Advanced Wellness & Sports Rehab

Look at the visitors we had this morning! Also, it's new shoe day at the office - completely unintentionally!

We hope that you are having a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!

This Saturday, May 18th, we will have Reiki by Kelsie in the office! Click the link below to book a session with her.

Can't make it this Saturday? Kelsie with Reiki by Kelsie will also be in the office on Saturday, 6/22/2024.

Now booking Reiki sessions for May and June! Sign up today and get 20% off your session!

You might know her as Mary Kay, but she's always been Mom to me! Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

And a Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 - 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒!

🔍 Ever wonder what's happening inside your body when standard tests leave you with unanswered questions? Thermography can help detect early changes in many conditions!

📸🔥 Thermography goes beyond the surface, capturing a comprehensive image of various aspects including inflammation and circulation issues and offers insights that traditional methods may miss. ⚡Thermography is your secret weapon for early detection!

📌Lighthouse Thermography is also offering a DISCOUNT off of their services when booked for 5/1/2024 at our office - their pricing is right on their website and includes the thermography scans (that do NOT use any radiation) as well as a professional read of the images by an MD radiologist.

So check them out at www.lighthousehealthandthermography.com/book-now
OR
Call Sue at 763-227-5347

Rhea Bullos, an 11-year-old track athlete from the Philippines, captured the attention of the internet following her remarkable performance in a local inter-school track meet.

Bullos achieved an incredible feat by clinching three gold medals in the 400-meter, 800-meter and 1,500-meter events. What made her story even more remarkable was her resourcefulness - despite not having proper running shoes, she ingeniously used bandages as a replacement for track shoes. She even drew her own "Nike" and their trademark "swoosh" for extra flare.

Well, I hope Rhea keeps putting one foot down in front of the other - whether that is in a real pair of Nike track cleats or not!

Drawing a comparison to life: Sometimes we have enough natural ability to carry us quite far - but image what we could all do if we had the right tools. In this case, I hope Nike answers the call!

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Wishing everybody a Happy Easter!

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Happy first full day of spring!

Don't look at your thermometer (feels like -9 this morning) or at the forecast (snow?!) but as of 10:06pm central time last night on 3/19/2024, it is officially spring! That's a full day early this year due to leap year!

This winter mostly felt like spring with so many days in the 30s and 40s in January and February...with even some days in the 50s and 60s. Now that it's officially spring, we get winter. BUT, we know it will be short-lived at this point in the season and we'll be onto spring temps again soon! So, this weekend might be a great time to get some spring cleaning done, INSIDE!

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

If you're looking for natural alternatives to green food dye for St. Patrick's Day or any other occasion, here are some options:

1. Spinach: Blend cooked spinach with a small amount of water, then strain out the liquid to use as a natural green food coloring.

2. Matcha powder: Matcha is a finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves. It can be used to add a vibrant green color to foods and beverages.

3. Spirulina: This blue-green algae is rich in nutrients and can be used as a natural food coloring agent. It can impart a green hue to foods when added in small amounts.

4. Chlorophyll: Chlorophyll is the pigment that gives plants their green color. It can be purchased as a liquid supplement and added to foods to create a natural green color.

5. Parsley: Blend fresh parsley with a small amount of water and strain to create a green liquid that can be used as a natural food coloring.

6. Avocado: Mashed ripe avocado can be used to add a subtle green tint to frosting, icing or other creamy foods.

7. Saffron: Though not green itself, saffron can be mixed with other natural ingredients like turmeric to create a yellowish-green color.

8. Spinach powder: Dehydrated spinach that has been ground into a powder can be used as a natural food coloring.

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Cake doesn't get its own day but Pi does! Happy Pi Day!

Happy Leap Day! Here are a couple of fun Leap Year stats:

1. Most people think that a leap year is always divisible by 4. But, that is not always true!

What? We all know that leap year comes every 4 years and it would make sense that those years would be divisible by four, such as the leap years in 2020 and 2024 - 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟒 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.

Ready for this?

If it’s a leap year, it must be divisible by 4. (okay, we understand that one)

If you apply the above formula to a new century (a year obviously divisible by 100), it must also be divisible by 400.

𝑰𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂, 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒑 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓!

What?! Stay with me here.

