The Simplicity Sessions

I was on different versions of the birth control pill for about 7 years. I reacted horribly to one prescription, but when I talked to my doctor about it, I felt like I wasn't heard. I had to advocate for myself and it worked.

But then, years later, I realized that I didn't have all the information to be a true advocate for my holistic health. Why didn't I have all the information when I was first going on this medication?

So this episode is for anyone who is an advocate and who is supporting someone coming off the pill for any reason.

Here are the main topics of this simplicity bite:

• Dietary considerations that may help
• Recommended supplements
• Science behind chemical bleeds
• What to expect from the body when it stops getting the pill
• How to reframe the way we think about the triggers that put us on the pill in the first place

Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community.

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

"For some women, it can take six months or sometimes up to a year for their body to reregulate and move through all of the chemical hormones that have really been running the show"

"The opportunity to work with someone can absolutely change the life you're living"

"if you're ever working with a doctor or a practitioner in any capacity that makes you feel bad or ashamed or embarrassed, that's not appropriate. Fire them."

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.

I am delighted to have a guest on this episode that I had on the show a few weeks back, Dr. Stephanie Estima. Towards the end of episode 135, we started to talk about eating strategies designed specifically for women's health. And I said to her: you know, this feels like another whole conversation. So, here we are, having another whole conversation!

In this episode, we cover fasting, keto, pitfalls that Dr. Stephanie has seen when advising women on their eating habits, and some body science that will help everyone make good choices for their bodies.

Dr. Stephanie Estima is a Chiropractic doctor with a special interest in functional neurology, brain metabolism, and female physiology. She is particularly focused on distilling strategies in nutritional proxies, movement, posture, and mindset to help actualize female potential, healthspan, longevity, and achievement. Dr. Estima is the author of Betty Body and a podcast called Better. Her life's passion and mission is blending modern science with ancient wisdom to empower women's health and healing.

Here are the main topics of this wonderful conversation:

• How and why keto should be different for women than men
• Physiological background on how keto works and how diet choices can lead to cravings and abandoning keto
• Examples of how to incorporate specific foods into a healthy keto plan
• Any healthy diet is a balance that fits you as an individual
• A recommended starting point if you're new to keto
• Incorporate knowledge of your cycle into your diet and exercise plan for maximal benefits
• How all of these principles apply to menopausal women
• How Dr. Stephanie approaches fasting

Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community.

Learn more about Stephanie Estima:

Dr. Stephanie Estima

Dr. Stephanie Estima on Instagram

Dr. Stephanie Estima on Facebook

Listen to Dr. Stephanie Estima's Podcast

Buy Dr. Stephanie's Betty Body Book

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about our amazing show partners:

I wish that I could share a smell with your ears because I wore a chocolate Mandarin hand and body bomb while record this episode and it smelled so delicious that it was distracting. It's a really rich balm. My family uses it on our hands, bodies, and lips. It's from skin essence organics and works great even on dry, chapped areas or sensitive skin. Save 15% off of your order at skinessence.ca when you use the code JENNPIKE15.

A question that came in from one of our listeners asked if I have any natural health recommendations to help relieve the restlessness and nervousness they feel because of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). I first want to say that without knowing health history and background, I can't recommend any "prescriptions" based on just this question and I encourage anyone feeling this way to work with your regular healthcare provider or reach out to us at [email protected]. In the meantime, I suggest looking into 'clear day' from St. Francis Herb Farm. It uses a combination of herbs to help calm your body but it isn't a sedative. Save 15% off your order at stfrancisherbfarm.com when you use the code JENNPIKE15.

Regular listeners know that I always share with you the things I incorporate into my routines to make the really boring things less tedious. Today I'm drinking water, but I've added some powdered vitamin C and a scoop of grass-fed collagen peptides from Garden of Life. You can also put this into your smoothies, shakes, coffee, or whatever you like. You can even add it to your baking! One scoop is a really simple way to get me 20 grams of collagen.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

SE: "We have always assumed in women's health and women's medicine that we're sort of smaller archetypes of men."

SE: "When we were first introduced to the keto diet, it was like... bacon with a side of bacon"

SE: "When I'm building out my plate... the majority of the plate is plants, I have protein... then fat is the fill."

