Healthy and Inspired Living
The December Holidays are a great time to enjoy a few special things that we don’t experience in the rest of the year. For example, although it’s the darkest and most dead time of year outside, there is so much life expressed through the thousands of sparkling lights we see decorating homes and businesses. As well, people… [Read Full Story]
You don’t always get to choose what happens to you, but you do get to choose your response. All too often you might be conducting your life in the way you’ve set it up, with work, health and family routines, and bam! Something unexpected and possibly irritating shows up. Whether it is waking up with… [Read Full Story]
The funny thing about stress management is that when people are under stress, they genuinely believe there is no time to be healthy, or relax. Yet, a simple 15 minute time investment or an adjustment in attitude is sometimes all it takes to keep it together, and even improve the experience. Interestingly, as little time… [Read Full Story]
Often we can tell when someone is stressed out simply by what they tell us: “I am so overwhelmed. I have too much on my plate. I can’t handle it right now. I can’t keep up. I’m frazzled” “I’m so stressed out. I’m so stressed out. I’m so stressed out.” Repeating these mantras can make… [Read Full Story]
You may have your life set up as optimally as possible, for example; a well-paying job, comfortable standard of living, good relationships, healthy foods in your pantry and a steady exercise routine. However, there is one key piece to consider that often gets overlooked. Your health is still at risk if your job causes you… [Read Full Story]
Several healthy suggestions to help manage your stress over the holiday season include the following: taking deep slow breaths into your belly (inhale through the nose, exhale through your mouth); attending your favorite yoga class; 5-10 minutes of quiet meditation or prayer; and my personal favorite – taking a long hot bath with Epsom salts… [Read Full Story]
Stress is the root of many illnesses and bothersome symptoms. Everyone has stress, but it affects us differently. Stimuli (called stressors) cause the stress response to spring into action. Momentary stress can cause temporary tension or nervous energy, such as feeling wired, anxious, or hot. But a prolonged stress response can offset normal body maintenance and… [Read Full Story]
Most people these days will tell you that they are stressed! Chronic stress has been linked to North America’s five leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung disease, accidents and cirrhosis of the liver, but there is also much evidence that also implicates stress in the number one cause of disease (and death) these days–obesity. Author… [Read Full Story]
Recently, I had one of my patients disclose that she has been trying to get pregnant but without much success, as her menstrual cycles are very irregular and sometimes non-existent. Further, this patient wanted to know if the stress in her life may be adding to her lack of fertility, and was there anything she… [Read Full Story]
Ongoing stress results in the production of cortisol, a steroid hormone produced from the adrenal glands. Cortisol mainly functions to regulate energy production and mobilization; it does so by selecting the right type and amount of macronutrients (carbohydrate, fat or protein) that is needed by the body to meet the physiological demands (eg. stress) that… [Read Full Story]
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