The Wellness Witch Podcast

How can you tell if your hormones are balanced or not? We have talked so much about hormones in the past, what more do you need to know? To have an even better understanding of hormonal health, let’s dive into adrenal and thyroid health and learn more about the roles that the liver and the gut play when it comes to our hormones.

You can find all the info and links about this episode at https://holisticwellness.ca/episode34

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• What it means to have healthy, balanced hormones
• How to achieve balanced hormones
• The important functions of the adrenals, the liver, the digestive system, the thyroid and the gut that are related to hormonal health
• The danger of having excess cortisol
• Managing your adrenals through food
• Foods that support liver detoxification
• What happens when we can’t properly digest our food and how to improve digestion
• Foods that support thyroid health and gut health

Key Takeaways:

• Having stable blood sugar means being able to last between 4 to 6 hours between your meals without snacking and actually feel balanced and stable, without headaches, without feeling anxious, and without irritability.
• The liver is really important when it comes to hormonal health because it converts your T4 thyroid hormone to the active T3 that you need.
• When you have hypothyroidism, you will often find that your digestion slows down as well.
• Your intestines aid in the elimination of toxins and play a very protective role against many health conditions as well as help regulate your hormones.
• Different bacteria in your gut help you produce hormones as well as certain vitamins and minerals.
• If you have high-functioning adrenals, it means you have a low-functioning thyroid.

Action Steps:

• Manage your stress. Take some time to relax, unwind and do self-care.
• Take the necessary steps to support your microbiome.
• Improve your digestive health by loading up on prebiotics.
• Eat the healthiest, cleanest diet that you can.
• Make sure to get good quality sleep.
• Make a list where you may be neglecting your sleep, where in your life you may need to better manage your stress, what’s happening in your life in terms of your bedtime routine and your wake up, what’s going on with your food intake and whether or not you’re staying hydrated. See where you can make some improvements.

Samantha said:

“Our hormones, we often think of estrogen and progesterone and testosterone but we have many hormones that regulate the functions in our bodies and that interact with each other, which can make it quite complex sometimes to really understand.”

“Those three things, food, stress management, and sleep, will have such a positive impact on all of these areas -- on your intestinal system, on your thyroid, on your adrenals, on your ovaries, on your liver.”

Thanks for listening!

Important Announcements:

If you have Hashimoto’s or an autoimmune condition or you are looking for further support for your thyroid gland, we offer an amazing step-by-step plan to take you through a healing journey. Go ahead and check out our four-week Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s online program! And if you have any questions, you can find me over at Instagram @holisticwellnessfoodie, contact our team, or send me an email.

Outside of that, I want to invite you to come hang out with me and the awesome women in the Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook where we continue the hormone conversation and so much more!

For everybody that leaves a review of the podcast, you can take a screenshot of your review and email it over to me and you can get our free three-day hormone balancing meal plan.

Recommended Products:

• Simple Mills Crackers
• Organic Adaptogenic Powder from Anima Mundi Apothecary

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Where you can find me:

Samantha’s Facebook

Samantha’s Instagram

Samantha’s Website

Samantha’s Twitter

Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook

How you can work with me:

• 6 Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Use the coupon code PODCAST at checkout to save 60%.
• Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s

Sponsor Link:

• PureFeast - Save 10% off of your first THREE orders over $75 + free shipping with coupon code - HOLISTICWELLNESS

How can you incorporate small healthy habits to really create a sustainable approach to health and wellness? Holistic nutrition practitioner and weightlifting and mindset coach, Stephanie Gaudreau, talks about what these habits could be, from reframing the diet culture to weight training to cultivating mindfulness and more!

Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• Steph’s own journey to better health and wellness
• Steph’s core 4 pillars of health
• The things that Steph have had to unpack and unlearn for herself
• What is wrong with the diet culture
• The bio-individual approach to nutrition
• Steph’s non-negotiables when it comes to health and wellness
• Tips and suggestions for women who want to get started in strength training
• Steph’s Fuck-It List

Key Takeaways:

• A nourishing way of eating is not just what you eat, it’s how you eat it and why you eat it. It’s eating food while understanding your goals and your bio-individuality.
• There is a huge benefit for women when it comes to strength training that goes beyond aesthetics.
• There is no one correct diet that applies to everyone. There are multiple ways of doing things. The question is not whether a certain food is right, but whether it’s right for you or someone else.