SE: "You want to think about cholesterol as your fairy godmother"

JP: "It's so important ladies that you are continually working towards building muscle because it is a longevity organ"

SE: "When you are able to apply consistency and commit to this idea of doing it again, this is where your results come from."

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.

If you are menstruating, you will go through four phases in each cycle. Each phase is marked by hormonal fluctuations and other changes in your body, which means we can predict a bit about what will be happening with your mood in each phase. This is part of why tracking your cycle can be really useful- if you can predict your mood then you can schedule work, social events, workouts, and other parts of your life around the energy you expect to have in each phase.

I go through each cycle phase and connect what's happening in your body to how that might make you feel.

If you have a question, send it on over to [email protected]!

Here are the main topics of this simplicity bite:

• When you are on your actual period, you have decreased energy and may need more rest and self reflection.
• In the follicular phase, you have increased energy and cognition. This may mean you feel more social and adventurous.
• The luteal phase is marked by a mood shift from social and active to reserved and mellow. After this shift, you may be able to direct your energy to finishing projects, cleaning things up, and purging.
• You will notice increased cravings and mood swings right before your period.
• Make sure you support your body during all phases to keep yourself mentally and physically healthy.
• Use your diet to help take care of your body and work with your moods through each phase

Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community.

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

"If you're a woman, you are essentially four different versions of yourself throughout every month and you have to learn how to support her"

"Think of the seasons we go through an entire year… It's chunked down into seasons, which are manageable. We know there's a beginning and there's an end and how to be prepared."

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.

I really feel like my husband and I have become financial ninjas in the last 5 - 7 years. My finances now bring me joy instead of stress. I've really flipped my story throughout my financial journey. That's why I wanted to have this conversation- I want all of you to get rid of the stress and shame that so many people feel when it comes to their finances.

So I invited Paula Willimek to join me for this episode. She is an incredible woman on a mission to help other women change their energy, their story, and their relationship with money. Paula takes a holistic approach to financial management, which includes managing your mental relationship with money.

This is definitely only the start of many episodes about our money and our relationships with it. I want us all to get to a point where we manage our finances to give ourselves the power to meet our goals.

Here are the main topics of my amazing conversation with Paula:

• Paula felt her work at a big financial corporation was disconnected from what her clients needed
• It's much easier to just keep doing what you're familiar with when it comes to finances
• There's a lot of shame and guilt tied into whether you understand how to manage finances, which means that people often don't ask for help
• Not feeling confident about managing finances causes stress for lots of people, and that stress spills over into other aspects of their lives
• What we learned from our families and friends about finances often doesn't work for us
• Women are now bringing in more money than they used to- earning sometimes isn't the problem, it's knowing what to do with those earnings that's stressful
• Who to trust is also a big question: a financial advisor at your bank may try to sell you into programs that benefit the bank
• Paula's program starts by asking people about their money story, which means who taught them and what they learned growing up
• The next step in Paula's program is to examine what's happening to you financially now, especially what patterns there are in your financial situation
• Then Paula guides program participants to create an action plan just for them, including how to snap themselves out of mental downward spirals
• It's important to work mental health practices into your financial routines, like having a regular gratitude practice
• Financial planning and recommendations must be personalized
• Paula recommends starting with making sure you have some cash
• Then if you have debt, look into aggressively paying that off, which can have a psychologically positive snowball effect
• Next, consider working on a "power fund"- enough to cover several months of expenses so that you have more control over your life
• Tracking every expense is hard work but very eye-opening
• "Budgeting" is such a loaded, triggering word- do the things that make you happy, but know what those things cost
• Don't wait for retirement or financial planning until it's a necessity- plan for success early
• Some government financial assistance plans exist, but finding them and navigating them is difficult
• The future of retirement income is uncertain- you cannot automatically depend on pensions for retirement anymore
• Consider how your financial timeline affects your credit- wait to pay off credit cards until you've been billed, so you get that history of regularly paying off your debt

Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community.

