Bucks County Center for Integrative Medicine

04/27/2026

🌟The Invisible Burden of Stress: How to Take Back Control of Your Calm 🌟

If you’ve been feeling constantly tired, on edge, or unable to fully relax—you’re not alone.

🔹Stress is a natural response to demands or challenges. Stress today doesn’t always look dramatic. It’s often subtle, constant, running quietly in the background.

April is Stress Awareness Month—a reminder of how deeply stress can impact both mind and body.

🔹When stress becomes chronic, the body stays in “fight or flight.” This isn’t just a feeling—it’s physiology. Over time, it can affect sleep, mood, energy, digestion, focus, blood pressure, and may accelerate cellular aging.

🔹Stress isn’t just in your mind—it’s in your nervous system.
And the key isn’t just “thinking differently” or “staying positive”.
It’s helping the body shift out of this stress response.

Take small steps towards a calmer mind💕...a calmer 'YOU'😊
Mind

04/23/2026

04/08/2026

This is my game. 🥕 know your motivating factors. Is it how you feel? Is it a number? A speed? Perhaps like me you’re in the business of kicking your own butt time and time again so you can age well. Tell me your reasons for continuing to move…

03/30/2026

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03/20/2026

🗣️ Discount extended to tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the last day to register, who is joining us for these 4 zoom sessions that will impact your life in ways you couldn’t imagine?
☎️ Call the office and talk to me (Lisa) to sign up! Anyone can join! 👏🏻
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03/17/2026

To all of my MCAS patients: the trees are budding! If you are someone who tends to flare at change of season, consider adding your flare protocol in at this time.

03/12/2026

Use these two rules:
1. Is it a color of the rainbow? 2. Is it alive? This way Cheetos don’t count. Phytonutrients are the chemicals that plants produce that creates their color. Our bodies know how to use those phytonutrients to keep us healthy. When we talk about nutrition there are macronutrients (carbs, protein, fats), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) and phytonutrients. But to simplify, follow these two rules.

03/06/2026

Welcome to BCIM (Bucks County Center for Integrative Medicine) in Doylestown, PA. We are now 10 years in the integrative medical space and we are still learning and growing as we support your optimal wellness. We are honored to walk with you on this journey.
In Health,
Dr. Helstrom

03/06/2026

Welcome to BCIM (Bucks County Center for Integrative Medicine) in Doylestown, PA. We are now 10 years in the integrative medical space and we are still learning and growing as we support your optimal wellness. We are honored to walk with you on this journey. In Health, Dr. Helstrom

03/03/2026

I posted this video on my personal social media over the weekend and was met with lots of support and love as well as questions of how I achieved this. I’m posting it here now side by side with my 60 minute endurance ride from yesterday. Long zone 3 intervals. And my output is SO much lower than it was this time last year and the year before when I had been tri training. I bring this up to show the effects of “where you put your energy is what you see”. Meaning, if you focus predominantly on strength training, you will get stronger, but your endurance and VO2max will adjust for not doing those endurance rides. When you focus on endurance training, your muscles will shift in this way as well. Know that all of it is good for you and our bodies are amazing just as they are. I love that we get to see the effects of our efforts. And to answer the question of a BCIM team, who’s in? If you’d like to participate in a once a week walk/run and come together as for the Doylestown races this spring, comment below and we’ll be sure to send you the details on what we’re cooking up. Can’t wait to see you outside!

02/27/2026

Are you done and ready for things to change? I'm offering the Healthy Lifestyle Reset & Rewire 4 week program one more time, starting March 24th. This will be the last time this year, so don't miss out on making lasting changes easily. Sign up today as space is limited.

02/25/2026

Who is aware of MBSR ❓❓❓

Wouldn’t it be amazing to learn the tools to captivate being MINDFUL🧘🏼‍♀️ vs having a FULL & constantly overwhelmed mind 🧠 🤔 ?
Please VIEW our BCIM handout with the details- I will also plug in the info below!!

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MBSR- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

This is it...
BCIM has a Mindfulness Program to share as a tool helping you find peace & balance in your days!

WHEN:
Every Friday March 27, 2026 to May 15, 2026

TIME: 12.00 - 2.30 pm Virtually on ZOOM

Then a Retreat Day- All-Day Practice:
Sunday- May 3rd, 2026

Join FREE Informational and Orientation Session

TO REGISTER:
https://www.bcimedicine.com/mbsr-registation-page
-OR-
email us at programs@bcimedicine.com
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ABOUT MBSR: The program was developed in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, at UMass
Memorial Medical Center. It is considered an evidence-based program, supported
by 40+ years of research, and teaches participants to cultivate present-moment
awareness through systematic training in mindfulness practices.
Core practices include mindfulness of breath and body, body
scan meditation, sitting meditation to work skillfully with thoughts and
emotions, mindful movement (gentle hatha yoga), and walking meditation.
Participants learn informal mindfulness to integrate into daily activities such as eating,
communication, and responding to stress.

BENEFITS: Research Studies have shown that participation in MBSR can support
improvements in:
# Anxiety, Sleep problems, Depressive symptoms, Chronic pain and pain-related
distress
# Perceived stress, Emotional reactivity, supporting greater resilience in daily life
# Improves digestive problems, High blood pressure

WHO CAN JOIN: Open to all adults. No prior meditation or yoga experience is required

WHAT TO EXPECT: 8 WEEKLY live Sessions (2.5 hour each) + 1 All-day Retreat (on a
weekend). Participants receive educational material and multiple recordings of
guided practices.

PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ruchi Kukreja: Integrative Family Physician at BCIM and
MBSR instructor at the Center for Mindfulness, LVHN, Allentown, PA

PROGRAM COST:
BCIM members: $325 ($400); Non-member: $345 (Regular $400)