Sleep. We know it’s important. Yet so many people fight it: “I’ll sleep when I die.” “Sleep is such a waste of time.” But is it a waste of time? What happens to our brain if we don’t get enough sleep? The answer is important and it may change your mind about sleep.
Eating with the seasons. If we can get any kind of food all year round, why would you want to eat with the seasons. It turns out that seasonal eating has some real benefits. Listen in to learn more.
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Sugar: we love the sweetness but what else is there? Inflammation? Pain? It happened to me. I’m talking about why we really crave sugar and giving tips on how to get real sweetness in your life.
Continue reading Sugar, Inflammation & Pain: What I’ve Learned EP010
Why are some people able to heal from chronic conditions? While others succumb to their illness? Are they special? Or can we learn from them?
Your brain and your heart approach the world, and healing, from completely different perspectives. There are parallels here with the scientific (Western) approach to healing versus the mind-body-spirit (TCM & other traditional practices) approach.
The placebo effect is real and can be as healing as actual medication. There’s also a nocebo effect which you may not have heard of. They both are about belief. We’ll explore their role in healing in this episode of the Self Powered Healing podcast.
It’s not enough to try not to stress. You have to have something else to fill that part of you that is worrying. Something to lift your mood, in a natural and sustainable way. This episode of the Self Powered Healing podcast talks about 5 ways to relax naturally.
The human heart is much more than a pump. it can sense, feel, communicate with the brain, and even help with natural healing. Want to learn more about the heart?
We live in a fear-based society. A world full of stress. Could all of that stress be causing us illness?
The words we choose and the expectations we set can impact our healing. In ways that we may not even realize.