Learn more about Stephanie Dodier:

Paula Willimek

Paula Willimek on Instagram

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about our amazing show partners

I ease my time working on my finances by working some me-time into my financial routine:

• I do a face mask. I put a little peer cleanser on from Skin Essence, then follow up with an oil serum. Just be careful you don't forget it's there! Half the time I forget because it's so comfortable, then remember when I go to sip on my smoothie. Save 15% off of your order at skinessence.ca when you use the code JENNPIKE15.
• I make something delicious. I'm really into apple turmeric mulled cider lately. It's a Garden of Life recipe that you can find right here. Bonus: this smoothie helps with mobility and general pain, like joint pain or soreness after a workout.
• I make up something delicious. I also recently made up my own smoothie recipe using Sunwarrior's clean greens and protein along with some frozen pineapple and cauliflower- don't knock it until you try it! It's really satiating for me and keeps my body steady when I'm taxing my body, whether it's physically with a workout or mentally and emotionally with my finances. Save 10% off of your order at sunwarrior.com if you're a US resident when you use the code simplicity (all lower case).
• I come to the work well-rested. If on Thursday night I'm not feeling really rested and calm, I'll use some Valericalm calm from Saint Francis Herb Farm to help me rest. It's a combination of herbs and botanicals that doesn't knock you out, it soothers your mind and body. I wake up on Friday feeling non-anxious and non-groggy, which is really essential for me to work with my finances. Save 15% off your order at stfrancisherbfarm.com when you use the code JENNPIKE15.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

PW: "They couldn't see themselves in those recommendations"

PW: "We have the tools to help people, but we're not helping them get there"

PW: "There's so much shame and guilt associated with financial 'should's"

PW: "With money, we don't ask for help"

PW: "You can't possibly know that because you've never, literally never had any real financial literacy in your lives. We don't learn it at school"

PW: "Women don't have power because they're not the one making the money"

JP: "There's more money coming into the household and instead of it being something that is actually helping them, it can become something that is now a different kind of elephant in the room"

JP: "I think for a lot of women, it's not not understanding how to earn money"

JP: "Money is an emotionally charged topic"

PW: "Your family of origin is the biggest teacher of your money story or your subconscious beliefs of home money"

PW: "One of the first things I remember learning about money as a small child was that money was dirty"

PW: "You see a pattern with money, how it comes in and out of your life"

PW: "Your money story is going to be a lifelong thing- identifying and changing and evolving and growing"

PW: "One of the biggest game-changers that I also suggest in my workshop is to have a regular gratitude practice"

PW: "If you're not invested in those goals, there's a 99% chance you're not going to follow my recommendations"

PW: "Every client is very individual, which is really exciting for someone like me because this is what I love to do. It's to help people dream and to be like, we can achieve this."

JP: "I have a money date every Friday with myself"

PW: "'Budgeting' is similar for me to 'dieting'- so loaded a word"

PW: "I don't like to label a particular financial behavior as being wrong"

PW: "People wait to do this planning until it's sort of a necessity"

JP: "I want to start the conversation, no matter how uncomfortable it is"

PW: "I invite all of you to like drop the guilt and shame about finances"

PW: "When women really give themselves permission, they are on fire, they are unstoppable

JP: "When we're talking about money, ladies, this is about you recognizing and feeling that you deserve this, that this is possible"

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star, and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.

The DUTCH that we're interested in is the Dried Urinary Test for Comprehensive Hormones. This test is administered during the luteal phase of your menstrual cycle. That's the second half of your cycle after ovulation and right before your period.

A menstrual cycle has four phases and during each phase, distinct things are happening with the body, including hormonal fluctuations. Testing at the peak of the luteal phase gives a better snapshot of what your hormone levels truly are. DUTCH is useful because results help us understand what's going on in your body, which means we can make a plan to reduce undesirable symptoms associated with your menstrual cycle.

If you have a question, send it on over to [email protected]!

Here are the main topics of this amazing conversation:

• From Instagram DMs: why is DUTCH administered during the luteal phase?
• A detailed overview of a menstrual cycle
• Reminders that menstrual cycles are wildly variable
• DUTCH tests not just for the hormones that you produce and have, but how you metabolize them
• DUTCH methodology
• The luteal phase gives a better snapshot of your hormone levels
• DUTCH helps us understand what's happening in your body, which can help us reduce undesirable symptoms
• What to do if you're not sure when you're in the luteal phase
• Stress management is critical
• Tips for stress management

Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community.

