FINDING BALANCE FOR ZOOM FATIGUE
An unforeseen reality sets in I look out the window and I realize that I haven’t been outside all day…
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…
Self Care in the New year
As 2016 comes to a close, we look forward to a clean slate and new potentials
Many people enjoy keeping with the tradition of making New Year Resolutions. These yearly resolutions are wonderful because they allow us to be mindful of the gifts of both time and self-agency. The transition encourages us to re-assess our lives, be grateful for what we have, and then attempt to improve upon our shortcomings to better ourselves.
Unfortunately, many get into the new year almost expecting to fail at their goals. Fortunately, acupuncture is on your side when it comes to self-care in 2017! There are several ways acupuncture supports your new year goals no matter what they might be. For example, the most common new year resolutions are some variations of losing weight or getting fit, eating healthier, decreasing stress or increasing mindfulness, and quitting smoking. Acupuncture can help support all of these goals and more.
5 ways to Improve Sleep Naturally
5 ways to Improve Sleep Naturally
Here are 5 ways to improve sleep naturally. Learn to decrease insomnia, improve energy, and feel better every day. Remember it is important to identify the cause of why you may be having interrupted or poor sleep by speaking with a physician.
Stress Management
Recognizing stress and your response to stress is an important step to improve sleep naturally. Excess stress due to work, school, financial, or even health-related stress can increase your cortisol levels. Increased cortisol levels can negatively affect the quality and consistency of sleep. Over time this can affect blood sugar elevation and weight gain. Mind body medicine techniques, acupuncture, and massage are great ways to help deal with stress.
Natural Anxiety Treatment in Seattle
Natural Anxiety Treatment in Ballard, Seattle
Naturopathic Physicians are uniquely capable of supporting patients with natural anxiety treatment methods as primary care physicians. Utilizing the same methods for assessing anxiety, providing appropriate referrals to counselors, but also integrating several areas of medicine to treat a patient holistically from the beginning.
At Rebel Med Northwest, licensed Naturopathic Physicians counsel patients about understanding their anxiety triggers. We help patients re-establish the mind body connection and create an environment for a patient to recover from periods of anxiety, or acute stressors to the nervous system. This allows the person to recover from the negative consequences that chronic or traumatic stress has on the body over time including digestive deregulation, weight gain, headaches, fatigue, and much more.
Natural Hypertension Treatment
Natural Hypertension Treatment
Natural Hypertension Treatment and You: Definition, Causes, and Treatment Options
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is prevalent in about 33.5% of the adult population aged 20 and over. In 2012, 34 million patients visited their doctors with hypertension as their chief complaint. (1)
What is Hypertension?
Blood pressure is determined by two things: the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower the arteries, the higher the blood pressure. Hypertension can be asymptomatic, but this does not mean it is not damaging. Uncontrolled hypertension can cause serious health complications, including heart attack and stroke. (2)
What Causes Hypertension?
There are two kinds of hypertension: primary (or essential) and secondary. Secondary hypertension is caused by something outside of the cardiovascular system, such as kidney or thyroid disease, sleep apnea, or chronic alcohol use. Essential hypertension is more common, and research shows that dysregulation of the nervous system is largely responsible. Specifically, the sympathetic nervous system (your “fight or flight” response) is overactive, and the parasympathetic nervous system (your “rest and digest” response) is under active. (3)(4) So what can be done?
Natural Energy Sources Interview
Here is Dr. Andrew Simon's Interview with Q13 Fox News discussing Natural Energy Sources including Vitamin B12 Injections, Nuun Tablets, Avocado,…
Seattle Seasonal Allergies
Seattle Seasonal Allergies Want help managing your Seattle seasonal allergies? Check out Dr. Andrew Simon's recent interview with Seattle Magazine titled, "Sneezin'…