Naked Talk with JESS

The health of your gut affects all parts of your body. I provide tips for taking care of your gut and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Do the stresses of everyday life and just being busy get you out of the "mood?"  Maybe you need a vacation or a staycation to turn up the heat in your relationship.

Unprocessed Jess shares some tips on reconnecting with that special someone while on vacation in this episode of Naked Talk.

In this episode, Unprocessed Jess talks about the health benefits of "round buts and flat guts."  Listen in and learn how you can improve your looks and your health at the same time.

It's not like we're talking to co-workers or other people and asking how many times a day we're pooping so many of us don't realize what normal looks like.

Many of us are taught that "potty talk" is inappropriate and even though I talk about digestion I still don't like my girls using the word FART! Eww..gross! See?

SO many of us aren't addressing our digestive issues or even aware we have a problem. So let's start those conversations now.

So what is constipation? Regularly having infrequent bowel movements.

What is frequent?

1 to 3 times a day is good but two to three is ideal depending on how much you at that day.

Think about it? You eat, your body takes what it needs from the food, and the rest is waste.

You don't want that waste staying in the body longer than it has to.

Let me start with a story. In episode 1 I mentioned I was looking for love in all the wrong places and it wasn't that my boyfriends were bad but depending on them for acceptance and belonging isn't healthy.

I became close to my boyfriend's family after my dad died and looked for a place to belong. I was living in Corpus Christi and had no other family. I even moved in with my boyfriend's family at one point.

He and his brother had a separate little apartment in the back of their parents' house. Guess where the bathroom was? In his brother's room!

Imagine two college-age guys with girlfriends. They want their privacy! So his brother would lock his door after a certain time so I just didn't go because I didn't want to go into his parents' house.

It wasn't good. The pain got really bad and I had to go to the ER. I will never forget the nurse's reaction when she looked at my X-ray.

"Ok, now honey...look...you're just full of shit. That's your problem!" I was like "Oh my God...how embarrassing." So yeah, I really was full of it.

I never liked using public restrooms since I was a kid. I would hold it all day during school and it affected my digestion.

Even stress, diet, lack of movement can lead up to constipation.

So now that I've shared some of my embarrassing stories about constipation, let's go over some other signs of constipation.

Signs of Constipation

• Infrequent Bowel Movements
• Straining to pass stools
• Incomplete stools

Magazines in the bathroom - You probably remember your dad or someone staying in the restroom FOREVER with reading material. This is not the place for leisure reading!

This is 40 Movie - Paul Rudd - sitting on the toilet with his device in his hand hunched over reading it.

FOCUS! Git r done and get out of there.

You may be listening to this right now in the bathroom! I had to break myself of this when I noticed my girls were taking devices with them.

Ideal Potty Experience

• 1 to 2 stools a day, preferably 2 to 3
• Low odor - Can be slight but shouldn't be too strong
• Medium brown in color - can vary depending on some foods
• Long, log-like pieces
• No straining

No time for social media scrolling! Focus and Finish!

Squatty Potty is an awesome invention that helps your poop and potty protocol. It goes up against your toilet to allow you to have your feet up higher and in a better position for pooping.

You want to be up nice and straight so your colon isn't kinked.

Before toilets, people would squat and some still do. Like in camping when you "cop a squat". The link is below. Check it out!

It's all about true holistic health so other things may be contributing to your digestion.

Stress is a big one and it can affect this as well. Health begins in the gut.

We're exposed to environmental toxins even when we're careful and holding it, and lack of movement (especially at a desk job) affect us as well.

If you're working at a desk:

• Make yourself take a break and get up from your desk
• Walk around for a few minutes
• Stretch and undo some of that sitting position
• Try taking the stairs if that's an option
• Keep water at your desk so it's in view

Think about the amount of time you're sedentary throughout the day. It adds up!

Things to try in the mornings to get things moving and have more energy

• Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the am before your coffee
• Fit in some squats and stretches before getting ready and heading out the door

Try some of those things and see what helps. Listen to your body, become your own health advocate, and work with your health professional to achieve optimal health.

Be mindful of just doing a detox or cleanse. Depending on how toxic our body and organs are we can actually get backed up if we're not using the proper protocols.

