Feeling shut down and closed off? Open the Windows!! What does this have to do with your health or hormones?? Our homes are jam-packed with toxins and bringing the fresh air inside (assuming the outdoor quality isn't worse than what you have in there) helps to circulate the air and clear these toxic chemicals. What's so terrible about candles, artificial cleaners, air fresheners… ? … [Read more...]
Silly Selfie For a Healthy & Balanced Body!
I don't love selfies for one thing, and being silly with my kids seems to take a backseat to my sometimes drill sergeant parenting style. But I gotta make time for the small stuff... because honestly, that's the good stuff! We are always looking for the next "feel better fast" magic... and this is it! Laughter triggers the release of endorphines, the body’s natural ‘feel good’ hormones. In … [Read more...]
Top Tips for Tantalizing Transformation
You know that Faith Hill song, "The Secret of Life"… and she goes on to to say there really is no secret (if you don't know who Faith Hill is you might be on the wrong site!). Here's the thing: We all want that quick fix, that easy button, that super sneaky secret that is going to unlock our inner goddess. Yes, transformation, and especially long-lasting TANTALIZING mind, body and soul … [Read more...]
Ditch the “Frump” with Food for the Soul
Going through nutrition school at IIN... I kind of scoffed at the "Circle of Life" exercise that focused on primary foods such as spirituality, relationships, exercise, cooking (puh-lease... that just made me more miserable). The theory was that food has energy... as all things do... and that the energy associated with home-cooked meals is different than that of food, even fabulously fresh … [Read more...]
Hormones, Kids and Pets
Oooohhh how I love watching my little golden boys cuddle... And guess what!!! There is some hormonal benefit to my little people. Playing with or petting an animal can increase levels of the stress-reducing hormone oxytocin and decrease production of the stress hormone cortisol. These hormonal changes can help a nervous child feel more relaxed about reading aloud. Reduced stress can … [Read more...]
Clean Green Balancing Bowl
I re-posted a delicious green bowl from someone I follow on Instagram last week, but it was definitely a little more ingredient and process intensive than the women I work with have time for. Soooo.... In an effort to keep it simple and change up the morning smoothie ritual, here is a hormone balancing green bowl you can whip up and devour in less than 10 minutes! 1/2 cup almond coconut … [Read more...]
Free Hormone Balance E-Evaluation
This free hormone evaluation has gotten a lot of buzz… and the suggestions you can start to implement IMMEDIATELY after receiving your results are safe, effective and pretty simple! Sometimes with hormones and balancing them naturally, it's a little bit of trial and error, but honestly, it is so worth it because you learn so much about your body along the way! If you feel like you suffer from … [Read more...]
Hormone Balance: What Are Your Stress Triggers?
What are your stress triggers and where in your body do you feel it? We just got back from a family ski trip with two other families... So lots of mini-ski bunnies needing something around the clock (especially my 4 year old). Lots of "mom-eeeeee's", which left me with a short fuse. I always feel my heartbeat increase and my back gets very hot... Which is how I first realized my cortisol was … [Read more...]
Keep Hormones Happy with a Raw Carrot a Day
Incorporating a raw carrot into your daily diet can help those hormones stay Happy, Healthy and Hot! Why? Raw carrots contain a unique fiber that absorbs excess estrogen and helps flush it out of the body. Since many of us suffer from estrogen dominance, fueling your body with food that can naturally help balance out your hormones is extremely important. Estrogen dominance occurs due to … [Read more...]
Tips for Healthy Hormones During the Holidays
December is here, and the holidays seem to come earlier each year, along with the flushed cheeks and frustration as you wait in the grocery store lines; sitting in bumper to bumper traffic as you breathe rapidly trying to hit your next stop on time; and of course the tense shoulders that feel like they are hitting your ear lobes as you remember one more thing you have to squeeze in (or party dress … [Read more...]