Health Update: Health Update: The health benefits of listening to different tonal frequencies – Mountain Xpress – What Experts Say– What Experts Say.
As part of Xpress‘ annual Wellness Issue series, we reached out to local experts to share their approaches to managing their physical and mental health.
Below, we speak with Tanya Harding, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, who has been part of the wellness community in Asheville since 2021. Harding says she has “a passion for helping properly identify anxiety disorders” and a goal of creating “a center for OCD treatment in Asheville.”
Xpress: What’s your approach for managing screen time and technology to support optimal health?
Harding: Properly addressing screen time through moderation is key. Creating new habits takes consistency and perseverance. By setting a realistic goal with how much time is allotted during the course of the day and introducing replacement habits such as taking a brisk walk, listening to music and painting are ways to develop new patterns and limit screen time.
Can you share one or two food items or simple dishes that are your personal go-tos for maintaining a healthy diet?
To maintain a healthy body, several easy go-to add-ins are kimchi and kefir to help with gut health and bone broth, which provides not only hydration but collagen, magnesium, potassium and trace minerals. I consume these three things every day.
What is one wellness habit readers should consider adding to their daily or weekly routines in 2026?
For many of my clients, I suggest using binaural beats as part of their wellness routine. Binaural beats are different tonal frequencies played simultaneously, one in each ear, and when the brain fills in a third beat, which is not actually there, it promotes brain entrainment, which decreases anxiety and improves focus, helps with sleep and creativity.