Rest
The importance of rest, if we practice taking time in our day for rest there are many positive benefits. It prevents stress, prevents injury, boosts creativity, enhances mood, better mental health, more energy, improves your sleep, increases productivity, assist with body recovery, relief of chronic pain, stronger cardiovascular system, muscle repair, increases immune health etc. […]
Temperance
The term temperance is defined as moderation or voluntary self-restraint. It is typically described in terms of what a person voluntarily refrains from doing. This includes restraint from revenge by practicing mercy and forgiveness, restraint from arrogance by practicing humility and modesty, restraint from excesses such as extravagant luxury or splurging, restraint from overindulgence in […]
How Does Fear Affect My Body?
I have talked extensively on fear in past blogs. This blog is about the body’s response to fear and how it changes our bodies chemical makeup. There are over 200 chemicals (hormones) that react when we experience a stressful event, perceived as a threat. In an acute stressful event, there is a cascade of changes […]
May is Mental Health Month:
May is mental health month! What does that mean? May is designated as Mental Health Awareness month in Canada, a time for fostering understanding, promoting resilience, and raising awareness about the importance of mental well-being for all Canadians. this social movement is meant to increase awareness and improve understanding of mental illness, reduce the stigma […]
Fat and Depression Link
Depression can be described as a mood, a state of being, or energy level that includes a lack of motivation, a sense of hopelessness, and a lack of physical energy. Depression can be associated with a variety of nutritional deficiencies; there are common symptom and they occur in both young or old. It is not […]
Fat and Brain Link
Did you know that your brain is comprised of over 50% fat? I have seen research that quotes 70%. Fat got a dirty name in the 1980’s and I am not sure why. But here is what you need to know about fat and how it operates for your brain and in the body. Lipids […]
ASD and the Gut
Scientists have found a “definitive association” between gut bacteria and autism spectrum disorder. The relationship between the gut microbiome and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been identified through new technology. In a study published in the scientific journal, Nature Neuroscience, scientists claim to have made a “definitive association” between temporal changes in gut microbiome composition […]
Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Honestly, I would like to be around the conference table when things related to mental health get a name. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), really? I have had many conversations with kids when they are so deflated, “I have a disorder they will say.” I tell them hog wash! Don’t listen to that talk, you are […]
Gut Brain Connection
Remember we always say…trust your gut…a gut feeling is inexplicable but so very powerful. To feel something intensely is to feel it viscerally, literally in the intestines. The idea that Gut-Brain Axis is a two-way street had some cultural momentum before science caught on, continuing with my thoughts from BLOG #51. What we do know […]
Gut Brain Axis
BLOG 49 discussed Gut Brain Connection and the Canadian experiment where scientists found that there was a correlation between gut bacteria and cognitive development! What started the thinking was what we already know that there is a link between psychological aspects such as autism or depression, which are correlated with digestive disorders such as irritable […]
Is the Gut Our Second Brain?
Although in 2020 this event was not newsworthy at the time, just before the pandemic lockdown fell over North America there was a collective effort of major scientific significance. 50 Canadian newborn babies in Ontario and British Columbia filled their diapers and a sample was scraped into a tube with preservative solution and sent prepaid […]
Tackling Stress
Tackling stress in your everyday life starts with small changes that reduces unwanted chronic inflammation. Some stressors are good and protective. Too much stress can be toxic and inflammatory. Stress can be mental, physical and/or environmental. There are two types of stress that you need to distinguish from 1) Eustress which is moderate or normal […]