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What is Inflammation?
What is Inflammation? Inflammation is the body’s immune system protecting the body. When we get hurt, the body reacts by using inflammation to protect the cells. We want our bodies to be able to have a good inflammation response, but… Continue reading
A Quick Neck Warm-Up Exercise
A Quick Neck Warm Up This week, we wanted to focus more on a few ways to keep yourself healthy, even if you can’t come into the office. This exercise will assist those who have neck pain and restrictive movements… Continue reading
What is Meridian Tracing?
Meridian Tracing Meridian tracing is a helpful technique that assists in moving energy throughout the body using the meridian line on the surface of the body. Tracing these lines evens and smooths the flow of energy throughout your body. What… Continue reading
How to Strengthen Your Lungs!
Lung Strengthening Exercises Lung strengthening is important for increasing the amount of oxygen that your lungs can hold. These exercises are also important in reducing the restriction that can be placed on your lungs from being less active or increased… Continue reading
How Are Blood Sugar And Adrenal Function Interconnected?
How is Blood Sugar and Adrenal Function Interconnected? Do you wonder how we get through the night without eating for 8 to 10 hours? Our brain uses sugar throughout the night and if we don’t have enough, the liver releases… Continue reading
What is Deep Belly Breathing?
What is Deep Belly Breathing? Deep belly breathing is a practice that can strengthen your diaphragm, a muscle that assists in breathing. It has a number of helpful benefits including: Relaxation Lowers heart rate Lowers blood pressure Lowers heart rate… Continue reading
A Great Stretch To Improve Your Posture!
A Great Stretch to Improve your Posture This week I wanted to go over a stretch that is great for pulling our shoulders back. We spend most of our day with our shoulders pulled forward. This can be seen when… Continue reading
The Important Connections Within Mental Illness
The Important Connections In Mental Illness Mental illness has been looked at one certain way for several years. The article that is discussed in this video, The Hidden Links of Mental Disorders, gives a different perspective. The ideas in this… Continue reading
Why Am I Still Suffering From Thyroid Symptoms?
Why You Could Be Suffering From Thyroid Symptoms! The book that is discussed in the video, Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal? was a crucial part in understanding firstly, my family’s health, and… Continue reading
How Do We Test For Blood Sugar Dysfunction?
How Do We Test for Blood Sugar Dysfunction? In other blog posts, we have discussed how our blood sugar can be affected by our lifestyle such as diet, exercise, stress, and sleep. Running other lab tests can be very beneficial… Continue reading
How Can Cortisol Affect Brain Function?
How Can Cortisol Affect Brain Function Cortisol is a hormone that effects our body’s reaction to stress. Cortisol affects a large range of processes in the body, including our metabolism and immune responses. Cortisol, as many different hormones, can become… Continue reading
Why fad diets don’t work but customized diets do!
It is very easy to jump on the FAD diet train in hopes of getting similar results to other people. A fad diet is the promise of quick weight loss by following a very specific and structured eating plan. I’m… Continue reading
How You Got From Occasional Fatigue To Adrenal Exhaustion
People often wonder what the difference is between fatigue from the day and adrenal fatigue, which is chronic long term exhaustion. As I have talked about in previous posts, there are three progressive stages of adrenal fatigue: the alarm stage,… Continue reading
