Last week We talked about whether the pain of staying where you are with a certain painful thing in your life is harder than the change required to move beyond that thing.  

Maybe you're avoiding a relationship change that needs to happen or maybe youre ignoring a health issue  

SO lets go down the road that you have decided NOT to change anything…Let’s start with the rule that you can only change yourself. 

1. So, if you’re avoiding a change in a relationship, you won’t be able to change the other person. 

2. If this is a health issue, like weight, type 2 diabetes, a gut issue, inflammation, autoimmune,  - That’s on you… 

3. Your mental health is also on you. You can keep blaming everyone around you, and you continue to respond in the same old way -That’s fine  4. Let me ask you a couple questions: if you don’t change…. 

Quick answer is NO!

Ultraprocessed foods that don’t look anything like the original form of food. Think sausage vs a piece of protein; or bread vs whole grain quinoa or rice; or ultra processed fat vs clean extra virgin olive oil; veggies vs no veggies whatsoever…

Most nuggets of anything, fried, stuffed, breaded,

These kinds of foods - mostly carbs very little protein or anything else - the worst - actually suck nutrients out of your body as your body has to work extra hard to detox them , and these foods feed your inflammation, so your body is busy making inflammatory chemistry instead of healing you.

Complex

Grains

Legumes

Squash

Root veggies - potatoes, carrots, rutabagas, turnips parsnips, sweet potatoes

Less Complex/ Lower Carb

The rest...broccoli cauliflower, 

The last three Mondays we talked about making and keeping promises to ourselves, what happens when we don’t and the fact that our self confidence/esteem/value all goes down when we don’t keep promises to ourselves .  

So, Which is harder?  *Keeping the promise or living with in your current pain?

 *What do you want your life to look like?  *WHAT DO YOU think GOD wants your life to look like? 

*Is NOT keeping promises to yourself interfering in your relationships?  

*Are those around you starting to not trust what you say you're going to do for yourself because you always flake on yourself? 

What needs to change? Where is the pain? Weight loss, ending a relationship, staying in a relationship,   

There is a technical term for this - delayed gratification…we should all be learning to delay gratification. This is a skill developed between the ages of 8 and 13. So, you may be running programs about delaying gratification that you were taught or caught from your parents during that age. I talked extensively about this in another podcast.

Overwhelmed with where to start your Gluten Free journey 

1. What is your main health goal.  For many it’s weight loss. However, if you’ve been sick for a while that might not happen. Your body has to heal first. It’s in survival mode and isn’t going to release any weight until it’s sure it’s healthy 

2. Most clients try substitution first; GF doesn’t equal carb free 

3. Best way is to substitute veggies. Lettuce wraps for sandwiches and burgers; fall squash, sweet potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes vs pasta; spaghetti squash, hearts of palm noodles zucchini noodles for pasta. 

4. The basic diet…

BONUS EPISODE

Resentment: Pool of emotions that have never really been looked at; manifests as Negative self talk; anger/anxiety/depression/gut: constipation/diarrhea/IBS; You’ve convinced yourself of all your negative thoughts

Resistance: The gap between what is in reality and what we think it should be or what we expect it to be: Defend your position, Feel disconnected, lack intimacy, holding people at arms length; our immune system can start to turn on ourselves as we hold in the toxic emotions

Revenge: You no longer can identify your dreams, you feel flat, your health has probably spiraled to a low point

What are you committed to? So, if you’re like I was - I kept promises to myself  way less thanI kept my word to others - For so long I hid behind people pleasing, traffic, getting busy, got overwhelmed, the inevitable “something happened and I…”  

It’s like having a cloud over your head though right? What does it feel like when you let yourself down? - I’d love to know how it makes you feel...

Proverbs 25:13-14Reliable friends who do what they say    are like cool drinks in sweltering heat—refreshing! Like billowing clouds that bring no rain   is the person who talks big but never produces.  

If you’re unsure what your typical excuses or what may also be described as a well designed lie to yourself…. 

**Ask your self a different question….

***What is consistently more important than keeping your word to yourself? 

****Who else do you think this is affecting in your life?  

I can tell you - all those excuses - were affecting my parenting. Your kids do what you do - not what you say - they will also learn to self sabotage and not keep their word to themselves. So much more...

Is Gluten that Bad For You?

The short answer is: it depends…

Let's get to the root of the problem - that's what it's all about in Functional Medicine! 

🧐How did you end up with a Leaky Gut and a Leaky Brain in the first place?? There are about 10 basic factors that lead to a Leaky Gut. Of course, there are many more but this covers the main ones. 

Here are the links I promised, just copy and paste:  

I'm here to serve you...and we will have FUN! Let's keep you out of the overwhelm, and create a personal path to get you healthy!  Here's a link to schedule a convenient time for us to chat.

Gut Healing Protocol: Specific supplement protocol designed to start healing MOST people's Leaky Gut.  https://us.fullscript.com/protocols/drkrissargent-jump-start-gut-healing-protocol 

Replay of Cultivating a Mind for God: 3 Foundations for Mental Health https://dr-kris-sargent.mykajabi.com/pl/2147590135

How often do you flake on your friends? How often do you flake on yourself?  

I’m going to continue on this path of mental/soul/gut health. I believe that when we get these three parts on the right path, we can really start to transform all the parts our life for God.  And my guess is, if you're really honest, and like I was - you rarely flake on your friends - you rarely let them down. However, you let yourself down regularly and then beat yourself up for it! 

 So, as important as it is to get help when you need it. There’s also a time to do the work, and start getting real with yourself.  

Biblical - Galatians 6: 2-5 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. 4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, 5 for each one should carry their own load.