May 28, 2021
EFT Tapping for Chronic Illness
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.” -Friedrich Nietzsche A Brief History of Tapping Like many healing techniques, tapping has evolved over the years from ancient wisd…
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Stress
Curated posts exploring Stress from the Living Roots Wellness team.
Aug 19, 2020
Sugar Part I: Fear + Stress Reactions
“The protective effects of sugar, and the harmful effects of excessive fat metabolism, are now being widely recognized, in every field of physiology.” -Dr. Ray Peat, PhD. Key Points: - Fear of sugar…
Aug 3, 2020
Chocolate Fudge
"BUT IT HELPS CONTROL MY BODY" pleaded a little one at the market, hoping to convince his mother to buy him some chocolate. I'm always amazed at the innate wisdom in children, specifically when it co…
Jul 22, 2020
Stress, Adaptation, & Repair
Understanding the Stages of Stress Key Points: - Chronic stress of all varieties, even imagined, leads to maladaptive adaptation in which the body grows accustomed to heightened levels of stress horm…
Jul 17, 2020
The Trauma-Brain-Gut Connection
“It's all in your head” is a phrase often tossed around by doctors failing to understand certain symptoms when lab tests come back normal. There is some truth to this statement, especially in the con…
Jun 12, 2020
Hormonal Birth Control & Post-Birth Control Syndrome
Hormones took a sharp turn in the 1960s, with rippling repercussions largely influencing the current epidemic of chronic disease, gut disorders, and autoimmune conditions among young women. While som…
Jun 4, 2020
Brain Fog Part 5: Tension
Brain Fog, Calcification, and Myofascial Release Knots, constrictions, adhesions, and overly sore muscles filled with lactic acid often form as defense mechanisms from some initial trauma. Our body i…
May 14, 2020
Brain Fog Part 2: Movement
Brain Fog Part 2: Physical Stress & Inflammatory Exercise Walking Lifting Leaping Lunging Rolling Tumbling Twerking Twisting Falling Bruising Bouncing Climbing Cartwheels Burpees Burping Biking Squat…
May 7, 2020
Brain Fog Part 1: Emotions
The Triggers of Brain Fog and How to Reclaim Your Sanity Pt. 1 Cloudy, mushy, thoughts, as if you've stepped into an allergy medicine commercial, your vision hazy, your focus scattered and twitchy. M…
Apr 29, 2020
Insomnia, Liver Function, and Stress
"At night, I can't sleep. In the morning, I can't wake up." --Unknown After many years of treating symptoms, taking supplements, drinking teas and guzzling tinctures, following rigid healing diets, co…
Jan 9, 2020
Thyroid Function, Adrenaline, and Chronic Disease
Let's talk about the under-appreciated thyroid, baby! While diving in to pro-metabolic nutrition, mysterious gut dysbiosis, and getting to the root cause of cases involving chronic, complex disease,…
Dec 11, 2019
Breathing, Stress, and CO2
“It is not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it” ― Hans Selye, The Stress of Life I'm on a journey to bring buoyant bowel health to all. Would you like to join me? Imagine eating whatever y…
Aug 28, 2019
Fiber Fiasco
America is a constipated nation.... If you pass small stools, you have to have large hospitals. - Denis Burkitt Constipation. Bloating. Swelling & gas. Diarrhea. Foggy brain and feeling awful? Haven'…