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Tips to Incorporate Mindful Movement Every Day

July 23, 2019
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Group Fitness, Healthy Life, Lifestyle Medicine, Weight Management, Yoga

Tips to Incorporate Mindful Movement Every Day Mindfulness brings a new dimension to movement. Rather than moving for the sake of moving, or to accomplish a goal, mindful movement is practiced anchoring the body in the present moment. Many people feel more harmonious, relaxed, and calm after practicing mindful movement.   Known Health Conditions that Benefit from Mindful Movement: Anxiety Asthma Cardiometabolic diseases Carpal Tunnel Chronic Pain Depression Multiple Sclerosis   Standing Exercise: Stand with your feet planted, shoulder-length apart, knees slightly bent. Relax your shoulders and tuck your chin slightly. Breathe in and out, then inhale as you bring your arms out to the side, raising them slowly up over your head as you inhale. Exhale as you let your arms lower, then bring your hands in...

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Vanilla Cashew Milk

July 23, 2019
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Life, In The Kitchen

Vanilla Cashew Milk [caption id="attachment_4413" align="alignnone" width="300"] Image Courtesy Vitamix[/caption] Ingredients: ½ cup raw cashews 3 cups water 2 t raw honey 1 t vanilla Directions: Soak cashews in 2 cups of water for at least 4 hours or overnight. Drain them then place cashews, 1 cup filtered water, honey and vanilla in a high-powered blender. [maxbutton id="4" url="https://thrivecarolinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Vanilla-Cashew-Milk.pdf" text="Download Printable Recipe" ] [maxbutton id="4" url="https://thrivecarolinas.com/functional-and-integrative-medicine/thriver-medical-membership/" text="Become a Thriver" ]  ...

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Monday Motivation | Bug Spray

July 15, 2019
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Dr AF-Functional Medicine, Healthy Life, Monday Motivation

It's that time of year in the South when the mosquitos are overly aggressive. We're reaching for that bug spray to keep them away, but do we ever wonder what we're spraying on our body? Dr. Amy Fletcher shares her tips about choosing bug spray in this week's Monday Motivation. https://vimeo.com/348083530   [maxbutton id="4" url="https://thrivecarolinas.com/functional-and-integrative-medicine/thriver-medical-membership/" text="Become a Thriver" ] [maxbutton id="4" url="https://thrivecarolinas.com/category/monday-motivation/" text="Catch Up on Motivation" ]...

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Kale Pineapple Banana Smoothie

July 9, 2019
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Life, In The Kitchen

This healthy breakfast smoothie tastes amazing and is filled with healthy protein, nutrients, and will keep you full for hours. The pineapple and banana are sweet enough to mask the bitterness of the kale, and with a frozen banana and frozen pineapple, the texture turns out perfect for a smoothie. Thanks to our friends at The Institute of Functional Medicine for sharing this easy-to-make recipe that you will absolutely love!   Ingredients: (Servings: 2, Calories: 246) 1 ½ cups unsweetened almond or coconut milk 1 cup chopped, packed kale ½ cup diced or chunk pineapple, fresh, frozen or canned in juice and drained ½ banana (frozen is best) ½ cup ice, if desired 2 scoops vanilla vegan protein powder* 1 tablespoon chia or ground flax seed *Soy-free. Typical varieties...

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Why You Might Want to Give Kundalini Yoga a Try

July 8, 2019
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Dr NP, Functional and Integrative Medicine, Group Fitness, Healthy Life, Lifestyle Medicine, Nancy's articles, Uncategorized, Yoga

Why You Might Want to Give Kundalini Yoga a Try Kundalini yoga is considered one of the most comprehensive of yoga practice combining meditation, mantra, physical exercise and breathing into one practice. Kundalini is also one of the oldest forms of yoga practice – in fact, it dates to 1000 BC. This ancient practice was recently brought to the US by Yogi Bhajan and has quickly been heralded as a true mind and body experience with benefits beyond the physical. In fact, the cognitive benefits of the practice are so intriguing that this form of yoga has been considered therapy for those suffering from depression, anxiety, brain fog, and early cognitive decline. Mental disease is at epidemic levels in the US. Over 16million Americans suffer from depression and more than...