Action Steps:

• Reclaim your health and be free from diet rules.
• Make sure that you’re in line with the core 4 pillars of health
• Eat nourishing foods.
• Strengthen your body.
• Recharge your energy.
• Get your mindset right.
• If you’re serious about getting started in strength training, go to a place where you can learn from someone.

Steph said:

“Women are really good at thinking about eat less, move more. But oftentimes, we’re missing a lot of what I call low-hanging fruit, easy changes that we can make in these other areas or other ways of thinking about food.”

“We absorb so many things consciously, subconsciously. We’re explicitly taught things. And having awareness is a key first step… It’s just a practice of observing your own thoughts and behaviors.”

Thanks for listening!

Important Announcements:

I want to invite all of you to sign up for our weekly newsletter! Get a roundup of what’s happening on the blog and different recipes we’ve been posting as well the podcast interviews that have gone live, and get in on different exclusive giveaways or online program launches.

For all the ladies who are struggling with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s, the registration is currently open for our Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s online program.

If you want to continue the conversation in this episode, you can find me over at Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

Links to things we talk about in the show:

• Check out Steph's Program, Harder to Kill Challenge
• Books by Brené Brown
• Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie
• The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too) by Gretchen Rubin
• The Performance Paleo Cookbook: Recipes for Training Harder, Getting Stronger and Gaining the Competitive Edge by Stephanie Gaudreau
• Sunbutter Bark Recipe

Recommended Products:

• Vital Proteins Collagen Creamer in Coconut
• Keto Nootropic from Perfect Keto
• Organic Adaptogenic Powder from Anima Mundi Apothecary

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Where you can find Stephanie Gaudreau:

The Harder to Kill Club Facebook Group

Steph’s Website (Stupid Easy Paleo)

Steph’s Instagram (@steph_gaudreau)

Steph’s Facebook (@StupidEasyPaleo)

Where you can find me:

Samantha’s Facebook

Samantha’s Instagram

Samantha’s Website

Samantha’s Twitter

Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook

How you can work with me:

• 6 Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Use the coupon code podcast at checkout to save 60%.
• Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s

Sponsor Link:

• PureFeast - Save 10% off of your first THREE orders over $75 + free shipping with coupon code - HOLISTICWELLNESS

The thyroid tends to be at the root of so many health issues for so many women. What triggers these thyroid disorders and how can we fix these underlying problems? Today we continue the thyroid conversation with functional medicine practitioner Dr. Becky Campbell as she talks about her book, The 30-Day Thyroid Reset Plan, and how we can use it to heal our body for life.

Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• The seven different triggers that make us sick and how they’re related to our thyroid
• What tests to take to check your gut health
• What can cause HPA axis imbalances
• The DUTCH test and other lab tests that you should ask for from your doctor
• How vitamin deficiencies can impact your thyroid, Hashimoto’s, and your hormones overall
• Heavy metal testing and detoxifying
• The optimal diet for supporting thyroid health and Hashimoto’s

Key Takeaways:

• Gaining weight out of nowhere without having changed your diet or your exercise is a really big sign that there is something is wrong with your health.
• The thing with thyroid issues is you have to really look and see all the different things that could be triggering it and to address all of them.
• 90% to 97% of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto’s, which is actually an immune system issue, and most of the immune system is located in the gut.
• A lot of thyroid patients have nutrient deficiencies and these can be tied to gut infections, especially SIBO (small intestine bacteria overgrowth).
• You don’t have to have one symptom in your gut to have a gut infection.
• The Paleo diet works very well in supporting thyroid health.
• The liver is one of the most nutrient-dense food there is.

Action Steps:

• Look at your gut health. Check for yeast overgrowth, bacteria imbalances, low stomach acid, SIBO, leaky gut, etc.
• With any vitamin or mineral that you need, try to get it with food first before you resort to any vitamin or mineral supplement.
• If you have a mercury filling that you want to be removed, make sure that they are safely removed by a bio dentist.
• Use safer beauty products and household cleaning products.
• Use essential oils instead of perfumes.

Dr. Becky Campbell said:

“I don’t know one person who doesn’t have some form of stress. I mean, even if it’s not emotional stress, it could be physical stress. So that really plays a role in what our thyroid is doing. The thyroid and the adrenal glands run really hand in hand.”

