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The importance of breathing correctly when stretching isn’t talked about enough!

Twisting and stretching on an exhale breath means that you can go deep into the stretch and maximize the reach and overall effects. Inhaling has energizing qualities, while exhaling has relaxing qualities, and so lends itself to leaning into more intense or challenging stretches.

This is especially important for dynamic stretches, and yet can also lend itself to static ones, too. By drawing attention to the breath during your stretching patterns you can begin to integrate the entire body into your stretches, making them more mindful and as such maximizing their effect.

The key is to take your stretching slow and mindful, keep breathing, and notice how each inhale and exhale affects each twist.

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People often try to fill their lives with things that aren’t actually fulfilling, like belongings, food, overworking, or something else that works as a temporary fix for a deeper issue.

Working with a therapist can help you figure out what void you’re trying to fill and discover healthy ways to cope and work through your issues.

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Hormones account for a huge percentage of our overall functionality as they help to maintain homeostasis (or a state of ‘balance’) within the body.

If one element or hormone becomes imbalanced, this starts a flood of imbalances which passes through the body and makes the likelihood of illness even greater. In functional health, we aim to identify these imbalances BEFORE they get a chance to manifest in the body as illness!

Common symptoms of hormone imbalances include:

-Fatigue

-Weight gain

-Low libido

-Anxiety

-Insomnia

-Sweating

If you think you might have a hormone imbalance, it’s important to make yourself aware of which hormones are involved in your symptoms and how best to combat them, rather than simply treating the symptom (ie, taking medication to soothe anxiety).

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Symptoms of anxiety can include:

-increased heart rate

-sweating

-trembling

-rapid breathing or hyperventilation

-nausea

-feeling weak or tired

-trouble concentrating

Are there other symptoms you experience?

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What is a healthy habit that you’ve committed to doing every day?

There are many situations that can lead a person to feel sad, scared, or lonely - and these feelings are a normal part of the human experience. However, individuals who are diagnosed with depression suffer from a chemical imbalance in their brain which causes persistent and severe sadness.

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Do you know what heart disease, diabetes, and obesity have in common?

They are all comorbidities for arthritis. This means individuals with these chronic conditions are more likely to have arthritis.

49 percent of adults with heart disease have arthritis.

47 percent of adults with diabetes have arthritis.

31 percent of adults who are obese have arthritis.

Do you know your risk?

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In 2014, around 15.7 million adults age 18 or older in the U.S. had experienced at least one major depressive episode in the last year.

If you or someone you know is living with depression, know that there are millions of people who can relate, provide guidance, and support you - I hope to be one of them.

If your anxieties get the best of you, working with a therapist can help you pinpoint your triggers and explore ways of calming yourself down. This could involve breathing methods, talking out your thoughts, confronting your worries in a session, or something else entirely.

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We know how important it is to prevent illness and disease in our kids, so why stop when it comes to taking care of ourselves?

So much of functional medicine involves ensuring the body is properly equipped to deal with the onset of illness or infection, and there’s no better way to do this than to ensure your diet is rich in vitamins and minerals which boost your immune system.

Some of the most effective immune-system boosting foods (which can be found easily in most supermarkets) include:

-Citrus fruits

-Bell peppers

-Broccoli

-Spinach and Kale

-Almonds and other nuts

-Garlic

-Ginger

-Yogurt

Are there some foods here you could try to include more of in your diet?

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