Livnlif, McLoud, OK (2025)

11/18/2025

Let's talk magnesium. Here’s the thing a lot of people don’t realize
➡️ Magnesium doesn’t work alone.
➡️ It interacts with calcium, sodium, potassium, and other minerals.
➡️ Without balance, supplementing magnesium can actually make symptoms worse.

And the symptoms you’re trying to fix with magnesium? They might not even be from a magnesium deficiency at all. 😳
Such as:
Low potassium or calcium
Thyroid issues
Anxiety or panic attacks from hormone issues
Vitamin D deficiency
Anemia
Diabetes
Lyme
Medication side effects (PPIs, diuretics, birth control)
GI issues that affect absorption
Chronic stress / poor sleep

And if you’re only looking at magnesium without seeing the full mineral picture, you’re just guessing. This is why functional testing matters.

Here are some of the tests that I can do for you:

Organix® (Organic Acids Test) by Genova Diagnostics
*Urine test that analyzes 50+ organic acids to evaluate metabolic pathways like energy production, nutrient status, detoxification, neurotransmitter metabolism. Good for uncovering functional nutrient deficiencies or metabolic bottlenecks.

OAT (Organic Acids Test) by Mosaic Diagnostics
*Urine test measuring 70+ markers including vitamins, mineral usage and oxidative stress.

DUTCH Complete™ by Precision Analytical
*Dried urine test for comprehensive hormones (s*x + adrenal), plus hormone metabolites, melatonin, organic acids.

OAp – Organic Acids Profile by Diagnostic Solutions
*Another urine-based organic acid profile focusing on energy, nutrient status, microbial metabolites, and detox markers.

Some providers do the "Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA)"
I don't like it because I like a lot more data. Hair tissue mineral tests have controversy regarding standardization, external contamination (hair, shampoo, environment) and how much they reflect real internal physiology.

The urine tests above measure metabolites, nutrient use, hormone production and detox pathways, giving functional insight (what your body is doing) rather than just trace mineral levels in hair.

These tests provide specific markers (e.g., B-vitamin cofactor metabolites, mitochondrial Krebs‐cycle intermediates, hormone metabolites, oxidative stress markers) that can direct actionable interventions rather than broad interpretive “imbalances” alone.

11/17/2025

I know it’s convenient, but it's not worth your health.
We’ve traded safety for shortcuts, and trying to save cleanup time is not worth putting plastic toxins into your food.

Your crock pot does not need a plastic liner
🔥 When you heat plastic, it leaches chemicals into your food.
Plastic liners + high heat = a toxic soup of chemicals like:
• BPA is a known hormone disruptor
• BPS used in “BPA-free” plastics are harmful as well
• Phthalates are linked to reproductive, metabolic, hormonal, and immune issues

And slow cookers run for hours which is the worst possible scenario for plastic exposure.
🔥 Heat breaks plastic down releasing chemicals, fumes, & micro-particles.

Your hormones, your immune system, and your future self will thank you for just cooking your food IN the crock pot as usual. 💛

11/11/2025

Restocked at Farm Hippie Collinsville. New Product today! TURKEY TAIL tincture.

Key benefits of TURKEY TAIL:
Immune system support for cold flu season

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects: combat inflammation.

Gut health: It acts as a prebiotic

Cancer support: Its compounds are being researched as an adjunct therapy to conventional cancer treatments, potentially helping to reduce side effects of chemotherapy and radiation and boosting the body's response to cancer cells.

Liver health: Antioxidant compounds in turkey tail may help protect the liver from damage.

Antiviral and antimicrobial properties: Studies have shown it may have activity against certain viruses like herpes simplex and HPV, and some bacteria.

Athletic performance: Emerging research suggests it may help fight fatigue and improve endurance.

Blood sugar regulation: Some animal studies show it may have beneficial effects on blood glucose and triglyceride levels.

11/11/2025

This Healthy Oatmeal Pie with GEM6 Superfood Drizzle is nutrient-dense, supports gut and immune health, and makes breakfast feel indulgent while actually feeding your microbiome.

