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225: What My Miscarriage Taught Me About Surrender Sep 11, 2020

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I am choosing to share my story because no one deserves to experience a pregnancy loss in silence and shame. I see you, and I acknowledge your loss and grief right alongside you.

It’s time to stop silencing women or shaming them when they have a different journey to motherhood. My hope is that by sharing my story, you will feel empowered to own your story and your journey too.

Ultimately, my miscarriage taught me that the control over the course of my life is out of my control...but that’s ok. All I have to do is honor my body to the best of my ability.

Tune in today to hear...

My story of discovering I was pregnant to losing the baby at about 6 weeks
How the grief over our loss affected both my husband and me
What I did to approach a pregnancy after experiencing a loss
A preview of the natural processes I followed to get pregnant at age 40 and sustain a healthy pregnancy

224: How to Finally Let Go of Emotional Eating and Self-Sabotage w/ Natasha Allen Sep 08, 2020

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In order to stop emotional eating and self-sabotage, you must:

Take the time to check in with yourself, truly sense hunger cues from your body, and slow down when eating
Provide yourself with options other than eating to break your unconscious habit
Look to what is actually causing emotions in your life such as stress and anxiety and heal those from the ground up

Have you been using food as a way to distract or numb your unpleasant emotions or unmet needs? Our world feels like a scary movie, and it is creating a lot of emotions around eating. If you are struggling with food right now, you are not alone, and traveling fitness professional and coach Natasha Allen is here today to help you embrace mindful eating and stop self-sabotaging.

Ending Emotional Eating Once and For All With Natasha Allen

Natasha wants to provide you with nonjudgemental recommendations so that you can break the cycle of emotional eating and start winning at life. After 20 years in the corporate world, Natasha broke free of her limiting beliefs and gained her confidence by failing forward. Passionate about helping women sit down and deal with their emotions, and ultimately repair their relationship with food and their body, Natasha is the expert you need to hear from if you are looking to tap into your inner dialogue and heal the disconnect between your mind and your body.

How to Stop Giving Into Your Cravings

Instead of giving in to your cravings or subconsciously eating way more than you need, Natasha has some simple steps that you can take to start analyzing the role food is playing in your life. It is time to stop reaching for that bag of chips and start truly understanding what is going on at the root of your emotions so that you can start serving your body with things that it actually needs.

Why Mindful Eating Is So Important

Our busy, overwhelmed society has us shoveling our food in a few minutes flat, grazing all day, or forgetting to eat entirely until we binge eat everything. This is not the way our bodies are meant to function optimally. By taking the time to sit and deal with your emotions, you can discover what your inner needs truly are and start to meet them without food. Emotional and binge eating can often be used to distract or numb from things we don’t want to deal with, and it is only by kindly questioning yourself that you can start to unveil your hidden patterns.

Resources Mentioned:

See Natasha on Ms. Health and Fitness 2020 Here

Emotional Eating Advice Website

Follow Natasha on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

Break Free From Emotional Eating Facebook Group

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223: The Number One Hormone to Watch Out for at 40+ (Hint: It’s Not Estrogen) Sep 04, 2020

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Progesterone and estrogen may get all the attention, especially once you’re in perimenopause or menopause, but they aren’t the ones you really need to watch out for.

It’s time to give some lesser-recognized hormones some well-deserved attention. Tune in today to hear which hormones are really the culprits for hot flashes, exhaustion, sugar cravings, weight gain, inflammation, and -- down the line -- problems with reproductive hormones.

If you’re tired of “band-aid” solutions that don’t really help long-term, check out this episode to learn what’s really going on in your body under the surface!

