Why magnesium matters and why you are likely deficient in it
Magnesium is a big deal, it is responsible for over 300 reactions in the body. It’s involved in everything from metabolism to immune function. It helps reduce stress, improve sleep, build strong bones and balance blood sugar levels. Some experts claim that magnesium deficiency is the single largest health problem today. Why are we deficient? […]
What can we learn from the Blue Zones and how to apply it
You may be familiar with the term Blue Zones – areas around the world where people live the longest. People reaching the age of 100, 10 x more than the average rate, and appear to be happier while doing so. Dan Buettner and his team studied these zones and found 9 things each of them […]
What is a Holistic Dentist?
This is the most common question we are asked. Dentistry is traditionally focused on the intricate and delicate work of maintaining a healthy oral cavity. This includes a regular oral cancer screening and ensuring that gum (gingival and periodontal) health is maintained. In addition, restoring teeth or replacing teeth that have been affected by tooth […]
Control What You Can: Your Health
If we’ve learnt anything from 2016 – it’s expect the unexpected. The last few months have seen some major shifts that will change our world forever. In times of so much change and unrest it can feel incredibly unsettling, we can quickly feel helpless and out of control with our future. With so much uncertainty in the world, anxiety quickly […]
What is Stress?
While the term “stress” may be recent, the affect has been with us throughout the history of evolution. The mind/body response to an immediate threat or stress results in a cascade of physiological, biochemical and hormonal events, which prepares us for the danger – turning on our sympathetic nervous system (or our ‘fight or flight’ response). The adrenal […]
How To Use Mindfulness to Combat Stress and Improve Sleep
Imagine this: you’re lying in bed, tired and exhausted. Staring at the clock and counting how many hours left before your alarm goes off. Instead of dozing off back to sleep you continue to keep waking up, keep checking on your clock and eventually get out of bed way earlier than you should’ve. It may seem harmless and is […]
5 Methods To Help Reduce Stress
Your body is designed to fight for survival. The reflexes we have are responses to that. This response is especially tested when we are under stress. Although the purpose of our body’s response is to survive, the effects sometimes cause more harm than good. Your health has to be the priority. With a healthy body, […]
Balancing the Nervous System: The Key to Managing Sympathetic Overload
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the body’s “fight or flight” response and takes over in dangerous situations. The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the “rest and digest” response. Balance of these crucial systems is required to experience good health. Unfortunately, due to modern-day stress, many people experience sympathetic overload due to constant, […]