How Studying Witchcraft Changed My Relationship with the Outdoors Outside
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Sunday, October 31, 2021
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Want To Improve Your Well-Being? Try These Steps
Following through on the right resolutions about your health and lifestyle choices doesn’t have to be difficult, especially if you have a firm idea of areas you want to improve, and remember that small, gradual steps typically have better results than cold-turkey or all-or-nothing approaches. Your health and lifestyle goals should be more about creating lifelong habits and not 30-day miracles, pace yourself for long-term success.
Take some time today to consider areas of your life you would like to improve. You may want to be healthier, more generous, less stressed, or just more optimistic. Once you determine your goals, create a timeline and attach some simple steps to get there.
Consider your strengths and how they can help you on your path, as well as your weaknesses and ways you can work around and with them. Also consider sharing your goals with a close friend or loved one and ask them to check in with you regarding your progress. Voicing a goal and creating accountability partners can help secure greater success.
If, during your progress, you take a step backward, use it as a learning opportunity! Keep looking forward and try to understand what led to the misstep in an effort to learn for next time. Most goals are reached with both good and bad days playing a part!
Hiring a health coach (even virtually) to help you create these priorities and stick to them, while tracking progress. Some local provider may be available to you or you may choose to search online for one. The University of Arizona program has been training coaches for several years, you may start by looking for one who is familiar with my recommendations for optimal health. Like medical providers, spend a bit of time finding one that matches your goals and values and look at it as a long-term investment in yourself.
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Friday, October 29, 2021
Are You at Risk For Psoriasis?
Symptoms of psoriasis – a common, chronic condition in which the skin develops red, itchy patches and thick, silvery scales – can range from mildly annoying to disabling. Autoimmunity is suspected as the core problem, and the course of the disease typically involves periods of symptom flares alternating with periods of remission. While there is no cure for psoriasis, there are natural treatments that can help prevent flare-ups.
Those at risk are usually people between age 10 to 40, often with a family history of the disease; people with HIV/AIDS; and children with recurring infections such as strep throat. The same types of infections can trigger a flare, as can injuries such as sunburn, cuts, or scrapes; dry or cold air; stress; lack of sunlight; smoking and heavy alcohol consumption; and certain medications can all be triggers.
Conventional treatment for psoriasis is designed to control symptoms and prevent complications. They include topical medications, oral medications and light therapy. In addition to these measures, which may be necessary in severe cases, I recommend the following approaches to psoriasis:
- Dietary changes: Follow an anti-inflammatory diet, making sure to get plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly those rich in carotenoids (mangoes, corn, sweet potatoes, carrots and squash, as well as leafy greens and tomatoes). Some our trained integrative medicine providers find success in recommending a trial of gluten and/or dairy elimination for a period of at least 6 weeks to assess a potential connection to psoriasis.
- Exercise: Regular physical activity may help.
- Mind/body: Learn breathing exercises, yoga or visualization, or keep a journal recording experiences, feelings, and skin symptoms. Since the skin is very responsive to hypnotic suggestion, hypnotherapy is definitely worth exploring.
- Traditional Chinese medicine: A TCM practitioner may recommend herbal preparations or acupuncture to help alleviate the condition.
- Supplements: Take supplemental omega-3 fatty acids (1-2 grams a day) and evening primrose oil (500 mg twice a day), a natural source of GLA (gamma-linolenic acid), a fatty acid that promotes healthy growth of skin, hair and nails. Taking an extract of milk thistle (Silybum marianum), two capsules twice a day for at least three months, may also help.
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Benefits Of Dark Chocolate
I have long recommended eating dark chocolate in my Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid, and with good reason: dark chocolate provides polyphenols with a high antioxidant activity, and of all the chocolates, has fewer unhealthy fats and refined sugars. Recent research is also showing that eating a few pieces of dark chocolate each week (choose 70 percent or higher pure cocoa solids) is a heart-healthy and stress (specifically the hormone cortisol) reducing treat too, as it can:
- Fight free radicals. Plant foods rich in flavonoids and antioxidants are beneficial to humans: antioxidants protect our cells from damage caused by free radicals, which have been linked to heart disease and other health concerns. Dark chocolate comes from the cacao plant, which provides these compounds.
