Sometimes when people are told that pain is generated by their brain they take that to mean that it's all in their head. This is a common misunderstanding about the neuroscience of pain. Pain is real but… it’s more complicated than a simple read out of tissue damage.

Chronic pain is defined as "pain lasting longer than the expected healing time after an injury or illness". Unfortunately the brain pathways that get activated with an injury can stay stuck on and keep producing pain long after an injury has healed. The good news is that brain pathways can be changed and chronic pain can be resolved.

Here is my main insight from week 4 of my pain reprocessing therapy training. The energy behind treatments for chronic pain is just as important as the treatments themselves. If you approach your chronic pain care with urgency and intensity that can put your brain on high alert and perpetuate your pain.

This is week 3 of my pain reprocessing therapy training. My key insight from the training this week is how your overall sense of safety in life can influence your experience of pain. For some people, finding ways to feel safer in their life and in their body is the most important thing they can do to alleviate their pain.

I'm in week 2 of my pain reprocessing therapy training and honestly, it's blowing my mind. My highlight from this week is a deeper understanding of neuroplastic pain. The short version is that your brain can start misinterpreting normal, healthy signals from your body as if they're dangerous and create pain to alert you about the danger.

In this video I talk about the key insight that I learned in my first week of pain reprocessing therapy training. Our beliefs about pain influence how much pain we experience. By learning that pain is not dangerous you can start to break free from chronic pain.

Did you know that loneliness can increase your risk of heart disease by 30%? In this video I talk about the connection between loneliness and heart disease. We are wired for connection and without it our health suffers.

Statins are one of the most widely prescribed medications. Although they are generally effective at lowering cholesterol they can have some negative side effects. In this video I talk about how statins work and some potential alternatives.

High blood sugar is a major driver of heart disease. In this video I give 5 powerful strategies to lower your blood sugar. If you want to take care of your heart managing blood sugar is essential.

The bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of chronic pain acknowledges that chronic pain is much more than just a read out of tissue damage. Stress, trauma, emotions and relationships can contribute to chronic pain just as much as injuries and inflammation.

Over 50 million adults in the U.S. live in chronic pain. It's the leading cause of disability and the financial burden of chronic pain is greater than cancer, heart disease and diabetes combined. As staggering as these statistics are, the true heartbreak around chronic pain lays in the day to day impacts on real people's lives.

This is the first video in a series on chronic pain. To start off this series I wanted to expand your understanding of what pain actually is. You may be surprised to learn that modern neuroscientists have discovered that pain is more than just a signal from your body about an injury. Pain is an alarm signal, created by your brain to alert you when it perceives some danger or threat.

The holidays can be tough on your health — more sugar, more alcohol, more stress. One of the most powerful ways to protect your body during this season isn’t a supplement or superfood… it’s exercise!

In this video I'll teach you a simple technique called the relaxation response to shift your brain from high-alert to being calm and relaxed. Practicing this technique for 5-10 minutes per day can be a great way to let go of the extra holiday stress.

Here is a simple strategy to keep yourself healthy and resilient through the holiday season. Think of your health like a simple see saw with everything that diminishes your health on one side and everything that supports your health on the other. The strategy is to simply stack up your self care to offset all the various holiday stressors.

Rates of anxiety, depression and suicide in children and young adults has shot up significantly over the past 10-15 years. "The Anxious Generation", written by Jonathan Haidt, lays out a compelling argument on what’s driving this trend and what to do about it. A great read for all modern parents.

Brain fog is often caused by brain inflammation. Specific supplements to reduce brain inflammation can be super helpful to clear up a foggy brain. Here are my top 6 supplement recommendations to calm down your immune system and support the integrity of your blood brain barrier.

Do you ever feel like your brain shuts off between meals? There's a good chance that low blood sugar is the cause of the fog. Your brain needs a steady supply of glucose to make enough energy to function. Without enough glucose to make energy, your brain will slow down and get foggy.

Persistent brain fog can be such a drag and it can be mysterious to know where it's coming from. In this video I share about how gut inflammation can drive brain inflammation and fog up your brain. I give you some basic guidelines to reduce gut inflammation and hopefully clear up your foggy brain.

If you suffer from persistent brain fog you know how frustrating it can be to have your brain feel sluggish. Did you know that brain fog is often caused by brain inflammation. In this video I give you 7 of the most common causes if neuroinflammation so you can potentially identify what's causing your foggy brain.