Dr. Mark and Dr. Chip's Healthy Blogs

  Hello Natural Health Family. Happy Day After Superbowl Day! We are off to another week and it is getting cold and snowy out there. With the cold and snow the roads are getting a little more slick. This is when it is important not to rush to where you are going and take your time. Another way to say it is being more patient. And that is what we will talk about today, Patience.  Patience can mean many things to many people. Sometimes we think of patience as simply waiting for something in our lives. However, patience can be used in many different areas of life. When we intend to achieve something in our lives we must exercise patience. Many great people before us who achieved great feats failed many times before. They didn’t know when, but knew that whatever they wanted to achieve was possible. Patience is also important when we talk about our relationship with others. Many people talk about patience being a virtue but then don’t practice it in their own lives. Patience is a p...

  Hello to all of the Natural Health Family. Today we are going to talk about two other emotions, anger and patience. These emotions seem to be more prevalent especially in today’s world. Let’s discuss a little more about these two and why it’s important to understand them for your health and the health of others.  Anger may be described at a sudden displeasure that is felt from a real or assumed injury or insult and results in a wanting to punish. Now when we think of anger we think of an intense form, maybe one that ends in violence, physical abuse, verbal abuse, etc. However, anger usually does not happen all of a sudden but is built from the subtle feelings of irritation, frustration, and or displeasure. When we don’t recognize these subtle feelings then we are unaware how they could build up in ourselves. The emotion of anger is an energy which causes the body to alter many of the biological functions needed to be healthy. Anger causes a tightening of muscles, slows dow...

Hello Natural Health Family. I wanted to talk more about how emotions can play a big role in our health. We tend to think about many illnesses and injuries due to physical or chemical issues. However, our bodies can be affected a great deal by our thoughts and emotions. Today we are going to talk specifically about the emotion of anger.  When most people think about anger they think about rage and outburst of hate. However, anger can be subtle and has many lesser forms like irritation and/or frustration. Many people hold in this emotion and can bring issues in the body. When we get angry or upset, our bodies undergo many physiological processes that stop our bodies own abilities to self heal and self regulate. This means that we can’t heal physical issues and can’t perform many of our unconscious processes like digestion, breathing, heart rate and others in an effective manner. Over time this leads to chronic illnesses which many people suffer around the world, the United Sta...