This is a guest post by Dr. Kristen Accardo, D.C.
As the holiday season comes to a close and the new year begins, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and feel stressed. There’s extra bills coming in and changes to make if you want to keep up with those new year resolutions.
But stress is not just caused by […]
Try being more mindful. This is easier said than done in our rushed hectic society where something or someone is always trying to grab your attention.
For some mindfulness seems like a foreign concept. And what does ‘being mindful’ mean anyway?
Both science and tradition tell us that being mindful is the key to relaxing. Here’s how mindfulness-based stress reduction […]
If you’re having a particularly stressful moment, here’s some wisdom from a Chinese philosophy text: “Let things ripen, and then fall. Force is not the way at all.”
Be gentle with yourself when you try to de-stress.
It sounds odd, perhaps, but I see patients becoming more stressed as they try to relax. They are trying hard cope […]
January is a good time of the year for reflection.
For most of the day, we are in autopilot mode. Our habits take over and we often go through activities mindlessly. This helps us conserve mental energy for more important decisions. Some of our habits are helpful; think about how much harder remembering to brush your […]
Do you have six minutes? Watch this video. It explains in a nutshell why being grateful is essential.
We know for a fact that happiness isn’t external. A lot of us work hard in our careers, strive to find the right partner, and try to […]
Since the average person spends approximately 38,003 hours eating over their lifetime taking the time to slow down, truly enjoying your food and appreciating the journey your food takes before making it to your plate can go a long way to helping make healthy changes to your eating habits.
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Mind doesn’t dominate body; it becomes body. –Candace Pert, Molecules of Emotion
For centuries, we’ve known that the mind and the body are tightly linked. Ever had a gut feeling about something? The gut produces 80% of the body’s serotonin, a chemical believed to improve our mood. We’ve also found that the heart releases norepinephrine and […]
We’ve talked a lot about food and mindfulness in this blog. And how it’s so important to healing. I wanted to share an anecdote about how gardens have played an important role in how I try to practice good health in my own life.
I started growing vegetables in the backyard with my father. When […]
I’d like to talk a little about the importance of sleep. Most of us don’t get enough sleep. Research is showing that we need between seven and eight hours of sleep per night in order to stay healthy. A sleep isn’t just a time where we check out and are not present for a while. […]
