Tag Archives: stress

Surprising Stress Reliever

Posted on March 8, 2021 by amusico

For many years now the very first thing I do every morning after scraping my tongue and rinsing my mouth, is to drink 16 oz of water with ¼ tsp of Himalayan Crystal salt. It hydrates me after a long … Continue reading →

Posted in Detoxification, Digestive Health, Heart Health, Nutrition, Weight loss | Tagged cortisol, Himalayan Crystal salt, morning, morning anxiety, stress, water | 6 Comments

Maybe You’re Just Hungry

Posted on March 1, 2021 by amusico

I happened to read a scripture recently and saw it in a distinctly different way. I was reading 1 Kings 19 and in the first verses Elijah had just been threatened by Queen Jezebel and was running for his life. … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Digestive Health, Emotional Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health | Tagged anxiety, exhaustion, food, hangry, hunger, rest, stress, thirst, water | 4 Comments

Health: An Overlooked Cause of Inflammation

Posted on December 7, 2020 by amusico

I’ve shared numerous times in the past that inflammation is at the root of most, if not all, chronic disease. We know eating packaged, processed, fake foods increases inflammation as does using vegetable and seed oils, trans fats, gluten, sugar … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Cancer, Diabetes, Emotional Health, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health, Spiritual Health | Tagged anxiety, chronic disease. rest and digest, fight and flight, health, inflammation, parasympathetic nervous system, stress, sympathetic nervous system, vagus nerve | 6 Comments

Nutrition: Stress and Digestion

Posted on March 16, 2020 by amusico

Your mind and body are intimately intertwined and each impacts the other. Images and thoughts can start to create a physical response in your body. One of the most sensitive body systems is our digestion. When you are stressed it … Continue reading →

Posted in Digestive Health, Emotional Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged digestion, fat storage, gut bacteria, peristalsis, stress, stress hormones, Today is Still the Day, weight loss | 12 Comments

Weight Loss: Is Your Mindset Sabotaging You

Posted on December 2, 2019 by amusico

I know you are aware of the mind-body connection. But did you realize it could be hijacking your weight loss efforts? There are two in particular I would like to focus on: gratitude and forgiveness. I shared in a prior … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Emotional Health, Gratitude, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health, Spiritual Health, Weight loss | Tagged anger, anxiety, bitterness, cortisol, ghrelin, mindset, resentment, stress, Today is Still the Day, weight loss | 7 Comments

Health Benefits of Gratitude

Posted on November 25, 2019 by amusico

Thanksgiving is this Thursday and if you are breathing, can see this post and read it I would venture to say you have reason to be thankful! That’s the way I look at it anyway. I am very thankful you … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotional Health, Gratitude, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health, Spiritual Health | Tagged depression, gratitude, mood, physical health, PTSD, sleep, stress, thankfulness, Thanksgiving | 7 Comments

Brain Health: Our Connection to a Healthy Life

Posted on October 7, 2019 by amusico

Do you realize that your brain health impacts: Your relationships with loved ones; Your work performance; Your overall health, immunity and whether you are susceptible to certain illnesses; Your health habits and how well you eat and take care of … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Emotional Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health | Tagged anxiety, brain health, creativity, deep thinking, detox, EFT, mind, nourishment, prayer, sleep, stress | 4 Comments

Health: As You Think, So Are You

Posted on July 22, 2019 by amusico

Danger, worry, anxiety and stress activates the “fight or flight” mechanism of the sympathetic nervous system. In fact, we’ve all experienced it numerous times in our lives. It doesn’t even have to be actual physical danger. If you’ve ever had … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Emotional Health, Gratitude, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health, Spiritual Health | Tagged anxiety, fight or flight, health, heart rate, kindness, parasympathetic system, rest and digest, stress, thinking, thoughts, worry | 6 Comments

Stress: Powerful Breathing Technique

Posted on May 13, 2019 by amusico

Stress affects us all. There are lots of effective ways to deal with stressful thoughts and situations. Prayer and EFT are two of my very favorite. But there are times when you need to calm down, very quickly, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Digestive Health, Emotional Health, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness | Tagged alpha brain waves, belly breathing, box breathing, fight or flight, Navy Seal, stress, stress management | 6 Comments

Sugar and Inflammation: My Experience

Posted on April 1, 2019 by amusico

When I work with clients, regardless of whether they are trying to lose weight, normalize blood sugar or cholesterol, dealing with arthritis and joint pain or some other health issue, inflammation is at the root of it. Chronic inflammation has … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness | Tagged arthritis, disease, inflammation, joint pain, nutrition, oxidative stress, stress, sugar | 12 Comments