- Help prevent heart disease. British researchers looked at seven studies that focused on chocolate and cardiac health. Their findings suggest that people who ate more chocolate reduced their risk for heart disease: those who ate dark chocolate weekly had a 37 percent lower risk of any heart disease than those who ate the least amounts.
- Raise good (HDL) cholesterol. The cocoa butter in dark chocolate is heart-healthy monounsaturated fat that scientists believe can raise HDL, or good cholesterol.
Dark chocolate also appears to decrease the risk of stroke – Swedish researchers found that women who ate high amounts of chocolate – the equivalent of about two bars per week – had a 20 percent lower risk of stroke; British researchers found the number to be closer to 30 percent. Before you start loading up on candy bars, be aware that more studies are needed to determine what amount and type of chocolate is best. For now, look for a fair trade or organic dark chocolate that provides at least 70 percent cocoa content and enjoy in moderation.
Learn more: A Short History Of Chocolate
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
When To Take Your Vitamins & Supplements
If you take daily supplements, vitamins or herbs, the following guidelines can help to lessen or prevent any side effects – and help to promote the full benefits supplements can provide:
- Take your supplements during or right after a meal, unless directed otherwise, and drink plenty of fluids as well. The increased acid and enzymes that are a part of digestion can aid in their absorption and minimize any upset. Iron would be an exception; it’s generally best taken spaced out from meals by at least an hour.
- Take consistently to achieve maximum health benefits. It usually takes two to three months before you feel the full positive effects of adding nutritional supplements. Use a pillbox or set reminders to create regular and consistent habits.
- Take as indicated. Your supplements may be recommended or packaged for morning, noon or evening dosages, based on your individual health needs. For maximum benefit, take your supplements at the time of day indicated on the package.
- Prioritize your list. If you feel your supplement list is growing and keeps getting longer, consider working with one of our integrative medicine trained providers to determine which ones are most important and worth focusing on, for your health and your budget. Be engaged in your treatment plan and ask how long you should anticipate taking each one.
Despite these guidelines, realize that most often the best time to take supplements is when you can make them part of your daily routine. In addition, keep your physician informed about your supplement usage.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Monday, October 25, 2021
Love Pasta? Try These 5 Healthy Pasta Tips
Quality carbohydrates can be a part of a balanced, healthful diet. If pasta is your go-to carb, there are ways to take advantage of this low-cost food to make it even healthier:
- Choose organic pasta, rice noodles, bean thread noodles and noodles such as Japanese udon and soba, which are part whole wheat and buckwheat.
- Cook pasta only until it is al dente (barely tender). When it is cooked this way, it achieves a lower glycemic index than fully cooked pasta because the pulverized grain comes apart slowly in the stomach meaning a slower blood sugar rise. (Low-glycemic-load carbohydrates should be the bulk of your carbohydrate intake to help minimize rapid rises in blood glucose levels.)
- Skip the creamy sauces – they can provide unhealthy hydrogenated fats as well as excess saturated fats and more calories than traditional tomato-based sauces and added vegetables.
- Aim for two to three servings per week. One serving is equal to about 1/2 cup cooked pasta, which is far less than the amount Americans typically eat.
- Try spaghetti squash – the pulp of this vegetable, after being cooked, teases out like spaghetti and is a great and healthful alternative to flour-based pastas. Another creative replacement allows you to make “zoodles” from zucchini with a spiralizer.
And don’t forget that pasta is the perfect complement to vegetables – you can toss in almost any lightly steamed vegetable for additional nutrients and antioxidants.
See more pasta recipes and try the Broccoli Pasta recipe!
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Sunday, October 24, 2021
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Thursday, October 21, 2021
#346: Aluminum and Deodorant, Resting Heart Rate, & Daily Supplements
Here are the notes for episode #346 of Well-Fed Women. Be sure to check back every Tuesday for a new episode, and head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher to subscribe!
To leave a review for the podcast (HORRAY!), go to: https://coconutsandkettlebells.com/review
In this episode, Noelle and Stefani discuss aluminum and deodorant, resting heart rate, & daily supplements.
Got a question you’d like us to answer? Email us at wellfedwomen@gmail.com.
10% of the funds we receive from our sponsors is donated directly to our partner charity, Thistle Farms, a place where women survivors of abuse, addiction, trafficking and prostitution receive help and support through residential programs, therapy, education, and employment opportunities. Because we get paid per download, you are actively supporting Thistle Farms by downloading our podcast each week.