“So many people really don’t realize the deep impact that the chemicals in our beauty products have on our hormone levels… Not only are they hurting themselves but they’re actually hurting everyone around them, too.”

Thanks for listening!

Important Announcements:

Join Marni and I as we dive into our free thyroid and Hashimoto’s webinar. Get some amazing strategies and tips for supporting your thyroid and Hashimoto’s plus a behind-the-scenes look at the Healing & Dealing with Hashimoto’s online four-week program. Sign up at Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s and receive all the webinar information or head over to my website where you can find the information for the webinar as well.

If you have any questions, you can always reach me over at Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or send me an email. And come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

Links to things we talk about in the show:

• Your Ultimate Thyroid Guide
• Supplement: Optimal Reset Cleanse - Use the discount code LIVERLOVE10 for $10 off
• Top 10 Natural Thyroid Remedies
• The 30-Day Thyroid Reset Plan: Disarming the 7 Hidden Triggers That are Keeping You Sick by Dr. Becky Campbell
• Cyrex Laboratories
• Doctor’s Data
• Quicksilver Scientific
• Beautycounter

Where you can find Dr. Becky Campbell:

Dr. Becky Campbell’s Instagram (@drbeckycampbell)

Dr. Becky Campbell’s Facebook

Dr. Becky Campbell’s Website

Where you can find me:

Samantha’s Facebook

Samantha’s Instagram

Samantha’s Website

Samantha’s Twitter

Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook

How you can work with me:

• 6 Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Use the coupon code podcast at checkout to save 60%.
• Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s

Sponsor Link:

• PureFeast - Save 10% off of your first THREE orders over $75 + free shipping with coupon code - HOLISTICWELLNESS

Have you ever experienced hair loss? For women who are suffering from this symptom, it’s really disheartening when you have all these gorgeous, lush hair falling out. Is there any way that you can reverse that? Find out all you need to know about hair loss plus some tips and strategies that you can do to have healthy hair.

Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.

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Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• The reasons why you might be experiencing hair loss
• Why you need to get a full thyroid panel
• Supplemental thyroid hormones and finding out what works for you
• Optimizing your diet for healthy hair
• Hair product ingredients to be careful of
• Essential oils for healthy hair and scalp
• How to combat dandruff
• DIY natural shampoos and conditioners

Key Takeaways:

• Hair loss is often a symptom of thyroid issues and hormonal imbalances.
• It’s important to have someone look at your lab results and be able to explain them to you because you can have thyroid dysfunction and symptoms including hair loss even if your TSH and your T4 are normal.
• When it comes to our hair, it’s not just about the products that we use, but it really is about what we are doing internally to support our hair.
• Healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp.
• The scalp has over 200 blood vessels and 650 sweat glands. In fact, the scalp is really one of the most absorbent parts of the body. So when you think of it this way, it’s even more important to be conscious of what you’re putting on your scalp because you’re absorbing all of that.
• It’s 100% possible to get your hair back. But it’s a process that takes time. Oftentimes, it takes a good six to eight months before you can start seeing results, so it’s something you really do have to commit to.

Action Steps:

• If you are experiencing a lot of hair loss, look into your lab work, specifically with your thyroid. Make sure to get a full thyroid panel.
• Make sure you’re on the right type and the right dose of supplemental thyroid hormone.
• Optimize your diet to support thyroid health and have healthy hair.
• Check your hair products for unsafe ingredients. Commit to ditching the conventional shampoos and use more organic options for natural hair care.
• Give the No Poo Method a try.
• If you are suffering from a dry, itchy and flaky scalp, try using some rosemary essential oil or pine essential oil. Just add a few drops to your head and gently massage the oils into your scalp. Peppermint is also a really great option.
• If you have weak and damaged ends and split ends, you can use jojoba oil or argan oil. Just rub a few drops onto your palm and then gently run it through your hair, focusing on the ends.
• You can also add a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to a spray bottle with some warm water and just spritz it on your hair after you’ve shampooed. The vinegar will help restore the pH in your hair and add some shine.
• Use coconut oil to combat dandruff. Massage a few tablespoons onto your scalp, leave it on your scalp for a few hours, and then rinse off. Repeat this two to three times throughout the week depending on the severity of your dandruff.

