The Healing Sanctuary

🧘🏽 Did you know that the human body can only survive 3 minutes without air? Without air the brain starves of oxygen, normal bodily functions cease to exist and essentially we die. That makes breathing extra high on the priority list in this life. Recently, there has been lots of scientific evidence that supports the use of breathing exercises for a variety of health concerns. Lets look at some of these evidence-based benefits. First of all, breathing exercises can be used for therapeutic purposes, including relaxation. Changes to breathing affect the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which regulates functions such as our digestion &heart rate. Research has shown that deep breathing exercises can help by decreasing the stress response, and stimulating the release of certain hormones. Breathing exercises have proven to help with: -Stress -Anxiety -Sleep -Asthma -COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) -High Blood Pressure Some common breathing exercises include: -Diaphragmatic breathing -Pursed lip breathing -Slow paced breathing -Yoga breathing exercises. To learn more about these exercises in detail, please follow the link in my bio for the Full script article.

“About 70 percent of our population has some issues with glucose control, and over time if it’s nots managed it will lead you down the path of Type 2 Diabetes which about 30 percent of the population develop. “ Link in the bio to learn more and catch last weeks YouTube live with Dr. Jacobson. 👆🏽

🍎Before considering the role of caloric restriction (Keto, Paleo, fasting, Atkins) consider your own bodies optimal function( IE- blood sugar, Insulin, inflammation.) 🍎 Long term weight loss = both. Eat less but also restore optimal function. Wanna learn more? Follow the link in my bio to watch my latest youtube video on Weight Loss. 👆🏽

What are the things we CAN and SHOULD be doing for our heart ♥️ health? Check out my latest YouTube video to learn more. Link in my bio👆🏽 🩺

I chatted with @drbobabenko about functional medicine and the conventional medicine model. Link in my bio to check out the full podcast! ❗️

Many positive things happen when we take a deep breath. 😀 So why is breathing important? Take a look at this weeks YouTube live video to learn why. Link in the bio for the link to subscribe and watch. 👆🏽

💡The first important TRANSITION in our health optimization, starts the night before. Setting yourself up to be successful for your day starts in the transition from our evening to our sleep time. 💡 More from this weeks YouTube live on How to Set Ourselves Up to Win in our health optimization on my YouTube channel. Link in the bio to watch and subscribe. ☝🏽

💡 Having a strong enough WHY is the #1 motivating factor in changing and optimizing your health in 2021. Optimizing your health takes work. We have to change our habits if we want to see change and maximize the outcome. What is your motivating factor for optimizing your health this year? More from last weeks YouTube live if you click on the link in my bio. 👆🏽

💤 Pillar 1 on How to Achieve Your Best Health in 2021... SLEEP! ...And sleep medications aren’t the answer. 💡 Check out the rest of the video from this weeks YouTube live! Link in my bio to subscribe. 👆🏽

SLEEP💤 Why is it so important? Sleep is an essential function of the body. Without it our bodies wouldn’t be able to repair itself. Check out this short clip to learn more about why good sleep is so important. 💤

❗️Time Boundaries & A time limit, just a few things you can do to start yourself off on a healthy digital detox from social media or even your phone. 📲 #socialmediadetox #digitaldetox

You get the energy you put in back to you! ❗️ What’s your mindset going into the New Year? Do you have a positive outlook? I challenge you to be introspective about your mindset with the New Year being here in a few days. It’s not too late to shift your focus & create a new positive mindset looking into 2021!