Topics!
[15:45] Aluminum and Deodorant
[40:33] Resting Heart Rate
[46:32] Daily Supplements
Links!
Noelle’s website: https://coconutsandkettlebells.com
Stefani’s website: http://healthtoempower.com
Buy our book Coconuts and Kettlebells
Well-Fed Women Holistic Health Facebook Group
Coconuts and Kettlebells (the book)
Bloodsugarbreakthrough.health/wellfed (use code WELLFED10 for 10% off)
Clean Beauty Community Email List
Noelle’s 8 Best Natural Deodorants: 2021 Testing and Review
Aluminum studies
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16045991/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11267710/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15629736/
LMNT
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LMNT’s co-founder is actually Robb Wolf, who we interviewed on episode #311, so you know the ingredients are solid and it’s been well researched and developed.
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BiOptimzers
When I talk about blood sugar, a lot of people tune out because they think it’s only relevant to people with type 2 diabetes. But blood sugar is a topic everybody needs to understand.
Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels is vital to your health but the question is, how do you do it?
One way is to reduce your intake of processed carbohydrates and make sure you eat fat, protein, fiber, and greens at most meals.
But none of us is perfect. We all cheat sometimes. So it just makes sense to have a way to maintain healthy blood sugar day in, day out, even if you have an “off” day.
That’s why I recommend a product called Blood Sugar Breakthrough by BiOptimizers. This easy to take supplement is the result of numerous tests to find the absolute best formula for maintaining healthy blood sugar. In fact, BiOptimizers went through 5 different formulations before landing on this one.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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Thursday, October 14, 2021
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
#345: How Mold and Mycotoxins Cause Chronic Illness Symptoms, Hormonal Imbalances, and Chronic Inflammation with Dr. Lauren Tessier
Here are the notes for episode #345 of Well-Fed Women. Be sure to check back every Tuesday for a new episode, and head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher to subscribe!
To leave a review for the podcast (HORRAY!), go to: https://coconutsandkettlebells.com/review
In this episode, Noelle and Dr. Lauren discuss if mold and mycotoxins are causing your chronic illness symptoms, hormonal imbalances, and chronic inflammation?
Got a question you’d like us to answer? Email us at wellfedwomen@gmail.com.
10% of the funds we receive from our sponsors is donated directly to our partner charity, Thistle Farms, a place where women survivors of abuse, addiction, trafficking and prostitution receive help and support through residential programs, therapy, education, and employment opportunities. Because we get paid per download, you are actively supporting Thistle Farms by downloading our podcast each week.
Topics!
[05:58] Are Mold and Mycotoxins Causing Your Chronic Illness Symptoms, Hormonal Imbalances, and Chronic Inflammation?
Links!
Noelle’s website: https://coconutsandkettlebells.com
Stefani’s website: http://healthtoempower.com
Buy our book Coconuts and Kettlebells
Well-Fed Women Holistic Health Facebook Group
Free Mold Prevention 101 ebook
Learn more about Dr. Lauren Tessier
Follow Dr. Lauren Tessier on Instagram
LMNT
This podcast is sponsored by LMNT! LMNT makes grab and go electrolyte replacement supplementation. You just take an LMNT recharge packet, mix it up with water, and sip! There’s absolutely no sugar, gluten, fillers, artificial ingredients, and it’s paleo friendly.
LMNT’s co-founder is actually Robb Wolf, who we interviewed on episode #311, so you know the ingredients are solid and it’s been well researched and developed.
To grab a FREE sample pack of LMNT, go to drinkLMNT.com/wellfed, all you’ll have to do is pay for shipping. It’s so worth it, and you’ll get to test it out extensively! That’s drinkLMNT.com/wellfed. Click “get yours” and then grab yourself some packets to have on hand!
BLUblox
The podcast is sponsored by BLUblox. I have become so passionate about light optimization recently, and filtering out computer light and blue light entirely after the sun sets. I wasn’t doing anything about this until about a year ago, and I was experiencing eye strain, migraines, and an unexplained wired and tired feeling, especially at night. Now I wear BLUblox computer filter glasses anytime I’m looking at screens, and BLUblox sleep lenses at night, and I haven’t experienced symptoms since.
