Toxin Free (ish)

Are you someone who suffers from seasonal allergies? Until a few years ago, I thought I had a super power that allowed me to side step allergy season. But after moving to Virginia, seasonal allergies hit me hard. The itchy eyes, sinus pressure, and headache-y feeling is downright miserable. So today, i’m telling you all about the natural remedies that have allowed me to actually enjoy springtime. 

 This is one of my most requested episodes. No one wants to move through Spring like a Zombie because the pollen in the air is making you sick.  In this episode, I share my experience dealing with seasonal allergies for the first time after moving across country, my scary experience with Claritin and all the things I've done to relieve my allergies, naturally. 

 Listen for an in-depth explanation of my favorite natural remedies, lifestyle changes and the most effective natural solutions that I have found.  Many of my suggestions involve overall lifestyle changes that can help with many aspects of your health.

Products mentioned in the episode:

Organic Olivia Allergy Defense Tonic and Probiotics

Hylands Allergy

Essential Oils Allergy Bundle  

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Chiropractic care is surrounded by a world of misconceptions. Years ago, I truly thought the only reason to get a chiropractic adjustment was if I had a major injury. So today, i’m chatting with my personal and longtime chiropractor, Dr. Rachel Richards. Dr. Rachel finds her work as a chiropractor to be fulfilling because she really believes in the power her work has to change her patients lives.   

We’re digging in to all things chiropractic care from the origin story of chiropractics to how you can go about finding an aligned chiropractor in your area. Personally, I take my whole family to the chiropractor for a whole host of reasons and some of them might surprise you.  Dr. Rachel practices with an applied kinesiology background and specializes in Neural Emotional Techniques that help patients process stored trauma and emotions. 

She's sharing  what you can expect from a chiropractor, when to see a chiropractor as opposed to a regular doctor, and so many helpful tips.   Yes, you can come to the chiropractor if your back hurts, but you can also go when you’re experiencing a whole host of other issues.   My kids literally come to me asking for chiropractic adjustments when they aren't feeling their best.  Dr. Rachel explains that this is because chiropractic care focuses on balancing the nervous system. You will walk away feeling confident that you can go find a chiropractor and explore the benefits for yourself!

Follow Dr. Rachel at Harmony Health on Instagram or for those in the greater San Diego Area, you check out her website for her services.

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Today i’m having a conversation around food and diet culture that I hope starts to make its way into the wellness space.  Deena is a holistic and integrative health coach who guides mothers and families all over the world to remove the chore from food and cultivate a more joyful and confident relationship with your choices. She is a guiding light when it comes to holistic-centered eating. Deena shares how her own journey with disordered eating and how it led her down the path to helping other women.  She is a rock star in the nutrition space and believes every family needs to create for themselves what works for their unique family and that you can let go of the "should's" that are stressing you out in the kitchen. 

Deena underlines the importance of staying attuned to your body as differing opinions are thrown from every direction.  But, in reality,  in order to really understand what our bodies need, we have to learn how to hear our body above all the outside noise.

Deena’ s FREE Masterclass, The New Family Food Paradigm

Join Joy with Food

Find her on Instagram

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Living a toxin-free life does not mean you need to be hyper-vigilant to the point of exhaustion. If you’re overwhelmed and anxious because of your pursuit of a cleaner lifestyle, this is your sign to take a step back. I see a lot of parallels happening in the wellness industry right now between the dogmatic diet culture and the clean living space. I am passionate because I think  the secrecy of what companies are putting in your products needs to come to light.

 But even a good, healthy thing can be taken too far. When these conversations start to induce feelings of anxiety or maybe even shame, the effect of those feelings  can actually be worse than the products you’re avoiding. Spoiler alert, there is no such thing as completely toxin-free living, and that is not a goal that anybody should be striving for. 

In this short episode, i’m hoping to send you off with a new-found confidence that you DO have the tools and strategy you need to live a more toxin-free life. I’ll be sharing my simple, stress-free, five-step framework for living a toxin-free(ish) life. You can reduce your toxin exposure by focusing on the five things in your home that are contributing the most. Then, i’ll walk you through the three key questions to ask yourself when it comes to all the rest.

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Ladies.. have you noticed lots of new period products showing up in your social media feeds that are being marketed as toxin-free, organic, and sustainable?   Considering that so many tampons are being used and women are literally putting them in our vagina, you would think that ingredient and safety information would be a top priority.   Unfortunately, the conventional tampons that you grew up with and might still use today have a short list of toxins that should be avoided. 

