Heart Shaped Stone

New Heart Connections

For decades heart health advice centered around eating a healthy diet and including regular exercise in your weekly routine. Eating right and exercising is still important when it comes to taking care of your heart. Emerging research, however, tells us a much bigger picture, as we have come to realize that everything is connected. 

Our heart is deeply connected to the nervous system, gut microbiome, our muscular strength, our sleep and emotional well-being. New findings show that mental stress can influence inflammation, our gut bacteria affects cardiovascular risk, our muscles protect our blood vessels, and our heart repairs during sleep. So what can we do?

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Reading Between The Lines

I had the pleasure of speaking with Ellen Phinney, author and entrepreneur, about the power of reading. Ellen and I met through work years ago, and discovered we both find joy in health and wellness, particularly when it comes to mindfulness, including activities like yoga, meditation and running. She is also an avid reader and writer and recently wrote & published a book for young readers called A Dog and His Boy- The Switch. 

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Understanding & Treating Depression

Do you or someone you love suffer from depression? We held an educational webinar on mental health wellness recently with special guest speaker, Dr. Martha Koo at NeuroWellness Spa, pyschiatrist & pyschoanalyst, who shared her extensive knowledge with us about depression and integrative treatments to help those suffering from depression and other related conditions. She…

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Tea Time

If you don’t consume tea, it might be worth trying it out. Tea can be good for you physically, mentally and emotionally too. You can easily find various teas in your local grocery store, either packaged with individual tea bags for a convenient single serving option or you can buy loose leaf tea which allows…

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Neck Joint Pain

Manage Your Joint Pain

Joint pain affects over 350 million people worldwide that includes osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions. The symptoms range from mild to severe and can become debilitating over time if not treated or managed carefully. Here are some things you can do to help minimize or manage the pain associated with your joints. Physical activity-…

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Healing Your Gut

Do you have gut issues? We were fortunate to sit down with Dr. Ken Brown, Functional Gastroenterologist, from Plano, Texas. As a functional doctor, he focuses on preventing disease as opposed to treating disease. He’s dedicated over 20 years of his practice to specializing in inflammatory bowl disease and irritable bowl syndrome. He also developed…

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Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to come together with loved ones and celebrate. We often indulge and consume more than we’re accustomed to eating on a daily basis. It can be an opportunity to make healthier choices both physically and mentally while still ejoying this special holiday. Here are some tips for a healthier Thanksgiving: Before…

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Red Light Therapy

Explore the Benefits of Red Light Therapy

There’s a lot of talk about alternative therapy these days, and you may have heard the term, “cellular health”. If you haven’t tried Red Light Therapy, it might worth looking into for improving your overall health. Some benefits include: Improving skin health– As we age, we produce less collagen. RLT stimulates fibroblasts, which are responsible…

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