The top 3 often-neglected hormones that really fuel most unpleasant perimenopause and menopause symptoms
Why insulin resistance is so catastrophic for your overall health
How to ward off Alzheimers, diabetes, obesity, and more by addressing underlying hormones
Specific testing criteria to monitor your individual levels
Targeted nutritional, supplement, and lifestyle recommendations to get your health under control naturally

Mentioned in this Episode:

Essentially Whole Supplement Store

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222: Approachable, Effective Strategies For Managing Anxiety Even During Difficult Times w/ Cameron Rogers Sep 01, 2020

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Manage Your Anxiety With These Three Simple Strategies:

Stop living your life trying to please others and instead focus on what fuels your soul
Use free tools such as meditation, journaling and breathwork to tap into what you truly want to do with your life
Embrace natural healing remedies such as essential oils and CBD to send safety signals to your brain

It took literally getting hit by a car for Cameron Rogers to realize the impact her anxious behaviors were having on her life. After this transformative experience, Cameron realized that life is too short to be held back by fears of letting others down. Since the accident, Cameron has dedicated herself to providing easy, approachable, and inexpensive tools to help others deal with their anxiety, and know that they are not alone.

How To Get A Grip On Your Anxiety with Cameron Rogers

Now a certified health coach and content creator over at Freckled Foodie, Cameron is here today to supply you with effective and simple ways to manage your anxiety, even during difficult times such as this current pandemic. With these free, approachable and effective natural solutions, you too can experience the lifechanging power of life without anxiety.

Strategies That Can Work For You On The Daily

While your anxiety may never fully go away, you can prevent, manage, and overcome your anxiety with Cameron’s natural and simple strategies. The more tools you have in your toolbox will help you conquer your fears and start to reap the physical and mental benefits of a calmer mind. Instead of trying to perfect your anxiety, Cameron is here to help you acknowledge and release your anxious symptoms in order to get to the other side of healing.

You Are Not Alone In Your Loneliness

Whatever emotions you may be feeling, Cameron wants you to know that you are not alone. By embracing these natural healing remedies and finding a support system, you too can overcome your fears and leave your anxiety in the rearview mirror. Living proof that you can reconcile after anxiety, Cameron is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to managing, preventing, and overcoming your overwhelm.

Resources Mentioned:

Magnesium Restore Supplement

Freckled Foodie Website

Freckled Foodie & Friends Podcast

Follow Cameron on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Pinterest

Beam CBD

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221: Root Causes of Hashimoto’s and How to Address It Aug 28, 2020

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Autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s are on the rise, yet doctors are lagging behind on offering real solutions to heal your body. Yes, an autoimmune diagnosis is something you’ll have to manage for the rest of your life -- but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do about it.

Tune in to today’s episode to hear what underlying causes could be driving your autoimmunity and how you can get yourself into remission naturally. I’ll give specific, targeted lifestyle changes, supplementation, and nutrition recommendations so you can take control of your health and heal your body!

My Hashimoto’s diagnosis story: how I went from avoidance, to shame, to motivation to find healing for myself -- and you
Specific tests you should run if you suspect an autoimmune issue
Why it’s important to look beyond your diagnosis to discover the cause
The top root causes of Hashimoto’s and how to address each naturally

Mentioned in this episode:

Comprehensive Labs Resource Guide

Additional Resources:

The 6 Root Causes of Autoimmunity

What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Hashimoto’s

5 Easy Ways to Support Your Thyroid

Hidden Dangers for Thyroid Health

Essentially You Episode 205: What Are the Best Supplements for Your Thyroid?

220: Master Your Menstrual Cycle and Optimize Your Fertility w/ Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Aug 25, 2020

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The three most important ways to master your cycle and optimize your fertility are:

Understand the side effects of birth control and the fact that the pill is most likely only covering up your issues, not fixing them
Start tracking your menstrual cycle to understand any underlying issues or red flags you should be aware of
Provide your body with everything it needs to increase progesterone production, improve your ovulation and protect your overall health

Time and time again, I see the crazy side effects of the birth control pill, irregular menstrual cycles, and out of whack hormones in women. Many women are never told about the integral role that their menstrual cycles play not only in their fertility but in their overall health and happiness as well. Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is here today to dismiss these myths and teach you how to chart your menstrual cycle and use an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization.