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

"How long you bleed is separate from the question of how often do you cycle"

"if you were to go and just take this test any day of the week, your results are not going to be accurate"

"If we test at the peak of the luteal phase, we can get a better snapshot of where your true hormone levels are at that time"

"We can work with you and help you understand about your diet and your lifestyle- what we need to modify in those areas and what we need to bring into your life in those areas"

"You have to be managing your stress. It's not controlling your stress. It's managing. There's a big difference."

"Working with a practitioner, working with my team inside of the hormone project. Stress management techniques is what we can help to tailor for you so you're not wasting your time, you're not wasting your money, you're not filling your cupboards with a whole bunch of things"

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.

I had so many "aha" moments during this conversation. You could say that Stephanie Dodier helps women break away from diet culture. But that doesn't do her work justice. She promotes counterculture principles that permanently change how women relate to their bodies, including how to de-link self-love from body love and how to disrupt harmful generational knowledge transfer. She is empowering women to change the world from the inside out.

Stephanie is a Clinical Nutritionist who created the Going Beyond the Food Method, a cornerstone of her Conquer and Thrive program. She uses her own experience with food and her body to sustain her investment in sharing how she approaches personal health.

Here are the main topics of this amazing conversation:

• Why the podcast has a new name
• Introducing Stephanie Dodier and how she inspires
• What "being healthy" has come to mean
• 14:00 Why Stephanie cares so much about the culture associated with being healthy
• 15:00 Stephanie's experience accepting and loving her body is ... other people
• Many sectors profit off of women feeling like they aren't good enough
• Stephanie's journey with food and her body
• Women who ask for help with weight gain are ostracized by society because they don't fit the typical need profile
• About diet culture and societally imposed body ideals for women
• There is diversity in women's body size going back millennia- as far as we can trace back
• How and why the medical industry participates in diet culture
• Self-love versus body neutrality
• The effect of living in a patriarchal society on "programming" girls' relationships with their body
• Generational norms contribute to the persistence of diet culture
• Jenn's early experiences with diet culture
• How to begin pushing back against diet culture
• 43:00 intuition
• 43:20 how to deal with sabotage- how to re-think sabotage
• Redefining health to be more than just a physical body
• Linking "optimum health" to social justice
• Moving away from the idea that everyone is meant to prioritize being perfectly healthy
• Diet culture affects girls' behavior as early as elementary school
• How the pandemic is affecting body relationships
• We should be teaching in schools how to process emotion, which would affect our relationship with food
• How Jenn and others feel when processing all of the topics covered in this episode
• The Conquer and Thrive program and Stephanie's podcast

Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community.

Learn more about Stephanie Dodier:

Stephanie Dodier

Stephanie Dodier on Facebook

Stephanie Dodier on YouTube

Stephanie Dodier on Instagram

Listen to Stephanie Dodier's Podcast

Start with Stephanie's Freedom From Dieting Roadmap

Learn more about Stephanie's Conquer and Thrive program

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about our amazing show partners

I ended this episode thinking about my daughter, so I want to share with you some products that I think will help us reinforce our beliefs with our actions and teach our daughters to take care of themselves outside of the diet culture we discuss in this episode. I've tried these as a mom- I hope they work for you!

• We love smoothies because they're quick and easy. I started adding in Sunwarrior's Beauty Greens Collagen Booster in pina colada flavor. She likes that it tastes healthy, I like that it's got probiotics and is plant-based with greens in it.
• I am encouraging my daughter to think about her skin as a whole. Skin Essence is Canadian-founded, organic, non-GMO, not animal-tested- this company is one that we love and have around the house, which is why my daughter's been giving them a try (and my husband and son too!). You can even talk to the company to get advice on which products may be right to try first.
• I've mentioned before a plant-based iron organic herb tonic that my daughter has been using. It's been helping her feel a lot better, especially around her periods- it's common for young girls first getting their period to be anemic. Garden of Life's mykind Organics liquid iron supplement is junk-free and helps her body uptake and absorb iron. This could help you moms too! And the flavor is fantastic- her favorite is cranberry lime.
• Another thing that I want to help my daughter with is reducing the problems that can be associated with having her period. Really Neutral Tonics from Saint Francis Herb Farm can help. I most love their menstrual tonic and PMS support, which you don't have to use together.

