Empowerment

Post-Pandemic Social Anxiety: What You Can Do to Cope

By Valencia Ray, M.D. / / Comments Off on Post-Pandemic Social Anxiety: What You Can Do to Cope

Since the beginning of 2020, whenever we turned on the TV, listened to the radio, browsed social media, or even while speaking with our friends and co-workers we have been bombarded with COVID-19 information. Numbers of infected (‘cases’), numbers of deaths around the world, constantly changing restrictions, and more have flooded our minds daily. The…

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What No One Tells You About Stress and Burnout

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Society is struggling with stress on a daily basis. When we realize what stress is and where it comes from, we are better enabled to avoid burnout.

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Integration: The Root Source of Health and Well-Being

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Rebalance. In Functional Medicine, there is a concept known as the 5 Pillars or 5 R’s to reverse gut dysfunction and to restore health. Rebalance is the last or 5th step, and though it is last, it is certainly not least. As a society, we are way out of balance. Using the symbol of the…

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How Perception Can Cloud Your Vision for Your Life

By Valencia Ray, M.D. / / Comments Off on How Perception Can Cloud Your Vision for Your Life

What is hidden from your current view may surprise you. You probably are not finding or seeing new ways to heal your body and live with more joy because of the way your perception works. Your perception can obstruct your vision through your brain as much as a literal cloudy fog can hide a huge…

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