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A holistic mind-body approach to balance hormones naturally.

10/21/2024

Yes, diet and lifestyle modifications can reverse most health conditions and even prevent them.

I truly believe this!

10/14/2024

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”

~ Albert Einstein

09/20/2024

Ways to Improve your Hormone Imbalance

1. Balancing Blood 🩸 Sugar and a Healthy Gut

Steady blood sugar is important for healthy cortisol levels. It also prevents and reverses insulin resistance. One of the most significant sources of adrenal stress is poorly regulated blood sugar.

2. Eliminating or cutting back on alcohol 🥃

Elevated estradiol (estrogen) levels have been found after alcohol consumption, with persistently high levels in the luteal phase (second half of the cycle), which can lead to increased breast symptoms, heavier periods, and more menstrual cramping.

Even mild to moderate alcohol intake on a regular basis has been associated with hormonal changes including more period pain, and decreasing intake can reverse it.

3. Managing Stress 😩

Chronically activated stress/stress response activated day in and day out it’s like adrenaline and cortisol go from friends to overstaying houseguests – and health and hormones pay the price.

When HPA axis is on alert, it puts the brakes on ovarian and thyroid function. Your brain is the link between what’s going on in your external world and your ovaries and thyroid.

09/02/2024

Our exposome plays an even larger role in determining our health than our genes.

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08/19/2024

As we start a new week, make sure you make time for yourself.

Self-care is so important not only for our physical and mental health but for our emotional well-being.

Take time (even if it’s only 5 minutes) for just you. Doing something you enjoy. Filling up your own cup.

07/25/2024

Truth!!! Back in the day all food was organic. No pesticides, preservatives, or GMOs.

Food was organic!

Definition of organic: produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents.
"organic farming"

06/10/2024

I thought this was worth posting again….

Is intermittent fasting healthy for women?

It depends… I was all for it until I read Dr. Stacy Sims book ‘Roar’ and it made sense that intermittent fasting (IF) isn’t as ideal for us women compared to men.

Intermittent fasting (IF) is not the same for women as it is for men. Unfortunately, intermittent fasting was studied almost exclusively in men which showed tremendous benefit. Where the female physiology was not considered in most of the research literature.

Women are already more efficient in burning fat for fuel compared to men.

Women’s muscle mitochondria already use, and uptake free fatty acid and estrogen increases free fatty acid use which spares carbohydrates.
Women get the same great benefits of fasting from exercise.

If you want to fast, just don’t eat after dinner, and eat something (carb, protein, healthy fat) 30 minutes prior to exercise in the morning. That comes out to a 10-12 hour fast overnight.

Research found that for those that are lean or only slightly overweight and train in a fasted state had sarcopenia (breakdown of muscle mass) & an increase in cortisol which women already have higher cortisol levels compared to men. When we release more cortisol, this predisposes us to store more fat and breakdown muscle.

Fasted training puts an incredible amount of stress on the body leading to endocrine and thyroid dysfunction, inflammation, and even anemia. We women need carbohydrates for proper endocrine function. So, eat those carbs ladies!

I have struggled with adrenal dysfunction due to EBV so IF isn’t ideal for me and I have suffered the consequences of IF training. With elevated cortisol levels and further exhaustion. So now I try and eat a little something before training (healthy protein source like eggs 🍳 and fruit 🍎 and complex carbohydrates such as old fashioned oats) to keep my glycogen stores ample and my cortisol levels in check. 😊

05/17/2024

📣Attention Raleigh and surrounding peeps!

I’ve been thinking about offering Karma yoga to those interested in the area. I offered this type of yoga years ago in my old neighborhood and it was absolutely amazing .

What is Karma yoga?

“It is the yoga of action and selfless service”

“In this way, there is no expectation of personal gain or recognition. All actions are done with a focus on Oneness, therefore establishing a connection with the Atman or True Self.”

In offering this service of yoga I ask for an optional donation of whatever you feel is appropriate. The funds will be donated to Veteran’s affairs voluntary services for food, clothing, and other basic essential needs for our local veterans.

05/03/2024

If you need another reason to ditch that diet soda and anything else for that matter that contains artificial sweeteners (aspartame, Sucralose) they can actually alter our gut bacteria and may contribute to weight gain.

Yes, I said diet soda can be the culprit in putting on those extra pounds.

Not to mention there is some research 🧐 out there that artificial sweeteners can trick our brains into thinking we have consumed calories based on the perceived sweetness but the lack of the caloric/nutritive component of these artificial sweeteners only contributes to ongoing hunger and can lead to an increase in caloric consumption later on.

Check out my blog article titled “Can Artificial Sweeteners Lead To Weight Gain?” where I elaborate further on the alterations of the gut microbiome and the ill effects associated with these “no calorie/artificial sweeteners “.

Link in comments 😊

05/01/2024

Forget fad diets!

Stop eating highly addictive, highly refined, and processed foods🍟!!!

It’s really that simple!!

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