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Benefits of Sunlight 20-30 mins Upon Rising

Written by b-better on May 30, 2023. Posted in Active Living, Mental & Emotional Well-being, Technology & Wellness. No Comments on Benefits of Sunlight 20-30 mins Upon Rising

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I preach getting full-spectrum sunlight within 20-30 mins of waking.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣To help boost our Cortisol Awakening Response or “CAR” for short. ⁣⁣⁣⁣When full-spectrum light hits our eyes when we wake up, our central nervous system produces a boat load of cortisol from our adrenal glands.⁣ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bernadette Abraham | Functional Medicine (@bernadette.abraham) ⁣Cortisol is known as our “stress” hormone but it also has many other benefits (pictured).⁣⁣⁣⁣This rapid spike of cortisol...

The Importance of Sleep – Part 1

Written by b-better on June 23, 2021. Posted in Active Living, Holistic Health. No Comments on The Importance of Sleep – Part 1

The 3 things I tackle first and foremost with any new client are headaches, bowel issues (i.e. constipation/diarrhea), and sleep! I can’t stress enough just how vital high-quality sleep is to every person’s health and healing journey. Even though it seems like we’re not doing much during the night, it’s the time when our body restocks our hormone supply, regenerates our immune cells and repairs damaged tissue. It’s also when we get rid of significant amounts of toxins (hence the morning breath – did you know? ), process heavy emotions and eliminate the effects of stress from...