For example, the year 2000 was a leap year, as was 1600....but 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not leap years.

𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐲?

Remember Earth's annual revolution duration is approximately 365 days and six hours...the key word being "approximately" (it's actually 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds...you know, to be exact). So the actual duration is slightly less than 365 day and 6 hours - to account for that, we skip three leap years every 400 years.

So what year is the next skipped leap year? 2100! (divisible by 4, divisible by 100 but NOT divisible evenly by 400!)

2. If your birthday is today, Happy Birthday! You share a birthday with only about 4 million other people in the world - that's pretty amazing considering the total population!

There you go! I hope you learned something today too! :)

Wishing everybody a happy heart day!

# AWSR

Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day!

According to Wikipedia, "The National Girls and Women in Sports Day is an annual day of observance held during the first week of February to acknowledge the accomplishments of female athletes, recognize the influence of sports participation for women and girls, and honor the progress and continuing struggle for equality for women in sports."

With the launch of the PWHL (Professional Women's Hockey League) last month, this day is even more exciting this year! As a girl who started playing hockey in the 1990s when there were very few girls/women playing at that time and then becoming a referee as well (which is still very male dominated to this day), I'm proud to have been at the grassroots level of girl's/women's hockey and I'm so happy to see what it has become!

In honor of the day and all of the girls and women in sports, here is a picture of my hockey team and me after winning our league championship a few years ago!

Wishing everybody a safe, happy and healthy New Year! A New Year is like a blank book, and the pen is in your hands. It is your chance to write a beautiful story for yourself! Happy New Year!

We express our immense gratitude for our amazing patients and extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to the fantastic individuals who contributed to this wonderful generosity!

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

Our BLACK FRIDAY SALE is good through tomorrow so don't miss out.

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We use Fullscript to give our patients easy access to top-quality wellness products and supplements and to help ensure that each person feels supported at every stage of their wellness journey.

Fullscript has a HUGE catalog of the highest quality, professional grade supplements as well as a complete list of quality, clean personal care products. The quality and ease of ordering with Fullscript are unmatched.

Sign up for your FREE account with our dispensary link if you want access to high-quality products and tools to help YOU stay on track! Free shipping direct to your door on orders over $50 and a special Black Friday sale which includes an extra 10% off our entire catalog of supplements.

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BLACK FRIDAY SALE - this weekend on Fullscript at https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/awsr

Did you know? We are on Fullscript!

We use Fullscript to give our patients easy access to top-quality wellness products and supplements and to help ensure that each person feels supported at every stage of their wellness journey.

Fullscript has a HUGE catalog of the highest quality, professional grade supplements as well as a complete list of quality, clean personal care products. The quality and ease of ordering with Fullscript are unmatched.

Sign up for your FREE account with our dispensary link if you want access to high-quality products and tools to help YOU stay on track! Free shipping direct to your door on orders over $50 and a special Black Friday sale which includes an extra 10% off our entire catalog of supplements.

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Wishing everybody a Happy Thanksgiving!

May your Thanksgiving Day be full of love, family and friends, good memories and lots of excitement…except for a little while in there when you want to take a nap. ;)

I am thankful for so many things - including each and every person who allows me to help them in their health journey! I am grateful that I am able to do something that I love every day AND I get help people at the same time.

Please be advised that northbound 169 will likely be closed for a couple more hours as they investigate this fatal crash at 169 and 109th Ave. If you have an appointment at our office this afternoon, be sure to check traffic reports. Be safe out there!

Thank you to each and every one of our veterans for their service - not just on Veterans Day but every day!

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We hope everybody had a great Halloween and feliz Día de Mu***os hoy!

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I am excited to share that I have added a few more letters behind my name!

𝑪𝑭𝑴𝑷 = 𝑪𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏

What is Functional Medicine? It is 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 that focuses on 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭-𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 in an effort to improve overall health and function. This includes individualized care for many chronic conditions including digestive issues, GERD/acid reflux, migraines, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, memory issues/brain fog, PMS, menopause, autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis and much more - even things like improved athletic performance!

I have been practicing functional medicine for over 8 years now but completed the official functional medicine certification training this summer. Despite the completion of the certification program, my learning will continue indefinitely as it did before my certification because:

1. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆!

2. 𝗠𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 as a result of functional medicine!

