Mental HealthIndividuals struggling with mental health concerns commonly have overlooked nutrient deficiencies, hormonal dysregulation, inflammatory conditions, infections or even toxicities that are contributing negatively to how they feel. A naturopathic provider can help find these underlying problems and then use the safest, most effective tools to restore health and balance.
Diet is a powerful and fundamental tool for patients in their recovery and return to wellness. In addition, there are a number of researched herbs and supplements that can improve emotional wellbeing.
If you are interested in exploring naturopathic options for supporting mental emotional wellbeing, you can schedule a visit with me at The Refinery Integrated Wellness Center in Palm Desert, California. The phone number is also listed on my contact page.
Biofeedback/Capnometry: Treating Stress, Anxiety and Panic Attacks
We live such fast-paced lives that we never have time to slow down and relax. This constant go-go lifestyle affects us in many ways, including changing how we breathe. These changes in breathing become ingrained and unfortunately, further increase our stress. Through a simple, but powerful biofeedback tool, a capnometer, we can easily assess your breathing patterns and see the effects of stress on how you are breathing. It is then possible to learn breathing patterns that can undo these effects.
Stressed, upregulated breathing causes or contributes to many problems:
Panic attacks
Generalized anxiety
Depression
Asthma attacks
ADHD
Stress and burnout
Cardiovascular disease
Performance anxiety
and others…
Common symptoms of dysregulated breathing includes:
Feeling light-headed, or inability to focus
Frequent sighing
Yawning when stressed
A sense of air hunger or a need to breathe more
A feeling that you can’t catch your breath
A general sense that something is wrong with your breathing
A sense that you are holding your breath
In extreme situations this can build into a panic or anxiety attack with full hyperventilation. Learning how to breathe correctly can be a powerful tool to reverse these challenges. The first breathing assessment will evaluate your breathing and find a corrective breathing strategy. Usually a couple follow up sessions are required to make sure the technique is being applied properly and to follow progress.
If you are interested in exploring naturopathic options for supporting mental emotional wellbeing, you can schedule a visit with me at The Refinery Integrated Wellness Center in Palm Desert, California. The phone number is also listed on my contact page.
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Panic attacks
Generalized anxiety
Depression
Asthma attacks
ADHD
Stress and burnout
Cardiovascular disease
Performance anxiety
and others…
Feeling light-headed, or inability to focus
Frequent sighing
Yawning when stressed
A sense of air hunger or a need to breathe more
A feeling that you can’t catch your breath
A general sense that something is wrong with your breathing
A sense that you are holding your breath