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3 Missed Factors in Addressing Your Chronic Symptoms FOUND!

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
3 Missed Factors in Addressing Your Chronic Symptoms FOUND!
We are here to work on the UNDERLYING CAUSE of illness.  Illness can be treated by a doctor, but the underlying cause of that is the work of the individual along with the rest of their team.  To think we can only focus on treatment is to miss the whole boat of what “health” means.
Posted in allergies, amino acids, asthma, IBS, mast cell disorder, mood, nutrition, protein, stress, trauma, trauma nutrition

Teeth and Belching? Who Knew?! What Teeth Have to Say About Your Gut Health

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
Teeth and Belching? Who Knew?! What Teeth Have to Say About Your Gut Health
Biological complications (meaning problems elsewhere in the body) occur in over 69% of cases after cavities, root canals, or implants.  Yes, your teeth affect the other parts of your body.  It’s called “terrain theory”.  This means that symptoms like these listed could be affected by the health of your teeth, your gums, and the dysbiosis of bacteria in the mouth. 
Posted in dental, dental assessment, microbiome, prodentix, teeth

10 Beliefs To Help You See That You Are Not “Unsolvable”

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
10 Beliefs To Help You See That You Are Not “Unsolvable”

I don't think life exists without an ability to discover itself and change, so YES, I think you can get help when you're ready and create a new expression of health.  Life is change any constant state of never being the same. My belief is to continuously put in the best ingredients and see what comes up.

Posted in chronic disease, concepts, parasympathetic, primal persuasion, strategy session

The Epiphany You Need to Scale Your Health

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
The Epiphany You Need to Scale Your Health
My suggestion is that we understand how to build resiliency and in effect "scale our health" just like businesses work to "scale" their businesses, to learn to create such a wide blue ocean that threat ceases to exist, to store up resiliency so when the waves come, they are less damaging.
Posted in parasympathetic training, resilency, scale your health, stress, vagal tone, vagus nerve

The Tongue May Hide the Truth, But the Eyes, Never!

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
The Tongue May Hide the Truth, But the Eyes, Never!
They say that the eyes are the window to the soul, but did you know that they can be an effective indicator of internal health and require a nutrit...
Posted in antioxidants, Eye Health, eyes, far infrared, iridology, lacunas

What to Do With School Year Anxiety - Theirs and Yours!

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
What to Do With School Year Anxiety - Theirs and Yours!

The new school year is upon us and for some or our kiddos(and mamas and papas), that can mean mounds of anxiety as we approach the new once again. 

How do we learn from this feelings, and more importantly, how do we navigate it and teach the youngest among us how to navigate it as well?

Becuase here's the thing, you can't convince someone they are okay, WHEN THEY DON'T FEEL THEY ARE.   There is ONE THING most of us do to try to comfort that ACTUALLY BACKFIRES.  Thankfully, our office has a TON of information on the topic of anxiety, and more importantly, effective strategies to help.  Click to read our blog article on back to school anxiety and pay attention to the rest of this newsletter for practical solutions our office offers.

Posted in anxiety, anxiety program, craniosacral, school year

Why Did I Get an Invitation to Join ANMC? What's this all about?

by Amanda Plevell
Exciting happenings continue at ANMC!  It's not hard when there's so much work to do to help peopleCAUSE HEALTH!We're always...

Anorexia's Multiple Distortions: It Takes A Village

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
Anorexia's Multiple Distortions: It Takes A Village
Overview Affecting 6 to 15% of the US population, and more common in boys than girls, Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder where the individual s...
Posted in anorexia, disordered eating, eating disorders

Menopause: A Season of Self Reflection

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
Menopause: A Season of Self Reflection
  Overview Whether warmly welcomed or sincerely feared, the fact of the matter is that every woman all the world over will experience menopause at ...
Posted in hormonal health, maca, menopause, womens health

Reducing the Fatiguing Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
Reducing the Fatiguing Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue
  Overview The human body has been wired with an incredible emergency response system in order to handle stressors, whether they are internal, exte...
Posted in adrenal fatigue, adrenal glands, anxiety, CDR, fight or flight, lifestyle, lifestyle therapy, stress, stress response

Stress Response and Biochemistry Sums Up General Anxiety

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
Stress Response and Biochemistry Sums Up General Anxiety
Overview Anxiety has quickly been establishing itself as one of the most encountered diseases among primary care.1    40 million people in the Unit...
Posted in anxiety

Shining the Light on Insomnia's Hyperarousal

by Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP
Shining the Light on Insomnia's Hyperarousal
Overview For the 60 million Americans struggling with insomnia1, it can be disheartening to hear that rather than having a direct causative factor ...
Posted in bluelight, insomnia, sleep