If I was stuck on a desert island with access to only one supplement for the rest of my life, it would be . . .
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Many natural components of foods and herbs modulate enzymes. These enzymes then can change both levels and actions of hormones.
Sulfotransferases:
These enzymes add a sulphur group to estrogen, inactivating it in order to remove it from the body.
Estrogen plays an important role in skin health. It supports collagen and aids in skin hydration and elasticity.
If you are a woman, estrogen levels drop as a natural part of aging. This leads to less collagen production, dry skin, and more wrinkles.
Last week I highlighted some top herbs to treat hormone symptoms in women:
Chaste tree
Black cohosh
St. John's wort
Ginger
Fenugreek
Valerian
Maca
Lots of attention is given to hormone replacement and oral contraceptive pills to treat women's symptoms. And for good reason — they often work well to manage. But are there other options?
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Lying between your interior and exterior worlds, it gives a sneak peak into digestive health. Looking at the tonuge can provide information about the stomach, small intestine, and the large intestine. Basically, a map of the internal, without the need for x-rays or MRIs.
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The Environmental Working Group is an amazing source that we can rely on for unbiased, science-based research which help us to lead healthier lives.
They have found that more than 70% of non-organic fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains potentially harmful pesticides.
Nature provides obvious hints on how to heal so you don't need to be a doctor to discover the clues.
In fact, mother nature has color-coded everything for us!
If that seems non-scientific to you, remember that color is simply energy.
Chronic stress/unresolved emotions affect health from head to toe. In fact, medical research estimates as much as 90% of illness and disease is stress-related!So what can be done?
Big hint here: the trick is not to avoid stress, it's to change your response to
Raaaarrrrrr. Anyone else wanna just throw something right now, or is it just me?Built up stress can make us feel this way. We get stuck in the middle of our stress cycles and this is the not-so-pretty outcome.
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How's your stress level been lately?
If you answered "off the charts", you opened the right email today (virtual high five right here).
So your stress is off the charts AND your stress management plan goes down the toilet when you are super stressed.
Stress management can feel like an impossible task, right?
The idea of meditating or doing yoga right in the middle of an intensely stressful period in your life can make you laugh out loud.
I'm sure you don't need a scientific study (although there are many) to tell you that sleeping improves your health.Duh.
After a good night of sleep, you can FEEL it.
Your mood is better, your energy is stable, your skin looks better, you enjoy life so much more.
There is good reason to feel anxious right now.
But more importantly, there are a multitude of ways to keep anxiety from controlling your life.If I could reach out through the screen right now, I would pour you a cup of tea. Green tea, to be exact
Maybe you're not wishing for the moon, for world domination, for riches and fame, but you simply want to get back to feeling like yourself again.I don't think that is too much to ask!
But here is the challenge . . .
Many women wonder if their hormone symptoms are normal. It's an awesome question, but it's also the wrong question.
Women commonly suffer from hormone symptoms. But common is not the same thing as normal. Unfortunately, we have all been taught the opposite.
Did you know that estrogen has over 400 different functions in the body? 1 of these 400 functions relates to brain health and memory.
Low estrogen is a risk factor for memory loss and dementia.
Higher estrogen (also referred to as estradiol) levels have been shown to improve working memory performance (even in pre-menopausal women).
Did you know that majority of all visits to the doctor are for stress-related problems?
According to the American Psychological Association, chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide.
The culprit behind so many of today’s health problems is staring us in the face. Yet with such alarming rates of stress, effective treatments to offset the severe impact of this healthcare crisis seem beyond reach. Until now.