Medical Minimalism Using Yoga (Part Two) In Part One of this blog post, I shared my story of the “aha” moment that led me to use yoga as medicine.The benefits of yoga as a proven medical therapy are numerous and growing. Yoga is my minimalist medicine. I have been using it on myself and my patients for the better…
Why You Need C-section Scar Massage; This week’s featured blog post is by guest author Lynn Schulte-Leech, PT. Visit Lynn at Intuitive Hands PT Much of the recovery process after a c-section birth feels out of your control. Really, other than “taking it easy,” patients are given little information on how they can help avoid painful…
Yoga in Medicine: An Ancient Solution for Modern Illness More than 2000 years old, yoga is just beginning to gain respect in conventional medicine and practice. It is being used in medicine, and is now receiving much attention as a 21st century ‘ancient solution’ for modern illness. The ancient lifestyle practice of yoga predates written…
Why Yogic Breathing & Mindful Meditation are Powerful Rehab Tools (VIDEO) Integration of yoga-based practices, like yogic breathing and meditation, can be effective in the treatment of a broad array of disorders exacerbated by stress, according to researchers at Boston University’s School of Medicine. Two studies support the effectiveness of yoga in correcting parasympathetic nervous…
My Birth Story – Third Time is A Charm A woman will never forget the moment she became a mother. I even cry when I read or hear a birth story, so for me this is the most important post I have ever written. Birth is that transforming and important to me, and I believe if our…
Breathing For A Safer Spine: The Yogic TATD Breath The deeper stabilizers of the trunk are well supported in the literature, such as transversus abdominus (TvA), to be the major players of lumbopelvic force closure. They are responsible, as part of a global stabilizing system, in conjunction with the multifidi and other synergists such as the respiratory diaphragm and the…
Mothers Declaration of Rights Recently I wrote about the shameful state of women’s health care in America and how America’s broken health care system affects women. NAMC Advocacy Coordinator and mothers’ rights advocate, Valerie Young, is a bright light and constant champion for improving the status of women and caregiving in America. Valerie has guest posted for BITL many times, and…
Is Stress Making You Sick and Sad? Inflammation in the Body Linked to Depression Today’s post was a tandem project by Dr. Tianna and Ginger. Emerging evidence demonstrates that there is a connection between inflammation and depression. When your body is in a state of constant, low-level inflammation, you may feel sad. Recent research is encouraging, and shows that feeling sad or…
Work Smarter Not Harder in the Shoulder…Use Yoga If you practice yoga or know much about it, you’ll have seen the yoga pose “chaturanga dandasana” or four limbed staff pose. You will also know it is not an easy pose to do. It requires significant global strength and motor control (aka finesse and body awareness). What…
Go Non-GMO It takes quite a bit of homework to be able to feed my family of five (all of them hungry boys, mind you) a non-GMO, organic diet. I’ve been doing it for about 10 years now. It is difficult, but not impossible. We do it on a reasonable budget, and the kids love…
Music is Powerful Medicine Parents’ Singing to Fetus and Newborn Enhances Their Well-being, Parent-Infant Attachment, & Soothability: Part One I’ve said for many years now that I am a mother’s biggest fan. Birth and mothering are not just dear to my heart – they determine the future of our world. I am a mother of…
Yoga as Integrative Medicine: Why Health Care Pros Should Offer It In a 2002 study of people with chronic heart disease, more than 80% of patients used integrative medicine. (1) Patients cited numerous benefits to the use of integrative medicine, including maintaining better health and sleep, boosting self-esteem, hope, and peaceful mind, and reducing anxiety,…