Dr. Dana Schmidt ND

Dr. Dana Schmidt ND Naturopathic doctor focusing on nutrition, chronic disease, autoimmune disorders, and helping optimi

When you are dealing with stress, be sure to take a look at all the other aspects on your wheel of wellness.Movement.Sle...
05/30/2025

When you are dealing with stress, be sure to take a look at all the other aspects on your wheel of wellness.

Movement.
Sleep.
Water.
Community.
Belonging.
Light.
Food.

All these things work together to make a healthier you.

When you are feeling stressed stop and halt.Ask the halt questions:Am I hungry?Am I angry?Am I lonely?Am I tired?Hungry....
05/28/2025

When you are feeling stressed stop and halt.

Ask the halt questions:

Am I hungry?
Am I angry?
Am I lonely?
Am I tired?

Hungry. Angry. Lonely. Tired.

Then you’ll know what to do.

When we get stressed, our breathing becomes faster and more shallow. To counteract that we need to stop and take a few d...
05/26/2025

When we get stressed, our breathing becomes faster and more shallow.

To counteract that we need to stop and take a few deep breaths.

Breathe in through your nose for a count of four. Breathe out through your mouth for a count of 8. Hold for a count of four.

Repeat until you feel calm.

Find a breathing technique that works for you, because you can change your breath in just a few seconds, even if other remedies aren’t available to you.

Eating well is a key factor in managing our stress levels.Again, when you are feeling stressed, do a quick check in on y...
05/23/2025

Eating well is a key factor in managing our stress levels.

Again, when you are feeling stressed, do a quick check in on your foundations of health.

Have you been missing meals? Eating out too much? Not getting enough vegetables? Too much sugar?

You are what you eat. So is your stress.

Our community helps us manage stress.If you are feeling stressed, take a check in about how much time you have spent in ...
05/21/2025

Our community helps us manage stress.

If you are feeling stressed, take a check in about how much time you have spent in community in the past few weeks.

Friends, families, school, church, and more offer us ways to connect and feel that sense of belonging that is key to our sense of wellness.

Plug into your community to help manage stress an keep a balance on your wheel of wellness.

Being dehydrated stresses our body.The mother of a childhood friend seemed to have only one response to all the bumps an...
05/19/2025

Being dehydrated stresses our body.

The mother of a childhood friend seemed to have only one response to all the bumps and bruises we would come in to bandage.

“Take a drink of water first,” she’d say as she handed us a glass.

I always thought that was odd, but now I know that a drink of water can help calm a situation down, and ease the sting of a skinned knee.

Who knew?

To manage stress, movement is key.When things start to feel like too much, it is amazing what a ten-minute walk around t...
05/16/2025

To manage stress, movement is key.

When things start to feel like too much, it is amazing what a ten-minute walk around the block will do.

When you feel like reaching for the pain reliever for that headache, maybe a large glass of water and a five-minute dance session is in order.

When you are feeling stressed, do a quick check in to see if you have been getting enough uninterrupted sleep.I recommen...
05/14/2025

When you are feeling stressed, do a quick check in to see if you have been getting enough uninterrupted sleep.

I recommend that you get at least 8 hours a night on a regular schedule. Go to bed at the same time every day and get up at the same time.

When we are dealing with illness and stressful situations, though, we may need up to 12 hours a day of sleep.

More sleep may be what your body is telling you with your stress symptoms.

Listen.

Remember that one of our foundations of health is to eat real food.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The way to eat more real food is to...
05/12/2025

Remember that one of our foundations of health is to eat real food.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The way to eat more real food is to do the following:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Focus on eating more vegetables. Adding just one more bite to your plate each meal will eventually get you there.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Try veggies for breakfast. From adding a handful of lettuce on your plate to a veggie scramble, it all adds up to a healthier you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Exchange your processed and packaged food for real food. Think about how you can exchange one product in your kitchen cabinet for a fresh food.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Phase out sweetened food by exchanging a sweetened food for a fresh fruit or vegetable. Do this every day and you'll be on your way!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If it's in a package, think twice (at least!) before putting it in your grocery cart.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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To avoid processed food, shop the perimeter of your grocery store where you are more likely to find produce, meat and dairy products.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Eat real food for a healthier you. You are so worth it!

Back in the 80's there was an ad campaign: Milk does a body good.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Since I didn't tolerate dairy well, I...
05/09/2025

Back in the 80's there was an ad campaign: Milk does a body good.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Since I didn't tolerate dairy well, I'd protest with a loud, Nooooooooo!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Of course nobody is going to run an ad campaign that veggies do a body good.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I could say "Yes" to that!

Another way to get more veggies into your meals is to make soups.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Frozen veggies will help you get a so...
05/07/2025

Another way to get more veggies into your meals is to make soups.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Frozen veggies will help you get a soup together fast.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Do it all in an instant cooker and you'll feel like a magician.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I put my leftover soup in pint jars for quick lunches or a snack when I might reach for something not as nutritious.

Want to be healthier? Eat a rainbow of vegetables.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Put one more bite of veggies on your plate each meal...
05/05/2025

Want to be healthier? Eat a rainbow of vegetables.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Put one more bite of veggies on your plate each meal.

You’ll get there!

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