Why You’re Terrible at Relaxing - and how Functional Medicine can help

11/11/22 • 7 min

Feeling like you can’t relax - even when you have the time and space to do so? The truth is, we’ve sort of normalized this feeling - this constant state of being “on.” To our over-stimulated brains, it becomes an addiction, a dopamine-seeking behavior like multi-tasking. We’ve gotten so used to being in a constant state of alertness that it becomes our baseline, but it’s far from the physiologic, rest-and-digest, tend-and-befriend baseline that our bodies need to stay healthy and our minds need to stay well. And it’s bothersome - the sleepless nights, anxiety, work-obsession, and time wasted on activities that isolate us from others keep us from living our most full & fulfilled lives.

Tune in to learn how a Functional Medicine approach to stress can help you shut off your overthinking brain without resorting to denial or dissociation.

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Tune in to learn how a Functional Medicine approach to stress can help you shut off your overthinking brain without resorting to denial or dissociation.

Click HERE for Dr. Kate’s favorite Magnesium supplements

Check out Dr. Kate’s favorite Adaptogens for over-thinkers HERE

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Breaking the UTI Cycle with Functional Medicine

Did you know that between 50 and 60% of women will experience a UTI (urinary tract infection) in their lifetime? While typically not super dangerous, UTI’s are no fun. You’ve got the often-intense burning with urination, a sense of urgency, and feeling like you have to pee all the time, even if you just went and hardly anything comes out. UTI’s can also cause abdominal pain, back pain, and - if not addressed in a timely manner - can progress to something more serious like a kidney infection.

A good many gals people stuck in a cycle of UTI’s where they don’t stay away. According to one study, about 26% of women have a recurrence during the six months after treatment for their initial UTI, and in a different study, 53% of women aged more than 55 years, and 36% of younger women, reported a recurrence within 1 year after their first UTI was treated.

That’s why Dr. Kate is sharing some of her go-to strategies for helping folks break the UTI cycle using lifestyle changes & specific nutraceutical support in this episode of the Stress Better Podcast.

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Beating the Winter Blues

Seasonal Affective Disorder (appropriately nicknamed "SAD") is a subtype of depression that affects an estimated 10 million Americans (with women being 4 times more likely to be diagnosed than men) and the symptoms range from mild to severe. Fatigue, feeling hopeless, oversleeping, weight gain, cravings for sweets, difficulty concentrating, and irritability are all considered indicators of SAD, all occurring at the same time of year. Sound familiar?

Listen to this episode to discover evidence-based, Functional Medicine strategies to tackle Seasonal Affective Disorder!

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