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Goodbye Girl – James Grippando – April Reads -Part 1

   Ok so after having read only two books in all of March, I finished my second book for April yesterday! The two books I’ve finished are Goodbye Girl by James Grippando and Innercise: The New Science to Unlock Your Brain’s Hidden Potential by John Assaraf. Goodbye Girl is the 18th book in Grippando’s Jack Swyteck series. While Innercise is a self-help book.

Goodbye Girl (Jack Swyteck #18) – James Grippando

I read The Pardon the first book in the series way back in 2005.  Well ctually, I read the second book first in the first part of June in 2005 and quickly read The Pardon in the same month! I went on the record several of the earlier books but Grippando was a hit or miss author for me.

I picked the series up again in 2018 with the 14th book in the series A Death in Live Oak. Since then I haven’t missed a book in the series. Goodbye Girl is a very good addition to the series and left me eagerly waiting for the next installment.

About Goodbye Girl

Jack Swyteck is a defense attorney married to Andie Henning an FBI Agent. In Goodbye Girl Jack is asked to defend a Imani Nichols aGrammy-winning popsinger in a contentious intellectual piracy case. While Imani is a huge star she’s making very little money because “she says her ex-husband Shaky stole the rights to her music. To get back at him Imani is telling her fans to “Go Pirate!” to get her music. This is a 180 degree turnaround for Imani since she previously had fought against piracy.

While the trial is in progress, Jack receives anonymous tip connecting Imani and Shaky to a murder that occurred 12 years prior. A murder where Andie had been called in to aid the investigation.

Anyway a lot of action outside the of the court room as a Russian Oligarch and his son who runs the world’s largest privacy website are pulled into the mess. As is Jack’s best friend Theo. Oh and there’s a serial killer copying the 12 year old murder!

One of the best aspects of the series, as in most book series is the characters. The characters in the Jack Swyteck series include: Theo who Jack saved from death row, Jack’s father the ex-governor of Florida and Andie Henning Jack’s wife. In Goodbye Girl the problems that arise from the marriage of an FBI agent and a defense attorney play a pivotal role in the story. ( I hope they can work out their problems)

The Bottom Line

Goodbye Girl is a fast paced mystery/thriller. that can be read as a standalone book. As always,. though it’s better if you’ve read some of the earlier books. So check it out. As for me I’m off to tackle my humongous TBR pile. C.J Box’s latest may be up next!

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The Last Ranger – Peter Heller (Book 9 of 2024)

The Last Ranger is the second book I’ve written by Peter Heller. The River was the first of Heller’s books I read back in 2020. In a year where I read 56 books (thanks to the pandemic,) it was one of the best books I read. So I was looking forward to reading The Last Ranger. I must admit that I found it a little slow going in the beginning and and actually set it aside and started reading James Grippando’s latest Goodbye Girl. However, I went back to it as the library due date for the book approached, uh it’s today! Anyway, I’m glad I returned.

About the Last Ranger

The setting of The Last Ranger is Yellowstone Park. The main character Ren Hopper is a Park Ranger or an Enforcement Agent assigned to act like the police within the Park. As an Enforcement Agent his duties range from breaking up fights at campgrounds to saving tourists from moose attacks.He also works to keep the peace between the vacationers,who tromp around with cameras and the locals who want to carve out a meaningful living in the lands beyond the park boundaries,.

The book takes off when Ren finds his friend Hilly, a biologist and wolf expert, nearly dead in the steel jaws of a wolf trap. He hopes it’s just an accident. However, a small red ribbon tied to the stake makes him fairly certain that it wasn’t. The first and best suspect is a known poacher, who has an ungoing feud with Hilly. Aside from this investigation Ren soon finds that someone is also out to get him. The best suspect is a member of a local group of ranchers.These ranchers have formed an alliance at odds with both the park and with Ren’s responsibility to protect it. s the poacher a member, too?

From Goodreads

Rife with surprising humor, populated by a cast of extraordinary characters, each drawn to Yellowstone for their own reasons, Peter Heller once again mines the rich vein where our very human impulses play out against the stunning beauty of the natural world.

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My Thoughts about The Last Ranger.

