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Lowering Cortisol Without Diet Culture: Gentle, Body-Led Ways to Support Stress Recovery
You’ve probably seen the headlines:“10 foods that lower cortisol!”“Hack your stress response in 5 minutes!”“Cut this out of your life to...
Shannon Smith
Aug 13 min read


How Chronic Stress Reshapes Your Fascia~ and What Massage Can Do About It
Chronic stress doesn’t just change your mood. It changes your fascia, the connective tissue that surrounds and supports every muscle, organ, and joint. And the hormone most responsible for this shift? Cortisol.
Shannon Smith
Jul 233 min read
Gentle Power: The Evidence-Based Benefits of Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
At Intention Wellness at SUN Therapy, I honor the quiet systems that sustain us. Manual Lymphatic Drainage is one of the most gentle and...
Shannon Smith
May 233 min read
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