by Julie | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Inhale, exhale… You probably don’t really think about breathing very much. It doesn’t require any effort, right? But did you know there’s such a thing as proper breathing? The correct way to breathe is called belly breathing, also known as diaphragmatic...
by Julie | Oct 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
When you have a chronic illness, your life will change dramatically, but one thing should not change: you should continue to exercise. A healthy and functioning body requires daily movement. Furthermore, during my healing journey, I discovered the impact that regular...
by Julie | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The nervous system regulates movements, thoughts, and automatic reactions to the environment. It also serves to transmit information from the brain to the body and vice versa. There are two parts of the nervous system: The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous...
by Julie | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Exercising is good for the general health of our bodies. It improves the quality of sleep, helps control blood sugar, burns excess fat, reduces the risk of heart diseases, improves mental health and mood, etc. But it can also be a stress-inducing factor if we force...
by Julie | Sep 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been an active person who enjoyed sports since I was a child. As the youngest child in my family, I was eager to demonstrate to my parents that I was capable and self-sufficient. As a result, I excelled as an athlete. Years passed, and I was forced...
by Julie | Sep 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
The fight or flight response is a natural physiological reaction to a stressful or terrifying circumstance. The sympathetic nervous system is activated when a threat is perceived, triggering an acute stress reaction that prepares the body to fight or flee. Pain and...
by Julie | Sep 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hypermobility, also known as double-jointedness, is a condition where you can stretch your joints further than their normal range of motion. Joints are parts of your body where your bones meet. They allow the bones of your skeleton to move. Hypermobility can affect...
by Julie | Aug 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Finding out that you have a chronic illness can cause anxiety, pain and fear. You might feel lost and scared. In addition, when an illness is diagnosed, doctors often only give out summarized key points of information. If you want to find out more about your illness,...
by Julie | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Inflammation is a system that occurs for the protection of the body as a whole. Inflammation is the body’s way of responding to an injury caused by either trauma, infection, autoimmune disorders, or stress Continually overwhelming this refined system can lead to...
by Julie | Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Deep sleep is essential for the body to function properly. The key to staying youthful and healthy is deep sleep. On the other hand, sleep disturbances are commonly associated with existing chronic diseases, and mental and physiological disorders. Poor quality sleep...