The setting is one of the aspects like the most about The Last Ranger. I have only visited Yellowstone Park and surrounding area via the books of C.J. Box. And both authors have left me feeling that I’ve been there and wishing that I could be there. I get the same feeling from the William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Conner books.

Needless to say, the characters are the other aspect of the book I love. Major and minor characters are real life folks with real life problems. And the reader gets to know and care for them all. Even if you are rooting against some of them you still understand their behavior.

Speaking if behavior, I also like books that teach me something. The Last Ranger does just that discussing both behavior of the wolves of Yellowstone. As well as, their impact on the environment.

The bottm line is I highly recommend this book. So check it out. As for me I will be on the lookout for books from Heller’s back catalog! I will also be getting back to Grippando’s Goodbye Girl.

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Update: January-February 2024 Reads

Update: January-February 2024 Reads

 

Midnight Creed - Alex Kava
Midnight Creed (Ryder Creed #8) –

Midnight Creed  is the 8th book in Alex Kava’s Ryder Creed series  The series was a spin-off of Kava’s Maggie O’Dell series. Since Maggie and her FBI colleagues are an intricate part of the Ryder Creed series, I’m going to call this book book 19 in the Maggie O’Dell has targeted homeless people up and down the east coast. While Ryder  and his dogs are searching for a missing boy. Additionally, Ryder and his staff are awaiting a shipment of K9s that were left behind when our troops left Afghanistan. Read More

Beach Wedding -Michael Ledwidge
Beach Wedding – Michael Ledwidge

In Beach Wedding we find Philadelphia police officer Terry Rourke returning to the Hamptons to attend his brothers lavish and expensive wedding. However, this is not the first time Terry has been in the Hamptons…..

….As the designer tuxedos are laid out and the flowers arranged along the glittering surf, Terry can’t help but take another look at a decades-old murder trial that rocked the very foundations of the town—and his family. He soon learns that digging up billion-dollar sand can be a very dangerous activity. The kind of danger that can very quickly turn even the most beautiful beach wedding into a wake.

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Tyranny of the Minority – Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point -Steven Levitsky, Dnaiel Ziblatt

Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point is a book that any concerned with the state of our political system has to read. The authors layout three key aspects of our political system that have helped create the mess we’re in now. k so if you don’t want to read the book,at least, which this video!

The Gatekeeper – (Dez Limerick #1) – James Byrne

The Gatekeeper is possibly my favorite book of 2024. I love the main character Dez Limerick, The book was a fast paced rollar0coaster of a ride! From Goodreads….

James Byrne’s The Gatekeeper introduces Dez Limerick in the most anticipated new thriller in years.

A highly trained team of mercenaries launches a well-planned, coordinated attack on a well-guarded military contractor – but they didn’t count on one thing, the right man being in the wrong place at the right time.

Desmond Aloysius Limerick (“Dez” to all) is a retired mercenary, and enthusiastic amateur musician, currently in Southern California, enjoying the sun and sitting in on the occasional gig, when the hotel he’s at falls under attack. A skilled team attempts to kidnap the Chief legal counsel of Triton Expeditors, a major military contractor – in fact, Petra Alexandris is the daughter of the CEO – but their meticulously-planned, seamlessly executed scheme runs into the figurative ‘spanner-in-the-works,’ Dez himself……Full Review Pending.

The River We Remember – William Kent Krueger
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Starter Villain - John Scalzi cover
Starter Villain – John Scalzi

So on Friday January 12 I finished reading my second book for 2024, John Scalzi’s Starter Villain. It is the ninth book by Scalzi on my Goodreads shelves. I began reading Scalzi’s books in 2008. The first book I read was Old Man’s War.  that book among the others in the Old Man’s War series may still be my favorites written by Scalzi.

The hero of the book, well maybe not a hero, let’s just say main character of the book is Charlie Fister. Charlie is  a divorced ex-newspaper  journalist. Who is now a substitute teacher living with his cat. A house his siblings want to sell.  All Charlie wants is to buy and run  a pub downtown. But the cost is astronomical  and his only collateral for a bank loan is the house he lives in, which his estranged siblings want to sell!

