6 Health Hacks to be on the Lookout for in 2022

Do you want access to health hacks that will unlock the secret to optimal health? And, no, I’m not talking about a secret diet plan that will make you “lose 30 lbs in one month” type of health hack, because girl that’s not healthy or realistic. I’m talking about ways you can SUPPORT and supercharge your body’s natural functioning. Today I’m sharing 6 health hacks to be on the lookout for in 2022.

We tend to overburden ourselves with the pressure of doing it all. Maybe your juggling a billion things…except your health. Or maybe you’re a mama, prioritizing your kids’ meals, their sporting events, play dates, and their happiness. Which is amazing, BUT we need to make sure we are prioritizing our OWN HEALTH as well.

If you ignore your symptoms and keep pushing your body to exhaustion, your body is going to finally say, “Hold up. Don’t forget about me. You need to take time to prioritize ME too!”

So if you want to continue feeling and looking your best, staying healthy is vital! These 6 health hacks can help you to prioritize YOUR health by supporting your body naturally! So, let’s dig in!

Health Hack #1: Red Light Therapy

You might’ve seen red light therapy especially paired up with the sauna! This is for good reason. Red light therapy has shown to be hugely beneficial to overall health in numerous ways.

Benefits of red light therapy: 

• gut health improvement (specifically, the gut microbiome)

• increase blood circulation

• Increase the production of collagen.

• wound healing and tissue recovery (yes, even blemishes and acne on your skin)

• reducing pain

• lowering inflammation & swelling

• improving detoxification

• Enhances cellular energy

How Does Red Light Therapy Work?

It works by emitting low-power red light wavelengths directly through the skin without heat, pain, or any feeling. So, if you’re feeling any type of discomfort from pain, swelling, wounds or toxic load, red light therapy could be a great health hack for you.

As a mom I know it’s hard to get out of the house to go to the sauna that may have red light therapy. That’s why I love the Joovv!  You can experience red light therapy at home!

The Joovv includes near infrared light which penetrates deep into your tissues to help your recover and heal more quickly.  It’s an in -home red light therapy so you can get all the benefits of red light right at home. Talk about convenience! You can set it up in your bathroom or at your kitchen table and sit in front of the light for 15-20 minutes a couple times a week to see the most benefits.

Health Hack #2: Ozone Therapy

If you have little kiddos in daycare or older kids in school, you know the struggle of constantly bringing home new germs and the entire home coming down with a sickness…again, again and again. Boosting your immune system is the best thing you can do for yourself and your family. Ozone therapy is a perfect health hack to do this. Ozone therapy can strengthen your immune system by increasing the levels of interleukin-2, stimulating white blood cells. This can stop infections and immune system attacks by destroying fungi, bacteria, and viruses.

It can even decrease tumor necrosis factor (TNF) levels, which contributes to inflammation. It’s even been talked about to be a great supportive therapy in the recovery for some COVID cases as well. Not only is it an immune supportive therapy but it can help with overall inflammation and detoxification. It can be administered via insufflation (ears, rectum, vaginally) as well as administered via IV.

Health Hack #3: Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

A hyperbaric oxygen chamber can significantly increase brain function. During this therapy,  pure oxygen is contained in a pressurized chamber, where the air pressure doubles that of normal air. This allows the oxygen to get into your blood and travel throughout your body and into your cells.

One study performed at the Sagol Center that included older adults showed that after 3 months of use, participants who used the hyperbaric oxygen therapy had improved cerebral blood flow in certain areas of their brain and increased cognitive function.

Many of us worry about aging and losing our spunk and quick thinking. Well, this could be a health hack to reduce the unwanted consequences of deterioration due to aging. Now, this is no superhuman cure, but it can help reduce the cognitive effects of aging and help you remember your 20 grandkids’ names!

But that’s not all. Hyperbaric oxygen chambers can also boost your body’s immune system and reduce the severity of toxins from certain bacteria.

Health Hack #5: PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy)

PEMF therapy stimulates cellular activity and can help resolve cellular dysfunction and improve overall wellness. I personally have had quite a few patients benefit that experience an injury, chronic pain or even use it as part of their surgical recovery rehabilitation. It is also great for chronic fatigue and inflammation. Magnetic fields influence our body chemistry at a cellular level. When you use PEMF mats, the magnetic fields can penetrate through clothing and tissue to positively affect your cell membranes and in turn energy production. PEMF therapy is known to help the body recover quicker from injuries or surgeries, helps with natural energy production, improves athletic performance, and reduces inflammation and pain.

Health Hack #6: Coffee Enemas

I saved the best for last, right? COFFEE ENEMAS? What are you doing to me here, Taylor!? But hear me out! Trust me, before I found the world of functional medicine, I was a little freaked out about some of these health hacks. But let me tell you. Once you hit rock bottom in your health, you’re pretty much willing to try anything to feel good again! And then once you get on the health train, you are always wanting to learn new therapies that can help you feel your best, while detoxing and at the same time!

Coffee enemas can help relieve constipation, support detoxification and help the function of the digestive tract, liver, and colon. So, here’s how it works.

When you insert coffee via an enema, it makes your colon muscles contract. This stimulates a bowel movement. It’s better to do an enema rather than drinking coffee because the caffeine can travel through your hemorrhoidal vein directly to your liver. This can help open up blood vessels and calm smooth muscles (in your colon) and support bile production by opening bile ducts. It also can help your body make glutathione, the master antioxidant needed to detox and combat inflammation. These all help your body with digestion and elimination, which are ESSENTIAL for optimal health! If you do not have daily bowel movements, we got problems.

If you do choose to do a coffee enema, make sure it’s organic. We don’t want to add more toxins to your body! My favorite brands are Bullet Proof coffee and Kion coffee.

So, which of these health hacks are you going to give a try? I promise even the intimidating ones (like coffee enemas aren’t too bad once you do it a couple of times!)

If you are into natural wellness and want to optimize your health, a Functional Medicine Practitioner is someone you need on your side. A functional medicine provider dives deeper to find the root cause of your symptoms instead of using a Band-aid approach.

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