Omaha Integrative Care

02/18/2026

02/18/2026

Real questions deserve real answers. ❤️

We asked Melissa, our family nurse practitioner: How do you take care of your heart?

Here's what she wanted to share:

🥗 Nourish it.
Build your meals around vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and quality proteins—with healthy fats like fish, avocados, plant-based oils, eggs, legumes, and nuts. Be mindful of added sugars and simple carbs.

🚶 Move consistently.
Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate activity each week—and try to hit 7,000–10,000 steps a day.

🩺 Know your numbers.
Keep an eye on blood pressure, cholesterol, family history, and other risk factors.

🚭 Reduce to***co and limit alcohol.
Lowering toxic exposure is one of the most impactful steps you can take.

😴 Protect your sleep.
Seven to eight hours a night supports organ health and recovery.

😌 Manage stress.
We all need this one—especially now. Put down your phone. Get outside. Call a friend. Find something that makes you laugh. It's easy to take these things for granted, or to think of them as self-indulgent. But practicing love for yourself, others, and the world has a real effect on your actual, physical, flesh-and-blood heart. Don't underestimate it.

What's one thing you can do this month to show your sweet heart some love?

02/17/2026

is also a time to reflect on the history of public health.

This article highlights Black pioneers whose work continues to shape how we care for people today. Their stories are a reminder that health has always been about more than medicine:

❤️ It’s about community.
❤️ It means listening to the voices society has tried to silence.
❤️ And it means working together towards systems that work better for everyone.

Take a moment to read and learn, then let us know: Whose story stood out to you?
👉 https://bit.ly/4tvXtzG

02/16/2026

The season of love's not over yet. 🌹

After all the hype dies down, it's a good cue to spend some quality time with the love of your life—the one you'll be with forever: yourself!

Our Be My Valentine yoga class pass gives you 12 classes for $108.
(So you don't have to do the math: that's $9 a class. Um, yeah—move over, a dozen red roses.)

Your body loves you—don't forget to love it back! 😘 https://bit.ly/4j6j50F

02/14/2026

💌 A love letter for you on this :

Remember—this season isn't just about selling greeting cards and buying into prepackaged ideals of romance.

Lower that guard of cynicism for a minute. Just a little. Just enough to let yourself believe that love is as real as the skin you're in.

We're not going to give you a prescription for this, because you don't need permission or direction.

We'll just remind you that love comes in as many forms as you can imagine: It can be about you, your friends, your family, your hobbies, your pets, a smile from a stranger—or hey, it could even be about PJs and your favorite cheesy movie.

So however this day finds you, know that you don't need a grand gesture or someone to win your heart. Your love is not a commodity or a prize; it's the precious conduit through which you experience every moment of this life.

May your heart be open to whatever comes, from within and without. 🩷

02/12/2026

What does wellness mean to YOU?

Too often, the way health is presented feels like a test: You pass or you fail. You're right or you're wrong. To truly experience a happy life, you think you need:

✔️ the “right” body
✔️ the “right” habits
✔️ the “right” level of productivity

And if you don’t fit that mold? It can feel like your life is somehow worth less.

But health isn’t a scorecard. It's what allows you to live a life that feels meaningful to you—in whatever body, ability level, or circumstance you’re in.

✨ Take the time to really reflect: What makes life worth living—for ME?
Not what others say you should value, not what social media tells you, and not what wellness culture preaches. Just you.

Trust the voice inside.

💜 Your life is valuable. And your health is yours to define.

02/11/2026

Real answers from a real practitioner! 💜

To celebrate the month of love and , we extended a simple but profound question to Stephanie, one of our yoga instructors:

“How do YOU take care of your heart?”

Here's what she wanted to share:

“I take care of my heart by listening to it with kindness and gentleness. I believe that love is the highest power and that our hearts are wise. We just need to take the time to pause and connect.”

True care doesn't come from a place of criticism. Rather, it comes from a place of expansive, fierce compassion.

This month, we invite you to ask yourself:
🌹 What does my heart need right now?

02/05/2026

So you want to make a therapy appointment, but you're not sure where to start.

❓Which challenge should you work on first?
❓How will you know you're making progress?
❓When will you be "all better"?

First of all:
👉You are not a project or a problem to be solved.

Secondly:
👉You can't control how a living thing grows. You can only plant it in a nurturing environment, tend it, and note the shifts that come with time.

But it's normal to feel unsure—to want to "do it right." We asked one of our therapists, Emily, how clients can make the most of their sessions. Here's her advice:

💜 "Before therapy sessions, clients may find it helpful to use an app on their phone to keep track of thoughts or topics they want to discuss. Even the Notes app can be an effective option."

If you still need reassurance?
💜 "Clients are not expected to arrive fully organized—sessions begin wherever the client is that day. Even identifying one area where support is needed, or reflecting on what feels most important right now, can be enough."