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Want Better Sleep? Go Barefoot in the Dirt

What is the KEY to better rest?

This may be as simple (and FUN) as walking barefoot in the DIRT.

A 2022 study out of Taiwan found that grounding, or having direct contact with the Earth, helps sleep. In the study, people with mild Alzheimer’s tried …

Unplug to Recharge: Time to Digital Detox for the Health of it

What is the best way to close out summer?!

Answer from the experts (& Dr. Stilp herself):  Send a day (or 3) in Detox

  • BioHack your brain
  • Relieve stress and anxiety
  • Improve sleep
  • Increase productivity
  • Cultivate deeper connection with self and others
  • Simply, explore and experience …

A DOG a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

To be the healthiest, it may be time to add a dog (or another) to your family.

The Health Benefits of Canine Companionship are Numerous!

Neuroscientists can now confirm what many …

Gotta Have FAITH for Good Health

Religion, spirituality, and FAITH impacts on our purpose, values, and experience. Faith can also have an effect on our health.

Attitude + Gratitude = Health

Although there isn’t a lot of peer reviewed research on the impact of faith on health, there have been many mental health studies (with implications for …

Feeling Disregulated?! : Time to Try Something NEW

innovate = to try something new. make changes to anything established

If old school medicine ‘take 2 pills and see me back in office when doctor can maybe get you in’ model does NOT work for you… it may be time to interrupt the Healthcare system.  Step into …

The Gift of Gratitude

The holiday season can be a happy, exciting, and stressful time of year. But there’s one habit shown to change you and your brain for the better. GRATITUDE. It’s already been shown to help well-functioning people, but can it help those struggling with mental health?

The Study Into Gratitude …

Nature is “Awe”some for Emotional Well-Being

A year into the pandemic and everyone’s feeling a bit mentally taxed and drained. So what’s a low cost way to improve our mental well-being? By going out and simply experiencing awe in nature.

What is awe?

“Awe is a …