Get this - tampons, pads, period cups and discs are not even considered personal care products. They're considered medical devices. This distinction means they are protected from any requirement to tell you what's in them. In this episode, i’m getting really clear on what toxins can be found in conventional period products and why they should be avoided. But i’m most excited about covering the super exciting organic alternatives we can choose from today!

Find my Toxin Free Period Product picks here.

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It's estimated that over 20 million people in the United States have some form of thyroid condition, and almost 60% of those people have no idea. On today’s “Ask Me Anything” episode, I am answering Diana’s question about what a full thyroid panel is and why you need it. 

Most doctors will run TSH levels if thyroid issues are suspected, but they stop there. I give the full run down on why that’s not good enough and the exact panels you’ll need to have to know if you have a thyroid issue. A full thyroid panel consists of not one, but six thyroid markers.  You need them all to to see the whole picture.

This entire episode is one big love letter to all the women out there who are struggling and not getting the medical care that they deserve. And this is the episode that I wish I had 20 years ago. I share a bit of my personal experience with the long road to identifying the root cause of my hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's. And finally, I would be missing a huge opportunity if I didn't share with you some simple, actionable lifestyle adjustments that can help address the most common underlying root causes of thyroid issues.

Get a full panel from Paloma Health.  Code KATHRYN for $30 off.

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Are you someone who struggles with anxiety?  If you said yes, you aren't alone. More than 20% of the population in the United States struggles with some form or anxiety, persistent worry or racing thoughts.   

In this episode, I'm talking with Kristin Ramirez, LPC,  a licensed professional counselor and clinical anxiety treatment professional with 17 years of experience .  She's sharing strategies and tools to help you effectively reduce anxiety, naturally.

After listening to this episode,  you’ll understand how underlying health issues may be contributing to your anxiety, how a holistic lifestyle can help you reduce your symptoms and which natural remedies really work. 

Follow Kristen on Instagram @kristinramirezlpc

Download her free Overcoming Anxiety Roadmap

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Are there toxins in your tap water?  This episode will introduce you to the Environmental Working Groups Tap Water Tool , where you can look up your zip code to see what contaminants are lurking in your tap water.  

Wendy will walk you through all the ways that the Safe Drinking Water Act isn't so safe after all and what kind of drinking water filter is the best option for you. 

 
Resources:
Shop by top water filter picks here.
Free Download: Tossing the Toxins
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Julie Kennedy is an integrative health practitioner and personal trainer who specializes in women's hormones.  She built a successful business from her passion for fitness, but she is no stranger to battling over working out and under under nourishing her body.  Eventually, those unhealthy habits led to her suffering from ovarian cysts, painful cycles and serious hormone imbalances.  

Now she’s showing women how to honor their bodies by adjusting their diet, workouts, and social life according to the different phases of their menstrual cycle.  What did that journey look like to heal her body and find new purpose as an integrative health practitioner? Julie’s on the Detox Dilemma Podcast with me to sort through all the unhealthy habits that we can all relate to and how you can turn your health around by honoring what your body needs to be nourished. 

Pour yourself a cup of coffee (just make sure it’s not on an empty stomach!) and enjoy this chat with my friend Julie Kennedy.

Join Julie’s Waitlist for her Menstruation Makeover Course  You can also follow her on Instagram @julieeekennedy

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The first thing I tell people to do when they embark of their holistic living journey is to ditch fragrances. It’s the first but also often the hardest step to embrace. Fragrances are deeply rooted in our memories of what grandma was cooking as a child and fresh sheets on a Sunday morning. That’s why going natural and fragrance-free can be such a difficult step to take. But today, i’m going to tell you WHY you should try to eliminate fragrances from your household. Companies have been manipulating what you buy to trigger these happy memories but they haven’t taken your health into account. 

We’'ll get into the specifics of what exactly is in these fragrances that makes them such a problem for your health and its direct relation to infertility, hormone disorders, miscarriage rates, and more. But I won’t just leave you anxious about the pervasive use of fragrances in our products. Luckily, we’ve got so many options to choose in order to avoid these toxins now and I’ll dive in to what you'll find in my home and where you can shop for them.

Resources:
Free Download: Tossing the Toxins
Need help finding toxin free options?  Shop the Toxin Free Shopping Guide

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