Alive to Thrive

01/20/2026

Most people don’t think of green onion as medicine but it’s actually a low-histamine, immune-supportive herb that’s been used for centuries in Chinese Medicine.

Why I love it:
✓ Naturally low histamine (and generally well-tolerated)
✓ Supports digestion + gut motility
✓ Mildly antimicrobial (sulfur compounds)
✓ Helps the body release wind-cold (TCM language for early chills + stuffy nose)

If you’re coming down with that classic cold without a sore throat—more chills, stuffy nose, clear mucus—TCM often pairs green onion + fresh ginger to gently warm the surface and move things out.

How to use it traditionally:
• Slice the white base + green tops
• Simmer with fresh ginger in water for 10–15 minutes
• Drink warm and rest
• Best within the first 24–48 hours

It’s simple, accessible, and gentle—especially for those who can’t tolerate garlic or onion due to histamine or FODMAP sensitivity (the green tops are especially friendly).

Sometimes healing hides in the humble herbs.

01/12/2026

Rocking Perimenopause with butter.

In Chinese Medicine, butter nourishes Yin, Jing, and Blood.
In biochemistry, it delivers fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K2), cholesterol for hormone synthesis, and butyrate for gut + metabolic signaling.

Conclusion: the girlies need fat.
Butter checks all three boxes.All confirmed now by

12/20/2025

Words are spells. Speak carefully what you want to live!
Because every thought shifts your chemistry.
Every word shapes your energy.
Every habit becomes your physiology.

Your body is listening to the story you tell about your life.
So choose a story that makes you stronger.
Choose Your Destiny ✨ Year of the Fire Horse!

12/10/2025

Know Yourself Through Your Tongue Shape 👅💫

One of my favorite things about tongue reading is that it’s not just about digestion or diagnosing symptoms…

It’s a doorway into understanding yourself.

Your tongue shape reveals the way you move through life —
your strengths, your sensitivities, your emotional patterns, and the places where you naturally thrive or lose balance.

And when you understand your pattern, you can support yourself better.
With awareness. With compassion. 👅💗

Here are the six shapes and what they often reveal:

👅 Long → Passionate

Strength: expressive, creative, full of life-force
Shadow: zero chill — emotions can run hot
Balance comes from: grounding, breathwork, slowing the fire

👅 Short → Grounded

Strength: steady, calm, practical
Shadow: “lazy vibes” — avoiding action when overwhelmed
Balance comes from: movement, momentum, gentle accountability

👅 Round → Nurturing

Strength: soft, caring, emotionally open
Shadow: gets stuck or internalizes too much
Balance comes from: boundaries, expression, safe release

👅 Wide → Emotional

Strength: supportive, empathetic, big-hearted
Shadow: worries, absorbs others’ energy
Balance comes from: clearing, nourishment, saying “no”

👅 Triangle → Driven

Strength: ambitious, sharp, fiery, purposeful
Shadow: burnout, impatience
Balance comes from: cooling rituals, rest, yin-building

👅 Thin → Intuitive

Strength: sensitive, perceptive, energetically aware
Shadow: fragile or easily drained
Balance comes from: nourishment, slowing down, protecting your qi

✨Reflection Question (for engagement):

Which tongue shape are YOU — and what did you learn about yourself?
Tell me in the comments. I love seeing how spot-on this is for you. 👇💗

12/07/2025

11/28/2025

✨ My Magnesium Detox Bath Ritual ✨
If your body feels tight, inflamed, puffy, or stuck, this is one of the easiest ways to boost detoxification and instantly shift your nervous system.

This blend (credit to Dr. Marcus Ettinger) isn’t just relaxing — it’s therapeutic. Research shows that transdermal magnesium can support over 300 enzymatic reactions, including liver Phase 2 detox, muscle recovery, and stress regulation. The bicarbonate + sulfate combo also helps pull acids and toxins out through the skin, supporting lymphatic flow and lowering inflammation.

🛁 Detox Bath Mix:
• 2 cups Epsom salts — magnesium sulfate to relax muscles + support sulfation pathways
• 1 cup magnesium flakes — magnesium chloride for deep absorption
• 1 cup sodium bicarbonate — alkalises the skin + supports toxin release

Slip in for 20–30 minutes and let your system exhale. This ritual is amazing for:
✨ detox weeks
✨ hormone balance
✨ better sleep
✨ bloating + water retention
✨ stress + anxiety
✨ post-training recovery

Your liver, lymph, and nervous system will LOVE you for this. 🤍

11/28/2025

We all loved the 90s… the bright color and big pants, and of course the music, —
buuut the food trends?
👉 Low-fat.
👉 High-sugar.
👉 Snackwell cookies (you know the ones).
Absolute chaos for our hormones.

But the one thing the 90s did get right was talking about fibre.
Back then they recommended 25 grams per day…
and now we know most women feel their best closer to 40–50 grams —
for gut healing, hormone metabolism, blood sugar balance, and inflammation.

So how on earth do you get that much without chewing vegetables all day?

This is how we do it — Elsie’s morning fibre magic ✨

⭐ PaleoFiber — 2 scoops
A broad-spectrum blend that feeds beneficial microbes, supports gut repair, reduces inflammation, and helps estrogen detox pathways stay clean and efficient.

⭐ Flaxseed — 1 tbsp
A powerhouse for phase 2 estrogen detox, moving estrogen away from the harmful 4-OH pathway and toward the protective 2-OH pathway. Think: safer, cleaner hormone metabolism.