I hope some of these tips can help all your mamas out there, and if you don't have a daughter, then I hope some of these tips and tricks can help you.

Create a more simple life with Saint Francis Herb Farm products. You can purchase Saint Francis Herb Farm's products online using the code Jennpike15 and save 15% off all of your purchases or directly in your closest Health Food Store.

Use the code jennpike10 and get 10% off your purchases.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

JP: "I want to help to be part of stoking you"

SD: "What is currently perceived as health, as a normal body, what is perceived as beauty, even, is not for the best intention of women, and the only people that can change that is us women"

JP: "If you empower a woman to love her for who she is and to fully embody that- you can't profit off of her"

JP: "Hell hath no fury like a woman in her power"

SD: "Nothing was working to maintain the body that society expected me to have"

JP: "Everything that they are being taught is being geared toward weight loss"

SD: "We are telling women that their body should be a certain look or should be a certain weight"

SD: "We're classifying the value and the worth of women based on the size of their body and on their health status"

SD: "BMI was never created for health reasons"

SD: "As of 2019, there is not one single study that indicates that weight causes a health issue"

SD: "In my world and the way that I teach, self-love is B.S."

SD: "We can love ourselves not because of our body but because of who we are"

SD: "We raise women to be good girls"

JP: "I see what she's exposed to and I am also seeing what my son is exposed to"

SD: "The first line I want to say to women is: it's not your fault"

SD: "If you can learn that, unpack that for yourself, if you change the narrative at home- that's how we change that for the next generation of women"

SD: "The very first place we start is self-compassion"

SD: "Intuitive eating is the reparation mechanism to our relationship with food"

SD: "Wow I can regulate myself. What else can I do?"

JP: "We've been taught to focus on the wrong change, the outer change"

SD: "Learning how to manage our brain, learning to manage our mind, so we no longer are the pendant of other people's words and other people's opinions of us, we build our own- that's the greatest source of power for women"

SD: "That's the goal of this work is liberating women and then us going out and changing the world"

SD: "We need to redefine what health is"

SD: "Most of us are not meant to be '100% healthy' in all factors"

SD: "What if we move the goalposts from outside to inside, by being self-aware, by being present just within your own body"

SD: "The body becomes the punching bag"

SD: "Emotional eating is a gift"

SD: "That is the most detrimental to your health- not the layer of fat on your body, but the stress load on your body"

SD: "If you need a motivator, do it for your daughter and then it will become your work afterward"

Additional Information About Stephanie:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.

In this episode of The Simplicity "Bite" Sessions, I am talking all about TSH, which is not a Thyroid Hormone. TSH is often used to test the condition of the Thyroid if you are exhibiting Thyroid issues; however, TSH does NOT give the full picture. Testing for TSH can give you an idea as to whether your Thyroid is under or over-producing hormones. Unfortunately, screening for TSH is problematic because by the time changes in the amount of hormone that is produced could indicate that the problem is well underway. I recommend a series of tests that will provide a more holistic approach to detecting issues with your Thyroid including TSH, Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, TPO (Thyroid peroxidase), and TGAB (Anti-Thyroid Globulin).

Here are the topics you are about to listen to in today's "bite" session:

• We need to do better for women who are having signs and symptoms of thyroid issues and being tested incorrectly
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
• TSH tests are not a full thyroid workup
• Not a reliable screening
• The screening is an outdated approach
• Functional practitioners and allopathic practitioners agree that it is not a full thyroid screening
• TSH is produced in the pituitary gland in the brain
• TSH's job is to stimulate the Thyroid to produce its hormones (T4 and T3)
• TSH is used for screening for Thyroid disease under the assumption based on how well you Thyroid is producing hormones
• Screening for TSH is problematic because by the time changes in the amount of hormone that is produced it could mean that there is something already going on
• Ranges of TSH can vary; however a number lower than 1 is concerning and will require more questions.
• Testing needs to be more holistic
• Here is a list of tests that you should be requesting:
• • TSH - it's part of the entire system and can provide information in conjunction with the rest of the list.
  • Free T4
  • Free T3 - T4 and T3 need one another so it's important to test both.
  • Reverse T3
  • TPO - Thyroid peroxidase
  • TGAB - Anti Thyroid Globulin