3. So 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 from the changes brought about by functional medicine and we can not only stop disease progression but even prevent some diseases from ever manifesting!

4. There is 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 that leaves people with chronic health conditions with no help 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀.

5. New research is available almost continuously - if we as providers are not 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑, we'll be left behind...and that includes our patients!

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 functional medicine, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆!

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We are out of the office today for a funeral but will be in tomorrow (Tuesday). Thank you. Hug your loved ones and let them know you love them - tomorrow is not promised to anybody.

We feel for all of the Twin Cities Marathon and TCM 10 mile runners with the cancelation of both races today. All of the training miles, all of the early morning runs, all of the dedication...

Dr. Smith went out and ran 10 miles anyway but the need to cancel the races is somewhat understandable given the strain that heat related illnesses can pose on the emergency medical system - leaving not enough resources for the regular, daily emergencies.

Well, be safe and stay cool...and just think, a week from now we'll have a frost advisory! 🤣🤣

Twin Cities Marathon weekend is here! 🎉🎊 And it's going to be a HOT one! 🌡🌡🧯☀️

If you are running, know somebody who is running or will be out spectating - please be prepared for the heat!

In my 25+ years of racing, I can only remember a few races that ever started under a RED FLAG! 🚩🚩A red flag, according the Event Alert System, means to use Extreme Caution, slow your pace and they suggest that some people consider not participating at all.

The medical director for Twin Cities Marathon has indicated that a black flag is possible which would constitute canceling the race - they can even cancel in the middle of the race...like the 2007 Chicago Marathon when temps soared into the upper 80s, hundreds of people needed medical attention and one person died. Twin Cities Marathon was the same day that year and it was 82F by the time I finished!🎖.

So, stay safe and if you are spectating, perhaps be ready to offer help to a runner if they look like they need it!

Hope to see some of you at the finish line!

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From our Thermography team at Lighthouse Health & Thermography (in office on 9/27/2023 a few afternoon openings):

Clinical Thermography

Thermography is a totally non-invasive functional health screening procedure that is pain-free, radiation-free, compression-free and touch-free.

Thermography is a medically calibrated, FDA registered camera with highly accurate heat sensors able to differentiate your body’s temperature, which may be indicative of dysfunctions.

Normally, our body’s temperature is symmetrical. However, abnormalities, injuries, pains and abnormal pathology changes the temperature of the surrounding tissue. These differences are clearly visible through Thermography.

Thermography uses technology that can “visualize” pain, inflammation, infection, and other issues, even before symptoms manifest.

Why Haven’t I Heard of Thermography?

In 1982, the FDA approved thermography (also known as Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging) as a supplementary breast screening tool. But over 34 years later, we hear very little about thermography and its benefits.

A Few Benefits of Thermography:

Safe, easy, and pain free
No radiation exposure – FDA registered
No compression of breast tissue
Detects changes in breast tissue from the smallest of tumors
Provides ideas of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)
Entire breast can be imaged
Identifies fibrocystic breast disease or tumor inflammation
Effectively and safely screens breast with implants
Useful for evaluating chest wall after breast surgery
Effective for breast of all sizes
Creates an opportunity for early intervention
Able to differentiate between dense breast tissue, fibrocystic disease, and other abnormalities

Doing small things consistently can really add up! "Don't underestimate the power of small habits"!

If you've ever been into the office on a Friday, you may (or may not) have noticed that we are usually playing Radio Margaritaville. In honor of Jimmy Buffett, his recent passing and the impact his music had on so many of us Parrotheads, we will be playing a second full week of his music this week!

If you are not familiar with Jimmy Buffett outside of Come Monday, Margaritaville and It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, I encourage you to delve a little deeper into one of his 32 studio albums OR check out some of my favorite Buffett songs, in no particular order:
He Went to Paris,
Tin Cup Chalice,
One Particular Harbour,
Havana Daydreamin,
Peanut Butter Conspiracy,
The Great Filling Station Holdup,
It's My Job,
Creola,
Jamaica Mistaka,
Bob Robert's Society Band,
Kick it in Second Wind,
Soulfully..I could go on and on.

Music is the soundtrack to our lives and I will greatly miss the summer Buffett concerts! Some consolation for us Buffett fans though, he has a new album coming out in November!