by Andrea Trank | Oct 30, 2023
What is chronic pain and how is different from acute pain? The Cleveland Clinic defines chronic pain as pain that lasts longer than six months and continues despite the resolving of the original injury. Acute pain, on the other hand, occurs after a very distinct...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 11, 2023
Scary Statistics about Type 2 Diabetes Did you know that more than half the adult population in the US has diabetes or is pre-diabetic? That was one of the shocking pieces of news I received when listening this past week to a summit on type 2 diabetes. Here are few...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 4, 2023
Hurricane Ian Changed the Landscape and Many People Including Us! When our world was upended by Hurricane Ian, it signaled an ending and a beginning for us. The hurricane was the impetus we needed to make the decision to journey back home to Virginia. We are not...
by Andrea Trank | Apr 23, 2023
Pelvic Pain Affects 1 in 3 Women! How has your week been? Mine has been a bit challenging. When you have chronic conditions or chronic pain, each week can present new challenges. Case in point, I have recently developed some pelvic pain. For a few weeks, I thought I...
by Andrea Trank | Feb 13, 2023
My Yoga Practice Was No Longer Working For Me! Several years ago, I was teaching 10 yoga classes a week and my body was not feeling great. In fact, my chiropractor told me that he was seeing more and more injured yoga teachers. A 2018 study found that certain types...
by Andrea Trank | Jan 9, 2023
Mental Health Tops the List in 2023 for Many People! Are you interested in what is trending health-wise in 2023? I am. In my research, I was excited to see that many trends are based on a growing understanding of the connection between our mental, emotional, and...