Alpenglow Pain & Wellness

10/01/2025

“SLEEP & RECOVERY: HOW GLUTATHIONE WORKS WHILE YOU REST

How Your Nighttime Repair System Uses Glutathione

During deep sleep and recovery, our body goes into a repair mode, boosting its natural defenses to clean up cellular damage. Lack of sleep is shown to reduce glutathione stores by 20–35% in organs like the liver and lung, leaving cells vulnerable to oxidative damage.

Glutathione supports mitochondrial health and neutralizes reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated overnight, helping cells recover from the day’s physical and metabolic demands.

Because glutathione recycles itself (via glutathione reductase), maintaining adequate levels ensures your body doesn’t run out of antioxidant defenses overnight.
Supporting healthy glutathione levels may improve sleep quality indirectly, with lower stress inside the brain, sleep tends to be deeper and less disrupted, allowing for more restorative cycles”

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09/30/2025

✨September is National Cholesterol Education Month ✨
Did you know high cholesterol has no symptoms—yet it’s one of the leading risk factors for heart disease and stroke? The good news: simple lifestyle shifts can make a HUGE impact. 🫀
✔️ Eat more fiber + healthy fats
✔️ Move your body daily
✔️ Get your cholesterol checked
Your health is your wealth. This month, let’s choose habits that keep our hearts strong and thriving!

09/26/2025

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This supplement is highly bioavailable, optimizes the immune system & helps against outside stressors!

You can purchase in office at your next visit! 💜

09/25/2025

Happy Wellness Wednesday!!
Let’s talk about why sleep is so important. 🛏️✨
Quality sleep is when your body does its deepest healing work — repairing tissues, calming inflammation, and restoring energy. Without enough rest, pain can feel worse, stress levels rise, and your body struggles to recover.

Prioritizing sleep isn’t a luxury, it’s part of your treatment plan. 💤 Try setting a consistent bedtime, limiting screen time before bed, and creating a calm environment to support deeper rest.

Your body heals best when it rests best.

Check out this article to learn more about why sleep is so important for overall health:

Imagine if you could slow down aging, boost your energy, and sharpen your brain—all while you just lie there. Sounds like a fantasy, right? Well, it's not—it's just a few of the life-changing benefits you get from good quality sleep. Of course, you've heard some version of “sleep is good for y...

09/24/2025

Cod liver oil is rich in omega-3 fats, including DHA, making it a powerhouse for cognitive health!

09/22/2025

September is Yoga Awareness Month 🧘‍♀️
Did you know that yoga is more than just stretching? It’s a powerful tool for reducing chronic pain, improving mobility, calming the nervous system, and restoring balance to the body.

Read more here: https://www.allyogatraining.com/national-yoga-awareness-month/

09/19/2025

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09/18/2025

Happy Wellness Wednesday! Let’s chat about why Glutaryl works better than most forms of glutathione 👉🏼

“What sets Glutaryl apart is the patented delivery system. Dr. Nayan Patel has been studying Glutathione for decades. He is a leading expert worldwide on the transformative effects that robust levels of this Master Antioxidant can have on the body. Glutathione is a large molecule, and efficacy is determined by to be readily absorbed. He developed the Auro GSH™ Antioxidant Delivery System, a patented, first-of-its-kind technology to do just this.
Auro’s patented Glutaryl is the proven, most robust, and effective way to get Glutathione into the system to fight free radicals and help the body against oxidative stress. It can be a powerful ally in anyone’s health arsenal.

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Glutathione levels decline due to:

•Natural aging – Glutathione levels naturally decrease as we age, starting at age 12.
•Being overly taxed by free radicals.

Supplementing with Glutathione is a powerful remedy for declining levels. However, there are three forms of supplementation: oral, IV, and topical, and they get different results.

Definitive information regarding the efficacy of Glutathione supplementation has not been readily available- but, with a recent pilot study using Auro Wellness Glutaryl topical application, results are in, proving that Glutaryl is powerfully affecting the body’s antioxidant fighting power.”

Read the full blog post here :

Auro’s patented Glutaryl is the proven, most robust, and effective way to get Glutathione into the system to fight free radicals and help the body against oxidative stress. It can be a powerful ally in anyone’s health arsenal.

09/17/2025

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7 Things to Know About Inflammation, Pain, and Common Medications

1. Your body uses inflammation to heal.
When you get hurt, your immune system releases chemicals called prostaglandins. These cause swelling and make the injured area more sensitive so your body can protect and repair it.

2. Inflammation also causes pain.
The same process that helps you heal can also make you feel sore or achy.

3. NSAIDs can help manage pain.
Medicines like ibuprofen (Advil), naproxen (Aleve), and aspirin can reduce pain and make movement easier.

4. But they may slow down healing.
Because NSAIDs block inflammation, they can sometimes delay the body’s natural repair process.

5. Use the lowest dose that works.
Doctors recommend taking the smallest amount that helps your pain while still letting your body heal.

6. Take NSAIDs with food and water.
Eating and drinking plenty of fluids lowers the chance of stomach upset or other side effects.

7. Different NSAIDs work differently for people.
Some people respond better to ibuprofen, others to naproxen or aspirin. Switching between them can sometimes help.

Bonus tip: Aspirin has two roles.

•In low doses (81 mg), it helps protect the heart by preventing blood clots.

•In higher doses (325 mg), it works more like other NSAIDs to reduce inflammation.

09/16/2025

September is Su***de Prevention Month. 💙 You are not alone, and your life matters. If you’re struggling, please know that help is available and hope is real. Together, we can break the stigma and support one another.

📞 Call or text 988 for the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline
💬 Reach out to someone you trust
🌱 Take one small step toward healing today

09/12/2025

On the Blog: EMG/NCS Studies: Why Do Them, and How the Process Works.

“When you have muscle or nerve symptoms, your nervous system often plays a role in your diagnosis and treatment. It may not be obvious how this connection works. Your nervous system contains your brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Nerves send electrical signals to muscles which makes them move. When nerves send electrical signals back to the brain, that may include signals that cause you to feel pain.

At Alpenglow Pain & Wellness of Anchorage, Alaska, Dr. Gavin Nixon uses diagnostic tests of your nervous system to learn more about the cause of your symptoms. Two of the most helpful tests include an EMG (electromyography) study or a nerve conduction study (NCS). In this blog, the Alpenglow team goes into more depth on these tests, including who is a good candidate, and what you can expect from the testing process.”

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Diagnostic tests like an EMG (electromyography) study or a nerve conduction study (NCS) help to determine the cause of nerve and muscle symptoms. Read more to l

09/11/2025

Today we pause to honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the heroes who stood tall in the face of tragedy. 🇺🇸