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Your Body Keeps Score

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

Posted in Blog, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue, Integrative Medicine, Knowledge Base, Mental Health, Pain Management, Sexual Health, Y — 4 Comments ↓

This may be an emotionally difficult Health Tip for some of you. Imagine you’re a small child and for as long as you can remember, no one’s face has ever lit up with a smile when you walked into a room. In fact, to avoid being struck by a family member, you’ve learned a variety of avoidance strategies, maybe even unconsciously tensing your muscles to Read More

Tagged with: biograohy, biographical health care, child abues, childhood trauma, chronic pain, stress, trauma, trauma sensitivity

Finding Your Calm

Posted on April 15, 2018 by

Posted in Blog, Healthy Lifestyle, Workshops — No Comments ↓

Tuesday June 5, 6 – 7:30pm Fee: $65, including take-home materials Renee Zambo, RYT & Christine Savas, LPC Are you looking for ways to wind down amidst a hectic schedule? Do you want to learn how to deal with ongoing stress? Do you need tools to help you relax, but aren’t sure how or where to start? Join WholeHealth Chicago’s Clinical Psychotherapist Christine Savas and Read More

Tagged with: burnout, psychotherapy, stress, yoga

Yoga Therapy for Digestive Health

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

Posted in Alternative Therapies, Blog, Digestion — 1 Comment ↓

I’m no yoga expert, so this week’s Health Tip comes from Renee Zambo, WholeHealth Chicago’s yoga therapist. Dr E The belly is one of the most sensitive areas of our bodies. Situated at the center of our being, literally forming our core, it’s lined with hundreds of millions of nerve endings and affects everything from immune system to mood. So it’s no surprise that bloating, Read More

Tagged with: digestive health, gut-brain connection, microbiome, mindfulness, stress, yoga therapy

Infertility and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

Posted in Acupuncture/Traditional Chinese Medicine, Blog, I, Integrative Medicine, Knowledge Base, Thyroid, Adrenal, & Sex Hormone Issues — 1 Comment ↓

I don’t care much for the infertility industry, though I know some of you are deeply grateful to it for helping you create your precious child. I love kids too. I simply don’t care for the business that infertility has become. In this two-part Health Tip, we’ll explore Western medicine’s approach to infertility treatment and, next week, the path taken by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Read More

Tagged with: in vitro fertilization, infertility, IVF, stress, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine

Trump, Stress, And Your Body

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

Posted in Blog, Mental Health, S, T — 49 Comments ↓

Every time I’ve written a politically oriented Health Tip, a few people become upset by my Lefty opinions, tell me to stick with what I know (I assume they mean medicine), and unsubscribe to this newsletter. Some have snarled, “I’m transferring my records out of WholeHealth Chicago” and off they go. So, here I go again. As you read this, please keep in mind that Read More

Tagged with: fear, fight or flight, good stress, politics, post-election, stress, Trump

The Benefits of Mindfulness

Posted on May 9, 2016 by

Posted in Blog, Knowledge Base, Mental Health, T — 1 Comment ↓

More than ever before, researchers and scientists are studying the health benefits of mindfulness practices for a wide variety of conditions. And they’re discovering overwhelmingly similar results: mindfulness decreases mood disturbances, enhances coping skills, and promotes wellbeing. Enter “benefits of mindfulness meditation” into your search engine and you’ll find dozens of articles and studies published in The New York Times, Forbes Magazine, and Psychology Today, Read More

Tagged with: anxiety, autoimmune diseases, chronic disease, chronic pain, depression, fibromyalgia, gentle yoga, Lyme disease, mindful meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness training, restorative yoga, stress, stress reduction, thyroid, workshop, yin yoga, yoga, yoga therapy

Healing Adrenal Fatigue

Posted on October 19, 2015 by

Posted in Blog, Case Studies, H, Knowledge Base, Thyroid, Adrenal, & Sex Hormone Issues — 16 Comments ↓

In last week’s Health Tip I described the exhausted state of Patricia, dragging herself through the day and crashing completely in the afternoon. At first, Patricia was oddly supercharged in the evening, unable to relax or sleep. Later, this energy burst vanished and she simply couldn’t sleep. She was tired all the time. Before her visit with us at WholeHealth Chicago, Patricia had had quite Read More

Tagged with: acupuncture, adrenal, adrenal fatigue, adrenal glands, adrenal hormones, Chinese Medicine, chronic fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, fatigue, glandular therapies, homeopathy, psychologist, stress, stress buffer, supplements

“Every Afternoon At About Four I’m So Tired I Could Sleep At My Desk”

Posted on October 12, 2015 by

Posted in Blog, Case Studies, E, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue, Knowledge Base, Thyroid, Adrenal, & Sex Hormone Issues — 16 Comments ↓

“Exhaustion is my reality. At four o’clock, I’m wiped, totally wiped.” Patricia is 33, happily married as far as marriages go, one kid, steadily employed in the usual American less-than-satisfying corporate job, good eating habits, and, until recently, a health club goer a couple/three times a week. Now she’s too tired for that. Just looking at her, you can tell she’s dragging. Circles under her Read More

Tagged with: adrenal, adrenal fatigue, adrenal glands, adrenal hormones, chronic fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, cortisol, endocrine, endocrine gland, fatigue, general fatigue, mental fatigue, stress

Monthly Mindfulness Group – Ongoing

Posted on July 2, 2015 by

Posted in Blog, Healthy Lifestyle, Knowledge Base, M, Mental Health, Workshops — 3 Comments ↓

The challenges of contemporary life make it all too easy to accumulate stress. Without the proper attention, stress builds until we feel overwhelmed and as if we are living “in our heads” too much. Stress has become such a widespread issue that scientists and medical experts from around the world study how stress affects health, healing, it’s impact on disease, and conditions such as chronic Read More

Tagged with: mindfulness, mindfulness training, stress, stress reduction

Stress Reduction for the Holidays-December 2014

Posted on November 17, 2014 by

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Wednesday, December 10th (6:30 – 8:30 pm) or Sunday, December 14th (12:00 – 2:00 pm) The Holiday Season can mean time spent with family and friends, work parties, social gatherings, and the closing of a year. Joyous occasions can also be stressful as to-do lists are longer and anticipation is greater. The closing of the year brings many deadlines, either professional ones that must be Read More

Tagged with: stress, stress reduction

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Your Body Keeps Score

Finding Your Calm

Yoga Therapy for Digestive Health

Infertility and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Trump, Stress, And Your Body

The Benefits of Mindfulness

Healing Adrenal Fatigue

“Every Afternoon At About Four I’m So Tired I Could Sleep At My Desk”

Monthly Mindfulness Group – Ongoing

Stress Reduction for the Holidays-December 2014

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