First, Rest: give the body a break from the constant pummeling by a hyperactive stress response by purposefully enlisting a relaxation response and by restoring deep sleep. • Once the foundation of Rest is in place, we add Repair, both structural and nutritional. The stress response weakens the body’s ability to break down and absorb nutrients, so we fix digestion. Muscle pain is eased with gentle movement and myofascial release, a specialized manual therapy that targets painful connective tissue. • The next step is to Rebalance the problems with energy production, hormones, and inflammation
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