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Why Should I Drink Water After Bodywork? Decrease Pain, Fatigue, and Soreness with Hydration
I get this question a lot in my practice.
Many of my patients get massages, chiropractic care, PT, or other bodywork and their practitioners tell them to drink a lot of water afterward.
Most of the time people forget, and the #1 reason is because they don’t know WHY they’re supposed to do it!
“New Year, New You” is Wrong Learn to Live with Yourself + with the Seasons
Did you jump on the “new year, new you” bandwagon?
This catchy phrase is now trotted out every January as inspiration to help us make and stick to resolutions.
And I’m pretty tired of it for a number of reasons.
Getting Sick is Not a Moral Failing The Myth of Perfect Health Needs to Die
This week a patient came to me in tears because she got a cold.
She’d been through a lot in the past year, including surgery and a cancer scare.
Since then, she’d been doing great. She made major diet changes, started exercising, learned to manage her stress better, had emotional reckonings with her family, and more.
Then she came down with a sore throat and fever.
Exhausted and crying, she sat across from me and told me she felt like an utter failure.
Are You Playing Small? Fear, Perfectionism, + the Importance of Creativity
This week I did something that scared the crap out of me.
I signed up for Joyce Carol Oates’ masterclass on writing short stories.
I’d been resisting it for months, despite it being an easy stepping stone to one of my dreams: writing novels.
Because it feels safer to play small.
Easy + Delicious Instant Pot Homemade Yogurt Learn to Make this Simple, Traditional Staple with Tips + Advice
I started making my own yogurt a few months ago after I learned that I wasn’t sensitive to A2 dairy.
After 15 years of avoiding dairy, it was really, really weird to walk out of a grocery store with milk in my hands.
But I was determined to figure out how to make one of the foods I’d missed the most: yogurt.
A2 dairy products from cows are rare in the US. Currently I can find butter and milk and that’s about it.
So as Ben Franklin once said, “necessity is the mother of invention”, and I dove into honing my homemade yogurt making skills with the help of an Instant Pot.
How to Emotionally Deal with Giving Up Foods for Health Reasons A Simple Insight to Help Resolve the Grief, Resentment, + Denial
This week I got some of my baking mojo back and made this super tasty banana bread.
Earlier this year I discovered that I was full-on intolerant to eggs.
Like, I literally can’t break them down.
And oh boy, do I feel it if I have them!
I’ll be honest, I was pretty devastated when I learned about my egg issue because I LOVE to bake and eggs are a pretty essential component of the process.
But I had a few key realizations that helped me move through my grief, anger, and resentment around giving up eggs.
Debunking Dairy Myths: The Real Risk Around Hormones + Cancer Find Out the Truth about Your Health + Food
Doctors are now petitioning the FDA to put a breast cancer warning label on cheese.
As a result of the paleo and keto diets, patients come to me thinking that dairy is an inherently inflammatory food that should be totally removed from their diet.
The fear-mongering that we’re constantly exposed to around our nutrition and health needs to stop.
How are we supposed to tell what’s true and what’s not?
Your Quick Guide to Non-Toxic Nail Polish Choose Products That Are Good for You + the Environment
Painting your nails is fun but can it also be ok for your health?
Traditional nail polishes look pretty but contain lots of toxic junk.
There’s got to be a better way!
And nowadays there is!
Many smaller companies are choosing a different, healthier approach to nail polish.
About Me
Hi. I’m Dr. Liz Carter.
I’m here to help you go from just surviving to fully thriving.
Achieve what you want out of life through better health and a deeper understanding of yourself and others.
Enjoy the Taste of the Seasons!
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