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Wishing Wellness Yoga

Yoga is a great low-impact exercise that can help lower stress hormones in our bodies while simultaneously increasing beneficial brain chemicals like endorphins and GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).

These feel-good chemicals help decrease anxiety and improve mood.

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Functional Medicine at Wishing Wellness Medical

Functional medicine is a “holistic” approach, but uses science to go deeper to find the “root cause” of problems.

At Wishing Wellness Medical our program starts with an initial 90 min evaluation with Dr Scott Jacobson, MD.

Functional Medicine is about treating the individual patient, so a lot of the time spent in the first visit is getting to know about you, your concerns, your full medical history, your level of activity, the foods you eat, family history, etc.

Typically one to two weeks after this initial evaluation we do what we call a Nutrition Consultation.

Functional nutrition is the practice of considering every aspect of one's health, diet, and overall lifestyle when giving nutrition recommendations.

Once test results come in Dr Scott Jacobson reviews the results of the lab tests, and discuss the conditions you have as well as what may be causing them. He will go over what types of treatments, medications, supplementation are needed as well as any lifestyle changes we recommend to help maximize the treatment plan.

Our Functional Medicine Program is a 6 month program with unlimited access to Dr Scott Jacobson as well as health coaching and nutrition consulting.

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Wishing Wellness Medicinal Garden: Ashwagandha

#Ashwagandha is an incredibly healthy medicinal herb.

It is an adaptogen herb meaning that it can help your body manage stress.

Ashwagandha may also provide other benefits for your body and brain.

It has been shown to lower blood sugar levels, reduce cortisol, boost brain function and help fight symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Ashwagandha is one of the most important herbs in Ayurveda, a form of alternative medicine based on Indian principles of natural healing.

It has been used for over 3,000 years to relieve stress, increase energy levels and improve concentration.

Dr Scott grew this herb from seed in his #medicinalgarden and will use the root in teas and to make #tincture so that it can be used medicinally.

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Wishing Wellness Garden: Cayenne Peppers

Fruits and vegetables fall into different color categories: red, purple/blue, green, white/brown and yellow/orange and eating a variety of colors is a good measure of whole nutrition.

Red foods like tomatoes, grapefruit, and watermelon contain the carotenoid lycopene which help the body get rid of free radicals.

Cayenne and other hot chili peppers contain natural compounds called capsaicinoids. These are what give the spicy fruit its anti-inflammatory properties.

We love growing our own cayenne peppers which do well here in our zone 9.

Health Eating at Wishing Wellness

Every time you eat, you tell your body, hormones and signalling molecules how to behave.

What you eat also impacts your energy level, hunger and cravings.

Ideally choose whole, nutrient-dense foods, instead of processed or fast food.

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Health Benefits of Pets

Pets, especially dogs and cats, may reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, ease loneliness and encourage exercise and playfulness which could improve cardiovascular health.

They can increase opportunities to exercise, get outside, and socialize. Regular walking or playing with pets can decrease blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and triglyceride levels.

Pets can also help manage loneliness and depression by giving us companionship.

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Self Care at Wishing Wellness

Dr Scott and Ren on Acro Yoga

Acro Yoga is a fun style of partner yoga that we've been practicing for about a decade.

Some thoughts if you are new to acro yoga and interested in practicing.

Remember to be patient with yourself, it takes practice and PATIENCE.

Try every pose or transition a few times and if you're just not feeling it that day... move on. Once you become good at a pose or transition, keep doing it! It will give you confidence and your body will feel that muscle memory of when the balance and pose feels right.

Take pictures and video so you can look back and see if you need to make adjustments.

Maintain an attitude of curiosity, work together and have fun. Keep it light and high-spirited and remember, if you're having fun, you're doing it right!

When you are first starting out its a good idea to work in an open space, move anything that you could hurt yourself on and have someone to spot you.

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Healthy Lifestyle Choices

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Functional Medicine at Wishing Wellness

Health is influenced by many factors, which may generally be organized into five broad categories known as determinants of health: genetics, behavior, environmental and physical influences, medical care and social factors.

Not all Functional Medicine Practitioners are MD's however Dr. Scott Jacobson is an MD (licensed in 5 states) and uses his knowledge and expertise by basing his care on uncovering the underlying cause of illness and disease and developing an extremely close relationship with patients with both a scientific as well as holistic approach.

Health coaching is the use of evidence-based skillful conversation, clinical interventions and strategies to actively and safely engage client/patients in health behavior change.

