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Today on the Essentially You Podcast we are focusing on the top 5 benefits of aromatherapy. This episode is such a treat, as essential oils can give you so many benefits that you probably never even knew about! On this episode we will discuss how essential oils can help your insomnia, irritability, emotional well-being, and so much more.

Essential Oils can act as a quick solution to address the struggles you deal with every day. They are the cornerstone of non-toxic natural health solutions, and have huge benefits in the emotional, physical and spiritual realms. These oils help me feel grounded, control my mood, and be an all-around better person.

In this episode we lay the groundwork about what essential oils actually are, the connection between aroma and emotion, and benefits to your immune and respiratory system. In addition, I share my first hand account of the positive impacts of self-care rituals for both you and your family.

My goal is to set you up for success. So, listen for details on how to enter my essential oil giveaway prize, as well as some of my favorite recipes and tips. I use these essential oil blends every day and they have truly changed my life. Join the thousands of women who use essential oil blends every day to help them engage in a more balanced, healthy and all natural lifestyle.

Please let me know what recipes I share you are loving the most in the comments on the episode page!

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Most of us are aware of at least some the toxins in our daily lives, but do you know the chronic illnesses that are associated with them? These toxins are in the things we eat, drink, touch, and they’re slowly killing us. Today’s guest drops some important knowledge on how these toxins get into our bodies, what they’re doing to us, and most importantly, how we can eliminate them.

Lara Adler is an environmental toxins expert, educator, and certified holistic health coach who has made it her life's work to help both health practitioners and everyday people to increase their understanding and fluency around the most important issues regarding chemicals in our homes and our bodies. Even though this topic can be scary, it is extremely important that it’s discussed and that actionable steps are created, which thankfully for us, Lara shares in today’s episode.

We dive into what we should be consuming to help fight these toxins and what we should be avoiding, how we can eliminate the toxins that are currently in our systems, and how certain chemicals are directly linked to damaging our endocrine system and how we can fix it. This is an eye-opening episode that we all need to hear!

What do you do to fight the toxins in your system? What do you avoid to help decrease your exposure to those toxins? How have those things helped or hindered your health? Let us know in the comments on the episode page!

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Do you ever forget to take care of yourself, especially in the morning? I have a feeling the answer is yes. Putting other people's needs ahead of our own is something we do all the time, especially as busy women. But the truth is that when we stop prioritizing our self-care, everything else in our lives follows suits and is negatively impacted.

Having a morning routine is one of the easiest ways to get yourself ready to have a great day. By creating a time and a space to help you balance your life, you can go on to do the things that you do best. Establishing self-care rituals, such as yoga, meditation, journaling and healthy food choices, will help prepare you to consistently have a positive and productive day.

A conscious and thoughtful morning ritual will help you have a little less chaos in your day and will set both your body and your mind to a state of success. Listen in for the importance of learning something new every day, why being in motion is the key to life, and why it is necessary to reconnect with nature.

In this episode, I share tons of my favorite tips and tricks for how to make sure you have the best morning possible, because how you start your day is how you live your life, and you deserve the best version of that for yourself and for your family. 

Try some of the morning rituals I share in this episode and let me know what one works best for you in the comments on the episode page!

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Are you struggling to lose weight, or just not feeling quite right? Hormone imbalance can play a big part in your overall mood and happiness. Today we're talking all about the tips and tricks to revolutionize your life by balancing your hormones!

My guest today is Bridgit Danner who is here to talk about the ways hormones affect women and how to find the perfect balance for you. Inspired by her postpartum depression, Bridgit started Women's Wellness Collaborative, an online resource for women, focused on finding ways to help women understand and balance their hormones. After spending 13 years dedicating herself to Chinese medicine, and giving over 12,000 treatments, Bridgit sold her Portland-based clinic to focus on using her online women's health collective to help women be the best they can be.

If you are gaining weight for no reason, experiencing night sweats or insomnia, a hormonal detox may be the way to help. Learn about gut-friendly foods, how to balance your estrogen and progesterone, break down complex thyroid issues and learn how cortisol can affect your blood sugar.

Find out how you can love chocolate and still maintain a healthy diet through gut-friendly foods and probiotics. Bridgit also shares an online quiz that could solve your gut issues and give you tips to keep your gut happy. Balancing your hormones just might be the key to losing that extra weight and a happier life!

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Did you know that food and your gut health plays a huge part in your hormone balance? Today we're diving deep into how food affects your gut health and in turn how food influences your hormones. In this episode, we’re discussing all the ways your food affects your body, and I’m sharing all of my favorite superfoods that can help your body get back on track.

The role that food plays in your hormone levels is one of my favorite topics, and many women don’t realize that your gut health directly impacts your hormone balance. This can impact many varied aspects of your health including weight, fatigue, insomnia, libido, and fertility.

It’s time we talk about how food can begin to balance your hormones more naturally. It’s the one thing you do every day that you have control over, and can help you feel happier and healthier in so many ways! We discuss the importance of a morning ritual, how important your liver is to your metabolism, and the multiple benefits of green smoothies and fermented foods, plus so much more!

What is your favorite superfood? Tell us in the comments on the episode page!

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If you’re struggling with weight loss resistance even though you’re following all the “rules” you keep hearing, food intolerances might be the culprit. In today’s episode, we talk to fitness and nutrition expert JJ Virgin about food intolerances and the myriad of symptoms they can cause, as well as how simple it is to fix.

