Posts Tagged ‘#healthyboundaries’
Atrial Fibrillation aka AFib
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular heartbeat that puts the patient at higher risk for stroke, heart failure and other cardiac conditions. When a heart is in AFib, the upper chambers of the heart are not beating in synch with the lower chambers, possibly causing weakness, shortness of breath and heart palpitations. AFib is not generally…
Read MoreIt’s Heart Month…Let’s Talk About WomenHeart
If you know me or my work, you probably know that I’m a proud WomenHeart Champion Community Educator. I received my training at the Mayo Clinic in 2018 to go into the community and educate. What is WomenHeart? WomenHeart is the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and the leading voice of the 48 million…
Read MoreHow Do You Manage Change?
“The more things change, the more they remain the same” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr How many times have you heard that quote? The only constant in life is change, I think we can agree. Sometimes we can just roll with it, but other times it rolls us. You can’t avoid it Change is inevitable. When…
Read MoreYour Second Brain
Did you know the human body has a second brain? It’s in the digestive tract. Yes, it’s true. The digestive system is able to influence the brain in your head. In fact, it has more control over us than we may even know. Cravings Gut bacteria can influence food cravings. In order for the gut…
Read MoreDo You Have A Pet?
Some of my favorite “people” have had four legs. We were away for recently and put our dog Monet in the kennel, which made me think how much I miss her when she isn’t around. Even though she’s ten or eleven years old, she still brings a childlike joy to our home. The dogs in…
Read MoreEFT-The Healing Modality You Probably Don’t Know About
Have you ever heard of EFT? It stands for Emotional Freedom Technique. Some people know it as “tapping”. Tapping is an alternative treatment for anxiety, physical pain, trauma, PTSD and other afflictions. What is it? EFT is rooted in Chinese medicine and is a form of acupressure. It’s based in the belief that there is…
Read MoreStress…The Silent Enemy
Stress Your body is an amazing machine that was designed to survive. All of your vital organs have a role in that survival. When there is perceived danger, your various systems will slow or shut down to focus your resources on keeping you safe. Digestion stops, blood flow is restricted, adrenaline and cortisol production is…
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