Category: Healthy
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Continue Reading: The heart knows- How to keep your cardiovascular system healthy in times of social isolationWe all know that social connection is important for mental wellbeing, but what about physical wellbeing as well? More specifically, what about the relationship between social connections and cardiovascular health? This month, we explore wellness and cardiovascular health with Dr. Jill Schneiderhan, a clinical assistant professor at Michigan Medicine Integrative Family Medicine Clinic. There are…
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Continue Reading: Accepting Doses of RealityMany people are getting their first injection of the COVID-19 vaccine. While our immune systems accept the vaccine our minds are also accepting the realities of a post-COVID and conflicted world. Perhaps with this vaccine we can build not only on strong immune resistance, but perhaps a mental immune resistance as well? How do we…
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Continue Reading: A time of uncertaintyHello HHR friends, By now we’ve been bombarded with COVID-19 information, pandemic panic, and countless unknown scenarios. We’re stuck inside or wrapped up in our PPE outside. What can we control in this time of uncertainty? No one has all the answers, but here are a few nutritional tips offered through yours truly and on behalf…
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Continue Reading: Keeping up with the trends. Looking towards health in 2019.As I think back on 2018, one of the trends I heard about most from my health coaching clients was their curiosity about and use of products containing Cannabidiol (CBD) oil. The products have been hard to miss these days. I’ve personally seen them arranged neatly in displays at the grocery store, yoga studio, coffee…
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Continue Reading: Is it worth it to invest in wearable technology in the new year?So you’ve made your New Year’s Resolution. More exercise. More sleep. Fewer calories. Who needs to pay for an expensive trainer, health coach, or sleep specialist when there are so many gadgets on the market today that can hold you accountable. Monitoring sleep is a major incentive for people to purchase these devices so I…
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Continue Reading: What will the future be like in integrative healthcare? A sleep – health fantasyWe all like to dream every once in a while right? It’s only natural. Well, I’ve been doing a bit more dreaming as the landscape of health care is changing. If I had a unlimited funds, what would I build? Here’s my attempt at answering with a little sci-fi flare 🙂 The Center for Integrative…
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Continue Reading: Analyzing Acupuncture- My interview with an acupuncturistThis month’s blog focuses on acupuncture as an integrative part of health care. I sat down with a local acupuncturist, Brodie Buris, with whom I had met briefly when he was a guest speaker at my University of Michigan Integrative Healthcare class a few months ago (see HHR blog from October 2016). I decided to…
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Continue Reading: Naysay the needles? The power of acupunctureAs part of my training in integrative medicine this month, I was tasked to read and lead a discussion on a series of articles on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Among many of the varied topics on things like herbal remedies, cupping, qi-gong, etc, many of the articles discussed the research on acupuncture. Prior to these…
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Continue Reading: Tired of feeling tired? Why Happy Healthy Rested is for youAre you tired of feeling tired, but just don’t know where to start? Learn why this unique and integrative health coaching program can take you where you want to be. Working with a health coaching is unlike any other relationship you may have in your life. You will finally receive personal attention to and support…
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Continue Reading: Revenge on Reflux -Addressing psychological and lifestyle factorsDo you experience a pain or burning in your throat after eating? Do you experience heartburn? If so, you might have Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This occurs when a muscle at the end of your esophagus does not close properly. Some of the standard recommendations are helpful to alleviate these symptoms. Here are a few:…
