mind and body

Roadblocks to Healing: How Past Traumas Affect Your Physiology

Trauma is a deeply disturbing experience that overwhelms our ability to respond and cope with a situation. When people think of trauma, they often associate it with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is one of the most common types of trauma. However, trauma comes in various forms, and its impact goes beyond psychological effects. In this blog post, we aim to introduce the concept of trauma, both Big T and Little T, and shed light on how it affects the body in numerous ways, ultimately influencing one’s life. It is crucial to address and heal from trauma not only from a psychological standpoint but also from a physical, psychospiritual, and social perspective.

Firstbeat Life: Understanding Your Patterns of Stress and Recovery

Summer is finally here! The slower pace means less stress…more time to recover. Life is like that, isn’t it? There’s always a delicate stress-recovery balance. Our bodies are like that, too. Although stress is a normal part of life, chronic stress has major, adverse effects on your health.

Heart Rate Variability: What It Tells Us About Stress & Recovery

Do you want to learn about your stress patterns? Stress is a normal part of life. But when it becomes chronic, it can have serious health consequences. In this group visit, I’ll show you how Firstbeat HRV technology can help you better understand these patterns of stress and recovery, so you can take simple actions to improve the quality of your life.

Dr. David Haase webinar on the best supplements for health and quality supplement choices

Supplementation for Your Health: The Skinny on Supplements

I know you want to be healthy and live a long life and supplements are a tool we use to help you do this. Sadly, the truth is that not all supplements are created equal and It can be hard to find out which ones are worth your time or money. That’s why I have researched and investigated supplement makers, toured factories, and studied independent analyses of their finished products for years. I want to provide only the best quality supplements to enable you to reach your Maximum Wellness.

Female hormones webinar with Lindsay Jost, APRN, FNP-C: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

An Introduction to Women’s Hormones: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

Women’s hormones often get a bad rap. But your hormones aren’t evil! They’re beautifully complex and perfectly designed to help you thrive. They support your growth, your resilience to stress, and your miraculous ability to create life. But when your hormone levels aren’t optimal, they can cause symptoms like weight gain, fatigue, insomnia, and mood swings.

Essential Fatty Acids: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?

Fatty acids are powerful nutrients with amazing health benefits. They can improve your memory, reduce your blood pressure and triglycerides, and even reduce your risk of death from heart attacks. Some of these fatty acids are considered “essential”, which means you have to get them through food because your body can’t produce them on its own.

Introducing HeartMath: Applying Heart Rate Variability to Stress Reduction

Chronic stress seems to saturate our daily lives like the oxygen we breathe. Work demands, relationship struggles, financial pressures, and the stress of navigating life during a pandemic are taking a toll on our mental and physical health.

Hacking Fatigue: Where “Why” Rules

What would it feel like to wake up with rejuvenating energy that lasts all day long? If you’re someone who experiences fatigue, this might seem like a fantasy. But fatigue is like a courier delivering a very important message directly to you – and the message is that there is dysfunction, disease, or disability in your body that you need to pay attention to.

Paced Breathing: Creating Balance With Your Breath

Your stomach is in knots. Your palms are sweaty. Your heart starts racing. If you have anxiety, you know these symptoms all too well. You may think that your anxiety is just about a mental mindset – that if you just managed stress better – it would go away.