🥧 Healthy Breakfast Pie with LIVNLIF GEM6 Drizzle

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35–40 minutes
Serves: 8

Ingredients (Pie Base)

2 cups rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
½ cup unsweetened applesauce or mashed banana
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups unsweetened almond milk or oat milk
¼ cup pure maple syrup or raw honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch of sea salt

Optional mix-ins:
¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
¼ cup blueberries, diced apple, or raisins
1 tbsp chia seeds or flaxseed meal

🥣 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9-inch pie dish.

2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, applesauce, milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and GEM6 powder.

3. Add oats, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and optional mix-ins. Stir well.

4. Pour into the pie dish and smooth the top.

5. Bake 35–40 minutes, until set and golden.

6. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing.

🍯 Healthy GEM6 Drizzle (Topping)

In a small bowl, whisk together:

2 tbsp almond butter (or tahini for nut-free)

1 tbsp maple syrup

1–2 tsp almond milk (to thin)

½ tsp vanilla extract

½ scoop GEM6 powder

Mix until smooth and pourable. Drizzle over each warm slice before serving.

Top with sliced banana or berries.
Add a dollop of Greek yogurt or coconut cream.

11/04/2025

If you’ve chosen a vegan lifestyle, you will want to pay extra attention to protein goals during perimenopause.💪
As hormones shift during perimenopause, women naturally lose muscle faster which slows metabolism and energy. Getting enough high-quality protein can make a BIG difference.

Vegan protein sources like lentils, quinoa, tofu, edamame, h**p, and pea protein support:
✅ Lean muscle
✅ Hormone balance
✅ Better blood sugar
✅ Fewer cravings
✅ Stronger hair, skin & nails

Aim for 20–30g of protein per meal.

Graphic made by Kari Gibbs

11/03/2025

Why Are So Many People Suddenly Being Diagnosed With POTS?

For many patients, POTS isn’t the root cause…
It’s a reaction to another problem. It's one of the conditions we’re seeing more often, especially in people who’ve been exposed to mold, Lyme, long C, or other biotoxins.
Just one of those issues can be Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), something I had to overcome during Lyme Disease.

When mast cells release too much histamine the following can happen:
• Blood vessels dilate
• Blood pools in the legs
• Heart races to compensate
• Brain fog, dizziness, fatigue follow

➡️ Looks like POTS
➡️ But it starts with mast cells

This explains why so many people with POTS also have:
✅ Allergies + sensitivities
✅ Flushing or hives
✅ Digestive issues
✅ Severe Anxiety symptoms
✅ “Crashes” after triggers

11/03/2025

📵 Are Wearables Stressing Your Body?

We love tracking our steps, sleep, and heart rate but there’s a growing concern: What happens when our bodies are constantly in contact with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals?

Your heart and brain run on tiny electrical signals.
Research shows that artificial EMFs can:
• Disrupt heart rate variability (University of Bern, 2018)
• Increase oxidative stress, which is a root driver of long term inflammation (Yale, 2021 review)
• Affect sleep by changing brainwave patterns (NIH studies)

Wearable tech keeps those frequencies pressed right against the skin 24 hours a day, even over major nervous system pathways.

And while not everyone feels it, symptoms reported include:
😣 Fatigue
😵‍💫 Brain fog
💓 Palpitations
😰 Anxiety
😴 Restless sleep

Your body is an antenna made of water, minerals, and electricity.
It was designed to sync with the Earth’s calming frequencies 🌍
Not constant digital data static.

👣 This week, give your nervous system a break:
• Take off the tech for a day
• Step outside barefoot
• Let your body reset to its natural rhythm

Because the truth is you don’t need an app to tell you how you feel.
Your body already knows when we listen.

11/03/2025

How Your Liver Tags Toxins So You Can Flush Them Out 🌿

Did you know your liver is like the security checkpoint of your body? If it spots something that doesn’t belong like leftover chemicals, dyes, smoke, or everyday pollutants, the liver tags that toxin so your body knows exactly how to throw it away.

This tagging system is called Acetylation (Phase II Detox).
It’s one of the main ways your body keeps you protected and balanced every day.

✨ The LIVNLIF Liver Cleanse formula was crafted to support this exact process by helping your liver cells stay strong and energized while keeping the “trash trucks” 🚛 (bile and urine) moving toxins out.

