Mental & Emotional Well-being

Do You Use Homeopathy? (Tip for Hormonal Headache)

Written by b-better on May 30, 2023. Posted in Alternative Therapies, Holistic Health, Mental & Emotional Well-being. No Comments on Do You Use Homeopathy? (Tip for Hormonal Headache)

I shared the below images in my Instagram stories the other day and got flooded with DMs so thought to share my story and address your questions here.⁣⁣⁣⁣I am in the perimenopausal years (typically between 40 & 50 years of age), and with that can come a rollercoaster of hormonal changes and symptoms.⁣⁣⁣⁣I started getting cyclical headaches. Like clockwork.⁣ ????⁣⁣⁣With progesterone declining at a faster rate than estrogen due to the natural aging process, and with estrogen’s erratic surges, we can experience estrogen dominant symptoms. Yay. ????⁣⁣⁣⁣It’s these fluctuations in estrogen...

Benefits of Sunlight 20-30 mins Upon Rising

Written by b-better on May 30, 2023. Posted in Active Living, Mental & Emotional Well-being, Technology & Wellness. No Comments on Benefits of Sunlight 20-30 mins Upon Rising

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I preach getting full-spectrum sunlight within 20-30 mins of waking.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣To help boost our Cortisol Awakening Response or “CAR” for short. ⁣⁣⁣⁣When full-spectrum light hits our eyes when we wake up, our central nervous system produces a boat load of cortisol from our adrenal glands.⁣ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bernadette Abraham | Functional Medicine (@bernadette.abraham) ⁣Cortisol is known as our “stress” hormone but it also has many other benefits (pictured).⁣⁣⁣⁣This rapid spike of cortisol...

4 Possible Causes of Post-Covid Hair Loss

Written by b-better on June 30, 2022. Posted in Herbal Remedies & Supplements, Holistic Health, Mental & Emotional Well-being. No Comments on 4 Possible Causes of Post-Covid Hair Loss

One of my beta members asked for suggestions in our private B Better community on how to deal with post-C hair loss. ⁣I thought I would share my reply with all of you too since it’s a pretty common occurrence. Below are the 4 main causes of hair loss after getting covid: While some experienced it transiently, others are still struggling with hair loss and hair growth.⁣ Hopefully, this post helps some of the possible mechanisms of action that can lead to hair loss after an infection, and some testing suggestions to ask your doctor about. I’ll also...

Do You have ‘Leaky Brain’?

Written by b-better on June 28, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health, Mental & Emotional Well-being, Wellness in Practice. No Comments on Do You have ‘Leaky Brain’?

I’ve talked about ‘leaky gut’ before but did you know that it can also predispose us to ‘leaky brain’?????????This is a condition where the protective layer between the brain and the rest of the systemic body called the ‘blood-brain barrier’ (BBB) becomes permeable, and lets toxins and other materials in that causes the brain’s immune system to work overdrive, leading to brain inflammation.In other words, if you suffer from depression, anxiety, brain fog or any other brain problems, blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability (i.e. ‘leaky brain’) should be considered.????How to tell if you...