Elsewhere I’ve suggested that you stock your pantry, set your bills on autopay, and try to cross some things off your list so they aren’t hanging over you anymore. But even more essential than that, I want for you to go into surgery with a light heart. So I suggest that you briefly bring to mind…
Transcript: So… tomorrow is your surgery. Ta da! It’s likely been months of [research, deciding, doubting, preparing, and much more] to arrive at this moment. And now, the time for doing is largely passed. Sure, you have to pack a bag with a few things for the hospital. But the time has arrived to begin your…
Prehab is just what is sounds like: it’s rehabilitation before surgery. The stronger you are going into surgery, the easier and faster your rehab will be. Your doctor or surgeon will readily confirm this (all of mine were emphatic about this). “Fat lot of good that does me”, you may be thinking. “I’m in too much…
In my years working in the field of natural health, I’ve seen several kinds of magical thinking. Thinking About [something helpful] Without Actually Doing It Funny thing about the mind. We can go through our day repeatedly thinking about doing our strength training, or turning a concern over and over in our mind as if we were making…
Take responsibility for your own recovery Without questioning the competence and dedication of the Physical Therapist assigned to you by your insurer, be forewarned: what you’re getting from them is likely not enough for a full and complete recovery. If you visit a PT twice a month, for 30-45 minutes, much of it spent assessing and talking,…
You can’t stretch like you fold laundry. At least once each day, you’re going to be doing some stretching. It’s up to you whether you view it as yet another chore to do in the shortest possible time, and possibly with a sense of resentment (“didn’t I just stretch yesterday?”). But you can learn to…
Guest post by our favorite Chinese Medical Doctor, Frances Wocicki of Crowheart Acupuncture. I know I sound like a broken record….but now is the best time to build practices that help you to manage your stress response. Life is rarely easy. We all have things that cause stress. And that will always be the case….
Maybe you’ve caught it early and the impact on your life is modest and you’re still weighing your options, or perhaps things have gotten to the point that you are counting the days until your surgery. In any case, this situation has thrown a wrench in your plans. It’s not like we didn’t have plenty going…
During the first six weeks, I had a tremendous appetite. It wasn’t just the cannabis, as my appetite faded first. How tremendous? I was eating five full meals each day. Basically, I became ravenously hungry about every 90 minutes to 2 hours. For my mid-morning meal I made a huge smoothie, with input from my…
If you are using Peggy Huddleston’s Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster method, your discomfort may be so mild that you can manage it with cold therapy and mild pain relievers (as recommended by your physician). But if you are using opiates or CBD cannabis for your pain management, I have a suggestion for easing the…