Category: nervous system

  • Grounding and Blood Sugar

    Grounding and Blood Sugar

    Let the Earth Heal You: Spring Grounding Practices This spring, don’t just clean your house — reconnect to your planet. Grounding (also called earthing) isn’t just a hippie buzzword — it’s an evidence-based practice that can help reduce inflammation, improve sleep, and even stabilize blood sugar. Here’s how it works: The Earth carries a negative…

  • What Chronic Stress Hijacks

    What Chronic Stress Hijacks

    Chronic stress affects over 60 million women in the US, with nearly 27 million experiencing chronic stress. It alters brain function, disrupting decision-making, sleep, and glucose regulation, often leading to Type 2 diabetes. Recognizing chronic stress is crucial, as its impacts can be subtle yet biologically significant, highlighting the need for better management strategies.

  • The Hidden Load Women Carry behind “I’m fine.”

    The Hidden Load Women Carry behind “I’m fine.”

    Chronic stress can affect women silently, operating below conscious awareness and influencing biological responses. Even functioning without overt signs can keep the body in a survival mode, which disrupts various systems and increases health risks, such as type 2 diabetes. Recognizing this hidden stress is crucial for wellbeing.

  • Not all Type 2 Diabetes  Medication works the same.

    Not all Type 2 Diabetes Medication works the same.

    (And How Testing Can Reduce the Guesswork) This information took me off the rollercoaster of medication trial and error. I hope everyone learns something that will help them, and improve their experience. If you’ve ever wondered why a diabetes medication worked beautifully for someone else—and felt like absolute misery in your body—you’re not imagining things.…