2 Girls and Plants with Shannon Summers and Adrienne Kraig Nourishing Inside and Out!

Our bodies send us signals and messages, do you listen to yours?

 

For years, I've had an eczema patch on my chest above my heart.  Lotions and ointments prescribed by a dermatologist didn't seem to help.  I wondered if my body was reacting to something in my environment.  The first thing that crossed my mind was metal.  Was I allergic?  No, that can't be a thing.  I let it go.  I didn't listen to my body.  Then I met Kristina David and I learned that metal allergies are a real thing and a new adventure began!

Being in nature provides holistic benefits for our bodies and souls!  The benefits include reduced levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, reduced risk of lifestyle diseases, increased energy and positive feelings, and increased weight loss and fitness.  Surrounding yourself with nature is like surrounding yourself with a living masterpiece of art.  It allows you to get a new perspective, feel complete joy, and be inspired by the awe of something bigger than yourself.

Are you confident in your body?  How do you think about your body?  Body confidence can be cultivated with a positive mindset.  Simple, effective tools exist that can help you transform your thoughts and shift limiting beliefs into positive beliefs.  Join Confidence Coach, Susan Axelrod and I as we dig into developing body confidence and Susan demonstrates real time mindset transformation during the LIVE audience session following the podcast.

 

Tips for Cultivating Body Confidence:

Most people know our feelings influence our movement, BUT movement or our lack of it also influences our feelings!  When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins. Endorphins interact with the receptors in your brain to naturally reduce pain and trigger positive feelings.  Endorphins are known as one of the 4 “happy hormones.”

 

The benefits of incorporating movement into our daily lives are:

 

The mind, body connection is intimate and beautifully orchestrated.  Movement creates a more positive mindset, and a positive mindset enables our bodies to heal and stay healthy.

Interview with guest Shannon Summers.  

There are more than 80 known types of autoimmune disorders and they predominately affect women due to our biological makeup.  Autoimmune diseases take place when the body isn’t able to distinguish it’s own cells from foreign material and starts attacking itself by mistake.

Understanding how food can be used as medicine to naturally ease symptoms and support healing in the body along with appropriate medical care.

Shifting the mindset from suffering to healing.  Many people with autoimmune often feel hopeless, depressed, doomed to suffering.  Proper medical care and nourishing foods offer options for healing the body and living a more satisfying life with less pain.

 

 

Self-sabotaging behavior occurs when it creates problems in our daily lives and interferes with achieving our goals.  Self-sabotage frequently shows up in reaching weight loss goals and can include procrastination and comfort eating.

People aren't always aware that they are sabotaging themselves. Connecting the behavior to the common scenarios and influencers is a good way to shine a light on this limiting mindset. It is possible to overcome almost any form of self-sabotage.

There are three scenarios of self-sabotaging behavior and two directions which may influence our tendencies toward engaging in unhealthy and self-destructive actions.

Tune in to this week's episode to learn about the impact of stress on the body.

Stress is a primary trigger for emotional eating and even at a chronic low level, stress takes a toll on our bodies.  Anxiety disorders affect one in five adults in the US.  No matter how stress and anxiety show up in your life, if ignored the effects can be debilitating.  Weight loss is a huge area of concern for many people in this country but what may not be understood is that stress has a major impact on success in losing weight and maintaining a healthy metabolism.

Tune in to this week's episode to create awareness...

Emotional eating and self-sabotage are protective behaviors many women use to comfort ourselves and hide, often, at the expense of our health.  There are four common phases in an emotional eating cycle: trigger, comfort, remorse, and punishment.  Awareness of this coping strategy helps create a more empowered mindset to find healthier coping methods.  Women are more likely to maintain a healthy lifestyle if they acknowledge and heal their emotional wounds.  Replacing the traditional weight loss mindset of judgement, deprivation, and resentment with a new mindset of courage and curiosity is more sustainable for achieving and maintaining a positive body image long term.