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09/10/2021

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26/09/2021

Back to the Basics of Health Video 3 of 4!
We talk Meal prep, dress management, mindfulness, exercise, hydration, alcohol, & restful sleep!

22/09/2021

Video 2 of 4: Back to the Basics of Health!
Join me in the discussion on meal prep, exercise, mindful eating, hydration, alcohol, & restful sleep guidance 🔥

21/09/2021

Hey friends! I have a discount code for my affiliate Great Plains Laboratory for Food allergy, Organic Acids (enzymes), & Mold Toxins tests.

If you've been wanting to find out if you're sensitive or allergic to food this would be a great option :D

Here is a link to the Food Allergy Test to read about it! The discount ends 9/24/21
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20/09/2021

It’s Sunday y’all! Let’s start our week out right & work on the foundational pillars of health. Think sleep, hydration, nutrition, exercise, mindset, etc.

Tonight I’m posting video 1 of 4 of my “Back to the Basics of Health” series.

Video 2 is already up on my IG _nourishedsoule_ 😉

12/10/2020

Just a little discussion board post for my nutrition program linking a diverse microbiome to better temperament in children. The research is young but promising! This is not medical advice but my own summary of the research I conducted last week. Resources at the bottom!

Emerging research continuously proves an intercommunication between the gut microbiome and the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), known as the gut-brain axis (GBA).

This research is broad, complex, and continually investigating gut-brain axis pathways to determine how such tiny and overabundant microbes can play a massive role in our physical and cognitive development, immunity, temperament, chronic disease susceptibility, and digestion.

An extremely superficial explanation is that we are born with a certain level of diversity in our gut bacterial flora from our mothers, which is influenced, over time, by our environmental and food exposure. This continuous fluctuation in our microbiota alters bodily functions and the way we perceive, react, and tolerate life, whether it's metabolically or cognitively.

Research shows that our gut microbiome in early life may play a vital role in infant and toddler temperament, especially in boys. An overabundance of one type of bacteria, such as Rikenellaceae, was correlated with more fearful female toddlers (Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science, 2015). How did the gut of the female subjects become overabundant in Rikenellaceae? That has yet to be thoroughly investigated, leaving more research to be conducted.

Authors from multiple articles hypothesize diet and environmental (antibiotics, medications, chemicals) exposures may alter the gut microbiome.

It is well established that antibiotics deplete the biome of beneficial and harmful bacteria to override an infection. This pharmaceutical modification in normal flora alters immune modulation, neurotransmitter, and hormonal levels, as well as digestion within the gut-brain-axis (Osadchiy, Martin, & Mayer, 2019).

Current data supports that a diverse microbiome makes for a healthier, happier, and easy-going toddler. A few tips to diversify a baby's microbiome include:

1. Vaginal birthing and breastfeeding an infant for the first six months of life. A mother's vaginal canal will be the first exposure to beneficial bacteria in a newborn. Breastmilk provides infants with the necessary bacteria and immunoglobulins to promote immune health and colonize the gut with beneficial bacteria.
2. Eating a variety of vegetables, fermented, high fiber, non-artificial foods.
3. Not being afraid to let those babes play in the dirt! Continuous exposure to viruses and bacteria proves to enhance the GBA from an early age.

One study utilized the Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECQ), which spotted the difference in female and male via:

** Emotional reactivity through positive affect and physical/cognitive engagement with a child’s surrounding environment

**Executive attention, and regulation of emotional responses (depression and anxiety) (Osadchiy, Martin, & Mayer, 2019)

Evidence showed that a more diverse gut microbiome portrayed better temperament.

Little Extra Tidbit:
* I was surprised to learn that a boy’s gut microbiome has more influence on temperament than females. Until I remembered, autism rates are higher amongst males, and the GBA has a massive autism implication.
*The non-assigned article I analyzed discussed the vast communication routes between our gut microbiome, gastrointestinal system, and the CNS. It’s incredibly complex and fascinating. I would love to dive deeper into this research. Putting it all together, I better understand that communication occurs between the neural, endocrine, gut, diet, environment, and inflammatory status of an individual. We are just at the tip of the iceberg in research!

**** Instead of being terrified of bacteria and viruses, we must understand their role as symbiotic creatures! Creating a healthy terrain for appropriate symbiosis (living together in harmony) is key!

Definition of Symbiosis via Webster:
characterized by or being a close, cooperative, or interdependent relationship

Christian, L. M., Galley, J. D., Hade, E. M., Schoppe-Sullivan, S., Dush, C. K., & Bailey, M. T. (2015). Gut microbiome composition is associated with temperament during early childhood. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 45, 118-127. doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2014.10.018

Osadchiy, V., Martin, C. R., & Mayer, E. A. (2019). The Gut–Brain Axis and the Microbiome: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 17(2), 322-332. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2018.10.002

Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science. (2015, May 27). Toddler temperament could be influenced by different types of gut bacteria. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527091438.htm.

The microbiome of a toddler's gut may influence their behavior, a new study suggests. Scientists found correlations between temperament and the presence of specific types of intestinal bacteria in both girls and boys. The researchers aren't looking for a way to help parents modify the 'terrible twos...

13/06/2019

Monsanto (which is now owned by Bayer) is the elite corporation responsible for the many hazardous chemical toxins polluting our bodies & environment.

