Mindfulness Reduces Smartphone Addiction By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As a culture, we are slowly beginning to devalue wellness and prioritize productivity at the expense of our health. This creates an unhealthy reliance on digital devices.” – Alfred James Over the last few decades, the internet has gone from a rare […]
Reduce Smartphone Addiction and Improve Stress Coping in Adolescents with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “over a third of us check our phones in the middle of the night. And a further third check our phones within five minutes of waking up. The same survey also revealed that about a third […]
Improve Smartphone Addiction with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As we get more connected to our wireless technology, we appear to run the risk of damaging our brains’ wiring, and disconnecting from the face-to-face interaction that our social and psychological systems need. With its emphasis on harnessing attention with intention (i.e. […]
Reduce Internet Addiction with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “teaching teens to be mindful—through exercises or school programs—might help prevent and treat our modern digital obsession.” – Kira Newman Over the last few decades, the internet has gone from a rare curiosity to the dominant mode of electronic communications. In fact, it has […]
Mindfulness Improve Social Media Control While Social Media Control Improves Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “social media overuse is increasingly commonplace today, and it may have some serious repercussions to your physical and mental health.” – Kristeen Cherney Over the last few decades, the internet has gone from a rare curiosity […]
Reduce the Impact of Problematic Social Media Use on Depression During the Covid-19 Pandemic with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Social media addiction is becoming an increasing problem. . . Mindfulness is a training that helps us become more present, self aware and better able to respond rather than react on […]
Improve Smoking Abstinence with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness training (MT) may decouple the association between craving and smoking, thus facilitating smoking cessation.” – J. Kim Pemberthy “Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). So, […]
Mindfulness Therapies May Be Cost-Effective for the Treatment of Mental Illness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “[Mindfulness] is a cost-saving alternative to treatment as usual over the trial duration from both a healthcare and a societal perspective for patients with a diagnosis of depression, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders.” – Sanjib […]
Reduce Cell Phone Dependence in Adolescents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “With its emphasis on harnessing attention with intention (i.e. redirecting it on purpose), mindfulness—with all its scientifically-established health and well-being benefits—has the potential to keep us from drifting hopelessly away from one another. Perhaps it can keep us connected, […]
Reduce Cell Phone Withdrawal Anxiety with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It isn’t just the plethora of tech offerings that keep us feeling preoccupied and divided, it is our relationship to these devices that keep us wanting more.” – Sura Over the last few decades cell phones have gone from a rare […]