True Nature Acupuncture and Wellness

12/21/2025

12/17/2025

An online class to help you find your way through hard times.
Coming soon.

12/14/2025

Your voice holds power far beyond words.

According to a fascinating study, singing for just one hour can increase your body’s production of secretory immunoglobulin A, or SIgA, by up to 240 percent. SIgA is your immune system’s first line of defense. It coats the lining of your mouth, throat, lungs, and digestive system, blocking viruses and bacteria before they invade deeper.

Researchers compared people who sang to those who simply listened to music or sat quietly. The difference was clear. Singing led to a massive spike in immunity, while the other activities offered only minor changes.

The act of singing is not just emotional. It is physical medicine. Breath control strengthens the lungs. Muscle engagement improves circulation. Vocal vibration stimulates healing in the chest, face, and brain.

Even more impressive? Singing activates the vagus nerve. This nerve calms the body, regulates stress, lowers cortisol, and balances your immune system. It is the body’s natural switch between fight mode and healing mode.

This is not about singing well. It is about singing fully. Whether it is gospel in a choir, humming in the kitchen, or belting a pop song in the car, your immune system listens and responds.

Singing also boosts endorphins, creating a natural high that relaxes the mind and energizes the body. In a world overwhelmed by stress, that shift can be the medicine many people never realized they needed.

So sing like your health depends on it. Because science says it just might.

Your voice is more than expression. It is immunity in motion.

11/27/2025

“I’ve learned to slow down and not move as fast through things as my mind would like me to, but to feel at home in the process. See, the process and product are so interwoven that getting there is half the fun. How you get there is as much of a part of the game as getting there is.” 
 
- Ram Dass 
 
Photo: Jonathan Perugia

11/24/2025

Your blood vessels might be quietly clogging right now, but nature has a surprisingly simple fix hiding in your kitchen. This ancient root combination has scientists fascinated, and what they're discovering about blood flow could change everything you thought you knew about natural health.

11/24/2025

When you focus on the good, your brain literally rewires itself through a process called neuroplasticity, strengthening neural pathways associated with positive emotions and making it more likely to find good in the future. Repeatedly focusing on positive experiences builds new neural connections, much like physical exercise strengthens muscles, which can change your perspective, emotional pattern, and stress responses over time.

📑Neuroplasticity in Action: Your brain is constantly changing based on your experiences, thoughts and emotions. When you intentionally direct your attention toward what is good, safe or meaningful, you strengthen the neural circuits linked to reward and positive experiences.

📑Strengthening Positive Pathways: By consistently practicing positive habits like gratitude, mindfulness, or positive affirmations, you are building and reinforcing the neural pathways that make it easier to notice and access positive feelings. This can make positive experiences feel more natural and automatic.

📑The Opposite is Also True: If you repeatedly focus on negative thoughts or stress, your brain will strengthen those pathways, making it more efficient in spotting threats and problems.

📑Changing Your Brain’s Default: Over time, this consistent focus on the good can shift your brain’s default setting, making it more likely to see solutions, hope and possibility in your daily life.

📑It’s an Active Process: This isn’t about ignoring negative situations but about actively training your mind to recognize the full picture, including the positive aspects. Consciously choosing where to place your attention is a powerful way to reshape your thoughts, feelings and reactions.

11/13/2025

🌟 Launching my new course on The Art Of Suffering- live 3 week series class Wednesdays 4:00pm CST 🌟
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Learn how embracing suffering can lead to growth, resilience, and wisdom in this transformative course.