Then his estranged Uncle Jake dies and leaves Charlie his business. Charlie realizes he may be in trouble, when he’s asked to represent the family at his uncle’s memorial service. At the service, first it was the message sent on a vase of flowers. The message See You in Hell” During the visitation, one guest checks Jake’s pulse another tries to stab him! It seems his uncle was not too popular……… “Full Post

Tides of Fire – (Sigma Force #17) – James Rollins

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Starter Villain – John Scalzi – AnotherWinner for Scalzi

 

So on Friday January 12 I finished reading my second book for 2024, John Scalzi’s Starter Villain. It is the ninth book by Scalzi on my Goodreads shelves. I began reading Scalzi’s books in 2008. The first book I read was Old Man’s War.  that book among the others in the Old Man’s War series may still be my favorites written by Scalzi.

The hero of the book, well maybe not a hero, let’s just say main character of the book is Charlie Fister. Charlie is  a divorced ex-newspaper  journalist. Who is now a substitute teacher living with his cat. A house his siblings want to sell.  All Charlie wants is to buy and run  a pub downtown. But the cost is astronomical  and his only collateral for a bank loan is the house he lives in, which his estranged siblings want to sell!

Then his estranged Uncle Jake dies and leaves Charlie his business. Charlie realizes he may be in trouble, when he’s asked to represent the family at his uncle’s memorial service. At the service, first it was the message sent on a vase of flowers. The message See You in Hell” During the visitation, one guest checks Jake’s pulse another tries to stab him! It seems his uncle was not too popular. “

When Charlie is whisked away to his uncle’s island (I won’t  tell you why) he learns Uncle is a “villain”. Additionally, the people who were out to get Jake are out to get his heir, i.e. Charlie. Can Charlie survive??

Thoughts on Starter Villain

Starter Villain is the ninth book written by John Scalzi I have read. While I enjoy his hard science a little more I also enjoy his other books.I thought The Kaiju Preservation Society was a great read.  The book was nominated for a Goodreads Award as Best Science Fiction book of the year so others liked it, too. It finished as the 8th most popular book.

Starter Villain reminds me a lot of The Kaiju Preservation, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps until she becomes involved with the Society.  Cuarlie on the other hand is an ex-journalist stuck working as a substitute teacher. Both are characters that you can root for as they both face formidable opponents.

John Scalzi’s sense of humor always comes out in his characters and it certainly does in Charlie Fister. It certainly is one of the aspects of Scalzi’s books I love.

Even though I keep waiting for something big to happen in Starter Villain, overall i was satisfied with the surprising final twist at the end. Actually, the more I think about the book the more I realize that I really liked the book.

In 2023 Starter Villain was also nominated for the best science fiction book at Goodreads. This time Scalzi’s book finished fourth in the voting. So check it out.

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New Folk Music from Old Friends

So over the last few years, I’ve drifted away from my musical roots. Between the 1975 and 2014 I listened to primarily music that falls broadly under the umbrella of Americana. I listened to Folk, Blues, bluegrass and Texas music. After about 2014, my musical listening shifted and I found myself listening to more Jazz and New Age with some Prog Rock thrown in the mix. It seemed every time I looked at the Roots Music Report Chart or New Releases Now, I never saw music from the Americana artists I listened to. The only Americana I continued to listen to regularly was Blues.
However, today’s Roots Music Folk Chart contained new albums from some of my favorites! So let’s what new Americana music I can put into my music rotation.

Proposed Music Rotation – Week of March 18, 2024

Jeff Talmadge –Bandcamp

I’ll start from the top of the chart and move down. First comes a new album from Jeff Talmadge Sparrow. Next up t’s his first first album since 2011’s Kind of Everything. The album debuted at no.7 on the chart!

Todd Snider- Amazon

Next up at number 11 is the latest release from Todd Snider Crank It, We’re Doomed. This album was released in November of 2023. I think I started to listen to it back then but then didn’t give it a good listen. I’ll try too do better this time.

Red Beet Records

At 23 is the least from Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz Simple Motion. I’m a long time fan of Eric Brace both from his days with Last Train Home and his collaborations with Peter Cooper. Peter has unfortunately passed away, but I look forward to this new collaboration.