Hoping that this mini-episode helps you better understand your symptoms, how and when they are showing up in your body, mood, and emotions. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about our amazing show partners

Create a more simple life with Saint Francis Herb Farm products. You can purchase Saint Francis Herb Farm's products online using the code Jennpike15 and save 15% off all of your purchases or directly at your closest Health Food Store.

While shopping at Skin Essence enter the code jennpike20 on your first order for 20% OFF your purchase and jennpike15 for 15% OFF on all following orders. www.skinessence.ca — Canada www.skinessenceorganics.com — USA and International.

When buying at SUNWARRIOR use the code simplicity2020 and save 10% off your purchase.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

"TSH is not a Thyroid hormone"

"Detecting Thyroid issues needs a more holistic approach"

"TSH's job is to stimulate the Thyroid to produce its hormones (T4 and T3)"

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two

I am joined by my friend Dr.Stephanie Estima to today's episode ( which is the first of two parts), to talks about how important is for us to change the narrative in regards to taking care of our bodies as women, to learn to pay attention to the signs and symptoms, honoring where we are at, having awareness about the different phases in our cycles and the energetic phases of the seasons as well. In the second part of our conversation we will dive deep into the concept of Ketogenic Diet for women, is it safe? Is it recommended? How to use it?

Dr. Stephanie Estima is an expert in female metabolism and body composition. She is a doctor of chiropractic with a special interest in functional neurology, brain metabolism, and female physiology. She is particularly focused on distilling strategies in nutritional proxies, movement, posture, and mindset to actualize female potential, healthspan, longevity, and achievement.

These are the main topics of this amazing conversation that you will probably like to listen to more than once:

• Estima talks about her background, how she started a podcast and wrote a book.
• Estima shares how she spent years without listening to her body.
• What is keto-cycling?
• How to take care of yourself during perimenopause and menopause.
• The normalization of menstrual pain comes from a strong patriarchal thinking.
• Menstrual pain is common, not normal.
• The crucial importance of rest and recovery.
• Your menstrual cycle is your hormonal report card.
• The impact stress has on the female body.
• The role of cortisol.
• How stress impacts your sex hormones
• Women need to engage in human connections..
• The importance of our morning and evening habits and rituals.
• Move your body according to your cycles
• What are you grateful for?
• You need to have time for sex.
• Separate your productivity from your worth.
• Set a recovery day for your health.
• When you learn how to exercise (and when) your body responds correctly
• Build muscle and shift your composition.

Hoping you can understand yourself better after listening to this episode and that you can put into action some of this knowledge to unfold a more loving and compassionate way to treat yourself! Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community.

Learn more about Dr. Stephanie Estima :

Check Dr. Stephanie's website

Download the 4 Week Keto Cycling Guide (with Recipes and Nutritional Breakdown!):

Dr. Stephanie Estima on Instagram

Dr. Stephanie Estima on Facebook

The Betty Body: A Geeky Goddess' Guide to Intuitive Eating, Balanced Hormones, and Transformative Sex, Dr. Stephanie Estima

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about our amazing show partners

Here goes one of our listener's questions (someone else's question might be also your own, you are not alone!):

"I am suffering from congested skin, there are bumps and I am breaking out. I also have adrenal fatigue...I am exhausted, I have digestive issues, lots of gas and bloating, as well as constipation. I am a hot mess! I know it is a lot to ask, but do you have any recommendations?"

To answer this question, first I am going to recommend you to move your body with a moderate intensity of exercise. Secondly, your digestion needs to be assessed, you need to identify which foods are creating the gas and bloating in order to avoid them, if most of the foods are creating these unpleasant consequences, I suggest you have some Canadian Digestive Bitters from Saint Francis Herb Farm or digestive enzymes, especially if your gall bladder was removed.

