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DR. JANTZ BLOG

Creating Healthy Relationships with Intention
As you work to create a healthier life, it’s important to look at ways you can strengthen your relationships. Strong relationships should be the...

The Rise in Prescription Antidepressants
While there is no dispute that the incidence of depression is growing, the response to this growth is changing. The trend has been away...

Creating an Action Plan for Your New Exercise Routine
Oftentimes, a decision to start exercising is made in desperation and disgust. Desperation says, “Start now and start hard.” Disgust says, “You deserve to...

Understanding Acute and Chronic Stress
Acute stress is the slam-on-the brakes kind of stress. It’s tied to a specific event that is perceived as either dangerous or demanding. Your...

Studying Your Son’s Multitasking and Critical Thinking
As you consider measuring the impact technology has on your son, be sure to carefully study your son’s ability to multitask, including when his...

Whole-Person Approach to Treating Depression
In a whole-person treatment approach, the entire body is recognized as an important component in depression. The whole-person approach accepts the body as a...

How To Become a Life-Giving Person
As Mahatma Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped from his foot and landed on the track. The train...

Managing the Love Affair with Technology
Getting a novel gadget or using technology in a new way is much like entering into a new relationship. I remember when I got...

How To Raise a Happy, Healthy Teen
Whether you have a teenage girl or a teenage boy, there's a lot going on physically in that body and brain. As a parent,...

Signs Your Son Has A Technology Addiction
Boys have a hard enough time concentrating, contemplating, and reflecting -- all executive functions centered in the prefrontal cortex of the brain, an area...