Healing Body Therapeutics

12/13/2025

https://youtu.be/miIeU4RX74A?si=Z1RA-9cTGYezoTLE

Experience the Benefits of Ortho-BionomySuffering from chronic pain, limited mobility, headaches, or stress? Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, therapeutic bodywork ...

04/23/2025

Role of the Amygdala in Sleep

The amygdala, a small almond-shaped structure in the brain, plays a crucial role in regulating emotions and memory. It is also involved in sleep processes.

Amygdala and Sleep-Wake Cycle:
* The amygdala helps initiate and maintain sleep by releasing neurotransmitters that promote drowsiness. �
* It is activated during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, a stage essential for emotional memory consolidation. �
* The amygdala modulates the activity of other brain regions involved in sleep, such as the hypothalamus and brainstem.

Amygdala and Emotional Regulation During Sleep:
* The amygdala processes emotional stimuli experienced during sleep, contributing to dream content and emotional regulation. �
* It helps suppress negative emotions and facilitate peaceful sleep. �
* Dysregulation in amygdala activity can lead to sleep disturbances, such as nightmares and insomnia. �
Amygdala and Sleep Deprivation:
* Sleep deprivation increases amygdala activity, leading to heightened emotional reactivity and increased anxiety. �
* Chronic sleep deprivation can damage amygdala connections, further impairing emotional regulation and sleep quality. �
Amygdala and Sleep Disorders:
* Certain sleep disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety disorders, are associated with abnormal amygdala activity. �
* In PTSD, the amygdala may become overly sensitive to fearful stimuli, leading to nightmares and sleep disturbances. �
* In anxiety disorders, the amygdala may be hyperactive, causing excessive worry and difficulty falling asleep.

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03/11/2025

09/19/2023

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230912-how-i-hacked-my-brain

There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains and change how they work. Melissa Hogenboom put her own brain in the scanner to find out.

07/27/2023

This tensegrity model of the spine is a wonderful demo that the bones of the spine are not designed to touch each other. To open the mindset of your clients ...

07/20/2023

New research on the link between gut health and brain health

04/15/2023

Neuroscience research that can actually help in day-to-day parenting.

02/27/2023

Scientists are deciphering how the brain choreographs immune responses, hoping to find treatments for a range of diseases.

02/08/2023

Myofascial Release Treatment on Lumbar Microcirculation: “Thoracolumbar fascia of a patient with acute lumbar back pain. The red circles show adhesions 24 h after the lumbago, likely causing the posterior layer to take on an undulating shape that was classified as “somewhat disorganized” (a). 10 days after myofascial release treatment, the adhesions disappeared and the pain subsided completely. The fascia was then rated as “very organized” (b). *DER, dermis; *SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; *TFL, thoracolumbar fascia; *ES, erector spinae; ROI, region of interest, zones rated.”

- by Andreas Brandl, Christoph Egner, Rüdiger Reer, Tobias Schmidt and Robert Schleip

J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(4), 1248; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041248

01/19/2023

https://news.asu.edu/20230117-study-explores-effects-dietary-choline-deficiency-neurologic-systemwide-health

Choline, an essential nutrient produced in small amounts in the liver and found in foods including eggs, broccoli, beans, meat and poultry, is a vital ingredient for human health. A new study explores how deficiency in dietary choline adversely affects the body and may provide missing clues in the p...