Master Your Cycle and Optimize Your Fertility with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

A certified fertility awareness educator and holistic reproductive health practitioner, Lisa is passionate about helping women understand their menstrual cycle for greater overall health. Since beginning to track her period at the age of 18, Lisa has discovered the amazing power charting your cycle can have as a natural birth control, fertility monitor, and as a sign of your overall health. Lisa’s book, The Fifth Vital Sign, dives into all of this important information, and she is here today to empower you to start understanding what is going on in your own body.

Your Menstrual Cycle Is About Way More Than Having Babies

Your menstrual cycle is a key indicator of what is going on in your body. Today Lisa is breaking down what is considered a normal menstrual cycle and period, common symptoms or issues you should be looking out for, and giving us a real talk when it comes to hormonal contraceptives so that you can start to understand how your body works. Everything from overcoming period pain, to the long-standing implications of birth control and when you should start to take your fertility seriously, are on the table today as we dive into the mighty power that is your menstrual cycle.

Why You Need To Value Your Cycle as an Indicator for Overall Health

Understanding how your body works is critical to your longevity, happiness, and fertility. If you are feeling alone in trying to figure out your menstrual cycle, or your doctor keeps giving you the run around when it comes to birth control, and you know that there is something out there better for you, this episode is your first step into self-discovery and mastering your menstrual cycle.

Resources Mentioned:

Get Your Free First Chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

Conceiving with Fertility Awareness Freebie

Get Lisa’s Freebies Here

Fertility Friday Podcast

Follow Lisa on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest

EY 186: Debunking Period Myths Once and For All with Nicole Jardim

EY 217: 5 Signs of Progesterone Deficiency And How To Fix It

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219: How to Identify Low Thyroid Function and What Labs to Immediately Request Aug 21, 2020

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I was devastated by my Hashimoto’s diagnosis. I was embarrassed that I of all people missed the signs and let it go on undiagnosed and untreated for SO long. But I am not alone in my struggle to diagnose thyroid problems. Millions of women deal with low thyroid function, and so many go around misdiagnosed or totally undiagnosed for years like I did.

Most doctors only scratch the surface when it comes to labs that test thyroid function, which is why so many diagnoses are missed. Tune in today to hear what signs to watch out for that indicate a thyroid problem plus the exact lab panel to request to get a full picture of what’s going on in your body!

Why I missed my Hashimoto’s diagnosis for so long, and how I figured out the problem
The biggest forms and symptoms of thyroid dysfunction, including Hashimoto’s, Grave’s disease, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism
The major root causes of autoimmunity and thyroid dysfunction and how to address them naturally
The exact lab panel to request to ensure you’re getting a full picture of what’s going on with your thyroid
Supplement, nutrition, and lifestyle recommendations to heal your thyroid naturally

Mentioned in this episode:

The Essential Oils Hormone Solution

Hormone Lab Testing Checklist & Reference Guide

Additional resources:

The Top 6 Root Causes of Autoimmunity

What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Hashimoto’s

5 Easy Ways to Support Your Thyroid

Hidden Dangers for Thyroid Health

Essentially You episode #205: What Are the Best Supplements for Your Thyroid?

Essentially you episode #153: The Root Cause Factors of Thyroid Dysfunction + Natural Remedies with Dr. Melissa Esguerra

218: Key Labs To Rule Out Physical Causes Of Anxiety, Depression and Fatigue w/ Dr. Kristen Allott Aug 17, 2020

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Ruling Out Physical Causes of Anxiety, Depression, and Fatigue

The role of nutrition and trauma when healing anxiety, depression, and fatigue
What lab panel you should be asking your primary care physician for today
The most important labs that are often overlooked and how to read them yourself
How to start the supplement process simply, effectively and safely
Tips for getting your physician to do what you want when it comes to testing

Episode Summary:

Have you ever considered that what you eat could be causing your anxiety, depression, or fatigue? While it may sound crazy, the foundation of your health is basic nutrition, and finding out what your body is lacking could help you naturally address your unexplained moods or emotional shifts.

Dr. Kristen Allott is a naturopathic physician, national speaker, and pioneering advocate for the use of whole food nutrition in the treatment of mental health disorders and addictions. Dr. Allot is passionate about creating achievable results through root cause lab work to help her patients understand and heal their anxiety, depression, and fatigue.

