Posts tagged with "january2017"



23. January 2017
How do you view the design of your body? Is it meant to gradually lose value and function, a depreciating asset like a car? Or is it something that should be working well at (almost) all times? Plenty of patients will attribute their issues to age, even when they're in their 30s! Or, even worse, I've had patients answer, "Not yet," to questions about pain or other conditions when we go through their intake. Now, I'm not saying that we should expect to feel and act the same as we did when we...

18. January 2017
Yesterday morning I (Kathleen) woke up with back pain, probably from working out the day before. I booked an appointment with a chiropractor and gave myself a mini acupuncture treatment, but I also worked on it without professional help first with acupressure and essential oils, as well as a few stretches that I quickly researched. I think everyone should have an arsenal of practitioners that can provide assistance when something comes up, like what happened with my pain, but I also believe...

09. January 2017
Now that you've hydrated and fed your body, it's time to get it moving! The body replenishes its qi and blood through the night, so the morning is the perfect time to work out to get that qi and blood circulating. A lot of people think a workout always needs to be in a gym or last a certain amount of time or be at a certain intensity, but that's not true at all. The idea is to do something active to wake the body up. That can be something gentle like walking or yoga, or you can do a more...

03. January 2017
What are you doing after you drink your warm water with lemon? We personally like to let the body "digest" it for a little bit before eating breakfast. If you're the type who likes to skip breakfast, make it one of your New Year's resolutions to break that habit! Start with something little if you don't feel hungry - try a protein shake (at room temperature) or a hard-boiled egg - and then work your way up to a full meal. Feeding the body in the morning gives it the energy to get you through to...