Samantha said:

“Really, you can get your hair to be healthy and strong and shiny, but it just does take a little bit of work… it’s really important to look at our diet and our hormonal health and thyroid and to really dive into all these areas to see where some of the root causes might be.”

“[Be] conscious of the quality and the type of products that you are using and [make] a conscious effort to switch over to more natural, organic and botanical type of brands.”

Thanks for listening!

Important Announcements:

If you want to dive deeper into thyroid health and Hashimoto’s and really support your autoimmune health, join us in our four-week program, Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s. You can get on the waitlist and receive all the information you need on the free webinar, plus you can download our free recipe ebook.

I also invite you to check out my Clean Beauty U program. And if you have any questions, you can always reach me over at Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or send me an email. And come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

Links to things we talk about in the show:

• EWG (Environmental Working Group) Website
• Think Dirty App

Podcast episode mentioned that you shouldn’t miss:

• Episode 30: From Vegetarian to Paleo & Healing and Dealing with Hashimoto’s

Where you can find me:

Samantha’s Facebook

Samantha’s Instagram

Samantha’s Website

Samantha’s Twitter

Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook

How you can work with me:

• 6 Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Use the coupon code podcast at checkout to save 60%.
• Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s - Get on the waitlist for our program! Registration opens October 16th.
• Clean Beauty U

Sponsor Link:

• PureFeast - Save 10% off your first THREE orders over $75 + free shipping with coupon code - HOLISTICWELLNESS

How do you deal with Hashimoto’s? Today, I interview my dear friend, nutritionist and chef, Marni Wasserman, who shares her health journey of transitioning from vegetarian to paleo and the strategies and self-care practices that she implements in healing and dealing with Hashimoto’s.

Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• Mari’s journey as she transitioned from a vegetarian diet to a paleo diet and introducing animal proteins
• What grain-free eating looks like
• Marni’s journey with Hashimoto’s and what that has been like
• Tips and strategies to really support autoimmunity and the importance of self-care
• Coffee alternatives that you need to know about
• Our four-week Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s program
• Mari’s typical daily diet

Key Takeaways:

• When transitioning from one form of diet to another, it’s really important that you listen to your body and tune in to your brain about what foods to add and what foods to take out.
• Most thyroid conditions are actually Hashimoto’s, which means there are a lot of efforts in place to help people along. And there are a lot of modalities that you can build into your day to help with that.
• Adaptogens play a big part in the healing of Hashimoto’s. They also help with stress and boost the immune system.

Action Steps:

• Work with a team of practitioners who can help you look at Hashimoto’s from a functional medicine perspective and help direct you towards a solution.
• If you do get diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, make sure to get support from friends and family, and your community.
• Go on a grain-free diet and test the waters of the AIP or the autoimmune protocol for at least a month.
• Build self-care practices like detoxifying your body and your home, going to bed on time and hydrating and flushing your system constantly with lots of water and teas, and bringing in some adaptogens into your diet.

Marni Wasserman:

“Once you find out that you are diagnosed [with Hashimoto’s], I think knowing that there is a lot of information out there should be really encouraging. There’s a lot of books, there’s a lot of podcasts, there’s a lot of resources and experts.”

“What we’re so committed to is to bring people through a journey of healing that they can start learning and taking control of their own health… and it’s about simplifying things and just finding the right things to take into consideration.”

Thanks for listening!

Important Announcements:

If you have autoimmune issues, Hashimoto’s or any type of thyroid condition, join us in our four-week program, Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s. You can get on the waitlist and receive all the information you need on the free webinar, plus you can download our free recipe ebook. Registrations opens on October 16th.

If you have any questions, you can always reach me over at Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or send me an email. And come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

Links to things we talk about in the show:

• Books by Marni Wasserman
• Fermenting for Dummies
• Plant-Based Diet for Dummies
• The Paleo Thyroid Solution: Stop Feeling Fat, Foggy, And Fatigued At The Hands Of Uninformed Doctors - Reclaim Your Health! by Elle Russ

Where you can find Marni Wasserman:

Marni’s Website

Marni’s Facebook

Marni’s Instagram (@marniwasserman)

The Ultimate Health Podcast

The Ultimate Health Podcast Instagram (@ultimatehealthpodcast)

Where you can find me:

Samantha’s Facebook

Samantha’s Instagram

Samantha’s Website

Samantha’s Twitter

Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook

How you can work with me:

• 6 Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Use the coupon code podcast at checkout to save 60%.
• Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s - Get on the waitlist for our program! Registration opens October 16th.

