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How To Turn Around Troubled Teens

How to turn around troubled teens requires a combination of Restorative Practices, mentorship programs, and teen volunteerism. All proven effective.

Bob Wayne

November 28, 2022

Fast Track Tips & Quotes

Program yourself to smile

Program yourself to smile: Your body can program your brain, just as your brain can program your body to drive or sing. Several times a day, stop, focus, and s-m-i-l-e.

Smile More

Smile More: If you have a smartphone, set the timer to alert you every 30 minutes. Take out your phone, turn off the alarm, and smile. Sounds crazy but it will change your days.

Fiber prevents heartburn

Fiber prevents heartburn – People who regularly eat high-fiber foods like beans are 20% less likely to report acid-reflux disease symptoms.

Your brain doesn’t know real from imaginary. It’s why books and movies can make us laugh or cry. So, how to clear brain fog fast? Imagine your brain 2″ bigger than your skull. Your body will flood your brain with fresh blood to feed all that new imaginary gray matter. Talk about Fast Track!

Kindness Meditation

Kindness Meditation: Take five minutes every morning and think of someone you care about. Really feel it. Then think about someone you like less and try to feel the same way about them.

Make others smile

Make others smile: It’s easy. Every time you pass a stranger, make eye contact and smile at them. It will make their day and, surprisingly, it will make yours too.

Success Tip Three

Success Tip Three – Figure out the real reasons behind the things you want. Figure out how to address those needs and you will truly be successful. And more importantly, you will feel successful.

Eat organic fruits and vegetables

Eat organic fruits and vegetables and organic grass-fed meats. You can spend your money on expensive, high-quality food now or on expensive medications and surgery later.

Success Tip Seven

Success Tip Seven – Carbohydrate breakfasts make you sleepy; high protein, high-fat breakfasts energize you. How do you want to start your day? My folks ate a bowl of cereal every night before bed and slept soundly.

Fast Track Tip #02: Increase Cash-Flow

focus photography of person counting dollar banknotes

There are two ways to increase cash-flow: cut costs or build wealth. Cost-cutting will eventually lead to living in a tent in a friend’s back yard; building wealth is only limited by your imagination. You choose.

Reduce knee pain

Reduce knee pain by eating about 20 tart cherries a day. It’s as effective as ibuprofen and a heck of a lot tastier and healthier for your gut.

Start New Hobby

Start new hobby: Research shows that if it takes more than 20 seconds to start to do something new, you won’t do it. To start a new hobby, leave it out where you can’t help but pick it up.

Ginger tea for workout pain

Ginger tea for workout pain: Gingerols, antioxidants with anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving properties, can reduce weight-lifting workout pain by 25%. Best practice: drink ginger tea (about half a teaspoon of ginger) within 24 hours before your workout.

Success Tip Four

Success Tip Four – Remember to treat yourself the way you would like any “boss” to treat you: praised, encouraged, treated fairly, given the freedom to follow your ideas…

Beat brain fog

Beat brain fog – chewing gum increases blood flow to the brain making you more alert.

Relieve gas and bloating

Relieve gas and bloating, cramping, and spasms. Have a cup of peppermint tea or chew fresh peppermint. It’s a muscle relaxant. I also keep a vial of peppermint oil in the house. A couple of drops in a glass of water should do.

Success Tip One

Success Tip One – How often do you need to feel successful to be happy? Hourly? Daily? Weekly? Use self-praise or give yourself a pat on the back (A real one. It works!) as needed to meet that need. Practice feeling successful, regardless of your accomplishments.

Success Tip Six

Success Tip Six – You are unique, out of all the billions of people on this earth. No one can bring to the table what you have to offer. As long as you are giving life the best you know how you have nothing to apologize for.

Fast Track Tip #01: Antibacterial Chemicals

Antibacterial chemicals like triclosan are found in hand sanitizers, soaps, deodorants, toothpaste, and more. They kill your healthy gut bacteria, act like estrogen in your body, and stimulate precancerous cells to spread.

Dr. Steven Gundry

The Longevity Paradox

Neurofeedback training

Neurofeedback training can rewire your stress response and massively reduce your anxiety. Neurofeedback training…

Osteoarthritis in your knees

Osteoarthritis in your knees: Turmeric, found in curcumin, eases pain as well as ibuprofen. You can take curcumin in capsule form or enjoy it as a popular spice in Indian food (although it will take a lot of Indian food to give you the amount you need).