by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
In previous posts we’ve seen the importance of stress in the mind-body connection of good health. Our primary stress management pathway is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis that signals the endocrine system to release hormones. The HPA axis responds to...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
In the last post, we explored the biology of the sympathetic nervous system. Among the things we learned was that neurotransmitters are released from the brain during times of stress, resulting in increased interleukin-1 in the hippocampus. As Steven Maier explains,...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
In recent posts we’ve explored the biochemistry of the nervous and immune systems, particularly with regard to how stress affects the mind-body system and can thereby affect our health. Now it’s time for a broader picture view of the body’s response to stress. ...
by Dr. Manon | Uncategorized
A company cannot mandate an employee to take an experimental drug, they would also have to do the following to justify their decision, which is then challengeable: 1. A risk assessment under the Management of Health & Safety at Works Act 1999, as to why they want...
by Dr. Manon | Advancing Your Practice
The this is a, this is a surreal moment for me. When I think back to two years ago, this was not part of my life plan that’s for certain. I, ironically enough, similar to Dr. Danesi, losing her job over a violation of what she held to be her ethics. I’m...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
As promised in my last post, let’s take a close look at the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Neurotransmitters called peptides enable communication between the mind and the body through the SNS. The sympathetic-adrenal-medullary pathway activates the autonomic...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
By Dr. Angela Durante, Prof Denis Rancourt, and et al. Global Research, November 01, 2021 Ontario Civil Liberties Association 29 August 2021 Region: Canada Theme: Law and Justice, Science and Medicine *** Following their “Open Letter to the Unvaccinated”, an expanding...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
In last post we looked at the connections between the brain and immune system. This led to reflection on the role of the vagus nerve and its role in this process. This led us to question whether it was possible to communicate with the vagus nerve so as to decrease...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
In the last post we examined the early emergence of psychoneuroimmunology, concluding with the insights of Steven Maier on the brain-immune system connection. So how exactly does that connection work? Here’s what Maier discovered. According to Maier: “your...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
The last couple posts have been telling the story of the early history of diagnostics which recognized the importance of the mind-body connection and taking account for the role of emotion in an individual’s health. Here are the links to the last couple of posts...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
5 Tips to Begin Your Day Feeling Refreshed and Energized Whether you are the CEO of a major corporation responsible for the gain or failure of your company, or the CEO of your household with kids running rampant and a list of never-ending chores, you still need time...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
One woman’s journey from dis-ease to optimal health Always being a healthful-minded, go-getter type of person, my career and family life have always been extremely busy. As an entrepreneur and mother of three, everything was scheduled down to the minute, yet...
by Dr. Manon | Advancing Your Practice
Regardless of your personal choice to take one of the ways of diminishing symptomatic response to the then covid-virus, I am quite sure most of you realize that when it comes to the Delta variant and the many new variants that focusing so specifically on a spike...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health, Advancing Your Practice
***THIS IS NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. You use this accepting the circumstances that may come from presenting this letter to your employer. Please consult a lawyer for legal advice*** Please use as you see fit. Edit it to make it your own with your details. ...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
In my experience as a health professional and a business owner, it is vitally important to ensure business practices meet and/or exceed Health & Safety Regulations and follow all applicable laws to protect the lives, health, and wellness of all their employees....
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health, Addressing Your Pain
How fear can cripple your body, mind, and spirit As the spine-chilling images of a new horror film flicker across the screen, your heart races as you try to anticipate the impending scare. Knowing the ‘killer’ will pop out at any second but not wanting to miss a thing...
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
It has become evident to me that several clients and patients are feeling coerced into medical procedures that are yet to be proven as effective and safe for all segments of the population. Making any medical decision about your body requires informed consent....
by Dr. Manon | About Your Health
We concluded the last post with a discussion of the contribution of Samuel Hahnemann to symptom diagnosis and homeopathic treatment. The key idea was that diagnosis and treatment required a full assessment of the individual patient’s larger life situation. The point...