BLUblox was created because they saw the need for a product that was exactly in line with the peer-reviewed academic literature. There are a lot of cheaply made lenses out there that don’t actually block all the blue and green light. Don’t waste your time on that, go to blublox.com/wellfed, and use the code WELLFED for 15% off.
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Monday, October 11, 2021
Sunday, October 10, 2021
344: Struggling With Your Weight, Chronic Headaches and Fatigue, and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Here are the notes for episode #344 of Well-Fed Women. Be sure to check back every Tuesday for a new episode, and head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher to subscribe!
To leave a review for the podcast (HORRAY!), go to: https://coconutsandkettlebells.com/review
In this episode, Noelle and Stephanie discuss struggling with your weight, chronic headaches and fatigue, and overcoming imposter syndrome.
Got a question you’d like us to answer? Email us at wellfedwomen@gmail.com.
10% of the funds we receive from our sponsors is donated directly to our partner charity, Thistle Farms, a place where women survivors of abuse, addiction, trafficking and prostitution receive help and support through residential programs, therapy, education, and employment opportunities. Because we get paid per download, you are actively supporting Thistle Farms by downloading our podcast each week.
Topics!
[19:58] Struggling With Your Weight
[38:40] Chronic Headaches and Fatigue
[53:03] Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Links!
Noelle’s website: https://coconutsandkettlebells.com
Stefani’s website: http://healthtoempower.com
Buy our book Coconuts and Kettlebells
Clean Beauty Community Email List
Primally Pure (Code COCONUTS for 15% off)
Beautycounter Charcoal Soap Bar
Joovv
If you’ve been looking for a way to reduce stress and fatigue, improve cellular function and immunity, and nourish your endocrine system, including your adrenal thyroid, look no further than red light therapy.
Red light therapy is one of the most effective health modalities you can use with a device in your home. It’s helped improve my sleep, reduce fatigue and headaches, and it’s incredible for reducing inflammation and stress.
Joovv is the leading brand when it comes to effective and safe red light therapy. What I love about Joovv is that it delivers clinical benefits within minutes, and by using scientifically proven wavelengths (660 nm, 850 nm, or a combination of both).
If you’re looking for a red light therapy device for your home go to joovv.com/wellfed.
* This article was originally published here
Friday, October 8, 2021
Simple Steps To Achieving A Healthy Weight
We all know the general “secret” of successful weight loss: Eat less and exercise more. It’s not always easy, but by adopting healthy eating habits and a regular exercise routine, you are sure to lose weight without depriving yourself of nourishing, satisfying food. And if you continue those good habits after you reach your goal, you will have an excellent chance of maintaining your desired weight. Also know that the body will try to work against you during this journey. Be sure to expect and embrace the plateaus and stay the course, don’t let them lead you to becoming more intense in a way that compromises your long-term success. Here are some tips for successful weight loss:
- Avoid artificial sweeteners and synthetic fat substitutes (especially hydrogenated oils). They are unhealthy and move you further from developing good eating habits.
- Dietary supplements or “fat-burning herbs” are usually just stimulants – don’t rely on them. The pounds will surely return once you’ve stopped taking them and you will put your heart and blood pressure at risk.
- Build lean body mass. Strength training burns excess calories and influences the way your brain regulates hunger, making you less susceptible to food cravings. Try lifting weights that are slightly heavier than you are used to six to eight times for a set or two, to challenge your muscles. If you are short on time focus on the largest muscle groups like legs, glutes and your back.
- Kick up your heels. Dancing is another great way to expend calories – an hour of fast-paced dancing can burn 400-500 calories, plus it’s fun!
- Pay attention to the mental and spiritual aspects of weight control. Use relaxation exercises, instead of food, to combat anxiety. It is also essential to sleep well, be sure to factor in a full 8 hours a night for optimal recovery.
- Avoid late-night eating. The snack foods we consume when sitting in front of the television or to curb a craving tend to be heavy on processed carbs and inflammatory fats. Plan your dinner at a time that does not leave you hungry before bed, and if you must snack, opt for a piece of fruit or a handful of almonds.
- As you lose the weight, don’t become too impatient to reach your goal. You may be dissatisfied with your body but remind yourself that it is beautiful just the same. Remember, a better goal to strive for is health, with weight loss being a great side benefit.
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