Tag: technology

Hit the Pause Button on a Busy, Overwhelmed Brain

April 8, 2021 Avalon Malibu Mental Health Healthy Living

We can’t outrun technology’s influence over our lives, and whether we like it or not, the way we use technology has affected our brains and bodies. Today’s younger generations are growing up with brains wired differently than kids of previous… Read More ›

Teens: Exercise for Mental Health

April 29, 2020 Avalon Malibu Mental Health Healthy Living

Technology has taken over many of our kids’ lives. While they can gain a lot of information from the internet, the fact is that mobile apps, movies and more can be damaging to a teen’s mental health, especially if the… Read More ›

How is Technology Making Way into the Recovery World?

October 20, 2017 Avalon Malibu QA Treatment Alternative Treatment

According to the Pew Research Center in 2015, 68% of Americans own a smartphone and 45% have tablet computers. Technology is much easier to access, and with that access comes many tools that individuals can use. For instance, Statista, a… Read More ›

Are “Smart” Phones Making Our Brains “Dumb”?

August 11, 2017 Avalon Malibu Technology

Why bother remembering something when the world wide web of instant information is at our fingertips? We don’t need to pay attention to minute details that don’t matter to us individually because out in the communications collective of the online… Read More ›

Could Fitness Tracking Trends In Technology Be A Risk For Mental Health?

August 3, 2017 Avalon Malibu Alcohol Addiction Food and Nutrition

Eating disorders are triggered by practices other people might find normal. Calorie counting, tracking food intake, clocking exercise, analyzing macro and micro nutrients, reaching a daily “step” goal. For others, these are the revolutions of technology in health and fitness.… Read More ›

Is Technology Hurting Your ADHD?

February 7, 2017 Avalon Malibu Mental Health Recovery

Having a smartphone, computer, or other technological device to turn to for distraction can feel like both a saving grace and a detriment when you are living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Apps and websites give you a thousand things… Read More ›

The American Screen Addiction

January 19, 2017 Avalon Malibu Addiction

How many times a day do you check your phone or mobile device? More importantly, how many times do you check your phone at night? Many of us have developed a compulsive habit of picking up our phone, swiping through… Read More ›

Put Your Phone Down

December 21, 2016 Avalon Malibu Healthy Living Addiction

Sixty percent of people in relationships are not satisfied. Typical problems contribute: finances, stress, lackluster sex life, children, and smartphones. A decade ago, smartphones weren’t part of anyone’s problem. Since smartphones became an integrated part of life, study has been… Read More ›