# KathyDegen > redefining health ## Posts - [Top 10 Foods That Fight Inflammation](https://kathydegen.com/top-10-foods-that-fight-inflammation/): One of the easiest ways to reduce the risk of chronic illness or reduce chronic pain you already experience is to be a conscious eater. As you may already know, chronic pain is exacerbated by inflammation, a process your body undertakes in order to try to protect it from infection. Because our body is made of food, our best defense against this unnecessary protection is to nourish our body with foods that fight inflammation. Ultimately, eating plenty of anti-inflammatory foods will help your body thrive and lessen your experience of chronic pain.  An anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle, or even making […] - [5 Simple Ways to Deal with Stress and Inflammation Using the Power of the Vagus Nerve](https://kathydegen.com/2557-2/): Is it weird to have a favourite nerve? I have to admit, I am a total anatomy and physiology geek. I love simplifying how something works in the body and then trying to elicit it. Have you ever wondered why it feels so good after a yoga practice? No matter what type of yoga? Sure, you feel better after movement, you feel better because you’re breathing, you feel better because for a moment, you learn to let go. But what is it that causes all of that? The answer is my favourite nerve … The Vagus Nerve. Whether patients come […] - [What disturbs our mind?](https://kathydegen.com/what-disturbs-our-mind/): In all wisdom traditions, there is an understanding that the basic cause of all human suffering is no more then our thoughts. Our restless thoughts jumps all over the place… from worries, fears, to preferences, fantasies, desires, and planning, scheming… all over the place! No wonder the mind has been compared to a monkey! Meditation helps us to slow our thoughts down and also to have a better understanding of how our minds work.  It is only with the awareness that we have painful and non-painful thought patterns and habits that we can learn to let them go. What disturbs […] - [5 Ways Proper Breathing Helps to Improve Your Health](https://kathydegen.com/5-ways-proper-breathing-helps-to-improve-your-health/): We can live almost a month without food. We can live a couple of days with water. But how long can you live without breathing? Not very long! And yet proper breathing is taken for granted and we have become far too accepting of sub-optimal breathing. For obvious reasons, - [The One Yoga Pose ALL Healers Need To Use](https://kathydegen.com/the-one-yoga-pose-all-healers-need-to-use/): When a patient first comes into my office for an assessment, the first thing I look at is how they stand. More then likely, they will stand with one foot in rotation. There is most likely some slouching. Their arms are forward which then cause their shoulders to be rounded forward. Their head is also in a forward position. I am sure  you get the picture. Very rarely do I see someone who has ideal standing posture. The first thing I do then is to correct their standing posture. I introduce to them, Tadasana, mountain pose. Instructions on Standing I […] - [5 Yoga Books for Yoga Teachers](https://kathydegen.com/5-yoga-books-for-yoga-teachers/): [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]I have to admit, I have a huge addiction to yoga books. I have an amazing collection of them on my book shelf. Each of them have been helpful to me along the way. Whether it’s for my own practice or helping others develop their practice or just for general knowledge. There is so much more to yoga then the physical postures and the practice on the mat. Studying and utilizing the other practices of yoga such as breath work, meditation, and philosophy can literally transform your life. It did mine! I use these […] - [Welcome!](https://kathydegen.com/welcome/): For as long as i can remember, I had always wanted to be in the health care field. As a child, I was adamant that I would be a doctor. Whenever anybody asked me why, I would say it’s because I want to be able to help people. In high school, I began to carefully lay out a plan of achieving this. I chose my courses, I studied to get the great marks, and I picked my school all with the end goal of becoming a doctor. Life is What Happens When You’re Busy Making Plans So John Lennon says. 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In high school, I began to carefully lay out a plan of achieving this. I chose my courses, I studied to get the great marks, and I picked my school all with the end goal of becoming a doctor. Life is What Happens When You’re Busy Making Plans So John Lennon […] - [Disclaimer](https://kathydegen.com/disclaimer/): HEALTH DISCLAIMER Although I am a health care professional, I am NOT your health care professional. Your use of this website does not create a health care professional relationship between you and kathydegen.com. Please keep in mind that all opinions expressed on this website are solely my own. This site offers health, fitness, and nutritional information and is designed for educational purposes only. You should NOT rely on this information as a substitute or replacement for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 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