How many times have you dreamed about taking a vacation but never took it? Do you find yourself with excuses to not take a vacation? Are you risking you health for your employer by not taking a vacation? If you answered yes to any of those questions it’s time to plan that vacation and actually take it. Vacations are critical for resetting your mind, boosting your mood and reframing your perspective on life. Vacations are a time to slow down and reset your parasympathetic nervous system so you can return to work rested, focused and in a better mood. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause discusses why Americans are the sickest stressed out population in the world and why we need to take vacations to reset and reframe our lives.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why women are 50% more likely to have heart attacks without vacations
• Why being a work martyr doesn’t get you promotions
• Why vacations should be at least 8 days
• How $255 Billion is lost from our economy when vacations are forfeited

Shoulder injuries are common and most of the time it’s related to our poor posture. Focusing on strengthening your back and posterior shoulder muscles while improving shoulder mobility goes a long way to prevent injuries and pain. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Robert Oh, MD, who specializes in family sports medicine, on preventing and managing shoulder pain. Dr. Oh recommends rowing machines, rowing exercises, lat pull downs and pull-ups in addition to stretching and release techniques to reduce tension in our chest, neck and shoulders. Listen in for more tips and techniques Dr. Oh recommends in this informative interview.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why your computer, phone & iPad are causing you pain
• How to stretch and release tension in your shoulder & neck
• Why strengthening your upper back prevents shoulder pain
• How to eat to prevent shoulder injuries & pain

Reading food labels is tough as it’s so hard to know which products are truly the healthiest option. Due to creative marketing and labeling we often find ourselves choosing products for what they highlight on the package versus the real ingredients list. In this podcast with Dr. Jannine’s coach Meredith Beard the gals breakdown how labels have tricked them and the process they use to determine what product is the healthiest.  

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why 5 ingredients or less is best when choosing products in the grocery store
• How to compare products to determine which is best
• Why we are often tricked into buying “fake” healthy foods
• How to look past the marketing to get the healthy foods you want

Struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, irritability, anger, toxic stress or pain? One of the most effective ways to deal with mood disorders, trauma and pain is to work on your mind muscle connection. Too many of us are walking around without feeling our feet and the muscles that work to help us move. When your mind is connected to your muscles you are able to engage more muscles, which in turn reduces anxiety, depression, irritability and pain as endorphins are released and blood flow improves. Connecting your mind to your muscles results in better body results that last longer. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down how you break through trauma with exercise in an interview with her CrossFit coach Meredith Beard.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How feeling your feet reduces pain & improves mobility
• Why feeling your muscles gives you an endorphin boost
• How to get your mind and muscles connected
• How mind muscle connections heal trauma

Being strong for life requires making fitness part of your daily routine. Too many people join a gym or start a fitness program expecting the amazing results they were sold on from their efforts only to be let down and quit a few months later. Being strong isn’t about following what fad is trending in your local gym or online. Being fit is about starting with the basics of movement to ensure you are using all the muscles required for a movement instead of throwing yourself into an exercise just to do it. Having the mobility to perform the exercises you want to is key. Performing exercise movements properly engaging the proper muscles with full mobility prevents injury and yields maximum results. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down how the desire to be fit for life begins with focusing on connecting your mind to your muscles, slowing down and enjoying feeling them work.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why diving into exercise without having a movement assessment sets you up for injury 
• Why slowing down to think about movement will get you to your fitness goals faster
• Why you need someone to assess your movement prior to starting any exercise routine
• How focusing on feeling your muscles engage boosts endorphin release

Are you struggling to lose weight and not seeing results fast enough? Do you have an event coming up in a few months that you need to get quick results for? The combination of red and near infrared light therapy combined with a detox followed by a clean eating protocol can jump start your fat loss. Red and near infrared light therapy have wavelengths that target receptors in our cells that boost cellular metabolism to increase energy production and fat burn. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down how the combination of red and near infrared light combined with a detox can kick-start your weight loss.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How red & near infrared melt fat in 20 minutes
• Why this painless treatment is preferred to other options out there
• How many treatments you need to see results
• What to do to maintain results

50% of females will have a urinary tract infection in their lifetime. 6 out of 10 women have them chronically. You can treat urinary tract infections effectively without antibiotics. Uva ursi, d-mannose and Oregon grape root are just some of the go-to’s that Dr. Krause uses in her practice to help prevent and treat urinary tract infections. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down what to do if you think you have a urinary tract infection or if you suffer from chronic infections.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• What to do when you feel an infection coming on
• The connection between sugar, pH and the urinary tract infections
• What to do to prevent urinary tract infections
• Why drops in estrogen can cause urinary tract infections

Morning nausea is a sign that something is off overnight. Blood sugar imbalances, acid reflux, post-nasal drip are among the most common causes. Stress, sleep apnea, and hormonal imbalances can also be to blame. Taking a look at your symptoms, diet, habits, and lifestyle can clue you into what’s happening, especially if the nausea lasts all day. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down ways to sleuth out what’s causing your nausea so you can fix it and start enjoying mornings again.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why your dinner can cause morning nausea
• The connection between cortisol and nausea
• Why your nighttime routine sets you up for nausea
• The connection between allergies and nausea

Stomach pain is a common reason for going to the doctor and in some cases the ER. Most of the time stomach pain resolves itself with time but what causes it? For a lot of folks stomach pain can rule their life and ruin their social schedule. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down ways to sleuth out what’s causing your stomach pain and what to do about it so you can be your own digestive specialist.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• What habits cause stomach pain
• Why you need to know your abdominal anatomy
• How ice cold food slows digestion & causes pain
• What your stomach has to say about your mood

A common question in my office is “do natural treatments for seasonal allergies work?” The answer is yes, if you are willing to swap out your allergy pill for an herbal combo in addition to cleaning up your diet a bit. With so many allergy pills, herbs and supplements on the market, which ones do you try first? In this episode Doc J breaks down what herbal therapies, diet and lifestyle changes she has seen to be most effective to help manage seasonal allergies in the moment and prevent them in the future.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• What foods help prevent allergy symptoms
• Where to get the best herbs to fight allergies
• Why you need to take your shoes off in the house
• Why your pets, rugs and blankets could be making your allergies worse