They’re responsible for:
•Agent Orange
•DDT
•PCBs - which have been named “forever chemicals” because they do not biodegrade - they remain polluting the environment FOREVER unless manual extraction (costly & difficult) can be performed. Monsanto stopped making PCBs per EPA mandate in the 70’s but lawsuits continue to be filed - LA is currently suing the company to help with cancer and environmental lawsuits that are still pending.
•GMOs
•Roundup
•Carcinogenic Artificial Sweeteners like Aspartame, Nutrasweet, and Saccharin

But the EPA says that Roundup is safe! Well let’s take a look at Third Party investigators who have done extensive testing:

“In experiments with rats fed glyphosate, Michael Skinner of Washington State University and colleagues found that malign effects of treatment did not show up in the organism eating glyphosate, or even in its offspring, but in the next two generations of offspring. These rats, without ever being exposed to glyphosate, nevertheless showed a prominent tendency toward prostate disease, obesity, kidney disease, ovarian disease and birth abnormalities.

An independent group of biologists in 2016 tried to clarify what we really know about the chemical. Their paper makes for grim reading. It noted that studies in the previous decade found significant traces of glyphosate-based herbicides in drinking water and groundwater, probably routinely exposing millions of people across the planet to the chemical. Toxicity studies in rodents have found that glyphosate can damage the liver and kidneys, even for doses in the range generally considered safe for humans. Young pigs fed soybeans contaminated with glyphosate herbicide residues have exhibited congenital malformations, not unlike birth defects observed for people living in and near farming regions with intensive glyphosate use.”

Evidence of the cheap herbicide’s danger to biological functions and the environment continues to mount. Why are U.S. regulators not listening?

12/06/2019

The “EPA SAYS THESE LEVELS ARE SAFE” - they also say Roundup “does not cause cancer” despite Bayer/Monsanto’s latest massive defeat in court. The massive amount of evidence showed that Bayer did & does in fact know Glyphosate causes cancer.

So tell me, do you trust the FDA, CDC, & the EPA? This directly shows how untrustworthy & how financially influenced they are. They are frauds. Do you really trust them to make the best decision for our youth & our health? I sure as hell do not.

“The Environmental Working Group, which has links to the organics industry, found that all 21 of the products it tested had levels of glyphosate that were "higher than what EWG scientists consider protective for children's health."

Several popular breakfast foods, including Cheerios and Nature Valley products, continue to test positive for trace amounts of a controversial herbicide that may increase the risk of cancer, according to a report released Wednesday by an environmental advocacy group.

03/06/2019

Integrative health is extremely important and overlooked! Treating the person as a whole (holism) through mind, body, spiritual, emotional, environmental, and psychological means has been shown to amount greater efficacy in disease prevention or treatment outcomes.

The reductionist approach of contemporary medicine compartmentalizes bodily systems that are very much interconnected. People knock this as “quackery” but this medicinal practice (of our ancestors) in addition to modern medicine, is the future of health, I promise you. Chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage have already been accepted by some insurance companies because the science shows it works.

Integrative health/Naturopathy/etc are gaining momentum, as they should since modern medicine has yet to provide a healthier population, and my life goal is to protect, practice, and promote this complex health approach!

“The negative changes in the GI system can then feed back on the brain, creating a vicious cycle. For example, new research is demonstrating that increased gut inflammation and changes in the gut microbiome can have profound effects throughout the body and contribute to fatigue, cardiovascular disease, and depression

We’ve also learned that certain kinds of foods can trigger specific reactions in the gut of sensitive individuals. In those cases, specific diets, such as low-FODMAP for IBS or avoiding acidic foods for GERD, can be helpful for managing symptoms. Diet also profoundly affects the gut microbiome. For example, eating a more plant-based diet with few refined carbohydrates and little or no red meat often leads to a healthier microbiome. These dietary changes in turn reduce intestinal inflammation and may help reduce systemic symptoms such as fatigue or depression and the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Although each person’s situation is unique, I often find a combination of integrative approaches can be helpful for reducing GI symptoms and reestablishing both a healthy gut and a healthy mind.”

Because of the strong connection between the brain and the digestive system, stress can cause or worsen many gastrointestinal conditions, and gut inflammation can have effects in other areas of the body. Mind-body treatments can improve digestive symptoms and decrease the stress response.

07/02/2019

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05/02/2019

Prep, sleep, work, gym, homework, breathe, repeat - my mantra until this becomes an automatic routine.
Life’s tough man, it’s been seriously testing me. It’s taken me a week to feel good enough to post something about this. My heart actually huuuuuurts, like it’s falling off a 1,000 foot cliff towards impending doom, hurt. Like clutching my chest, throat choked with tears, at different times of the day, hurt. But I let myself feel every ounce of this hurt - but now I’m saying enough.
I let those big fat tears💧out, worked out my emotions at the gym🏋️‍♀️, turned on some 2000’s bumpin’ beats 🎧, & I WILL GET MY GROOVE BACK! .
Thanks Medical Medium for the Aloo Matar recipe - definitely doctored it up with some coconut milk to make it soupier! Cooking & going to the gym has given me some light in this very very dark time. @ Arlington, Virginia