If it's a quick fix it's not going to be sustainable. You may lose some weight in the beginning because you're losing toxins but in the long run you need to keep asking why and go upstream for each symptom and get to the root for sustainable change.

Take the time to find out what's going on with your body and WHY so you can take the best approach.

I'll put links to some great book below as a starting point.

I hope you learned something today. If you're not constipated...congratulations! You're a huge step ahead of many people. Our SAD (Standard American Diet) leads to many symptoms.

Remember ALL areas of our life are connected and affect the others. We can't compartmentalize. Relationships, food, movement, career/life, spirituality all play a role in our health AND business!

Cheers to a Healthy MIND BODY BUSINESS!

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Resources:

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It's NO secret most of us are sleep deprived and spend TONS of money on supplements, diets, surgery but don't sleep!

It's crazy!

6 to 9 hours is what we want to aim for a night

Sleep is FREE but the lack of it costs us a lot in terms of money and our health.

Sleep is essential to your health. Your body needs rest and a time for your brain to drain all the gunk it doesn't need!

Optimal sleep allows our body to do it's job and keep our hormones from getting out of whack.

There ARE natural ways to address hormones and sleep. Remember, quick fixes are not sustainable without getting to the root cause.

Educate yourself on all of the options first. Be your OWN advocate for your health. Listen to your body and it will tell you when something isn't just right. No one knows your body better than you do.

This is YOUR life so make it a priority.

For such a small word SEX really does cause quite a stir. I don't get it. It's a primal need and needs to addressed or will begin to affect other areas of our health.

It's something a lot of grew up not talking about depending on our culture, parents' views, or religious view.

Many turn to sources to learn about sex and it's not always from a healthy perspective.

We need to have a foundation of knowledge about sex and discussing it with our partners because it won't get better without communicating about it. Let's start those difficult conversations.

Many married couples just aren't having enough sex or skipping it all together. This is no Bueno! Not only is sex great cardio but it boosts oxytocin that can make you feel connected, lowers cortisol, and when it has a happy ending a hormone called prolactin is released and help you feel sleepy.

You may be thinking, "Seriously Jess...the LAST thing I want to think about is sex after a long and stressful day!" You may not be making an excuse that your head hurts. You may just be dehydrated!

I totally get it. I was a mom of three kids 5 and under and homeschooled soon after that and I was REALLY tired from trying to juggle it all. Things didn't go as we planned in our fantasies. The nooners we envisioned never came.

But we got through it. It's not easy but we need to just stop and ask if this is the life we want to live. Am I really prioritizing my time and health? Clients often tell me they're doing things for their family all the while they're spending less time with them and are overstressed and unhealthy.

How is that working out?

Set yourself up for sex and sleep success by planning your day and moving backwards from ideal bedtime vs. waiting until a few hours before bed.

How can you get more sleep?

Health begins in the gut so it's a great place to start.

Our SAD (Standard American Diet) is filled with processed foods and chemicals and it's taxing our digestion and affecting our health.

Think about it? Who can feel sexy with all this going on? Let's get real here.

If you know sex is on the menu for the night, are you going to be likely to relax and let yourself go knowing something's going on in your gut and you may actually let yourself go and something actually may come out!

Make it one less stress by addressing your gut health.

Tips to better sex and sleep

• Eat more real foods and less crap-

C- Carbonated Drinks

R- Refined Sugars

A- Artificial Sweeteners

P - Processed Foods

• Drink enough water
• Have a fairly regular night routine
• Write your to-do list to get ideas out of your head
• Turn off tv and devices an hour at minimum before your bedtime
• Remove devices from your room

For more information and tips on sex and sleep visit www.unprocessedjess.com

http://www.unprocessedjess.com/sex-sleep-secrets-sexy-master-bedroom/

Listen in as unprocessed Jess discusses her story and why she is starting Naked Talk.

Reaching the hearts of busy entrepreneurs and sharing natural ways to lose weight, gain energy, and increase libido is at the center of her practice. She believes we deserve to live life with happy hormones, a healthy weight, and a sexy attitude.

You can connect with Jess on Instagram and Facebook @unprocessedJESS and on her blog www.unprocessedJESS.com