As a Functional Medicine Health Coach Ren works with clients to achieve health goals through sustainable lifestyle changes. A health coach arms their clients with the tools they need to make sustainable lifestyle changes.

Together Dr Scott and Ren work with clients in our 6 month Functional Medicine to help you get to the root cause of imbalances as well as work on preventative medicine.

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Mental Health Functional Medicine

Peace is a priority!

It's important to take time every day for yourself and your mental health.

Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood and aging.

It affects how we think, feel, and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.

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Wishing Wellness Functional Medicine

Health is influenced by many factors, which may generally be organized into five broad categories known as determinants of health: genetics, behavior, environmental and physical influences, medical care and social factors.

Not all Functional Medicine Practitioners are MD's however Dr. Scott Jacobson is an MD (licensed in 5 states) and uses his knowledge and expertise by basing his care on uncovering the underlying cause of illness and disease and developing an extremely close relationship with patients with both a scientific as well as holistic approach.

Health coaching is the use of evidence-based skillful conversation, clinical interventions and strategies to actively and safely engage client/patients in health behavior change.

As a Functional Medicine Health Coach Ren works with clients to achieve health goals through sustainable lifestyle changes. A health coach arms their clients with the tools they need to make sustainable lifestyle changes.

Together Dr Scott and Ren work with clients in our 6 month Functional Medicine to help you get to the root cause of imbalances as well as work on preventative medicine.

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Yoga for Happiness

Yoga is a great low-impact exercise that can help lower stress hormones in our bodies while simultaneously increasing beneficial brain chemicals like endorphins and GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).

These feel-good chemicals help decrease anxiety and improve mood.

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Art and Mental Health

There is a positive connection between art and mental health. Artistic and creative activities are known to potentially lower stress levels and promote mental calmness.

Art therapy can be used to give us the opportunity to slow down, reduce anxiety, and help us process our feelings.

Both creating and enjoying art have been shown to be helpful. Recent studies and research have shown that visiting an art gallery or a museum can positively impact your health and well-being, like lowering anxiety and depression and boosting critical thinking skills.

We had a great time visiting the Louvre in Paris. The Louvre is the largest museum in the world and you could easily spend days exploring.

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Travel for Stress Management and Mental Health

Travel is a passion of ours and a key element in our strategy to minimize and reduce stress. We work seven days a week and so taking time off to be with each other, experience new places and things and see things in a different way is important to our mental health.

Fun fact: Ren speaks French fluently so speaking, reading and even thinking in another language is a great way to maintain brain connectivity.

We had a great time visiting France and look forward to sharing some highlights of our trip here on social media.

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Wishing Wellness Mini Banana Muffins

Do you have ten minutes and a couple of ripe bananas?

Make these! You'll be glad you did! They also freeze really well!

To make you'll need:

Two ripe bananas

2 Eggs

1 Cup of Peanut Butter or Almond Butter (we use sugar free)

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 tbsp Honey (We use local)

1/2 tbsp Baking Powder

4 Chocolate Chips per mini bite.

Mix all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips together- use coconut oil to grease the mini tins and scoop it in. Add chocolate chips.

Bake at 400F for 8min

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Eat The Rainbow

You may have heard us talk about the importance of ‘eating the rainbow’. Fruits and vegetables fall into different color categories: red, purple/blue, green, white/brown and yellow/orange and eating a variety of colors is a good measure of whole nutrition.

Red foods like tomatoes, grapefruit, and watermelon contain the carotenoid lycopene which help the body get rid of free radicals.

Orange foods like carrots, mangoes, apricots, cantaloupes, pumpkin, acorn squash, winter squash, sweet potatoes contain alpha-carotene, which can help protect against certain types of cancer.

Purple (red/blue) foods like beets, eggplant, purple grapes, prunes, cranberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, red apples are good for heart health. Antioxidants known as anthocyanins in these fruits and vegetables may help protect your heart health by preventing blood clots.

Yellow foods like pineapple, oranges, tangerines, peaches, papayas, and nectarines contain beta cryptothanxin, which help your cells communicate with each other.

Green foods like spinach, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, yellow corn, green peas, avocado, honeydew melon contain carotenoids, lutein, and zeaxanthin, which are believed to reduce the macular degeneration that comes with aging. Green foods like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, bok choy, kale contain the chemicals sulforaphane and isocyanate which help ward off cancer by inhibiting carcinogens.

Each color carries its own set of unique disease fighting substances and eating a variety of colors is a great way to guarantee your body is getting a variety of minerals and nutrients it needs.

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