Dr. Rhiannon

Stress does not stay in your head. It changes your breathing, heart rate, digestion, posture, muscle tone, and pain sensitivity. Think about the last demanding day you had. Maybe your shoulders crept toward your ears. Maybe your jaw clenched before you noticed it. Maybe your lower back felt stiff after hours of sitting, even though nothing “happened” to injure it. Those reactions are not random. They are part of the body’s stress response. In short bursts, that response helps you focus,...

The Heavy Lifter of Blood Sugar: How Muscle Mass Transforms Glycemic Control Family genetics are something I think about constantly, and they’ve been a true north star for a lot of my adult life. On both sides of my family, there is a clear pattern: rampant inflammation and a strong proclivity toward metabolic disease and cancer. Because of that lineage, metabolic health isn't just an abstract clinical topic to me. It's deeply personal. When we talk about blood sugar management, the...

The Turkish Get-Up: The Ultimate Way to Age Healthy in the Bay Area. Why one movement may tell us more about how well your body functions than almost any traditional strength test. We measure strength by how much weight we can lift. We measure mobility by how far a joint can move. We measure stability by how well we can hold a position.But what happens when we ask the body to do all three at the same time?This is where the Turkish get-up stands apart. At first glance, the Turkish get-up...