Healing Your Brain from Stress (Episode 17)
Dr. Doni talks to Ann Smollon about how stress gets stored in our brain and our bodies, how it’s possible…
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Understanding How Stress Affects Your Brain
When stress becomes chronic and sustained, your brain adapts. Your neurotransmitter levels get out of balance, and the same hormones…
Finding Your Stress Patterns and Learning How to Heal
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare” —Audre Lorde, A…
5 Steps to Improve Your Thyroid Function
Low thyroid function is extremely common, and causes a whole host of health issues. Even though it’s often downplayed or…
How Stress Puts Us Into Stress Mode, and What We Need to Recover (Episode 11)
Dr. Doni talks about the different types of stress, how the stress response works, and why we get stuck in…
How to Support Your Immune System (Without Causing a Cytokine Storm)
Intense, ongoing stress exposure can trigger what’s called a “cytokine storm,” where an overproduction of immune cells starts to attack…
Coping with Anxiety and Stress During the Coronavirus Crisis
The coronavirus is affecting us all, some more severely than others. Fear and anxiety take a toll on our bodies,…
How Does Nature Impact Our Wellbeing?
Spending time in nature is one of best forms of self care. Simply spending time in green spaces has been shown…
What to Do About HPV: A Protocol That Works
It’s not enough to kill the HPV virus. To truly address it and prevent it from coming back, we need…
How Does Stress Cause Migraines?
Stress takes many forms, and is often the hidden culprit behind migraines. To get at the root cause of chronic…
What Is Cortisol and How Does It Relate to Stress?
Coritsol is our body’s safety mechanism. But when cortisol is too high or too low it sends signals to the…
What Causes Depression?
There are natural ways to help your body and mind heal, and eliminate or reduce your episodes of depression. Dr.…
Does Stress Affect Your Period?
Many female patients do not realize that their symptoms – anxiety, fatigue, sleep issues, and weight gain – are a direct…
Keep Calm and Carry On: Daily Stress Recovery Tips
It’s the intentional moments of self-care that lead to the biggest changes. Here is a set of simple, everyday stress…
Dealing With Anxiety Naturally
If you can identify the things that trigger your anxiety, you can reduce the incidents of overwhelm and panic. Let’s…
