Taking care of your WHOLE body is a tough. Food, emotions, career, relationships, all play into who we are and how are body deals with dis-ease. This all becomes harder when we experience a loss/death. I hope with this rambling you can take away a couple things to help you during that unfortunate time.
What are probiotics and which ones do I enjoy taking.
I wasn't going to just talk about how you should be pooping and not give you some foods to help you if you are not. Episode 3 gives you some easy foods to begin taking today to help your colon.
Life is always moving and you will see what I mean in the end. LIke always, I am here to help, so message me or leave a comment, with Love
Let me know your thoughts.
Oh the dreaded Allergies. I am fortunate to not have them. When I moved to Tennessee in 1999 to go to college so many people warned me I would get them. They said they are the worst. I am glad I am not speaking first hand, but I have many friends who get them along with people I see posting on Facebook. I would like to offer you some simple tips and a little more understanding on why they keep happening and how you can prevent them.
Sneezing and stuffy nose is a response the body is giving you to say, "Hey you have something in you I need to blow out" or "Hey you are dried out so Im going to give you some extra mucus or lubricant to keep you from being dry inside" When it is saying that and your body can' t balance, the sneezing will not stop and your nose will become to full of mucus and snot.
What we do want, is for our immune system to respond and offer us relief with just a sneeze and then the rest is fought off because our immune system is strong. Our immune system being strong will bring us back to our gut. Our colon/gut is the center for all disease or discomfort and building that up allows our immune system to kick in and for allergies to move on through.
Simple tips for building the immune system and helping allergies:
Remove dairy from your diet. Yes I know, cheese is your happy place, or a glass of milk makes you feel good. Unfortunately dairy is mucus causing and leads to inflammation. This inflammation can be in your lungs etc. If we are having mucus stuck in our nose, you can be sure it is present in our gut.
Add in a probiotic: Choose a quality probiotic. Capsules need to be more than 5 strands of bacteria. Liquid, I enjoy inner-Eco, I can find it at Whole Foods or online. Begin eating foods that contain probiotics, like keifer water, kombucha, sauerkraut, and kimchi. Adding in good bacteria will aid in fighting the bad and also boost your immune system. You can use a probiotic powder on your skin as a facial or also on a sore to help it heal.
Use ear oil: I have a post dedicated to ear oil. It will prevent drying and mucus build up in your ears and nose.
Use local honey or bee pollen: If you have the option to get honey or bee pollen no more than a 50 mile radius from your home it will aid in your body fighting off allergies. Do not choose it just when allergies are present, use both year around. Bee Pollen is also great for balancing blood sugar, boosting libido and increasing energy.
Allergies are not fun, but you do not have to be subject to them. Stay consistent with the above and they will be greatly improved.
in the middle of my session.
I have been studying cold therapy for a while. I have listened to Tony Robbins talk about his morning routine of submerging in cold water and then into warm. He does this to train his body to respond to cold with a strengthened immune system. I have also heard of Ice Man Hof, and have had a friend train with him.
I have attempted to sit in our sauna and then get in an ice bath at home. I was a wimp. Then I heard of cryotherapy. I had athletic friends that use it for recovery with running and could not wait to try.
Benefits: Improved recovery time, decrease in inflammation, weight loss, boost in metabolism, adrenaline increase and much more. Along with the above, I wanted to use it for mind training. Allowing my mind to have more control over the "pain" of the cold. You are not in long enough for it to be detrimental to your body and this was my first session. I gave into the cold and It sucked.
A client of mine and I went to Music City Cryotherapy. When we walked in there was a camera crew, and I noticed a TV personality on the couch. This was the place to be haha. I chose to also have my first ever Periscope for this event. I am not good at filming myself but I am trying to come out of my shell. We had to wait a while for our session due to the filming of the TV show. They were awesome and offered us our session due to the wait. I went first. You get naked with only gloves and socks. Now I thought you had to wear underwear, which I do not, so I brought some random hanes I had. I also kept my sports bra on.
They started me up and it was COLDDDD. Now remember the mind training? Well , I think because I was with a friend, had unexpected people to wait on, I was fired up and allowed the cold to control me. I wanted to quit, which is NOT like me. If it were not for Periscope I might have jumped out. It felt like little pokes all over your skin. You could for sure feel your body trying to reverse the cold.
After I felt AMAZING. Once my body began to regulate, I had so much energy, I was just jumping around. I had minor anxiety for the last couple days, and although I was energized i was also relaxed inside, if that makes sense. My anxiety is gone and it is 4 hours later. My client is still feeling energized and I can not wait to go back (next week). What I will do next week is go in more relaxed, do some deep breathing and work on the mind control.
I highly recommend this for anyone. Go in with the idea that it will give you what you need. Also enjoy the adrenaline rush!
So many times in life we deprive ourselves. Food, love, happiness. A self sabatage so to speak. We have a feeling we want to achieve and we do the opposite to get there. Unfortunately, most cleanses or detoxes are designed around this idea. I understand you might feel like once you are cleansing the toxins you are depriving yourself. You are no longer getting sugar, artificial sweeteners, etc. A well designed cleanse will not deprive you of vitamins, minerals and the nutrients your body needs to THRIVE.
We should begin to have each meal look like a mini cleanse, so to speak. Everything we eat and breath can either be adding health and wellness to our body or adding toxicity. If we choose cleansing foods like leafy greens, healthy fats, and superfoods, we do a mini cleanse as we are eating these foods. Mini cleanses will make a more intense cleanse not as bad.
I recommend a more intense cleanse each time the seasons change. In Tennessee we experience each season, and as they change we crave and desire different foods. A good juice cleanse or veggie fruit and fat cleanse (my 21 Day Signature Cleanse, cough cough) is good to prep your body. I know personally now that it is becoming spring I want fresh and raw foods. I crave juices and food with life.
Either way when we cleanse we should not deprive. If you are cleansing and feel super hungry and malnourished it is not serving your body well.
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