Stress Contributes to Chronic Health Conditions
Authored by Jesse Haas, CNS, LN As I was driving out to Hutchinson for my weekly farm fix at Loon Organics yesterday, MPR was reporting on how stress contributes to poor health and poor health contributes to stress. You can easily empathize with the stress of someone with illness, but how does stress contribute to […]
Self-Care Practices I Have Discovered As A Highly Sensitive Person
Authored by Lynn Salmon-Easter, Reiki Master As a highly sensitive person (HSP), I experience the world deeply. I am attuned to subtle changes in my environment, other people’s moods and I sense and feel things intensely in the world. The constant barrage of input and information of the modern world can be overstimulating and exhausting […]
Is Poor Sleep A Root Cause for Your Symptoms?
Authored by Dr. Barrett American’s are underslept. I knew this before I read Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, Phd but I didn’t fully grasp the health implications. Dr. Walker opened my eyes to the staggering statistics regarding sleep in our country and how insufficient sleep increases our risk for a whole host of health concerns. […]
Therapeutic Baths
Authored by Dr. Barrett Warm baths are actually good for your health. That’s right, a simple soak in warm to hot water actually has proven health benefits. These benefits include improving blood circulation, relaxing muscles, improving sleep quality, and reducing stress. When I prescribe baths for my patients I recommend adding 2 cups of Epsom […]
Calming Evening Drinks (Non-Alcoholic)
Authored by Dr. Barrett This is a follow up to my recent blog post on alcohol titled, “Are You Drinking Too Much?” That article prompted some interesting conversations with patients. Many folks use alcohol in the evenings as a way to ‘unwind’ after a long day. With so many of us working from home, pouring […]
Honor Yourself this Season for Happier Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
Authored by Lynn Salmon-Easter, Reiki Master With the holiday season upon us, I want to reach out to those of you that identify with being highly sensitive and reassure you that you can create holidays that are calmer, brighter and more meaningful for you. Many individuals find this time of year to be exhausting, but […]
Nurturing a Resilient Nervous System
Authored by Dr. Clair Hamilton One way of measuring our health is our capacity to be resilient. In other words, health is not about feeling strong and centered in every moment but finding the tools to return to center and regain strength in the face of stress and change. What does it mean to be […]
Overfunctioning
Authored by Dr. Barrett The balance between our hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenals (HPA axis) is tightly linked to our health and well being. Many of us live in a hypervigilant state with a chronically activated sympathetic nervous system. An overactive stress response can lead to elevated cortisol, insulin, inflammation, and even autoimmune disease. It’s a […]
Combating Loneliness
Authored by Dr. Barrett I am fascinated by the connection between loneliness, social isolation, community and our health. I am not alone, there is an entire field called sociogenomics that is dedicated to examining how social factors affect the activity of our genome. Prior to the pandemic we knew that loneliness was on the rise […]
Stress + Immune System
Authored by Dr. Barrett Is stress slowly killing you? It feels that way right now and surprisingly the answer might be yes! Lately I’ve been focusing my continuing education and reading on Psychoneuroimmunology defined by Merriam Webster as “a branch of medicine that deals with the influence of emotional states (such as stress) and nervous […]