Stress

Love Your Liver! Why? It is Our Internal Nurturer by Tracy Blehm

The liver is a complex system of cells that filtrates and processing the nutrients and chemicals we absorb from our food. Our livers have evolved based on our environment and what is readily available for consumption. For example Japanese are better at digesting raw fish than their counterparts, southern Asia has difficulty digesting meat protein because their diet is mainly vegetarian, and so forth.

The liver is the cleanser and filter for our blood stream and is vitally important for us to maintain good health but is typically overlooked and abused. Continue Reading

Stress Relief with Massage by Alysha Woodhead, RMT

In the 11th edition of Principles of Anatomy & Physiology it says “Stress can lead to particular diseases by temporarily inhibiting certain components of the immune system…stress can cause gastritis, ulcerative colitis, IBS, hypertension, headaches(from mild to migraines), anxiety, depression, arthritis, chronic disease or premature death.”  Continue Reading

How to maintain a happy digestive tract by Dr. Ganna Shalygina, R.Ac., TCMD

Ideally, we should have no troubles digesting any foods we ingest, or have any bloating, acid reflux, or too much gas. But this is not always the case for most of us. There are increasing occurrences of food intolerances, both due to harmful food additives, and due to poor food choices and combining on our part. Continue Reading

What the neck? By Alysha Woodhead, RMT

Facts and information about my favorite body part – the NECK!

Ear Candling & Pregnancy by Paige Challoner, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner

Whether you are trying to get pregnant, are already expecting or nursing a baby, ear candling is a completely safe and easy way to alleviate pain from headaches, tension in the neck and jaw, sinus congestion, as well as ear aches and infections.  By stimulating the various fluids that circulate in the brain – lymph, blood and cerebrospinal fluid – many of these symptoms can be alleviated. Continue Reading

Decreased Sex Drive? Fat Gain Around your Middle? Estrogen Dominance Could be the Cause by Tracy Blehm

Our endocrine system is a wonderfully complex system that monitors our organs, systems, emotions and our physical appearance. One hormone out of balance can cause a multitude of symptoms that are difficult to diagnose. Estrogen dominance is one of them. Estrogen is the body’s natural steroid hormones that cause growth within our body. It is essential for healthy bone formation, healthy gene expression and is critical for a healthy menstrual cycle. It is also important during ovulation as it causes the cervical mucus to be more hospitable to sperm for fertilization. Continue Reading

What is Hypnosis? by Dr. Thomas Orban

What is hypnosis?

Originated from the Greek word ‘hypnos’ meaning sleep, hypnosis is a state of heightened awareness where suggestions can be given most effectively by one person, then to be carried out by the subject of those suggestions. Continue Reading

“Birthing” Your Best Case Scenario, by Kendra Springsteel

Whether you are seeking to change something in your life or you are trying to draw something anew, you must focus on the end result.  This is true for all things such as career change, relationships, weight loss and addictions and yes, even birthing your child. Continue Reading

Pregnant and Spotting? BodyTalk Could Help! By Tracy Blehm.

It was during my third pregnancy that I started to spot at 8 weeks. I had been pregnant twice before with the very first pregnancy ending in miscarriage at 16 weeks. The spotting this early on of course frightened me. Was I about to lose this one as well? The fear and anxiety welled up within me like it had its own life and I could not get those thoughts out of my mind. Continue Reading

Five Uncommonly Know Facts About Stress

According to Heartmath.com, there are 5 uncommonly know facts about stress.

Fact 1: Your body doesn’t care if it’s a big stress or a little one.

The human body doesn’t discriminate between a BIG stress or a little one. Regardless of the significance, stress affects the body in predictable ways. A typical stress reaction, which most of us experience dozens of times each day, begins with a cascade of 1,400 biochemical events in your body. If these reactions are left unchecked we age prematurely, our cognitive function is impaired, our energy is drained, and we are robbed of our effectiveness and clarity.

Continue Reading