Wellness

Recovery - it's better early, and can help manage your symptoms

There are no official treatment plans besides the normal advice of

Outside of this medical services, what can we do that has been proven to help some if not most people.

These include (not limited to) activities like

And more.....

Visit our self help page for links to meditation and YOGA

Dark Chocolate - does it really help?

Image retrieved from Whittakers Dark Ghanad web page at https://www.whittakers.co.nz/en_NZ/products/72-dark-ghana/block-250g

As far as most people are concerned, chocolate helps everything!

But seriously, Dark chocolate has many benefits for the brain.

JK Rowling is quoted as saying 'the mood-enhancing properties of chocolate are well known in both the Muggle and wizard worlds. Chocolate is the perfect antidote for anyone who has been overcome in the presence of Dementors, which suck hope and happiness out of their surroundings. "

Retrieved from wizarding world website - here.

The British medical journal also some medical publications to add - after all, I am not a doctor, just a lover of the world's best chocolate and FND medicine!

https://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e3657#:~:text=Conclusions%20The%20blood%20pressure%20and,preventive%20strategy%20in%20this%20population.

and

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/8/12/e024095.reviewer-comments.pdf


For the National Institute of Health's take...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262453/#:~:text=In%20recent%20studies%2C%20it%20was,%2Dinfrared%20spectroscopy%20%5B14%5D.


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