This gust blog post is written by Jasmine Habeeb, a somatic therapist based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. She can be found at ClarityTherapyTX.com. The ultimate goal is to feel better. For too long you have struggled with autoimmune, upset  stomach, headaches, skin issues, etc. The amount of doctors, experts, and healers you’ve  seen has surpassed the fingers on your hands.   How we heal has been broken apart and segmented into specialties – assuming that if we fix  this one part of our body, everything will miraculously start working well again.   Quantum – a fancy word for the smallest possible particle – healing tells us a different story.   At the cellular level – I’m talking mitochondria, electrons, protons, and all those fun biology,  chemistry, and physics terms otherwise applied to nature and inanimate objects – tells us  that all of our bodily experiences impact each other equally.   From stressful events, negative emotions, down to the quality of water and food, your life  and bodily experiences all contribute to how you feel physically and mentally.   The big question is – what do you do about it?   As a somatic therapist, I think it is absolutely critical to take the impact of lifestyle, thought  patterns, upbringing, and nutrition into consideration when supporting my clients through a  mental health perspective.   Somatic healing is the mental health view of how trauma, uncomfortable emotions, and  stress can live in our bodies, affecting our overall well-being. Addressing these issues at a  cellular level, quantum healing with a somatic approach, allows for deep transformation and  restoration.   Everything about our bodily processes strives for homeostasis – a fancy word for everything  working together in balance. When there is an imbalance, or something is just off, our body  does everything it can to restore balance… even if that means developing an autoimmune  disorder or some other medical/mental ailment.  Our bodies possess innate healing wisdom and abilities – look into autophagy (cell death).  Although the idea that our bodies create autoimmune, cancer, allergies, etc. is widely  disputed, one thing is well established – our environment, what we eat, and our emotions  affect what happens inside our bodies and mind.   What came first, the chicken or the egg?   In the mental health space there is no iron clad conclusion that our mind is the sole cause of  our behavior nor that our body is the sole cause of mental distress. What is solid fact is that  there is a connection between the mind and body.   Quantum healing tells us that all these factors play a role.   Your nervous system, the ultimate communicator, is critical for the cells in your body to  […]

The Afternoon Slump: Understanding and Overcoming Your Midday Energy Crash Picture this: it’s the middle of the afternoon, and you’re sitting at your desk when you feel it – a wave of exhaustion that washes over you, leaving you struggling to concentrate or even keep your eyes open. Your motivation and productivity take a nosedive. […]

Hey mama, if you have a picky eater in your house, you are not alone. It is totally normal for kids to go through picky stages. Your sweet babe, who once ate anything you put in front of her, is suddenly turning her head and refusing to eat foods she used to love.  Suddenly meal […]

Do you feel a connection between spirituality, food, and the ability to fulfill your work and purpose? To me, eating is a spiritual act as much as a physical one. I have experienced the profound difference between how I feel after eating nutrient-poor foods versus foods that are as close to nature as possible.  And […]

Sauerkraut and other fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, and kvass are considered some of the first (good for you!) processed food products consumed by humans. They have been a food staple of nearly all cultures for thousands of years.  Once upon a time, fermentation—when Lactobacillus bacteria beneficially alters food—was one of only a few […]

Hi there! It’s Amy here. In this crazy time of covid, over-sanitization of everything we touch, election stress, homeschooling while working from home, all piled up on top of the normal cold and flu season — our immune systems are taking a hit. But the good news is that there are dietary and lifestyle practices […]

In 2012, approximately 91% of U.S. adults aged 20-64 had dental caries in permanent teeth.1 The number of children needing braces has quadrupled since the 1960’s 2, and it’s now considered a rite of passage to have wisdom teeth pulled. Why are we seeing so much dental decay and overcrowding? Is this something we merely […]

What comes to mind when you think of metabolism? Is it this mysterious control panel in our body that determines whether we will be slim or not? Is it possible to change our metabolism — from being “slow” to “fast?” And what is it anyways?? Let’s discuss the definition of metabolism, symptoms of metabolic dysfunction, […]

Hormones are an integral piece of our body’s systems that carry out functions that support the integrity of our health and well-being. When hormones fluctuate and become out of balance, problems can arise, leading to disease. Symptoms of hormonal imbalance include premenstrual syndrome (PMS), irregular and/or painful periods, infertility, weight gain, low libido. Causes of […]

There is a lot of talk in the health field about elimination diets versus food sensitivity testing. Elimination diets have been considered the gold standard for the longest time but is that really the best option? I used to be on the anti-food sensitivity testing side of the fence. I went through the AIP practitioner […]