Has the Epstein-Barr virus ever been on your radar? The EBV is a very smart virus that basically hijacks our cells and hides in our immune system, and it’s about time that we know all about it. Get clarity around the steps to take to healing EBV or even just finding out if you have it with Doctor of Clinical Nutrition Kasia Kines.

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Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• What is chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)? How is it different from severe chronic active EBV?
• What is the appropriate testing for EBV?
• How does the mechanism of EBV reactivation happen?
• What are the different types of triggers for EBV?
• How relevant is nutrition to EBV?

Key Takeaways:

• One of the things that can trigger EBV reactivation in your infected B-cells is if you happen to have another infection.
• The EBV thrives on toxicity and feeds on excess hormones produced by your body when you’re having hormonal imbalance caused by other health issues, stress, exposure to toxins, etc. It’s very pertinent to women who are breastfeeding or postpartum or going through perimenopausal changes.
• You need to have a plant for every 100 square feet that you live in to filter the air inside your house. The concentration of toxins inside your house is eight times more than outside.
• The food that you eat is important because the food is the foundation. If you start improving your food and decreasing your toxicity level, things will start shifting.
• Selenium stops the replication process of EBV so it is recommended to take selenium supplements.
• You can’t fight EBV when you lack sleep or when your blood sugar is unstable.

Action Steps:

• Test for EBV by going to direct to consumer labs.
• If you are going through the airport, you can decrease your toxic load, especially on your thyroid, by avoiding the X-ray machine. Instead, you can request for a pat-down.
• Improve your air quality at home by having green plants indoors.
• If you have heated floors at home, opt for natural rugs that you can wash naturally instead of wall-to-wall carpeting.
• You need to be strategic in targeting EBV because you don’t want to spend a whole year trying to figure it out, you want to start healing.
• Invest in organic food, and avoid microwaving your food. Also, make sure that you don’t go hypoglycemic and that you don’t skip meals.

Dr. Kasia Kines said:

“Once you have a virus, it stays with you for life, so some antibodies will always be elevated if you’ve had it… Pretty much, it’s impossible to not have that virus.”

“Skipping meals is not optional. Having meals that is just one group of food and is not balanced, is not optional. Just like having low nutrient status, having hypoglycemia, ups and downs with the glucose, that is wonderful for the virus but not for us.”

Thanks for listening!

Important Announcements:

If you have autoimmune issues, Hashimoto’s or any type of thyroid condition, join us in our four-week program, Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s. You can get on the waitlist and receive all the information you need on the free webinar, plus you can download our free recipe ebook.

If you have any questions, you can always reach me over at Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or send me an email. And come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

Links to things we talk about in the show:

• The Epstein-Barr Virus Solution: The Hidden Undiagnosed Epidemic of a Virus Destroying Millions of Lives through Chronic Fatigue, Autoimmune Disorders, and Cancer by Kasia Kines
• Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal by Anthony William
• Request a Test
• LifeExtension
• Herbal Teas for EBV and other Viral Infections (article) by Kasia Kines

Where you can find Dr. Kasia Kines:

Kasia’s Website

EBV Help Website

Kasia’s Instagram (@holistic_nutrition_naturally)

Kasia’s Facebook

Kasia’s YouTube

Where you can find me:

Samantha’s Facebook

Samantha’s Instagram

Samantha’s Website

Samantha’s Twitter

Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook

How you can work with me:

• 6 Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Use the coupon code podcast at checkout to save 60%.
• Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s

Are you worried about getting breast cancer? If you are looking for more information about breast cancer prevention and support during recovery, then you’ve come to the right podcast. I interview Carol Lourie who talks not only about breast cancer prevention and recovery but also about all things PCOS, blood sugar balancing, and emotional wellbeing.

Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• The link between hormonal conditions or imbalances
• Why PCOS often goes undiagnosed
• The top-down vs the bottom-up approach to PCOS
• How to get a Hashimoto’s diagnosis if you have it
• Some of the important testings involved in PCOS
• Why blood sugar management is important for our overall hormonal health
• What are some indications of having blood sugar problems
• Why you need to detoxify your body and your home
• How acupuncture can support hormonal health
• The Eclectic Triphasic Medical System (ETMS)
• What are the essential things to eat and things to avoid for breast cancer prevention and/or recovery
• The steps to take to dive deeper into our emotional wellbeing

Key Takeaways:

• If you don’t handle the emotions that come with chronic disease, you don’t quite recover your health.
• PCOS is a syndrome, which means there are multiple different contributing factors to its symptoms. Having PCOS doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to have fertility problems or failed multiple miscarriages, but it can often lead to that if the underlying metabolic dysregulation is not properly dealt with. And you don’t have to have cysts to have PCOS.
• Your hormonal health is part of your overall health and it’s a reflection of how well you take care of yourself on a daily basis.
• Diabetes has been known to be called the ‘silent killer’. That is because severe symptoms of blood sugar are often ‘asymptomatic’.
• The healthier your body is when you go into IVF, the better the results will be.
• In Chinese medicine, if your organs and your chi or the freeways of your energy are imbalanced, then your hormones will be imbalanced.
• If you have very large, dense breasts, even if you are doing regular self-breast exams, it can be very difficult to pick up tumors.

Action Steps:

• If you have thyroid issues, switch to a gluten-free low inflammatory diet to help recover your thyroid health. Make sure that you have certain nutrients in your diet or take supplements to really support thyroid health.
• If you’re looking to get an IVF, work with someone for three months prior to get your body in better shape and have a more positive response to IVF.
• If you’re going to do chemo and radiation, make sure that it’s the right chemo for you, that your healthy cells are being protected, and that the side effects are lessened.
• If you have a family history of breast cancer, find an oncologist or a breast specialist who really understands that and who can put you into a diagnostic mammogram category with maybe a breast MRI every eight months or once a year.
• Once you get a diagnosis, it’s always best to go and get a second opinion. Don’t just take the first thing that is said to you but do a little bit of research.
• For breast cancer care/prevention/recovery, avoid saturated fats, fried food, fast food, sugary drinks, standard meat, sugary over-the-counter boxed cereals, and alcohol.

Carol said:

“Unfortunately, in our society, we’re not taught about how to stay balanced as we’re little… This should be something that’s part of standard education -- how to have a balanced life and how to stay in touch with our inner being and how to take care of ourselves.”

“It takes a lot of support to get through a health crisis, whether it’s PCOS, infertility, failed IVFs, multiple IVFs or breast cancer... Find a woman or a doctor who really will support your highest self and not diminish or dismiss your concerns. And don’t give up."

Thanks for listening!

If you have any questions, you can always reach me over at Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or send me an email. And come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

Links to things we talk about in the show:

• Books by Izabella Wentz
• Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back
• Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause
• The Thyroid Cure: The Functional Mind-Body Approach to Reversing Your Autoimmune Condition and Reclaiming Your Health! By Michelle Corey
• Carol Lourie’s Free Downloads
• Healthy Hormone Guide (Get the Healing Smoothie recipe here)
• Shakti Shake
• Bieler’s Broth
• Gluten Guide
• The Path of Breast Cancer: Healing with Energy, Empowerment and Grace (Carol’s online breast cancer program)
• The Path of Breast Cancer Facebook
• Caris Life Sciences

Sponsor Links:

• Natures-Source.com - enter code - HOLISTICWELLNESS for a 10% savings. Free shipping to Canada and the US with orders over $50. *You must create a free account in order to use the coupon code. The code cannot be combined with other discounts and offers.
• PureFeast - Save 10% off your first THREE orders over $75 + free shipping with coupon code - HOLISTICWELLNESS

Link to my program:

• 6 Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Use the coupon code podcast at checkout to save 60%.

More from Carol Lourie:

Carol's Website

Carol's Facebook

More from Samantha Gladish:

Samantha’s Facebook

Samantha’s Instagram

Samantha’s Website

Samantha’s Twitter

Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the things that you need to get done? Sometimes we are so focused on trying to get to the top of the mountain but we forget the importance of the steps that it takes to actually get there. In this episode, I share some of my reflections and insights that will hopefully help to guide you to more power and possibility.

Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• The importance of acknowledging yourself
• Overwhelm a.k.a My Way of Controlling the Future
• Taking control of your health by making the right choices
• Showing up from a place of integrity and cleaning up your life with the out-of-integrity list
• Experiencing joy and happiness
• Standing for the possibility of who people can be
• Why you shouldn’t sacrifice your wellbeing
• Why it’s never about the money
• Coming from a place of love vs coming from a place of fear
• Functioning in Have, Do, Be vs functioning in Be, Do, Have
• How more work could often lead to less living

Key Takeaways:

• We often think that things aren’t moving fast enough or that we’re not doing more. But it’s not about the “doing”, it’s about the “being”. You can’t be your optimal self if all you do is the former and not the latter.
• Overwhelm is an inability to be present that we create from a place of fear. It’s something that allows you to play small, to hide out in fear, and it ultimately makes you really ineffective.
• Recognizing overwhelm allows you to more easily pull yourself out of it and move forward.
• Doing things with integrity is like cleaning up the good, the bad, and the ugly, not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well.
• Whatever it is in your life, if you’re not getting results, check your integrity.
• Joy and happiness is not something that you wait for. You create it, you cultivate it, and it is a choice to experience it.
• Many people are more committed to their current circumstance than their future. They don’t value themselves so they don’t invest in themselves.
• Committing to yourself means that you have a deep sense of self-worth.
• We either come from a place of love or a place of fear. Fear is tied up in our excuses about time, money, and relationships. It’s also tied up with frustration, overwhelm, lack, worry, and doubt. Love is solid. It’s grounded, and it’s rooted, and it’s full of faith in yourself, in the future, and in the universe.

Action Steps:

• Take some time to journal and come up with new insights into your life, your family, your relationships, and your business. Consider the following questions:
• What are you more committed to?
• Where are you sacrificing yourself currently in your life?
• Where in your life are you pushing to get a result, versus letting it flow?
• Are you functioning from Have, Do, Be vs. Be, Do, Have?
• What does your future self look like? What do they do? How are they being?

Samantha said:

“Does everybody get to this point of having more confidence and being more courageous? No, not necessarily. But it takes time, it takes commitment, it takes openness and lots of willingness, and a whole lot of self-love.”

“Start to live in your truth now so that you can empower those around you to live in their power. Because that’s what it’s really about. When we start to step more powerfully into who we are, then we can give that ability to others to do the same.”

Thanks for listening!

If you have any questions, you can always reach me over at Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or send me an email. And come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

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What is the keto diet, and what does it mean to find your own keto? Learn all about keto from author and keto enthusiast Leanne Vogel as she talks about her own keto journey. Have a look into the keto lifestyle and learn how you can do keto right.

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Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• What happens when you do the ketogenic diet wrong
• The woman-friendly approach to the keto diet
• How we can use our period as a biomarker for health
• Why you should do carb-ups and how to do it
• Going dairy-free on keto
• How to do keto if you have an issue with saturated fats
• Keto and thyroid health
• Tips on fasting
• Navigating the RV lifestyle on keto

Key Takeaways:

• There’s this thing in the ketogenic space that everyone is terrified of called gluconeogenesis, that could lead some people to go about the ketogenic diet the wrong way.
• There’s still a lot of misinformation about what works and what doesn’t work in the ketogenic diet.
• The ketogenic diet is such a therapeutic diet and it heals our bodies in such a way that the body that we had a year from starting keto was a completely different body from the body we have today.
• Holding fear around change actually holds us back from actually accomplishing more with our eating styles.
• By giving ourselves permission to eat carbs when we feel it’s best for our body, it puts the onus on our body to tell us when it’s time to have carbs.
• Fasting is a tool that you can use at your disposal.

Action Steps:

• Make sure that you’re doing the ketogenic diet right and figure out what works for you.
• Take note of your blood color during your period and find out what it could mean for your health.
• Switch to using a menstruation cup instead of the usual menstrual pads.
• Use carb-ups to your benefit.
• Use fasting as a tool according to what works best for you.

Leanne said:

Being in a constant state of ketosis maybe isn’t that great, just like riding your bike 24/7 isn’t great… Dipping in and out of ketosis with the ebb and flow of foods available and activities going on, that just makes more of a lifestyle change that you can live long-term.”