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Motivation Monday | Depression and Anxiety

July 7, 2019
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Dr NP, Functional and Integrative Medicine, Healthy Life, Monday Motivation, Nancy's articles

Many Americans suffer from Depression and Anxiety, and our traditional ways of a "pill for every ill" is not for everyone. There are many alternatives to reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety by using natural methods like kundalini yoga. Learn more from Dr. Nancy Palermo in this weeks Motivation Monday. https://vimeo.com/346747799 [maxbutton id="4" url="https://thrivecarolinas.com/functional-and-integrative-medicine/thriver-medical-membership/" text="Become a Thriver!" ] [maxbutton id="4" url="https://thrivecarolinas.com/category/monday-motivation/" text="Catch Up On Motivation!" ]  ...

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Blueberry Banana Nutty Smoothie

July 2, 2019
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Life, In The Kitchen

Bring some heart into your breakfast with this Blueberry Banana Nutty Smoothie recipe that is sweet, simple and full of antioxidants! Ingredients: ¼ cup blueberries and ½ frozen ripe banana ½ cup almond milk 1 T ground flax seed ½ cup water 1 scoop protein powder or 2 T almond butter or both if high protein desired 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach, washed and lightly dried Directions: Blend all-in high-speed blender.   [maxbutton id="4" url="https://thrivecarolinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Blueberry-Banana-Nutty-Smoothie.pdf" text="Download Printable Recipe" ] [maxbutton id="4" url="https://thrivecarolinas.com/thriver/" text="Become a Thriver!" ]  ...

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Power of Rest in Creating Optimal Health and Wellness

June 25, 2019
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Dr AF-Functional Medicine, Dr NP, Dr TL, Functional and Integrative Medicine, Healthy Life, Lifestyle Medicine, Uncategorized

Power of Rest in Creating Optimal Health and Wellness Courtesy of the Institute of Functional Medicine Rest is one of the most important factors for creating wellness.  Restorative activities can include mental, physical, and/or emotional activities that help to promote resilience.  Particularly if you are under chronic stress, restful activities can break the cycle of stress and assist you on the path to health.   Knowing that the brain is not static, but instead has plasticity, underlines one of the key reasons to practice restful habits: you can learn to be healthier, happier, and more connected.  Focusing on the process of restoration, rather than current complaints or states, allows you to take charge of your own health and wellness.   Many people turn to televisions, alcohol, or other semi-harmful activities to...

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Why to Consider an Independent Primary Care Physician

June 24, 2019
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Healthy Life, Lifestyle Medicine, Traditional Medical Care, Uncategorized

Independent Primary Care Physicians   Patients have been comforted into a costly daze allowing reimbursement policies to govern their decisions in managing their health.  Meanwhile, reliant on reimbursement revenue for survival, physicians may continuously reshape care delivery to mirror the ever-shifting values of payers.   This period of medicine is drawing quickly to a close.  As consumers shoulder the growing burden of healthcare costs, America is waking up to the reality of an apparent oxymoron.  With deductibles ballooning to thousands of dollars, most working-age Americans are now insured, self-pay patients.   For primary care physicians, in particular, this new reality creates an extremely important for in the road. Consumers hate the old, payer-driven model of primary care.  Now that they are footing the bill, they will seek out and buy what...

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Your Health is Your Most Valuable Asset

June 24, 2019
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Dr AF-Functional Medicine, Dr NP, Functional and Integrative Medicine, Healthy Life, Lifestyle Medicine, Uncategorized

Your Health is Your Most Valuable Asset   You can expect to spend a lot more time when you visit a Functional Medicine practitioner than you would with a conventional provider.  You can also expect to do a lot of talking, as a large part of Functional Medicine is exploring your detailed personal and family history, the circumstances around your first symptoms, and the experiences you have had with other healthcare providers.  What the Institute for Functional Medicine teaches practitioners is how to uncover the underlying causes of your health problems through careful history taking, physical examination, and laboratory testing.   People may find that working with an IFM-trained provider helps them get to the bottom of perplexing problems that have eluded other clinicians for years. Patient Tips for Working...

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