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I Love You From The Bottom Of My Hypothalamus

I Love You From The Bottom Of My Hypothalamus

The Neuroscience Of Love Have you ever wondered why falling in love makes your heart race, your palms sweat, and your brain feel like it has been replaced with mush? As someone who's spent way too much time studying the nervous system (and ...
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The Neuroscience of Joy: Why Your Nervous System Holds the Key to Lasting Happiness

Have you ever wondered why some people seem naturally happy while others struggle to find joy? Here's a crazy fact: your brain processes over 11 million bits of information per second, but your conscious mind can only handle 10-50 bits. The...
Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Will Fail (And Why It’s Not Your Fault)

Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Will Fail (And Why It’s Not Your Fault)

Every January, millions of us embark on fresh resolutions, driven by good intentions and the promise of a new year. Yet, so often, those goals quietly fizzle out. Why? The truth lies in how your brain works—and the good news is, it’s not yo...
Holiday Survival Guide: Protecting your Nervous System

Holiday Survival Guide: Protecting your Nervous System

The holidays can be a magical time, filled with reunions, cherished traditions, and moments of joy. But they also bring unspoken pressures—family dynamics, unrealistic expectations, and the exhaustion of trying to make everything perfect.
Nervous System Regulation: What is it and why should you care?

Nervous System Regulation: What is it and why should you care?

A white paper from the Founder of Rē Precision Health. Isn’t it mind-blowing that in the US 70 million people suffer from chronic sleep issues (1), 25 - 45 million have been diagnosed with IBS (2), over 40 million adults (and increasingly m...
Rewiring for Relief: How Neuroplasticity Can Help Manage Chronic Pain

Rewiring for Relief: How Neuroplasticity Can Help Manage Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a complex experience that goes far beyond physical discomfort. It's a critical medical problem affecting millions worldwide, not just in terms of pain but also in the toll it takes on mental health, cognitive function, and o...
The Doomscroll - Why Does It Feel So Good? Until It Doesn’t…

The Doomscroll - Why Does It Feel So Good? Until It Doesn’t…

Chronic phone scrolling or doom scrolling can be a symptom of nervous system dysregulation. Scrolling provides the brain with constant novelty - a stream of photos and videos that require very little effort to engage with. This is a recipe ...
Sympathetic Dominance - The Result Of Chronic Stress

Sympathetic Dominance - The Result Of Chronic Stress

We use the term sympathetic dominance to describe a chronically activated sympathetic branch of the nervous system (fight/flight/fawn/freeze response). Common symptoms can include:
Neuroadaptation: Why We Need Both Pain and Pleasure

Neuroadaptation: Why We Need Both Pain and Pleasure

Too many pleasures reduce the capacity for pain, while too little pain increases the threshold for pleasure.
Crazy Belly Bloat - SIBO

Crazy Belly Bloat - SIBO

What is small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)?
Harnessing Dopamine: The Reward & Motivation Molecule

Harnessing Dopamine: The Reward & Motivation Molecule

Dopamine is one of our neurotransmitters that is responsible for feelings of motivation, achievement and reward, as well as being responsible for much of our movement, memory, attention and learning capacity.
Coffee - Yes or No?

Coffee - Yes or No?

Is it good for you or not? We get asked this question all of the time. Like a lot of things, it comes down to quality, quantity, timing and your unique genetic makeup.
Your Brain Is Designed To Keep You Alive; Not To Make You Happy

Your Brain Is Designed To Keep You Alive; Not To Make You Happy

Did you know that: 6000 thoughts cross our minds everyday, around 80% of our thoughts are negative, around 90% of our thoughts are the same as the day before. “I went into a full-blown panic attack and was convinced that I was going to die,...
Blood Sugar 101

Blood Sugar 101

So many aspects of our health are related to our body’s sugar, specifically, blood glucose management.
One Simple Thing You Can Do To Help Regulate The Nervous System

One Simple Thing You Can Do To Help Regulate The Nervous System

The the simplest way I have found to send signals of safety to the body and better regulate my nervous system is breathe with an extended exhale. It is incredibly easy to do. As simple as breathing in for two counts and exhaling for around ...
Tips To Keep The Nervous System Regulated During The Holidays

Tips To Keep The Nervous System Regulated During The Holidays

1. The Power of Breath So simple but powerful. Our inhalation is linked to the sympathetic branch of our nervous system (fight/flight/freeze/fawn) think gasping when startled and our exhale is linked to the parasympathetic branch (relaxatio...
Gut Integrity & The Microbiome

Gut Integrity & The Microbiome

‘The gut’ refers to the hollow tube that travels from our mouth to our anus. It is home to what we call our ‘microbiome’; the diverse ecosystem of microbes that keep us healthy. Many of us have heard of the microbiome as nutritional researc...
The Power Of Co-regulation

The Power Of Co-regulation

We need connection to evolve, to survive and to thrive. The two primary roles of the Nervous System are protection and connection. Our Ventral Vagal (newer) system that helps us feel safe and navigate our environment evolves with connection...
Neurofeedback 101

Neurofeedback 101

“Your brainwaves control your thoughts, your emotions - almost everything about you. If you can change your brainwaves, you can change your life. ” — Dr. James Hardt, Neuroscience & Neurofeedback Pioneer