“It’s important for anyone, regardless if you’re a blogger or a nutritionist or an expert in whatever, to show vulnerability in whatever you do because that’s how you live from your truth and you continue to learn more about yourself and about the world around you.”

Thanks for listening!

If you have any questions that you would like answered in future Q&A episodes, you can ask me over on Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or contact me through my website. And come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

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Links to things we talk about in the show:

• The Keto Beginning by Leanne Vogel
• Fat Fueled by Leanne Vogel
• Get Leann’s two digital programs, The Keto Beginning and Fat Fueled, together for 16% off the regular price as The Keto Bundle.
• Leanne’s FREE Ditch the Sugar eBook
• Happy Keto Body Program

Recommended Products:

• EatingEvolved - Keto Cups
• Perfect Keto - MCT Oil Powder, Exogenous Ketones Powder, Keto Collagen
• Vital Proteins - Keto Collagen

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What exactly happens with our bodies around ovulation? What do we need to look out for and be conscious of in our cycle? Get ready to learn about these things and more as hormone biohacker and functional naturopath Nicole Harlow talks about all things cervical mucus. Enjoy!

Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• How toxic ingredients in makeup can impact our hormones
• Where to start cleaning up your makeup bag
• Apps that can help you discern about beauty care products and its ingredients
• Green beauty as an industry
• Personal care products, menstrual products, and sexual health
• The fertility finger test
• What happens during the time we are ovulating

Key Takeaways:

• The more expensive a makeup is, it doesn’t mean the better it is for you.
• It doesn’t take a lot of toxic chemicals in your products to make a difference.
• If you live in the US, federal regulations allow a certain level of heavy metals in the pigments of makeup products.
• There’s a basic blueprint for what we’re looking for when it comes to hormonal balance throughout the month and fertility.
• It’s helpful to know what the blueprint is so you can see where your body is at.
• Being fertile isn’t just about having a baby, it’s about having healthy hormones overall.
• As a woman, ovulation is a beautiful time to be in.

Action Steps:

• Clean up your makeup bag, and do it systematically.
• Make sure that you are using an all-natural deodorant.
• Be a proactive consumer and take the time to know what’s in your products.
• Consider free bleeding during your period.
• Do the fertility finger test and get to know your body at a deeper level.

Nicole said:

“Any opportunity for us to get closer to our bodies, to touch, feel, sense what’s going on down there, is a really good thing. We’re not taught any of this when we were growing up… and what you find as you dig down into it is that for most women, there’s a pattern going on.”

“Menstruation and the hormonal cycle is not a curse, it’s a blessing. It’s a blessing to have these beautiful, hormonal shifts every month that you can ride… even PMS can have a gift to it, especially if you approach it with the right mentality.”

Thanks for listening!

If you have any questions, you can always reach me over at Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie, or send me an email and I’ll be happy to answer your questions.

And come to hang out with me in my Holistic Wellness Private Community on Facebook.

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Links to things we talk about in the show:

• The Green Makeup Bag Summit
• EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
• Think Dirty App
• Better Lover - Susan Bratton’s YouTube Channel

Past episode mentioned that you shouldn’t miss:

• Episode 4 - The Best Travel Supplements

Recommended Products:

• Cleo&Coco Detox Deodorant
• Naked Truth makeup
• SaltyGirl Beauty Foundation
• RMS Beauty Living Luminizer
• Vapour Beauty
• Kosås Cosmetics lipsticks
• Fitglow Beauty
• LOLA female-friendly condoms
• Sir Richard’s condoms
• Sliquid Natural Intimate Lubricants for Women
• Lunapads Washable Cloth Menstrual Pads
• The DivaCap menstrual cup

Sponsor Links:

• Natures-Source.com - enter code - HOLISTICWELLNESS for a 10% savings. Free shipping to Canada and the US with orders over $50. *You must create a free account in order to use the coupon code. The code cannot be combined with other discounts and offers.
• PureFeast - Save 10% off your first THREE orders over $75 + free shipping with coupon code - HOLISTICWELLNESS

Links to my program:

• 6 Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Use the coupon code podcast at checkout to save 60%.

More from Nicole Harlow:

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Nicole’s Instagram: @girlmeetsbody

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