Learn to listen to your body, and you can find a more productive rhythm that’s in sync (pun intended) with your natural tendencies. And that can help you “hack” your period (or your partner’s period) for productivity.
The Love Hormone, as oxytocin is often called, is not exactly what we think it is. So why did it get that nickname and what does it actually do? We’ve got practical, applicable things you can do to understand and influence your own oxytocin levels (shy of giving birth to a baby).
Changing your brain chemistry really comes down to changing your behaviors. Yes there are a great many drugs available that could do the heavy lifting for you, but there is no true substitute for making the change yourself. Here’s how.
Tonal techniques are among the most gentle in chiropractic and often include very light adjustments to the body (though some of us do still use manual adjustments). Doctors who practice tonal techniques also tend to also incorporate cranial, visceral (meaning organs and guts), and in some cases, energy work into their practice.
In an attempt to staunch the spread of COVID-19, we have placed a variety of barriers between people. There’s the barrier of masks, the barrier of distance—working from home, “social distancing” protocols—the barrier of screens as we conduct nearly all meetings through video, the barrier of plexiglass that now appears in every store, coffee shop, and restaurant.
As providers, it’s easy to feel that we should know how to take care of ourselves and our own health (“doctor, heal thy self” being the common mantra that it is). But it’s not about what you do or don’t know, or how good of a provider you are to others. Providers need doctors too—here’s why.
Hypermobility exists on a wide ranging spectrum. Mild cases of hypermobility are actually quite common and can exist in just some joints or in all joints. In many of these mild cases, it causes no problems at all, and in some cases can actually be beneficial—think dancers, gymnasts, or grease men in crime movies (I’m thinking of the Amazing Yen from Ocean’s 11).
Most business owners are wildly familiar with this sensation, of being exhausted but unable to relax, of knowing that you need a day off but being unable to pull your brain away from work. This is a work in progress for me, as it is for many business owners and entrepreneurs. As such, I called in my business coach to help me answer this question.
What you’re about to read is what happens when a doctor with a neuroscience background and a business coach who specializes in solo-preneurs decide to collaborate. It’s nerdy, thorough, and contains some explicit content.
Every year from late November though January, I see my practice members’ health decline because of holiday stress. Let’s talk about a few reasonable solutions avoid it.
Because I know how hard it can be to have a conversation with any new healthcare provider, I’m sharing my tips for how to talk to your doctor. These guidelines can make any provider-patient interaction just a little smoother, so you can have the opportunity to receive the consideration and care that you deserve.
It can be tricky to pinpoint the cause of head pain, as there are many different types of headaches. Today, we’re going to dive deeper into the four most common types I see in my office—and what you can do at home to help treat and prevent them.
Have you ever noticed that scientific evidence seems to say something different every day? It’s particularly evident in our current COVID-19 situation, with conflicting information circulating around the prevalence, danger of, care for, and prevention of the virus. But COVID seems to be highlighting an ongoing issue—who or what can we trust when it comes to scientific studies?
With kids back in school, cooler weather approaching, and more activities taking place indoors, the not-so-welcome cold and flu season is also upon us. This year in particular, with our extreme alertness to anything viral and/or respiratory, it’s more necessary that we keep ourselves aware of the possibility of getting sick—and be proactive about taking steps to keep ourselves healthy.
Our bodies are built to handle immediate and short-lived challenges. What tends to wear us down are the long-lasting challenges. And the most insidious ones are the long-lasting, low-grade challenges—their effects are almost never immediate, but build up over time.
But what exactly is chronic stress—and why does it matter? Let’s define it, and help you figure out how to best deal with it, now and beyond COVID-19.
Take a second to think about your breath. What does it feel like right now? The way most of us breathe is quick, shallow, and often through our mouths. We do this because it’s the only way to continue breathing when our chest and abdomen are constricted by forward posture (working at a computer). Add to that that our pelvic movement is restricted by sitting all day, and our airways are restricted by poor overall development, allergies, and chronic breathing ailments like asthma—and this restricted breathing pattern is a necessary solution to a set of poor conditions.