Tim Grimm – Amazon

Tim Grimm’s release from March 2023 The Little In-Between is next at No. 35. I love Tim’s story songs about people, places and Life in general. Again I don’t know why I haven’t listened to this one!

Town Mountain – Bandcamp

Dance Me Down Easy:The Woodstock Sessions is a new 6-song EP from Town Mountain. Damn I haven’t’t listened to them for a long time either! So it’s another one I can’t wait to give a listen.

Matt the Electrician – Matt’s Store

I believe the last Matt the Electrician album I listened to was 2011’s Accidental Thief. Since then he has only released two albums before 2024’s The Ocean Knocked Me Down which was released in February. That album is now at 40 on the Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Folk Chart.

Now all of the above are albums from musicians I have listened to previously. However, as I went down the chart there were several bands and singers whose music I don’t know, but will give a listen and let you know what I think about their music!

Here’s a new Folk Music Playlist with two Tracks from Each Album!

Thoughts of Steve Goodman and “The Dutchman”

Reposted March 17,2024

For whatever reason, Steve Goodman’s cover of Michael Smith’s song “The Dutchman” popes into my head this morning. Since the release of his self-titled album in 1971? Steve has been one of my favorite folk artists.

About Steve Goodman

For those of you unfamiliar with Steve Goodman here’s some biographical information from Wikipedia:

Steven Benjamin Goodman[1] (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song “City of New Orleans,” which was recorded by Arlo Guthrie and many others including Joan Baez, John Denver, The Highwaymen, and Judy Collins; in 1985, it received a Grammy award for best country song, as performed by Willie Nelson. Goodman had a small but dedicated group of fans for his albums and concerts during his lifetime, and is generally considered a musician’s musician. His most frequently sung song is the Chicago Cubs anthem, “Go Cubs Go”. Goodman died of leukemia in September 1984. Read More

Like many folk musicians, Steve had the ability to make you laugh with songs like “Veg-O-Matic”, or “Talk Backwards” and then turn around and tug at your heartstrings with songs like “Old Smoothies” or the aforementioned “The Dutchman”

Ive read that more people have been discovering Steve’s music following the success of his often times writing partner John Prine. John is also one of my all time favorites. Like Steve I have been listening to his music since the early 1970s!

Here is a short post I wrote on Steve’s birthday (July 25th) several years ago. I included in that post a video of one of my favorite Steve Goodman songs “Would You Like to Learn to Dance” from his self-titled debut album.

About “The Dutchman”

But back to “The Dutchman”. The song first appeared on Goodman’s second album Somebody Else’s Troubles.  From Wikipedia..

The song is about an elderly couple living in Amsterdam, Margaret and the title character. The unnamed Dutchman is senile, and Margaret cares for him with a sadness over what has happened to him over the years. It is a story of unconditional love. Read More

Here’s a great post at Comparative Video 101  Peter Smith, Steve Goodman And More – “The Dutchman” Check It Out!

Well let’s end this post with a video of Steve performing the song accompanied by the great Jethro Burns. Enjoy I did!

Life is Hard – Mike Zito

So the other day I wrote a out one of the two songs that have been in my music rotation this month, Albert Cummings‘ latest album Strong. The other album is Mike Zito‘s new album Life is Hard. Like Cummings Zito has been a favorite of mine for many years a now. I started listening to his music back around 2010 in when I heard his album Pearl. I think that his last two albums, 2021 Blues for the Southside Live and Life is Hard have been the best of his career.

About Life is Hard

Life is Hard was recorded in September 0f 2023 at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California. Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith produced the album, Both Bonamassa and Smith worked on the production of Blood Brothers, the critically-acclaimed album Zito recorded with fellow label guitarist Albert Castiglia,. (another favorite) Blood Brothers topped both the Billboard and iTunes blues charts after its release in March, 2023.

Life Is Hard is composed of several Mike Zito originals. In addition Mike makes a variety of blues songs written by more of my favorite artists including: Tinsley Ellis, Walter Trout, Tab Benoit and Fred James.

But that’s not all a diverse assortment of blues/roots music icons music is covered including Little Milton (“Lonely Man”), Stevie Wonder (“Have a Talk with God”) and Reverend Gary Davis (“Death Don’t Have No Mercy”), plus a terrific cover of the Guess Who classic, “These Eyes.”    

