Sleep is foundational for good health: nearly all of your bodily processes are affected by the amount you get. Consistently good sleep also be elusive for many. Luckily there are ways to improve your sleep by taking advantage of what we know about nervous system form and function. If you’re not sleeping well, try these… Read more »
Posts Tagged: austin wellness
How to Reduce Risk Post-Lockdown
As we begin to emerge from lockdown over the coming weeks and months, it’s important that we know the steps we need to take to help protect ourselves and loved ones. As COVID-19 surges on, research is helping shed more light on how we can minimize our risk. I highly recommend this guide written by Dr…. Read more »
Your Summer Health Checklist
It is officially summer! Time for swimming holes, getting out on a boat, and (if you can) getting out of Texas! It’s also a perfect time to take a health inventory. Are you able to be as active as you want to be? Are you taking the steps to make sure you can continue to… Read more »
Acupuncture for Arthritis!
May is Arthritis Awareness Month in the US, so it seems like the perfect time to dive into a topic that I get asked about a lot. More specifically, I usually don’t even get asked a question, but instead get some version of a statement such as: “I have a lot of knee pain, but… Read more »
What’s In Your Herbal Medicine Cabinet?
Whenever someone gets sick in our house, we commonly use herbs as a first line of defense. Don’t get me wrong, I am very happy that antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals are an option when appropriate, but if I can use gentler, safer alternatives BEFORE an issue needs the big pharmaceutical guns, I am all for… Read more »
3 Keys to Sticking with Resolutions Based on Psychology
We’ve all been there: New year’s is the most popular time, but some of us make lofty resolutions and self-improvement goals throughout the year: “I am going to start working out regularly this year.” “Next year I will meditate every single day.” “After I eat this pie, I am off of sugar.” But as… Read more »
Acupuncture for back pain and anxiety in pregnancy
My wife and I welcomed our first daughter to the world during my 2nd semester of acupuncture school. Not the greatest timing given how much I was giving (mentally and financially) to my education at the time, but we decided to start trying to conceive expecting it to take some time… apparently we are among… Read more »
7 Tips to Improve Your Mental Health
October is Mental Health Month at Balance Wellness! I am particularly excited to focus on this topic for a few reasons: 1. Mental health/illness is not talked about as much as it should be given how many people it affects (see #2) 2. Depression is the #1 cause of disability worldwide… seriously 3. I have… Read more »
Why Do We Need Restorative Sleep?
This was created by Virginia Spine Institute
Why Integrative Medicine is the Future of Healthcare
All things considered, this is a great time to be alive. Global life expectancy has more than doubled since 1900 and we are far less likely to die from injuries or major diseases. Vaccines have eradicated the most common infectious diseases and advances in surgery and pharmaceuticals have restored quality of life to many who would… Read more »