Ouch! Oxalates and Pain

We eat “healthy” foods assuming they’re strengthening our bodies, but what if these nutrient-dense foods are debilitating us? Picture sitting down to a meal of mixed greens with sliced beets, roasted sweet potato chunks and almonds, drizzled with a tahini dressing. Healthy, right? Maybe for some, but for others this whole foods meal is high […]

Meditating to Relieve Pain

Mindfulness is effective for treating chronic pain symptoms. If you struggle with chronic pain, you may

Commentary and Apology – National Pain Strategy

Yes! Another groundbreaking pain report was released. This time from the National Institute of Health. Even though this is a step in the right direction we have to admit the current biomedical model around pain has not helped for millions. I shot a video about the report.

Center for Disease Control Recommendations for Chronic Pain

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a report on March 18th, 2016 improving the way opioids are prescribed through clinical practice.These new guidelines will ensure patients have access to safer, more effective chronic pain treatment while reducing the number of people who misuse, abuse, or overdose from these drugs.

HPA Axis and Pain

The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis, or the HPA axis, is a system your brain relies on to regulate fear and mood. It can process inputs causing pain and produce an emotional response. The HPA axis consists of three biological components:

Erase Your Fear, Cure Your Pain

Fear is not your friend when it comes to living with chronic pain. Fear of movement can hold you captive causing further regression into a life of more pain and further disability. Your brain is constantly rewiring itself, processing new information, and creating shortcuts to adapt to environmental changes. While these processes occur unconsciously, they can […]