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Monique Took Functional Health

Functional Health Practitioner | Speaker
High-performance starts with high-level health.

I help women optimize their health so they can thrive in business & life. Science-backed, functional testing - because success scales with your health.

16/03/2025

Happy Monday 🤎 Take what you need to guide you into the week x

02/03/2025

a life is a compound of all the little moments ☁️ mine recently...

27/02/2025

You’re ready to feel 100% every damn day.⁠
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Because let’s be real—operating at half capacity isn’t cutting it anymore.⁠
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I know what it’s like to feel completely exhausted and "not quite right" in your body - while trying to achieve all the things you want in life⁠
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I’ve been there. And worse.⁠
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But I refused to accept that struggling was “normal” — and now, I help high-performing women take full control of their health so they can scale their success without sacrificing themselves in the process.⁠
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You’re ready to feel like the CEO of your health & success. ⁠
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Let’s make that happen.⁠
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Comment “ENERGY” and I’ll send you my 4-step framework to go from exhausted to energized & 10x your success!

23/02/2025

Last Monday of Feb - I swear it was just new years... 😂

18/02/2025

Your schedule isn’t the problem—your energy is⚡️

Time blocking isn’t just about getting more done; it’s about structuring your day so you optimise your energy.

work smarter, not harder.

Master this, and watch your day become THAT much more productive.

09/07/2024

snapshot of some recent eats 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼 When you’re can acne prone girly, we’re conditioned to thinking we have to cut out everything and live on bland garden salads forever 🤢⁠
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But having clear, healthy skin is not about restricting your diet or complex meals or bland foods. ⁠
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It’s about eating *nutrient dense* foods that balances your blood sugar, nourishes your body + soul and doesn’t make you stressed about eating “perfect” or “clean” all the time (because the cortisol about stressing about what you’re eating will just make it worse). ⁠
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Hope this gives you a little inspo for your next meals 🤍

24/05/2024

How I learnt to love my make-up free skin 👇🏼

I used to neverrrr leave the house without makeup, let alone have photos taken. I always had to cover up my acne, or my deep red scars.

At the heart of it, I wasn’t covering up for me. I was covering up for fear of what other people would think of me. I was embarrassed. I felt so unattractive. And so frustrated that in my mid twenties I still had acne!

But I promise you this: it is so freeing when you stop caring about what other people think (legit it’s so exhausting covering up all the time and worrying about what other people think)

Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with your skin looks like or what you wear or your body shape. It doesn't make you any less worthy or any less loveable.

There will be days you will feel like sh*t, but you feel it all and you show up anyway. You choose every day to stop letting your skin dictate your life.

Because this is all temporary and you don't want to look back and think you wasted so much time not living your best life because of your skin.

Here for you always 🫶🏼🤍

02/05/2024

ACNE SAFE FOUNDATIONS⁠
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All available in AUS (except for the US ones on the last page because they’re favs from there)⁠
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I’m not just checking whether they're pore clogging, but I’m also looking at the toxic load, whether they have irritating alcohols that aren’t good for the skin barrier and the order on the ingredient deck. I am picky so you don’t have to worry.⁠
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Mon’s Acne Safe Favs🌟⁠
Mineral Foundation – my everyday foundation⁠
Diffusion Dew Tint – when I just want a little something light⁠
Nars Sheer Glow – not clean at all (a girls just got to have options sometimes), but I use this for my “going out/event” makeup. ⁠
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Next on my list to try out: ⁠
Good Apple
– reviews are great, plus they’ll send you a different one if the shades wrong
Youthforia - reviews are so good on this one.⁠

Have foundations you love, but not sure whether they're acne safe? Comment 'LIST' and I’ll send you the list of pore clogging ingredients so you can check all your products yourself

25/04/2024

ACNE SAFE CLEANSERS⁠
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All available in AUS! For some reason we struggle in the acne-safe product department compared to other countries.

As the most acne prone person, your girl is PICKY when it comes to these lists to make sure it's definitely acne safe for you!
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Mon's Favs 🌟⁠
gentle cleanser. ⁠
gentle gel cleanser ⁠
(budget friendly + great if you've had microneedling/facials done)⁠
- been using this one for years. Only 1 active ingredient.⁠
- my makeup remover⁠
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Always remember to check your products every time you repurchase in case they’ve reformulated (companies do this often!). And not all products in a brands line is acne safe so be careful ☺️
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Let me know what you want to see next? xx

02/04/2024

I've had so many questions about this recently, so let's break it down ☀️⁠👇🏼
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When it comes to chemical vs mineral, I always opt for mineral sunscreen because of the endocrine disrupting, toxins and potential carcinogenicity (cancer causing) of the filters they use in chemical sunscreens.⁠
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This isn’t to say that all chemical sunscreens are bad and I’ll always advocate for ANY sunscreen over none. But as a blanket general statement, as a highly acne prone girl with a sensitive hormonal system, I’ll always go mineral AND non-comedogenic (important cause a LOT of sunscreens have comedogenic ingredients!)⁠
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These are some of my favourite acne-safe mineral based sunscreens to try: ⁠
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FACE ⬇️⁠
➳ Face Sunscreen. Note this has rosehip oil which is a 1/5 on the comedogenic scale so avoid if highly acne prone.⁠
➳ Sunnyside SPF50+⁠
➳ All Physical Ultimate Defence Broad Spectrum Sunscreen 50+ (my personal fave)⁠
➳ Mineral Mattescreen 40+ (may have to avoid if highly acne prone)⁠
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BODY ⬇️⁠
➳ SPF50+ - Daily Wear LIGHT (has Isostearic Acid, but lower on the list)⁠
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If you have any favourite sunscreens list them below 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻 I love hearing your favourite brands and helps give others more recommendations too!

12/03/2024

Save this list for later 👆🏻⁠
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These are the most common ingredients in popular make-up and skincare brands and are highly likely to break you out if you're acne prone (but it's not the full list!)
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These score of 2+ on the comedogenic scale (a scale that tells you how likely a product is going to clog pores and cause acne).⁠
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And i'll keep saying it until the cows come home: just because it's organic/natural/non-toxic/says it's 'non-comedogenic' doesn't mean it's acne safe.
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Remember every person is unique, no system is perfect. The location of the ingredient on the ingredient deck, it's formulation and how long it stays on the skin can make a huge impact as to whether it'll break you out. ⁠
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P.S **updated FULL pore clogging list is coming super soon so you can cross check all your products**. Let me know if you want this 😍

04/03/2024

First Monday Reminders of March. Save what you need this week 🤍

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