👉 Ready to take care of the organ that takes care of you?
Grab your bottle of LIVNLIF Liver Cleanse in McLoud, Farm Hippie in Collinsville, or online livnlif store today

10/30/2025

Let's talk about pre-dawn workouts. I used to set an alarm to get up at 4:30 because that used to be my only workout time I had. BUT, it's not ideal for our bodies. Let's talk about why and what to do if that's your only workout time available. 👇

Your body is designed to be in sync with the rising and setting of the sun. When you wake up and train before sunrise, you’re pushing your system into performance mode while it’s still trying to rest, repair, and balance hormones.

Your circadian rhythm runs on light, not the clock.
Before sunrise, melatonin is still elevated and cortisol hasn’t reached its natural morning peak. Your mitochondria are still in nighttime repair mode. Forcing high-intensity exercise during this phase sends mixed signals, which can stress your system over time.

The natural daily rise and fall of cortisol becomes flattened. That rhythm is essential for metabolism, s*x hormones, thyroid function, and energy production. When it’s off, fatigue, poor recovery, stubborn weight, and low libido often follow over time.

Sunlight, especially the red and near-infrared wavelengths that appear at sunrise, help mitochondria switch from repair mode into energy production. Without that light, you’re asking your body for peak performance while the “battery” is only half charged.

Bright artificial blue-heavy gym lighting raises cortisol even higher, disrupts blood sugar, and interferes with melatonin, the opposite of supporting recovery and healthy metabolism. Over time, symptoms can form such as morning anxiety (wired-but-tired), brain fog, mood swings, mid-day crash, shakiness/hangry feelings, belly fat...

A better approach? Let the sun set your system first.
Move after sunrise, get morning light in your eyes, hydrate well, and allow your body to complete its natural nighttime transition into go-mode.

✅ The best window (if we’re going by physiology)
Late morning to early afternoon
~9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Highest strength output
Best endurance + peak reaction time
Healthiest hormone and blood sugar response

✅ Second best window
Late afternoon/early evening
~4:00 - 7:00 PM
Strong performance, good metabolism
Cortisol naturally lower to support better sleep and recovery
Great for people who do 9-5 jobs.

🤔 But what about people who must workout very early?
You can still protect your biology. Here’s how:
✔ Get 5–10 minutes of natural light exposure immediately upon waking. Even a porch or cracked window helps tell the brain: “Daytime started.”
✔ Try grow lights in your room as you get ready
✔ Delay intense exercise until after sunrise if possible
Even a 15–30 minute shift makes a difference.
✔ Hyrate immediately after waking with some Celtic salt on tongue followed by pinch of lemon in your water
✔ Warm up longer because body temp is lower early
✔ Avoid hard HIIT + fasting at the same time (huge cortisol spike)
✔ Red light session if no sun is available
✔ Stabilize blood sugar with protein shake, half a banana, nut butter, electrolytes
✔ Blue-light blocking glasses
✔ Shift intense workout days to the weekends after the sun comes up
Early workouts need more support from light and fueling.

📚 I'll post the Research in the comments

10/30/2025

And go 👇🏼

10/28/2025

Do you feel stressed around clutter? Did you know that can affect your health? Studies show that women experience far greater negative impacts from clutter compared to men, including higher cortisol levels and a heightened stress response.

Women tend to have more reactive limbic systems (emotional center of the brain) which may make them more sensitive to their environment, amplifying stress response to clutter. But it's not just clutter in our lives that causes sustained stress is it? It could be anything.

Unfortunately, when cortisol remains elevated for an extended period of time, for any reasons, this can lead to health issues for women such as deadly visceral fat weight gain in the stomach, anxiety, depression, no libido, fatigue, insomnia, cravings for sweet/salty foods, nausea in the morning, hair loss, headaches and more.

My LIVNLIF Metabolism Booster tincture supports regulating the stress-fighting hormones. Weight loss is especially possible with this blend because the herbs may help lower your cortisol which speeds your metabolism back up and stop deadly visceral fat from storing on the abdomen.

What’s ONE thing you struggle with most: cravings, energy crashes, pooch belly, no libido, slow metabolism...?
Drop it in the comments 👇 and I’ll reply to help!

Study- PMID: 25970041 AND READ MORE HERE: https://www.psychologytoday.com/.../clutter-cortisol-and...

10/23/2025

Pharm meds deplete important nutrients. 👇

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