By understanding what your hormone and genetic markers are telling you, you can start to narrow in on what your body is craving, increase your energy levels, and start to feel better overall within a matter of weeks. While fully understanding your body may take some time, it is only by getting the right lab testing done that you can provide your body with what it needs to thrive. This episode provides a comprehensive list of testing that you can ask your primary health care physician for today, plus teaches you how to read those panels so that you can start making the choices that your body needs to succeed.

If there was ever a time to start to intuitively understand your body, this is it. Having the right nutrients in your system can shift you mentally, physically, and emotionally, and eventually get you to a space of A+ physiology. Everything from the importance of protein, to understanding your lab panels and how to reserve your energy levels are on the table today so that you can start to address the root causes of your health concerns and get better faster.

Resources Mentioned:

Top 11 Supplements for Hormone Balance

Comprehensive Lab Testing Guide

EY 214: How To Feed Your Brain to Better Emotional Wellbeing with Dr. Uma Naidoo

Letter to Primary Care Physicians Requesting Labs

Understanding Labs for Mental Health: Serum Ferritin

Dr. Kristen Allott Website

Protein For All Website

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217: 5 Signs of Progesterone Deficiency and How to Fix It Aug 14, 2020

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Do you know or suspect that you may have low progesterone? If you’re struggling with infertility, severe PMS, irregular periods, PCOS, or if you just feel like something’s off in your body...chances are low progesterone may be to blame.

Today I’m getting real about the struggle to conceive with low progesterone (and other hormone problems) and how you can naturally take back control of your health by boosting progesterone levels through lifestyle, supplement, and nutrition changes.

If you’re ready to understand why progesterone is so important, how to tell if you’re deficient, and simple ways to boost your progesterone levels naturally, don’t miss this information-packed episode!

On this episode all about progesterone, I’m sharing:

A special announcement I’ve been holding onto (hint: I’m living proof that the methods I share today WORK)
The science behind what progesterone does in your body
How to monitor your progesterone levels easily and in your own home
The biggest symptoms that indicate low progesterone
My top recommendations for boosting your progesterone levels naturally

Mentioned in this episode:

DUTCH hormone testing

Essentially Whole Hormone Balance supplement

Top 11 Hormone Supplements Guide

Additional resources:

Essentially Whole Activated B Complete

Essentially Whole Magnesium Restore

Top 3 Ways to Naturally Increase Low Progesterone

216: How Women Can Tap Into Their Innate Skills That Will Give Them A Competitive Advantage w/ Dr. Marisa Porges Aug 11, 2020

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Tapping Into Your Innate Skills in Life and Leadership

Learn the inherent skills of women and how to foster those skills in the younger generation
The importance of communication, adaptability, prioritization and taking risks
Understanding the generational shift when it comes to collaboration and problem solving
Tips for teaching young women to practice using their voice and lean into change
Why you need to get serious about asking for help in achieving your personal and professional goals

Episode Summary:

Now more than ever our world needs motivated, passionate, and joyful women. Nobody knows this better than Dr. Marisa Porges, Headmaster at The Baldwin School and Author of the new book What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women. Dr. Marisa is dedicated to helping parents and educators foster critical 21st-century skills in our girls so that they can recognize their inherent strengths, and prepare them to become the leaders and change-makers of tomorrow.

In today’s world, successful people need to be adaptable, prioritize their missions, and let go of perfectionism, all of which are qualities inherently found in women. The challenges that many of us adults see in the workplace could be drastically reduced by teaching children, and girls, in particular, the power of collaboration, empathy, communication, and using their voice to make a difference.

The lessons shared by Dr. Marisa today are applicable to every age group and are all about asking for what you need and building tools that work for you. As women are stepping into leadership roles and ownership more and more, it is all about fostering a sense of confidence from a young age so that this framework becomes the way the next generation of women navigate the world.

Resources Mentioned:

What Girls Need by Dr. Marisa Porges