Total Health and Lifestyle Clinic

05/09/2025

How Overusing Your Phone Affects Your Dopamine

Let’s talk brain chemistry — and why your phone might be messing with it.

🧠 1. What Is Dopamine?

Dopamine is a brain chemical that helps regulate:
✅ Motivation
✅ Reward and pleasure
✅ Habit formation

It’s released when you do things that feel good — like eating, exercising, or achieving a goal.
📲 2. Phones Give You Quick Dopamine Hits
Apps, social media, and notifications are designed to trigger dopamine:
✅ Likes, messages and new content feel like mini rewards
✅ The randomness keeps you scrolling — just like gambling

🔄 3. What Happens with Overuse?
Too much phone time can lead to:
✅ Tolerance — needing more to feel the same reward
✅ Low motivation for "normal" tasks like studying or working
✅ Shorter attention span and increased boredom
🧘‍♀️ 4. What Helps?
✅ Set time limits on apps
✅ Spend time off-screen (especially mornings and before bed)
✅ Boost dopamine naturally — through movement, social connection, and rest
✅ Be mindful: ask why you’re picking up your phone

Message me to find out what ways food can naturally boost your dopamine levels

31/08/2025

Some simple tips for school aged athletes

27/08/2025

Hi All,

The high performance Nutrition guide for Basketballer’s and a guide for soccer players is now available both in hard copy and Ebook version.
The football guide will be ready for purchase Friday.

Head to the website at totalhealthandlifestyleclinic.net and go down to the high performance secton and click on shop.

If your sporting club would like to review the relevant nutrition book for your sport please contact me on 0429839296

FYI Netball version is in development and will be available soon

Tanya Burton

15/07/2025

Did you know the clinic offers
Frequency Specific microcurrent therapy(FSM)?

FSM therapy is a technique for treating muscoskeletal pain with low level electrical current. The current stimulates the body tissues, particularly muscles and nerves. FSM is believed to enhance the production of ATP, the energy currency of cells, which promotes healing and regeneration of tissues .It also assists protein synthesis, aiding tissue repair and growth.

Benefits include:
1. Pain relief
2. Improved healing by accelerating the healing process of soft tissues such as muscles, ligaments and tendons
3. Reduced inflammation by improving blood flow and lymphatic drainage
4. Enhanced muscle function. It can improve muscle strength and flexibility
5. It’s non invasive and drug free making it suitable for a wide range of patients.

Here’s a client Testimonial from a satisfied client:

My son went to see Tanya for microcurrent therapy to help my him recover from a torn ankle ligament in a very short time. It reduced swelling, improved mobility, and got him ready for nationals. We highly recommend Tanya and microcurrent therapy to help accelerate injury recovery. Laura Breeding

07/05/2025

Want to boost your performance on and off the field?
Let’s talk dopamine — your brain’s feel-good, focus-boosting chemical. It’s key for motivation, mood, and motor control — all crucial in sport.

Top Dopamine-Boosting Foods:

Eggs
Salmon
Bananas
Dark chocolate
Almonds
Green tea
These help your brain produce more dopamine naturally.

Other ways to boost dopamine in training:

Make drills fun: Variety, games, and challenges keep motivation high.
Use music: Upbeat tunes can increase dopamine and energy levels during workouts.
Why it matters:
More dopamine = better focus, faster decision-making, and the mental drive to push through.

Train smart. Fuel right. Stay motivated.

20/04/2025

Advanced notice:
The clinic will be closed from the 28 th April and will reopen 5 th May

18/04/2025

Keeping with Easter Friday traditions seafood only
garlic prawn skewers. octopus and crumbed barramundi with green bean salad

26/03/2025

It’s so important to be authentic and true to yourself. Kindness is so underated but can make a big difference in someone’s life. I love this quote below it sums it up beautifully 🥰

13/03/2025

Find peace within the Chaos!!
The how:
1. five minutes of self care. Stop and enjoy a
herbal tea
2. set boundaries to protect your energy. Its ok to say no if your exhausted
3. 10 minute breathing exercise or meditation
4. Stop and talk to a friend, connect and laigh or aharon some thoughts and emotions.
5. Take a nature walk m

MOST OF ALL just BREATHE and accept

18/02/2025

Kick start your metabolism and weight loss journey today !!

17/02/2025

How bright and bold are these beautiful sunflowers from “Indy Rose”
Bought them to brighten up the clinic space and put a smile on the clients that visit this week.
feels

14/02/2025