BRAIN BOOST MY TAKE ON BRAIN FOOD BY IVY CIOLLI
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ho doesn’t need a mood enhancer these days? We have all been taken on a roller coaster of emotions the past few months. Just when we think the ride is over, we enter an unpredictable tunnel! Will we be jerked to the left or take a sharp right? Or will we fall into the great abyss? Needless to say, this was unforeseeable, and our future is foreseeably unpredictable—but our greatest advantage is to maintain our mental health.
alarmingly true in conversations I have had with people. Our tracks are being rattled with so many ideologies, and many of us don’t have the mental capacity to focus on too much content these days. With that in mind, I will keep my “resolution ride” to mental dissonance at a minimum.
When “braincoasting” on this month’s article, the term “cognitive dissonance” was at the forefront of my mind. It’s not a term I commonly use, but when I looked it up, it resonated and had validity.
While seeking the high road and positivity, Sun Potion checks all the boxes for mental well-being. The company offers adaptogen powders and tonics that feed our mind and soul. I’m a big believer in utilizing earth elements for the balancing of emotional, hormonal, and physical repair, and I have noticed a significant boost in all these areas by building smoothies powered by these superfoods.
Cognitive dissonance means mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time. This seems to be
My family’s morning ritual begins with a shake that’s often made with frozen organic wild blueberries, organic bananas and a protein powder, and I load it with Sun Potion powders.
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