Mike has this to say about the album…..

“Life Is Hard is a complete work of art for me,” says Mike Zito about the new disc. “I believe this is the best album I’ve ever made in my life. My wife Laura and I planned this idea of pouring my heart out in music after her death from cancer. Joe, Josh and the incredible musicians were fully aware of the task at hand. They brought a lot of emotion to the music. I am so proud of this album and I know Laura would be proud as well.”     

From Mike Zito’s website.

The Bottom Line

The Bottom line is Life is Hard, like Strong is a fantastic album. In my opinion it is the best album Zito has recorded and it will be quickly climbing the blues charts. Currently it is number 11 on the Roots Music Report Blues Chart.

Mike’s guitar work and vocals are both great throughout Life is Hard. On several of the tracks on the album the keyboard work also shines. When I went to Mike’s website I discovered Reese Wynans was the keyboardist! Here’s the complete musician line-up on the album…..

Mike Zito – Guitar and Vocals
Joe Bonamassa – Additional Guitar
Josh Smith – Additional Guitar
Reese Wynans – Keyboards
Calvin Turner – Bass
Lemar Carter – Drums
Paulie Cerra – Saxophone on “Lonely Man”
Jennifer Kumma and Anna Spina – French Horn on “Forever My Love” and “These Eyes”
Jade Macrae – Background Vocals
Dannielle Deandrea – Background Vocals
Steve Ray Ladson – Background Vocals on “Death Don’t Have No Mercy”
French Horn Arrangements by Calvin Turner

When I was gathering info to write this post I discovered Mike’s wife Laura pasted away in August of 2023. She died after a long battle against cancer.Here’s what Mike writes about the song “Forever My Love”

About the Song “Forever My Love”

“In January of last year, I was considering the idea of making an album about the tragedy of my wife Laura having cancer. I wasn’t quite sure how to go about it, but she was very encouraging of the process. I knew I could not write an entire album about this experience and my feelings, but I wanted to write at least one meaningful song that encapsulated my emotions.

One morning I was sitting with guitar in hand at the dining room table with a coffee by my side. I played a chord and sang “Forever My Love” at the top of my lungs. Laura came into the room and said “What was that? Is that a song you’re going to write?” I said, “I think so, do you like it?”

She had an excited look on her face as she said “Yes, I like it a lot.” It just came to me so I went with it and the rest came so fast and easy. The best songs usually come out of nowhere and are very easy to write, like I am not really writing the song I am just the interpreter. The song was written, but I played it and sang it over and over throughout the year. Every morning I would sit at the table and sing it loud and she would listen.

She would tell me how much she loved the song, she was really proud. We had hoped she would live long enough to hear the finished version, but that didn’t happen. But, she heard me sing this song 100 times to her at our house last year, and she knew you were going to love it.” — Mike Zito

Here’s the video for “Forever My Love”

I also discovered there is a Go-Fund Me site Laura Zito Cancer Support. if you would like to help Mike and his family.

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Beach Wedding – Michael Ledwidge

 

So for whatever reason I have never read a book written by Janes Patterson. As a result, I  never discovered author Michael Ledwidge until I checked out Stop at Nothing book #1 in his Michael Gannon series from my library in July of 2021. It was great! I quickly quickly followed it up in August with book #2 in the series Run for Cover. Then I had to wait until January 2023 until book 3 Hard to Break was released. During that time Ledwidge had released a standalone novel Beach Wedding, which I put off reading until last month, when it became the seventh book I’ve read in 2024. Anyway, here   is what I’ve missed out on by not reading Ledwidge’s work until now!

About Michael Ledwidge

Michael Ledwidge wrote his first novel, The Narrowback, in 1999. That was followed by two more highly acclaimed novels. The second of which Bad Connection was optioned by George Clooney.
Now here’s the big part that I missed out on!

He has co-authored 14 bestselling novels with James Peterson featuring detective Michael Bennett The Michael Bennett series is the highest selling NYC detective series of all time. Shame on me for not reading this series! (Note to self check out this series!)

Additionally, their novel, Zoo, became a three-season CBS television series.

