Functional Medicine for Cardiovascular Health in seattle
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Functional Medicine for Cardiovascular Health

Functional Medicine for Cardiovascular Health What does it mean to truly maintain and optimize your cardiovascular health? This article will explore how you can consider auditing your own approach to using functional medicine for heart health in a few simple steps. Know what next steps or questions you need to take when working with your…

What does it mean to truly maintain and optimize your cardiovascular health? This article will explore how you can consider…

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What is a Whole Foods Diet?

What is a Whole Foods Diet? I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Whole Foods Diet” Swirling around the world of nutrition, but do you fully understand what it means? This is not a diet aimed at getting you to shop at the popular Amazon owned grocery store. It encompasses much more than what one grocery…

I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Whole Foods Diet” Swirling around the world of nutrition, but do you fully understand…

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Natural SIBO IBS Treatment Seattle
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Natural Treatment Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Natural Treatment Approach for Irritable Bowel Syndrome By Dr. Kathy Severson, ND What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a group of symptoms that affect the gastrointestinal tract. It can be characterized by altered bowel movements (diarrhea, constipation), abdominal pain/cramps related to passing bowel movement, bloating and excessive gas. IBS is a…

Natural Treatment Approach for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Maskne: Mask Hygiene and Your Skin

Stages of wearing a mask: “Oh, this is not so bad.” “I can smell my own breath. Is it hot in here? Why am I so oily?” “Oh shoot! Is that a pimple?! Maskne: Acne produced by wearing face masks. Urbandictionary.com Why it’s happening: When we breathe or talk, we create moisture that causes pores…

Stages of wearing a mask: “Oh, this is not so bad.” “I can smell my own breath. Is it hot…

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OPTIMIZE YOUR IMMUNE FUNCTION THROUGH BREATHING

OPTIMIZE YOUR IMMUNE FUNCTION THROUGH BREATHING Respiratory health can improve immunity in a COVID-19 world and beyond… Anxiety and stress makes us breathe more rapidly and shallowly. We tend to hold our breaths, which leads to engaging and freezing our muscles such as our abdominal muscles, pectoral muscles of the chest, and our diaphragm. A…

Respiratory health can improve immunity in a COVID-19 world and beyond… Anxiety and stress makes us breathe more rapidly and…

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Acupuncture and Your Immune System: Keeping your Wei Qi Healthy!

Acupuncture and Your Immune System: Keeping your Wei Qi Healthy! Wei Qi, The Body's Protective Shield  In Chinese Medicine, the body’s protective shield is called Wei Qi and is controlled by the lungs. This is our protective layer and keeps us from being infected by external pathogenic factors. When our protective qi is strong we…

Wei Qi, The Body's Protective Shield  In Chinese Medicine, the body’s protective shield is called Wei Qi and is controlled…

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Learn how Diaphragmatic Breathing to achieve Heart Rate variability
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Heart Rate Variability for Optimal Health & Performance

Heart Rate Variability Heart rate variability is a term that is starting to flood the health and wellness scene. However the concept itself has been around for much longer, finding it's origins in the field of biofeedback and applied psychology. This article will help you understand more about what heart rate variability is, and how…

Heart Rate Variability Heart rate variability is a term that is starting to flood the health and wellness scene. However…

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The Curious Case of Shi Gao

Shi Gao is one of the most important Chinese Herbs.  Although not widely used in modern day herbalism, it was at one point indispensable for treating epidemic diseases, particularly if they presented with a high fever.  Modern day herbalism in the U.S. typically does not treat conditions with high fevers as these presentations are usually…

Shi Gao is one of the most important Chinese Herbs.  Although not widely used in modern day herbalism, it was…

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