JJ Virgin is a celebrity nutrition and fitness expert who helps eliminate food and carb intolerances to help transform your health and life. She appears on PBS, the Dr. Oz Show, Rachel Ray, Access Hollywood, and the Today Show. She also has four New York Times best-selling books, as well as the host of the popular JJ Virgin Lifestyle Podcast.

We talk about some of the common causes of food intolerances, as well as how to find out if you have one. We discuss the importance of gut health, and how losing weight is often as much about healing your body and reducing inflammation caused by intolerances as anything else. She emphasizes how simple it is to make the changes you need, and is giving us a free gift to make it as easy as possible for us!

Do you have brain fog, fatigue, bloating, or cravings regularly that you think might be caused by food intolerances? Are you struggling with weight loss resistance no matter what you try? Let us know in the comments on the episode page!

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Today we are discussing one of the most toxic relationships in everyone’s lives, sugar! I will be breaking down the 5 simple steps it takes to break up with sugar, and explain why living without sugar is the key to a better life.

In our modern-day society, sugar is almost unavoidable and indistinguishable, most of the time you don’t even know you are consuming it. Almost 75% of the food in the grocery store has added sweetener, and yet we continue to put these chemicals into our bodies and end up feeling terrible. The World Health Organization stated in 2015 that sugars should take up 5% of our diet. However, this is not the case for many people, and your health is suffering because of it! If you are thinking about breaking up with sugar than this episode is for you.

By replacing sugar with a positive lifestyle, and learning to love ourselves enough to break the habit, we can see an increase in our mood, energy, stamina and overall quality of life. Learn how an accountability partner can keep you on track, what starches and fibres to stay away from, and how Peppermint Oil can curb your cravings and be the ultimate weight loss tool. Ask yourself my 3 key questions to figure out if you have hidden sugar triggers in your life, and how to reverse our conditioned minds so you can stop getting instant gratification from sugar. As a bonus, listen to receive your free cheat sheet with recipes to help you stop cravings, increase energy and reset stress. Listen to today’s episode for all of this and more, and finally ditch sugar.

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Are you one of the many women who’ve experienced symptoms after going off of birth control, only for your doctor to tell you it’s all in your head? Today we’re talking to Dr. Jolene Brighten, the leading expert in post birth control syndrome, about what doctors don’t say about the pill, what women can do to manage the side effects, and coming off the pill safely.

Dr. Jolene is a functional medicine naturopathic doctor and is the founder of Rubus Health. She focuses on helping women who want to go off the pill and balance their hormones as well as those who want to stay on the pill while preventing long-term consequences.

Today we talk about the symptoms countless women experience when they go off the pill, as well as the long-term effects of being on the pill that most women aren’t aware of. She shares a patient’s success story of going off the pill and all the positive changes that took place. We also talk about some of the things women who want to stay on the pill can do to minimize long-term effects.

Are you thinking about going off the pill? Did you go off and experience some of these symptoms? Tell us your story in the comments on the episode page!

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What We're Talking About In This Episode!

Episode Summary

Today we are diving into a topic that just might save your life! Are you ready for the power of natural solutions? This episode is packed with changes that you can implement starting today to change your life for tomorrow.

In this episode, I want to teach you about Rushing Woman's Syndrome, or what is scientifically known as a sympathetic nervous system dominance, and results in you feeling ‘wired and tired’. Coming from a place of experience, I can tell you that Rushing Woman's syndrome is something that a lot of women deal with. It can cause stress, exhaustion, mood issues, headaches, pain, weight imbalance and a sense of urgency in your everyday life.

Let me help you learn how to listen to your body. We'll have an honest discussion about what your body is saying "no" too, and what "yes’s" your body is asking you to finally commit to. Whether the root cause is a lifestyle change or a health choice, your body is responding to your ‘go go go’ lifestyle and it’s time to put you first. Because it’s what we do every day for our bodies that makes a difference in what we're able to do for ourselves and other people.

The journey to an unexpected solution of radical self-healing is uncovered in this episode. We will figure out how to get your body and mind back to a place of vitality. We need to be self-aware to listen to our bodies messages and address the root cause of the issue.

What does your body need in order to heal? Do you have the courage to listen to your body and claim the health and vitality that you deserve? Join us for the third episode of Essentially You, where we prepare you for a self-guided action plan to say no to the things in our lives that deplete us, to make way for a better you.

Do you have an experience where you ignored what your body was telling you which lead to negative results? Share it in the comments!

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Almost all of us have at some point struggled with the proverbial “pooch”, that bit of stubborn fat on the belly. And who wouldn’t want to be a little bit slimmer, look and feel younger, and be healthier overall in 21 days? Today we’re talking to Dr. Kellyann Petrucci about the dangers of inflammation, her 3 pronged approach to healing the gut and the powers of collagen.

Dr. Kellyann is a noted women’s nutritionist and NY Times best-selling author of Dr. Kellyann’s Bone Broth Diet, weekly contributor to the Dr. Oz Show, and is the host of the PBS Special “21 Days to a Slimmer, Younger You”. Today we talk about how she discovered her bone broth solution and some simple ways for us to incorporate it into our busy lives.

We talk about the importance of microbes alongside as cell health in the gut, the dangers of inflammation and “the pooch”, and why her system is exactly 21 days (it’s not just a catchy number). We also discuss bone broth, collagen, and her version of intermittent fasting.

Have you tried bone broth and had success? Do you struggle with stubborn fat and inflammation and are thinking of trying her system? Let us know in the comments!

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