Born and raised in New York City, Ledwidge has worked as a Park Avenue doorman and a Manhattan outdoor telephone technician where he participated in the Ground Zero recovery efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Beach Wedding -Michael LedwidgeBeach Wedding

Now back to Beach Wedding. In Beach Wedding we find Philadelphia police officer Terry Rourke returning to the Hamptons to attend his brothers lavish and expensive wedding. However, this is not the first time Terry has been in the Hamptons…..

….As the designer tuxedos are laid out and the flowers arranged along the glittering surf, Terry can’t help but take another look at a decades-old murder trial that rocked the very foundations of the town—and his family. He soon learns that digging up billion-dollar sand can be a very dangerous activity. The kind of danger that can very quickly turn even the most beautiful beach wedding into a wake.

From Goodreads

My Thoughts about Beach Wedding

It took several pages for this book to grab me, but since it did it didn’t let go until the end of the book! The main character Terry Rourke was easy to root for, as he tried to untangle the events of the murder of a Hampton elite. A murder where Terry’s father the lead prosecutor failed to get a conviction with dire consequences. The plot was intricate with an explosive in more ways the one ending.

The Bottom line is I highly recommend Beach Wedding. As well as, the Micheal Gannon books! So check them out! As for me, I have Ledwidge’s latest The Girl in the Vault waiting for me at my library. And a boat load of Michael Bennet books to check out!!

 

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My Explorations of ADHD and Dopamine

 

My name is Ed and I have undiagnosed ADHD. As such, I am always looking for ways to increase my dopamine levels. So in this post I’m going to explore natural methods to raise my dopamine levels.

The first thing I did was google “ways to increase dopamine levels ADHD”. The first article that was listed was titled “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):The Role of Dopamine.”This article mainly discusses what ADHD is and the potential role dopamine plays in ADHD. However, in “the Takeaway” it provides several things to do to increase your dopamine levels.. They include:

From:”Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):The Role of Dopamine…..

  • Try something new.
  • Make a list of small tasks and complete them.
  • Listen to music you enjoy.
  • Exercise regularly.
  • Try meditation or yoga.

 

What I Do and Don’t Do to Raise My Dopamine


When I look at this list I see that I already do the last three items on the list on a regular basis. Very rarely does a day go by that I don’t listen to music. I also exercise daily. Additionally, I do yoga at least two or three times a week. I will say that while I previously meditated frequently lately I have not.

The first item on the list can be taken several ways. The first is to try something new to eat or try something new to do, I.e. something out of your comfort zone. My family always pointed out that the box of whatever I just bought said “New” on the front! And I still do that. Now I will say I should and will put that on my :”to do” list to try new foods for dinner, our maybe new recipes from the many cookbooks I have and have never used. LOL!

Now since I have very little spare time (we babysit our granddaughter almost everyday every week and I work part-time at Target one weekend day, I have very little time to do something out of my comfort zone. I did though yesterday try to use my daughter’s treadmill. Now there is something new for me to try!

Finally, the second thing to do to raise dopamine levels is to “Make a list of small tasks and complete them.”. The other day I did see a post on I think Instagram that someone wrote they had made a list of everything they needed to do all day and checked them off when they were completed.

That got me to thinking about how I used to use a bullet journal. I think that I got the most done around the house and felt good about it when I could list projects in my bullet journal and then check them off when I finished the project. So I think it’s time to start a bullet journal again!!

The Bottom Line

Based on the information provided by the post, “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):The Role of Dopamine Here’s what I’m going to do in order to naturally increase my dopamine levels . I’m going to:

  • Keep listening to music….incorporating maybe more New Age and Classical
  • Keep exercising regularly
  • keep doing yoga
  • Restart meditating
  • Restart my bullet journal

Now I just need to keep up and start doing! I’ll keep you updated! Additionally, I’m going to explore some more articles about neutral ways to raise dopamine levels. Any thoughts?

Links for the Further Exploration of Natural Ways to Raise Dopamine Levels

10 Best Ways to Increase Dopamine Levels Naturally

How to increase dopamine with ADHD

19 Ways to Increase Dopamine & Improve ADHD Symptoms

Note: Just remember this post is not meant to provide medical advice you should always contact your physician for that. Particularly for starting exercising!