⭐ Chia — 2 tbsp
Massive fibre for estrogen clearance, liver support, blood sugar control, omega-3 anti-inflammatory goodness, and microbiome nourishment.

This little morning drink gives you 20–25 grams of fibre before breakfast, making the rest of your day SO much easier.

Cute helper optional… but highly recommended 💕

11/19/2025

Which of these are you missing? Hundreds of years ago, a doctor of Chinese medicine would go to your house and check out your environment and study your routine and lifestyle before they would even see you or prescribe any herbs or acupuncture. Still today no supplements or treatment can make up for an unhealthy lifestyle of inactivity, crappy diet and poor sleep. Do a quick inventory of your lifestyle and environment and make sure it’s setting you up for the life you want. Give to yourself first in the morning with a consistent meditation practice there’s so many, scan your skin and household products with the Yuka app, eat clean, go outside and get natural light. Move your beautiful body! You control your destiny.

11/04/2025

Ready to do something powerful before the holiday madness begins? 🌿

I’m doing Clean Slate — a 4-week guided detox + body reset — and I’d love you to join me.

✨ Burn fat increase energy
⚡️ Boost your mitochondria
🌸 Balance your hormones
🌿 Feel lighter, clearer + glowing

We’ll be doing it together — weekly live calls, meal plans, supplement guidance, and a private community for support.

Normally $499, this beta run is just $250 USD. (50%off)
We start Nov 10 (3:30pmAEST) / Nov 11 (8:30pmPST).

Plus, two special bonuses to help you start 2026 strong. Think Kidney Qi (mitochondria) to strengthen the whole body for longevity and dis-ease prevention.

Let’s finish the year feeling radiant and truly alive.
💚 Drop “CLEAN SLATE” below or DM me for the link!
If you’re feeling inspired and would like to join the program, but have limited finances or special needs. Please reach out and I’ll see if I can help.

10/15/2025

🧈 Why Grass-Fed Butter Is a Superfood for Kids (and Adults)

💛 1. Nature’s Perfect Fat for Growing Bodies

Butter from grass-fed cows is rich in saturated and short-chain fatty acids — the kind that support a child’s developing brain, nervous system, and hormones.
Unlike processed seed oils (which oxidize easily and create inflammation), butter provides stable, nourishing energy that the body actually recognizes as food.

🦠 2. Butyrate: The Gut-Healing Molecule

The name butter literally comes from butyrate — a fatty acid that feeds beneficial gut bacteria, reduces inflammation, and strengthens the intestinal lining.
In children, this means better digestion, stronger immunity, and fewer allergies or sensitivities.

🌞 3. Vitamins A, D, E & K₂ — The “Activator” Vitamins

Grass-fed butter concentrates fat-soluble vitamins that most modern diets lack:
   •   Vitamin A → clear vision, healthy skin, robust immunity
   •   Vitamin D → strong bones and teeth
   •   Vitamin E → antioxidant protection for growing cells
   •   Vitamin K₂ → helps calcium go into bones and teeth, not arteries

Together, these create the “activator nutrients” Weston A. Price called essential for broad faces, straight teeth, and sturdy frames.

🧠 4. Brain Nourishment + Mood Balance

Children’s brains are made mostly of fat — and quality matters.
Butter provides cholesterol, a vital building block for brain cell membranes, learning, and emotional regulation.
Low-fat diets have been linked with attention and mood issues; real butter helps kids stay grounded, happy, and focused.

🌾 5. Simplicity, Not Chemistry

Grass-fed butter is just cream and salt.
Compare that to margarine or vegetable oil blends made through chemical extraction and hydrogenation — those fats confuse the body.
Butter, on the other hand, tells your metabolism: “You’re safe. You’re nourished.”

✨ Optional Ending for a Reel or Post:

Butter got a bad rap for decades — but the truth is, it’s one of the most healing, stable, and sacred fats we can feed our families.
Real food. Real vitamins. Real glow🌞

09/11/2025

☀️ Sunshine + Barefoot Grounding = Win!
Hang your clothes outside barefoot to soak up free grounding energy while letting the sun naturally disinfect them.
🌎 Save money 💸, skip the dryer, and stop microplastics from blowing into the air we breathe.
✨ Fresher clothes, lower bills, happier planet.

08/30/2025

🌸✨ Flower Power Tea for Perimenopause ✨🌸

Today I’m brewing a simple but powerful blend:
🌹 Chinese Rose (Mei Gui Hua) – in TCM, it moves Liver Qi, lifts the mood, and eases emotional tension. Perfect for those perimenopause ups and downs.
🌼 Chrysanthemum (Ju Hua) – clears heat, calms the eyes, and soothes inflammation. Think hot flashes, headaches, and irritability finding a little relief.
🍃 Green Tea – cooling and antioxidant-rich. In TCM, it clears heat and dampness; in modern science, its polyphenols support metabolism, hormone regulation, and healthy aging.

✨ Together, these flowers and leaves create harmony:
   •   Balances hormones naturally
   •   Reduces hot flashes & irritability
   •   Supports mood and emotional resilience
   •   Nourishes yin while refreshing the spirit

This is Flower Power 🌸 — a daily ritual that bridges ancient wisdom and modern science for women navigating perimenopause with more grace, balance, and beauty. 💛