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By Laura Araujo

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October 8, 2020

No matter your political affiliation, this season is probably stressing you out — and putting your central nervous system (CNS) on edge!

The best way to respond isn’t yelling at the first passerby that looks at you funny. Instead, establishing a routine that gives your CNS a little TLC is much more effective!

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By Laura Araujo

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September 16, 2020

What drug was originally discovered by an Ethopian goat herder in the 1500’s, was banned in Mecca in 1511, is most expensive in Indonesia, and more than 80% of Americans use it?

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By Laura Araujo

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September 2, 2020

Research has found that balneotherapy treatments of 38-42 degrees Celsius decrease our C-Reactive protein (CRP levels) — which are inclined to increase in due to inflammation. This allows for a soothing our hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis (that triggers our fight-freeze or flight state).

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By Laura Araujo

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August 12, 2020

Not only does constantly striving to achieve things potentially up our cortisol levels and mess up our microbiome, it creates neuropathways that are not conducive to a mindful existence. In other words, the more we focus on doing things, the more our mind rewires around that, which makes us harder to be mindful — which, in case you’ve not been following along, ain’t so great.

So how do we mindfully go the other direction? By getting more rest.

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By Laura Araujo

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August 6, 2020

Emotions influence how we engage with others, affect the decisions we make and our relationship with them, and how we respond to them, and communicate with them, makes all the difference.

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