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Be Thankful for the Health Benefits of Gratitude

It’s Thanksgiving long weekend once again, a wonderful time to slow down and share good food with loved ones. It’s also a great time to reflect on what we have to be thankful for. Recent studies have shown that expressing gratitude has several health benefits including:

  • Decreased stress levels
  • Increased feelings of happiness
  • A more positive outlook on life
  • Better ability to cope with difficult times including traumatic experiences
  • Improved immune system function
  • Fewer visits to the doctor
  • An increase in other health-promoting behaviours like exercise and healthy eating

Here are some simple ways you can start expressing gratitude & improve your health this Thanksgiving:

  • Start a gratitude journal: Write 3 things you are thankful for every morning or night for 1 month.
  • Write a thank you note to someone. It could be for something big or small, something recent or from far in the past. Consider mailing it or even hand-delivering it to them with a hug.
  • Share one thing you are thankful for with your significant other, every day.

Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to you & your loved ones,

Odette Bulaong, ND

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Keep Calm & Stress Less!

Every day we are faced with stressful situations including financial, work, and relationships. We will never be completely free of stress but we can improve our body’s physical and mental-emotional ability to handle stress effectively.

This is important when you consider that many health conditions you may be experiencing are known to be worsened by stress:

  • Cardiovascular Health: high blood pressure, heart attack
  • Immune System:  rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, allergies, eczema, recurrent colds & flu
  • Pain:  migraines, neck tension, lower back pain
  • Digestive Health:  ulcers, constipation, heartburn
  • Mental Health:  insomnia, anxiety, depression
  • Reproductive Health:  female menstrual issues and infertility and male infertility

Fortunately, naturopathic medicine can provide natural, safe and effective therapies to help you feel more in control of the stressors including:

  • Nutritional changes and supplements
  • Acupuncture
  • Lifestyle counseling
  • Relaxation techniques
  • Herbal medicine

If you suffer from any of the above health concerns or have been feeling the stress of the holiday season, and would like to improve the way you handle stress, contact the clinic and ask about the  Keep Calm and Stress Less Program so you can start feeling more balanced again.

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy 2014,

Keep-CalmOdette Bulaong, ND