There are an estimated 1.1 billion people on the planet with cognitive or mood problems. 1 in 10 Americans are on antidepressants and 1 in 10 children is on stimulant medications.  Estimates are that 1 in 4 of us will experience at least 1 major depressive episode in our lifetime.  Those numbers are staggering!   We are clearly missing something really big here. We need a fundamental shift in how we think about our brain, our mind, and our health in general.

For the past century or so, medical science and “big pharma” has been on the hunt for a single cause of each disease and that has led us to very little in the way of health.  Instead, we have an ever-increasing cocktail of drugs for each of these diseases and more people who are sick and suffering.  Nowhere has that approach been more tragic than in the area of mental health. The ever-expanding list of anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics, and opiate painkillers is literally and figuratively mind-numbing.

What if there was a different way to think about the problem?  What if instead of focusing on a synthetic drug to force the body into a temporary state of function, we focused on the key underlying factors that they all had in common and then layered targeted nutritional support on top of that?  Well, that is exactly what the emerging Functional Medicine model is doing and the results are already showing that there is real hope for millions who are suffering.

Self-care shouldn’t be an escape from your life.

Many people think that self-care needs to be a scheduled event like a massage or a pedicure. That is one way to give self-care, another way is just to reframe how you do certain things throughout your day.

If you set your life up in a way that honors, protects, and preserves yourself so that you can show up every day as your best self.

When you commit to yourself first, it will actually help you take better care of your family, your community, your environment, and the world.

When you love yourself first, you will be better able to love others. This is true self-care.

They say that pain is the greatest motivator. Virtually all of my chiropractic patients begin seeing me because they are in pain. 

Most have tried pain medications and haven’t found them helpful or they realize that medication can’t get to the real root of the problem so they are looking for a better approach to eliminating the pain in their body.

You’ve heard the saying, “if you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Well, if that is the case, we could add the prequel and say, “if you always think the way you’ve always thought, you’ll always do what you’ve always done.”

So today, let’s think about things a bit differently.

I want to share a case study with you that illustrates a couple of big ideas.

First, we’re going to talk about “new thinking” when it comes to specifically treating pain.

Then we’re going to zoom out and think differently about the big picture of her case and what it can teach all of us.

Did you know that 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy?

According to the CDC, more than 1 in 10 Americans currently have diabetes. 

Perhaps even more shocking is that 1 in 3 of us has pre-diabetes,  and 80% of those people don’t even know they have it.

I’m Dr. Jerry Duggar and in this episode, we’re going to unpack what is going on here. 

How we’ve gotten ourselves into this mess and more importantly, how we can get ourselves back on track.

I'll share some tell-tale signs that your blood sugar is out of balance as well as my 5 Top Tips to naturally balance your blood sugar and get off the train to "diabetesville"

Most of us spend too much of our lives unhappy. We are caught in the trap of measuring our current status against an idealized version of ourselves and who we should be.

Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Tracy have written an amazing book that helps us see the folly of this approach to life. They share how our ideals and goals should be the motivating force that drives us to become better versions of ourselves but that we should always measure our success, not in relation to our ideal, but rather against where we’ve come from. This is the essence of the GAP and the GAIN.

Have you ever been to your doctor’s office and had them tell you that your blood results came back perfectly normal, but you were still feeling terrible? What’s going on with that? In this episode, we’re featuring a webinar that Dr. Jerry recently taught all about what’s lurking in our lab tests. In this episode you will discover: - Reasons why you should always keep and read your lab results. - How to look at your lab results from a functional medicine perspective. - Keys markers to look for in your lab results.

Not sure if you understand what functional medicine is? You’ve probably heard the term but aren’t quite sure what it really is. It can be defined as a framework that bridges the gap between conventional western medicine and everything considered “alternative” medicine. Where traditional medicine relies on symptom treatment, functional medicine focuses on the root causes of the problem. Learn how functional medicine can provide solutions and treatments that are as natural as possible and focused towards finding the root cause of many health issues.   In this episode you will discover: - The differences between a functional medicine vs. the traditional medical model - What it means to take a holistic approach when diagnosing health issues - The 4 P’s of Functional Medicine 

The powerful strategy of play is often completely lost as we grow into adults. We forget all the great things we learned through having fun, being creative, and playing games as kids. In addition to being a powerful stress reducer, time spent in play energy activates parts of the brain that are often neglected and helps us function much more wholly as human beings. Making time for recreation, fun, and play daily balances our body, mind, and spirit. It’s time to act like a kid again!    In this episode you will discover:  - How play is the root of creativity.  - 4 types of play: physical, imaginative, constructive, social  - Strategies for overcoming boredom.

How are you connecting and contributing to your relationships? Are you expressing enough gratitude for the things and people in your life? Today’s topic is all about the habit of loving well. That encompasses all of the relationships we have in our life.  In this episode you will discover: - 3 things we can all do to increase the feelings of love in our lives and the quality of the relationships that we have.- How to let go of relationships in your life that aren’t healthy. - 7 ways to cultivate healthy relationships. 

You know that you need to be doing exercise, but how much do you really need to do in order to get the health benefits? Did you know that there are 7 primal movements that you need to do every single day? And what if you’re pressed for time? On this episode, we’re going to talk about the ways you can maximize your exercise and workouts in less than 30 minutes a day. We’re also going to share our favorite power reboot tips for those of you who sit at a desk all day. Today we’re talking about activity, movement, and exercise!  In this episode you will discover: - Foundational principles for being physically active on a daily basis.  - The negative side effects of not moving enough throughout your day. - Easy daily exercises that will help you meet the 7 primal movements. - The benefits of doing short burst exercises.