Anyone else feel like it's been so hard coming back from the holiday's and getting into real world mode?
Every year this is a struggle for me, but usually it's just because I'm not ready for those early morning school runs. I'd much rather have the extra sleep. This year has been an entirely different beast and it's been kicking my butt.
- tired
- can't sleep
- irritability
- brain fog
- slow digestion
- crazy bloating
- joints acting up
- and last but not least the breakouts
Any of that got you saying, "yes girl what is going on"?
I've been in denial because I know it all to well or at least I know what it means. You enjoyed the holiday season so much, took complete advantage of all the yummy goodness and wasn't on top of your wellness game - the gut portion specifically. You've got the Holiday-Itis!
Yup, you've had all the sugar mixed with a little stress and the bread oh the bread. Throw that all together with the fact that you were off on your gut health game and what you've got is a puffy mess of wtf. Because of your gut (digestive) not working at its best you're also not flushing out toxins like you should be or normally would be and now you've got a system that is overloaded and tired. We know, we hear it all the time, sugar = inflammation and an overloaded sluggish system means all of the things I mentioned above and then some.
So what do you do? A Digestive Reset!
I've been struggling so badly, this year, that I switched up my entire month to have two challenges because this was needed badly for me and I knew that if I was there was at least one more person out there who needed it too. It kicked off on the 23rd of January over in EssentOily You, if you're not already a part of my free group make sure you click and get yourself in there. This week I've been talking about the importance of your gut running at it's best and YL products that I love to help heal and maintain my gut health.
The Digestive Reset challenge is something you can do anytime of the year, so if you're seeing this months even years from when it was first posted you can still jump on it!
February 6 I will kick off the 2-week challenge, where we will use any combination of the products that I mentioned, your choice whatever feels best for you (I'm happy to help you choose). I will say that ICP Daily is a must have and it'll become part of your daily routine, it's that good!
This challenge is all about healing our gut health and creating sustainable, easy habits that you can take with you long after the 2 weeks to help you maintain your gut health. It's easy to forget that our overall health & wellness really starts in our gut, it's not until we end up feeling like crap do we remember and if we don't have the tools to heal, manage, and elevate then we just end up living in that unhappy state accepting it as our new normal. We're not doing that any more!
Get into EssentOily You and start building those habits to elevate your wellness.
**If you have any questions or would like more information please reach out, I'm more than happy to help**
The time leading up to Thanksgiving has been filled with thoughts of family, friends, food, food, and more delicious food. You've been perfecting that family recipe and coming up with new ones to become part of this yearly tradition. So much to be thankful for and so much more to look forward to.
There is something that we tend to not think about, until after the holiday season, and that's our tummy (gut) health. You're going to be filling it with all kinds of yummy things but you've gotta keep it happy and healthy at the same time.
Healing my gut has been a journey and during this time it can be easy to get off track and allow sickness to creep up. I don't want that for me and I don't want that for you either, sos here's my go-to gut health products to keep your tummy happy.
Save this so you can be prepared for Thanksgiving as well as the rest of the holiday season and beyond.
Morning
- Start your day with EssentialZymes. Enzymes are so helpful in breaking down and digesting food, so they're a great place to start your Thanksgiving Day. Add a few drops of Lemon Vitality to a glass of water, the one you drink to take your EssentialZymes with would be perfect. Lemon is a gentle cleanser, provides liver support, and tastes yummy!
- NingXia Red is going to become your new best friend once you get started using it. 2oz is all you need a day to help support so many aspects of your health. For the holidays it's going to be a game changer because NingXia contains ingredients that can help keep your blood sugar naturally balanced & help provide sustained energy. You could even swap your water out for NingXia and add your Lemon Vitality drops to it to take your EssentialZymes.
Post-Meal
- Rub some Peppermint or Digize on your tummy. Both of these oils are great for aiding in digestion and to help with that stuffiness you may be feeling.
- Take EssentialZymes-4. These are different than the enzymes we started the day with, and they're great to take after a big meal. they can help your body adjust to eating things you might not be used to eating all the time, and help you absorb what's nutritious and get rid of the rest.
Evening
- Make sure to get in a good probiotic. I love Life 9. Probiotics are full of "good guys" that go into your gut, fight off the bad guys, and repopulate the area with health.
- Pop a few DetoxZyme to get in even more enzymes. I wasn't kidding when I said you needed these for good gut health. they'll help your body detox from the excess goodies you may have enjoyed and help you recover.
- Lastly, take a Cortistop. Cortistop helps to balance cortisol levels. Cortisol is known as the "death hormone" that is released when we are under stress. The holiday season can be stressful and taking care of you is going to be important to make sure you are able to show up exactly how you want to the entire season. Having this stress-reducing supplement in your arsenal will help you do just that.
Stressing can cause it's own issues in our guts, having the tools to help manage it is crucial. Grab my free 10 Self-Care Tips to Reduce Holiday Stress to help you create easy ways for you to enjoy the season without the hard emotions and stress that may come along with it.
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