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Announcements

We are adding additional morning classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, along with an additional noon WOD on Tuesdays!

Please verify that your reservations are accurate with these changes effective December 11th!

Give the Gift of Mindset this Year!

Gift certificates available for Massages, Gym Memberships, Deep Health Coaching, Personal Training and more!

Dr. Sean Clark, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist, Coach

Mindset Health Tip

Assessment Week is back in 1 week!!

Here are some great ways to prepare yourself:

• Breathe! Remember you have actually been preparing for this through our programming.

• For those of you doing this for your first time, have fun and gather baseline data. Write down your results in your folder! You will want them later!

• Remember that none of these numbers show any value about you as a human! It is just information you can use to track your progress over time.

• Eat nutritious food! Give your body the energy and nutrients it needs to perform and recover.

• Drink your water people! Consider adding a pinch of salt to your water (not enough to taste).

• Try to get to each Assessment Day once to expose yourself to the different areas of testing.

• RING THE BELL when you achieve a personal record! Write your achievements on the board! Celebrate every single win and attempt! 

• Have FUN! CHEER on your fellow workout buddies! GIVE IT YOUR ALL!

After Assessment Week, we will work into our education regarding breath, recovery and nervous system regulation!

Functional Medicine Corner

I’m often known as the “poop queen” here in our building, and rightfully so. ☺ I am acutely interested in gut health in every patient I see in my office, since the health of our gut influences our whole-body health. However, I also see many patients with hormonal issues – especially thyroid hormone concerns, or women with menstrual irregularities or those in perimenopause.

Often, standard approaches are singularly targeted at replacing specific hormones when they are low. Or for those of us in perimenopause, we are often told that the symptoms we are experiencing are “normal for our age”, or “just part of the process,” and there are no real options for treatment available.  However, just because many of us experience hormonal shifts and symptoms as we age, it doesn’t mean that we are powerless in changing or improving our hormone balance. In functional medicine, we have access to several tools to help address hormone balance and regain more optimal function.

When addressing hormones generally, it is impossible to look at just thyroid or sex hormones alone. I consider our three major hormone producing glands – our adrenal glands (which produce cortisol), our thyroid gland, and our ovaries or testes – as members of a team. When they are all functioning normally, the system runs beautifully, much like a well-coached and experienced soccer club or volleyball team. This is because they all work together to support our body.

However, when one of the hormone systems has a shift in function for an extended period, this can upset that balance and contribute to significant shifts in other hormones as the body tries to accommodate. Therefore, looking at or addressing only one system can often lead to continued imbalance and a lack of significant symptom resolution.

Hormone balance and how to approach it is a complex topic, but one that is well-worth addressing for those who are significantly affected. We are considering offering a mini-course on hormones in 2024 for anyone who is interested in digging into this topic more. Watch for a questionnaire in next week’s newsletter – I would greatly appreciate it if anyone who is interested would complete the short questionnaire so we can tailor a course to the needs of our community! Or feel free to approach me in the gym or at the clinic if you have thoughts or questions.

Member of the Month

We have a new member to spotlight all month long. If you haven’t met Jenn, you are missing out! This always positive, super intelligent, energy-giving woman is a gift to our community!

Jenn shows up every workout with a smile and openness to try new things! She has the best laugh that brings a bright light each time is in the room! We are honored to be in her orbit. We love you more than you know!

Community Partners

MRC ARTWORKS

We are overjoyed to announce our partnership with MRC Artworks!

This is an incredible organization! Their mission is to encourage and support individuals living with a disability to achieve the fullest potential through employment, skill building, and active community involvement.

We have 14 pieces for sale! We will be collecting any sales then giving all the proceeds back to MRC. Artists will receive 75% commission on all sales!

Come check them out at our office or at their downtown location!

JUICYLEAF

Another AMAZING partnership we are bringing to you is our very own local juicer – JuicyLeaf!

Come check them out at our office or at their downtown location or schedule a pick up at Mindset every Tuesday from 3-7pm! 

**Place your orders before NOON on SUNDAYS**

Does Juicy Leaf use organic fruits and vegetables?

• We strictly use certified organic or local, organically grown produce unless an item is on the “EWG Clean Fifteen” list; e.g. pineapples, melons, etc.
• https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean_fifteen_list.php#.WlJKyVQ-eHo

What’s the difference between a juice and a smoothie?

• The main difference is fiber. Most of the insoluble fiber is removed in the juicing process.
• By taking the fiber out, you can pack more fruit & veggie nutrients into a juice than you can into a smoothie of the same size.
• The lack of insoluble fiber allows your body to rapidly absorb the nutrients while expending minimal digestive effort.
• Smoothies are made by pulverizing fruit/veggies with liquid in a blender. The insoluble fiber, which helps keep things moving through your system, is maintained in the process.

What are the benefits of juice?

• Several servings of fruit & veg nutrition effortlessly absorbed without energy taxing digestion.
• Easy way to incorporate more fruits and veg in diet than eating produce alone.
• Boosts immunity and energy. Alkalizing, chronic illness prevention, helps aid in weight loss, clear skin, healthy hair.