaviour, appetite and digestion, immune function, sleep, memory and sexual function.
It has a wide variety of functions which keep us happy and on track. We are social animals and social recognition...2021-05-2805 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 65 - Brain Chemistry - DopamineBrain Chemistry - Dopamine - Page 65 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a feel good chemical responsible for sending messages between the brain and nerve cells of the body. Dopamine is the motivation molecule in charge of our pleasure and reward system.
Dopamine is a solo chemical, meaning we can make dopamine on our own. We don't necessarily need another human being for the release of dopamine in our bodies. Dopamine motivates us to take action toward...2021-05-2704 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldYour Human Blueprint In A Single CellThe Human Body - Page 10 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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A Ferrari and a Human Body are both Amazing Machines
A vehicle is an amazing piece of engineering, both body and engine. Finely tuned, it can perform well. However, the human body is of THE most amazing design, balance and it is surprisingly resilient and flexible. Each cell comprises mainly water and functions harmoniously with all the others.
The human bodily organs function in perfect harmony, seemingly automatically...2021-05-2603 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 63 - Brain Chemistry - EndorphinsBrain Chemistry - Endorphins - Page 63 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World
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Endorphins are neurotransmitters responsible for our survival. Endorphins are produced as a response to certain stimuli, especially stress, pain or fear. They enable us to press on in spite of circumstances, to endure and survive.
The primary role of endorphins is to mask physical pain. Endorphins are solo chemicals which means we can make endorphins on our own. We don't necessarily need another human being for the release of...2021-05-2604 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 20 - Sleep Is Brain MaintenanceSleep Is Brain Maintenance - Page 20 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World
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Sleep impacts our health in every area but researchers have recently found sleep's greatest benefit to be physical: cleansing. Our body has a great system for flushing out waste, the lymphatic system, but it does not extend to our brain. As the brain tightly regulates everything, it is kept highly secure behind the blood-brain barrier to avoid contamination, but it does have waste to get rid of.
The brain has...2021-05-2506 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 16 - Fuel Quality Impacts PerformanceFuel Quality Impacts Performance - Page 16 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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A car’s performance is optimal with the right fuel. Regardless of how good the car looks or its engine size, it won't work without the right fuel. If you were to put diesel in a petrol car, the engine would be in need of a full overhaul.
Nutrition
Our brain is a mere 2% of our body weight, but it uses 20% of our energy resources. When our stomach se...2021-05-2405 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 14 - Water Sustains LifeWater Sustains Life - Page 14 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Water is stored all over us, in our brain and our body, in our liver, kidneys, stomach, bladder, spinal fluids: everywhere! However, more than half is actually inside our cells. As a car engine must have water to function, so every single cell in the human body is dependent on water. Humans can only survive a few days without water.
The body needs water to transport water-soluble nutrients to organs in...2021-05-2306 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 11 - The Human BrainThe Human Brain - Page 11 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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THE HUMAN BRAIN - More Powerful than 200 Million Desktop Computers
The average human brain weighs about 1.5kg (3lb) and looks like a big, grey, wrinkly sponge about the size of your two fists put together. It is comprised of 78% water. If the water was removed, 60% of dried brain weight is fat.
While we are awake, our brain generates up to 25 watts of power: enough to illuminate a light...2021-05-2203 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 6 - Understanding Mental HealthUnderstanding Mental Health - Page 6 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Holistic Mental Health explains the relationships between the needs of our physical body, how disconnection and trauma influences our thinking, and the role of purpose in mental and emotional well-being. This course develops personal insights into current personal and community mental health issues, understanding their possible causes and exploring strategies for dealing with our own health and that of our families, friends, colleagues and workmates.
Human mental health is best understood...2021-05-2101 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldHow To Manage Your Mental HealthPhysiological Performance Dashboard - Page 25 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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These 3 simple feedback loops empower us to manage our health, both physically and mentally. This is the best way to spot changes that could eventually be detrimental to our mental health.
This is our early warning system where a change in sleep patterns could indicate a lack of safety or an issue that could be shameful.
A change in bowel habits or hydration indicates an impending change in moods...2021-05-1705 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldWhy We Feel AnxiousSafety and Security - Page 28 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Family and Community Connections
Whilst shelter is essential to safety, in this book, we are predominantly concerned with feeling safe. Safety Needs include our natural desire for our world to be ordered, predictable and within our control.
Today, feeling safe would include feeling safe and secure with the people within our home, at school and in the workplace, as well as feeling secure in our job...2021-05-1503 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldOur Basic DNA - Why We Do What We DoThe Mind - Page 29 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Mind explains our caveman-like responses to stress, the responses we learn in childhood to relieve that stress or shame, how we carry those same responses into adulthood, and ways we can deal with our shame.
"Actually, we are not far removed from our basic 'Survival At Any Cost' caveman programming. As we become socialized, we are taught to modify our initial reactions to stressful situations.
It's when we are 'Running...2021-05-1205 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 9 - BoundariesBoundaries - Page 9 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Boundaries are essential to establishing good routines and sleep patterns. It is advisable to take some time to create boundaries around the type of food we will generally eat. How often will we allow 'sometimes' foods or 'treats'? What are our preferred meal times? Which drinks will we consume? When and how often will we use 'sometimes' drinks? What are our own sleep times? Our children's sleep times and routines? Involve the whole family in...2021-05-1103 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldFind And Join Your TribeSafety In A Tribe - Page 31 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World
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We Feel Safe When We Belong To A Tribe
A young child relies on its parents to provide for their needs. Children learn to expect and rely on their parent to be a source of warmth, provision and comfort. As the child grows, they learn to trust that their needs will be met.
Our first sense of belonging is with our parents, yet all throughout life we continue...2021-05-1104 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldPage 8 - Maslow's Order of Human NeedsMaslow's Order of Human Needs - Page 8 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Maslow's Order of Basic Human Needs is a motivational theory in psychology dating back more than 70 years, comprising a five tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.
The foundational level, Physiological Needs includes survival needs and deals with our need for food, water and sleep to survive and reproduce. If unmet, the human body struggles to function and all other needs become...2021-05-1004 minHow To Stay Sane In A Crazy WorldThe Still Face ExperimentThe Still Face Experiment - Page 33 of the book - 'How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World'
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Building Strong Foundations
We know that healthy relationships between children and caregivers are important for building strong brains. Starting with newborns, a responsive child-caregiver bond builds a strong foundation for development through "serve and return" interactions.
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"Serve and return" works like a game of tennis or volleyball between child and caregiver. The child “serves” by reaching out for interaction with eye cont...2021-05-0904 min