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"MAKE YOURSELF A PRIORITY. AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU ARE YOUR LONGEST COMMITMENT."

I see this so much around the holidays, so I figur

I see this so much around the holidays, so I figured why not just nip it in the butt right now.

We as women spend so much time and energy working to look a certain way at the expense of our health.

And why wouldn’t we?

We are BOMBARDED with these messages influencing us to focus on how we look, love how we look, and change how we look.

So what if we started focusing on how we feel and how our body functions? We would be much less likely to fall into this web of disordered eating that diet culture has spun us up in.

Taking a closer look at body temps, pulses, mood, energy, sleep, digestion, and your cycle and taking a step back from obsessing over body image is an empowering thing.

Give yourself permission to value how your body functions over anything else.

Want to know something that makes me think “YIKE

Want to know something that makes me think “YIKES”?

Hearing the phrase “I’m on a cleanse”, or “I’m doing a detox”

And listen- no judgement... I HAVE BEEN THERE! Thinking that if we don’t do all of the detox things that we will become a total toxic waste dump..... or my “favourite”.... thinking that cleanse or this detox will help us shed those last few pounds..... because let’s face it- intuitively we know we’ll be starving ourselves.

The teas, the herbs, the supplements, the juicing (omg the JUICING 🤦🏼‍♀️), the fasting, the starving, the headaches (bEcAuSe ItS wOrKiNg 🥴), the AVOIDING (sugar, gluten, dairy, fat)

If I can give you one HUGE tip in regards to your health ....one thing.... here it is:

⭐️GIVE YOUR BODY WHAT IT NEEEDS AND IT WILL DO THE CLEANSING AND DETOXING FOR YOU ⭐️

Our major detox organs include the liver, kidneys, skin, colon, and lungs. These systems are all made up of cells. Every cell requires ENERGY, minerals, and thyroid hormone to function properly, and you guessed it, to DETOX.

So does it really make sense to be starving our cells in order to detox when what our cells actually need to detox is nourishment?

Fuel your body well by focusing on HIGH QUALITY proteins, fats, and carbohydrates and let your body do the rest 🌞

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It’s time to stop idolizing a certain type of bo

It’s time to stop idolizing a certain type of body as automatically “healthy”

It is sooooo easy to fall into the rabbit hole of comparison and think “she’s really fit, I need to do what she’s doing”.... well maybe what she’s doing actually isn’t working 🤷🏼‍♀️....

We have to remember to look through the social media bullshit. Filters, Botox, hair extensions, and that obvious need for hustle may very well be masking the hair thinning, dull eyes, thinning lips, exhaustion, and metabolic stress that come along with calorie restrictions, over exercising, and malnutrition.

If you value leanness and fitness as automatically healthy, you will have a hard time valuing a nourished and balanced body.

For clarification, I’m not saying that lean women cannot be healthy, but many women we idolize are sacrificing their health on a deep level just to be able to show some muscle through that skin.

So let’s stop glorifying signs of starvation as health and discipline, and start honouring our bodies the way we should with proper nourishment, adequate rest, stress management, and utilizing exercise as a means to fuel our bodies better, not drain them of everything they’ve got.

Here’s the scary thing: you can google any list

Here’s the scary thing: you can google any list of vitamin deficiencies and you will find a reason to go out and purchase that supplement. But here’s the scarier thing: without proper knowledge of how that particular supplement- as natural as it may be- is going to interact with your body and other vital micronutrients, you may very well be setting yourself up for some serious imbalances down the road.

For example:

Zinc- if you’re taking zinc, it is most likely because someone told you to take it for boosting the immune system, or supporting hormone health. The problem is when we SUPPLEMENT with zinc, we deplete the body of copper- which is an insanely important mineral that most of us happen to be very low in- DO NOT GO OUT
AND PURCHASE A COPPER SUPPLEMENT.... it doesn’t work like that. Copper supports thyroid health, metabolism, and sufficient progesterone and estrogen. Copper also keeps iron at bay (more on that later), so by supplementing with zinc you may just be throwing other processes out of whack.

Vitamin D- vitamin D is crucial, but let’s remember that it isn’t actually a vitamin- it’s a hormone- and our body naturally manufactures hormone D as long as we are getting adequate sunlight, plenty of vitamin A (retinol), magnesium, calcium, and copper. Supplementing with vitamin D will actually STOP the absorption and utilization of retinol, which is needed for thyroid support and getting copper into the cells to be utilized.

Vitamin C- supplementing vitamin C is one that I actually DO suggest.... but NOT in the form of ascorbic acid. When we think about the benefits of vitamin C, we don’t actually see these benefits from ascorbic acid- we see them from WHOLE FOOD sources... think camu camu powder and other fruit sources. Once again, all of that supplemental ascorbic acid just might be leaving you depleted of copper.

As always, chat with an informed practitioner before eliminating or starting any new supplements.

At 35 weeks pregnant, I’ll admit that I have cau

At 35 weeks pregnant, I’ll admit that I have caught myself falling into this toxic phrase trap. Don’t get me wrong, I love being pregnant, and I’ll miss this belly when it’s gone, BUT I think most women can admit that there are some undesirables that come along with it.

While my focus has been more on labour, upcoming challenges, navigating parenthood, breastfeeding, and ultimately just figuring out this whole new life ahead, I think it’s safe to say that most women go through some sort of body image dysmorphia at some point in their lives, whether or not it is pregnancy related.

So here’s my goal:

Remind women that we will look different through different phases of life, and this is normal, natural, and OKAY.

Remind women that these toxic phrases are only holding you back.

Remind women to stop dieting, fasting, forcing cardio, and being so extreme, and start NOURISHING, BALANCING blood sugar, sleeping, and doing LESS.

Remind women that It's ok to mourn no longer being the person we once were AND be content with where we are at in the now.

If you are for whatever reason feeling unhappy with your body in the present moment, stop PUNISHING and start LISTENING. Remember that you are not a time machine, and to focus on moving forwards rather than backwards.

Focus on BUILDING rather than LOSING.

Signs of growth, stretching, and storing for safety are signs that we are ALIVE.

Soaking up every moment over these next few months

Soaking up every moment over these next few months 💜 also sitting every chance I get, peeing every 4 minutes, and eating anything and everything 🙃

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