It’s book recommendation time!! This book has been an amazing help to me with all of the intensity of the last year.
R.I.C.E. vs P.O.L.I.C.E.: A New Approach to Acute Injury Management
If you’ve ever gone to the doctor after a bad ankle sprain, chances are your doctor recommended the RICE protocol. RICE is an acronym standing for rest, ice, compression, and elevation. While the acronym is easy to remember and simple to follow, it has begun to fall out of favor due to a new protocol showing better results for healing! This new and improved acronym for the management of an acute injury is POLICE, which stands for protection, optimal loading, ice, compression, and elevation.
Podcast Share: Huberman Lab
I first heard about the Huberman Lab from my partner, Allen. He had previously been listening to a doctor who claims vegetables are toxic, so I don’t always take his recommendations. However, I was intrigued by some of the research he was citing and Andrew Huberman, PhD has some solid credentials as a Stanford-tenured neuroscientist.
Loneliness, Depression, & Disenfranchised Grief
We Are Moving
After 12 years in the Portland Medical Building, we have decided that it is time for a change of scenery. We are eager to announce, starting January 2nd, 2023 we will be seeing you at our new location in Cedar Hills. We will miss the downtown vibe, the people, the wonderful businesses that we have come to love, and the restaurants that we enjoy.
Struggling to lose weight? Inflammation might be to blame.
WHY ARE WE ALL FEELING MORE ANXIETY, INSOMNIA & FATIGUE?
The slow transition from Winter to Spring this year has intensified our modern human tendency to have vulnerability in late Winter and Early Spring. Vulnerable to grief especially. Additionally, we are reeling, as a collective, from 2+ years of unpredictable events and circumstances, many of which have resulted in many large life changes, family changes, location changes, political changes, and most of all, health changes.
Amber's Favorite Hikes
Energy Medicine at Vitalize: Psychic Edition
What does it mean to be a Psychic?
Being a Psychic means several things to me, and being one has affected my life in so many beautiful ways throughout my journey. But, a quick definition of “Psychic” is- A person with the ability to align with phenomena which are considered to be inexplicable by nature itself. In other words, someone with the ability to communicate with Spirits of the passed, or animals.
Suicide- Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month- Simply Resources
WHY RE-VITALIZE SKIN CARE?
Honoring Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
COVID; and what you can do after you test positive
Houseplants Help Humans Manage Stress
Energy Medicine at Vitalize : REIKI is for Everyone
When I looked up the definition of Energy Medicine on Google this is what I found, “ A branch of alternative medicine based on a belief that practitioners can channel “healing energy” into a patient and effect positive results. As a practitioner, this definition feels very vague to me. I feel that Energy Medicine is kind of a gray area for a lot of people because it is not yet widely recognized as an integral part of a holistic wellness plan in the same way many other therapies are.