Thirdly, you want to look at your minerals and support your liver, Liver Hepato DR is a tonic and a tincture that I use in my practice and it is not only a great support for your liver but also helps to detoxify, assists the process of elimination and it is very anti-inflammatory. Create a more simple life with Saint Francis Herb Farm products. You can purchase Saint Francis Herb Farm's products online using the code Jennpike15 and save 15% off all of your purchases or directly in your closest Health Food Store.

I would also suggest you start dry brushing for lymphatic stimulation and to get to know more about your skin type, you can reach out to Skin Essence Organics and have a Skin Care Quiz, that will help you determine what type of products you need for your skin particularly. You can even chat with them if you have any further questions.

While shopping at Skin Essence enter the code jennpike20 in your first order for 20% OFF your purchase andjennpike15 for 15% OFF in all your following orders. www.skinessence.ca — Canada www.skinessenceorganics.com — USA and International.

In regards to your minerals, you can add SUNWARRIOR's Ancient Sea Salt into your water, smoothie or elixir, it is filled with natural minerals that are just great for your health. When buying at SUNWARRIOR use the code simplicity2020 and save 10% off your purchase.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

"Ketocycling is matching the ketogenic diet to the different phases of your menstrual cycle."

"Menstrual pain is not normal, it is common, but is not normal!"

"The normalization of menstrual pain comes from a stong patriarchal thinking"

"Your body is talking to you all the time, sometimes whispering and others yelling."

"Your menstrual cycle is your hormonal report card."

"Community is your immunity."

"Your sleep have to be prioritize."

"Match the internal lighting of the home with the lighting that mother nature is offering."

"Our rest is where the work happens."

"Unclench your productivity from your worth"

"We need to move away from the idea of weight loss, and instead think in gaining muscle and shifting our composition."

"Pleasure is our birth right."

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.

In this episode of The Simplicity "Bite" Sessions, I am talking to those of you that have done some testing on your hormones already, or maybe you are practitioners seeking to help your clients best. I am diving deep into the difference between DIM and Calcium D Glucarate in estrogen detoxification and their impact in the different phases of this process.

Here are the topics you are about to listen to in today's "bite" session:

• What is functional testing?
• The DUTCH test (Dry Urinary Test for Comprehensive Hormones)
• How DIM works.
• Consequences of lowering your estradiol: vaginal dryness, low energy and libido, hot flashes, and difficulty sleeping.
• Phase 3 of estrogen detoxification is tested through stool.
• What a GI map shows.
• Calcium D-glucarate helps to move the estrogen down with your stools
• Are you properly eliminating?
• Functional testing needs to be worked with a practitioner.

Hoping that this mini-episode helps you better understand your symptoms, how and when they are showing up in your body, mood, and emotions. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about our amazing show partners

Create a more simple life with Saint Francis Herb Farm products. You can purchase Saint Francis Herb Farm's products online using the code Jennpike15 and save 15% off all of your purchases or directly at your closest Health Food Store.

While shopping at Skin Essence enter the code jennpike20 on your first order for 20% OFF your purchase andjennpike15 for 15% OFF on all following orders. www.skinessence.ca — Canada www.skinessenceorganics.com — USA and International.

When buying at SUNWARRIOR use the code simplicity2020 and save 10% off your purchase.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

"DIM and Calcium D Glucarate work on different paths of detoxification."

"DIM helps to redirect estrogen in phase 1."

"Calcium D-glucarate helps to move the estrogen down with your stools."

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children

Today, I am excited to share a great talk I had with Victoria Albina during which we discussed very common themes in women's lives. From what it's like being "the good girl", "the fixer" and taking on other people's burdens and emotions. We talk about how to get ourselves out of these patterns while also becoming more observant rather than reactive.

Victoria Albina is a Certified Life Coach and Breathwork Meditation Guide with a passion for helping women realize that they are their own best healers, so they can break free from codependency, perfectionism, and people-pleasing and reclaim their joy.

She is a UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner, has a Masters degree in Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health, and a BA in Latin American Studies from Oberlin College. Victoria has been working in health & wellness for over 20 years and lives on occupied Lenape territory in New York's Hudson Valley.

