Unleashing the Powerful Benefits of Functional Medicine for Mental Health Conditions

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Struggling with your health? Tired of being told your lab results are ‘normal’ when you don’t feel it? Functional Medicine for Mental Health Conditions at Gard Wellness could be your solution. We prioritize exceptional patient care and superior healthcare experiences. If you have queries or concerns about Functional Medicine or what to expect during your visit, please reach out to us. Let’s bridge the gap between mind and body and embark on a journey towards optimal health together.

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Positivity + Your Mindset

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We are born positive. We come into the world with an innate desire to learn and grow and connect with those around us. Reconnecting with this super power is the solution to many of life’s problems and stresses. Negative bias will drain your fun and squash your joy faster than anything else. Most of us

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Breathe

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On average you take about 15 breaths a minute. That is a lot of time and effort spent without you even realizing it, or needing to think about it. But, respiration is a vital sign for a reason, it is vital for you to breathe in order to survive (profound, right?). Your brain needs oxygen;

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Less Stuff … Less Useless Stuff

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By Lance Gard DC Use less useless stuff. It will help with stress. Just about everyone reading this has a number of things lying around that they never use, and probably will never use. This extra stuff creates constant input into our brain. Even though at a certain point we no longer “see” our own

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We Lift Ourselves, So We Can Lift Others

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By Lance Gard DC Negative energy is uncomfortable to be around and repulsive. If you’ve ever been around someone and you just felt uncomfortable, like you could not wait to get away and once you’re away form them the feeling immediately goes away? I’m not talking about feeling unsafe, you actually might feel your own

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Post Deployment Care

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By Lance Gard DC As a community care provider we’ve worked alongside the VA for many years. Taking care of those who pledged to defend us and our loved ones on deployment is an honor, and one that we take seriously. We are happy to help any way we can. There’s little doubt that military

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Stressed?

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By Lance Gard DC Stress is one of my favorite topics to tackle. We all know and understand what it means, but few of us can explain it without using the cause of stress as an example. When your body fails to adapt to external stress, you die. I know that’s a dramatic opening, but

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Stress + Your Body – Part 3

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Last time we talked about how our daily lives get put on auto-pilot and many of our regular activities and thought patterns are controlled subconsciously. This subconscious control is put into place by your brain delegating tasks to, what I call, your “middle management filter”. This filter has been developed over time and was completely

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Stress + Your Body – Part 2

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The human brain is amazing. Your nervous system control center can respond to information so quickly that we have to measure its processing speed in 1/1000ths of a second and it can generate a pulse of information at 300+mph, that’s faster than Tesla Model S Plaid in the HOV lane. We are hard wired for

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The Essential Guide to Managing Stress Issues: The Role of the Vagus Nerve

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Introduction: Unveiling the Vagus Nerve’s Role in Stress Management In the realm of human physiology, few systems are as quietly influential as the Vagus nerve in managing stress issues. Acting behind the scenes, this nerve is pivotal in the autonomic nervous system, autonomously regulating critical functions like digestion, heart rate, and breathing. But its role

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