Here are the main topics of this amazing conversation:

• Victoria talks about her own healing journey.
• Victoria shares how she leads her practice.
• Expectations, obligations, and conceptualization of self can become patterns that deregultate the nervous system.
• The state of your nervous systems dictates the story that you feed into your body.
• What is the polyvagal system?
• How do you begin the work after you raise your awareness?
• Acceptance can be really challenging.
• Working on your balance.
• How we use distractions to get away from certain feelings.
• The role of dopamine in your body.
• Choose your actions intentionally.
• Learn to separate the circumstances of life and our thoughts.
• Victoria gives advice to those women who are ready to make the mindset shift but struggle with the consequences that this might bring to their relationships.
• Trust yourself to love yourself.
• Victoria shares her favorite tool against personal criticism.

Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!

You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.

Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community.

Learn more about Victoria Albina:

Victoria Albina

Victoria Albina Wellness on Instagram

Victoria Albina Wellness on Facebook

Listen to Victoria Albina's Podcast

Check Victoria's Free Meditations on Codependency and Perfectionism,

Overcoming Codependency Masterclass

Online working with Jenn:

To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject.

You can now start this program at any time, take it at your own pace, and have a live group, weekly coaching classes, with me and my team as well. You will get lifetime access to the program, starting with a 1:1 session with me, testing, classes, core modules, my recipes, exercise calendar, and masterclass series. We are waiting for you to join the Hormone Project!

The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day! This is a membership site where you will get lifetime access to more than 60 classes according to each phase, plus the masterclasses I give every month.

Learn more about our amazing show partners

I wanted to share one of our listener's question:

"I am struggling with dry skin! Drinking water and eating healthy fats is not helping… What can I do?"

• My first tip is for you to start adding collagen into your water or smoothies to become more hydrated and improve the quality of your skin from an internal perspective. I love Beauty Greens Collagen from SUNWARRIOR, these are collagen building peptides, which means that they are helping your body to produce collagen at a cellular level.

When buying at SUNWARRIOR use the code simplicity2020 and save 10% off your purchase.

• Are you properly exfoliating your skin? Do you know your skin type? I love exfoliants that have a powder base, those only require you to add a little water and then massage them into your skin. One of the reasons for dry skin could be lack of drainage and lymphatic support. The exfoliant that I use is called Facial In A Jarfrom Skin Essence Organics, I leave it on as a mask and it leaves my skin soft and beautiful. It is a perfect routine to end your day, I highly recommend it.

While shopping at Skin Essence enter the code jennpike20 in your first order for 20% OFF your purchase andjennpike15 for 15% OFF in all your following orders. www.skinessence.ca — Canada www.skinessenceorganics.com — USA and International.

• Calendula is magical! Especially for dry hands after the extra sanitizing we all have been doing lately. Sain Francis Herb Farm offers Calendula with Vitamin E which is simply amazing!

Create a more simple life with Saint Francis Herb Farm products. You can purchase Saint Francis Herb Farm's products online using the code Jennpike15 and save 15% off all of your purchases or directly in your closest Health Food Store.

• Good JUJU offers a Scalp Care Shampoo bar to treat itchy and irritated scalp. Give it a try! It is good for your health and for the environment!

Use the code jennpike10 and get 10% off your purchases.

Learn more about Jenn's work:

Jenn Pike

Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike

The Hormone Project

The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more!

http://www.jennpike.com/

Simplicity TV on Youtube

Quotes:

"People who are struggling with their digestion are the meanest to themselves, thinking that their bodies are working against them."

"The thoughts we keep feeding into our nervous system create our physiologic reality."

"Awareness, acceptance, and action."

"We can let ourselves feel off balance while telling our bodies that we are safe."

"Honor your impulses and urges, keep the conversation with them."

"Learn to separate the circumstances of life and our thoughts."

"Ask yourself, is this a fact or a thought? Choose your own version of reality"

"A lot of thyroid imbalances are a result of not speaking your truth."

"The more you trust yourself, the less it matters what everyone else thinks, does or says."

"With self-trust we build self-love."

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.