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I’ll say it again, a sluggish metabolism is more

I’ll say it again, a sluggish metabolism is more than just ‘weight gain.’

Have you ever considered that maybe metabolism IS the root cause to many of your symptoms?

Healing your metabolism helps to improve multiple areas of health (weight loss being a side effect of that). In fact, sometimes I have found that your body may need to gain a few pounds even before feeling safe, to finally let go of weight.

When we restrict food, fast, run on adrenaline and stress hormones our body won’t feel safe enough to lose weight.

Also, we end of impairing our thyroid and adrenal health, which in turn impacts our sex hormones (so you start to experience irregular cycles, missing cycles, low libido, low energy, sleeplessness and mood swings).

No fun 🙅‍♀️

Inside my upcoming program, Naturally Nourished I’ll be teaching you how to heal your metabolism and optimize your thyroid, so you can reverse these symptoms and thrive 🙌🏻

Get on the waitlist —>
holisticwellness.ca/waitlist

#healyourmetabolism #metabolichealth #naturallynourished #healthyhormones #hormonehealing #hypothyroidism #thyroidhealing #thyroidweightloss #metabolicwellness #wellnesswitch #holisticwellnesswitch #womenshealth #prometabolic

The business if birth control - have you watched t

The business if birth control - have you watched the documentary yet? It’s amazing! It examines the complex relationship between hormonal birth control and women’s health and liberation. I highly suggest you tune in!

In fact, you can save 50% streaming it with the code WELLNESSWITCH. Just head on over to —>
thebusinessof.life

Today, I’m interviewing the award-winning documentary filmmaker, Abby Epstein. Abby has directed a number of eye-opening documentaries, alongside executive producer, Ricki Lake. Two of her most notable films are The Business of Being Born, and The Business of Birth Control which are aimed to educate and empower women–and expecting families–to make informed medical decisions.

In this episode, we discuss in length, the driving forces behind the creation of The Business of Birth Control, as well as some of the backlash the film has received.

We also dive into:
🌙The inspiration + main elements of “The Business of Birth Control”
🌙Decoding the criticism Abby’s films have received
🌙Exploring the racist roots of birth control
🌙Understanding the interest in alternative medicine amongst millennials
🌙The power behind educating women about their bodies

It’s a powerful conversation so I hope you tune in for it!

Also, a shoutout to our sponsors:

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#birthcontrol #businessofbirthcontrol #womenshealth #womenshormones #liberation #abbyepstein #documentary #thepill #hormonehealth #bodyliteracy #riskswiththepill #makeinformedchoices #birthcontrolalternatives #feministmovement

With hypothyroidism, many women think “weight ga

With hypothyroidism, many women think “weight gain and low energy,”which is just part of the equation.

Having a sluggish thyroid impacts numerous metabolic functions, which is why taking medication doesn’t solve WHY your symptoms are present in the first place.

We know the symptoms are present because of low thyroid output, but HOW did that happen? It didn’t happen because you’re deficient in synthroid 😯

Without addressing metabolism, you’ll keep spinning your wheels trying to manage symptoms & experiencing more and more symptoms and health issues 👆

If we want to understand health, we need to understand the HOW. How everything is linked.

Read above 👆to understand how a sluggish thyroid can cause multiple other issues with adrenals, cholesterol and sex hormones.

If you’re ready to dive into the HOW and stop chasing symptoms and heal your metabolism, join the waitlist for the Naturally Nourished online program coming soon —>

holisticwellness.ca/waitlist

#metabolism #prometabolic #metabolicwellness #healthyhormones #wellnesswitch #sluggishthyroid #hypothyroid #hashimotos #autoimmunehashimotos #lowthyroidfunction #thyroidhealing #metabolichealth #hypothyroidism #hashimotosthyroiditis #thyroidandweightloss #sexhormones #lowenergy #highcholesterol

Love me some sourdough💕 I’ve experimented wit

Love me some sourdough💕 I’ve experimented with gluten free sourdough and now been playing around with non-hybridized ancient wheat (like einkorn) and organic stone milled unbleached grains (love @1847flours).

I’ve got lots of practice ahead of me and I question and doubt myself every time I dive in and start prepping my bread 🙈

I finally put my discard to use and made cookies and chocolate cake this weeken (both which turned out amazing!).

Today we made the most delicious bacon and tomato sandwiches with my freshly baked sourdough. Annnnd - how yummy does that tomato look! 🍅👆

It was sooo damn delicious!

As a side note - I’ve been gluten free for years, but experimenting and testing how I do with sourdough. And I’ve been fine 🙌🏻 after years of monitoring and testing my hashimotos antibodies and symptoms, gluten never seemed to be a root cause. I also started to crave sourdough.

And that’s what the healing journey is all about. Testing, experimenting, trial and error, addressing deficiencies, healing hormones and above all - trusting your body and intuition. It always tells you what you need 🙏

#sourdoughbaking #sourdough #sourdoughbread #baconsandwiches #bacontomatosandwich #sundaysourdough #sourdoughstarter #healthyhormones #wellnesswitch #holisticwellnesswitch #baking #holisticwellnessbakes #healthybaking #36hourfermentation #36hourferment #fermentation #sourdoughclub #homemadesourdough

There’s a few staples I like to order from @natu

There’s a few staples I like to order from @naturamarketca + some delicious extras (like chocolate & pumpkin spice creamer!)

Here’s a quick look at my grocery haul. Some fav brands:
@sietefoods
@nutpods
@primalkitchenfoods
@lilys_sweets
@jovialfoods

#baking #burritos #healthycooking #groceryhaul #cooking #glutenfree #dairyfree #wellness #holisticwellnesswitch #tacos #taconight #marinade #naturalfoods #wellnessproducts #womenshealth #hormonehealth #cleaneating

Super excited for todays interview and to chat wit

Super excited for todays interview and to chat with @lisabilyeu 🙌🏻 Lisa is the co-founder of Quest Nutrition and the co-founder and President of Impact Theory studios, a revolutionary, digital-first studio that produces wildly entertaining, original content focusing on themes of empowerment.

In this episode, Lisa takes us through her and her husband’s journey to success, from eloping at age 21 to running a billion-dollar business. The failures and challenges Lisa has faced along the way have molded her into her radically confident self and are filled with messages that can help us do the same.

She asks — how we can step into ourselves more and use things like insecurity as a tool to drive us forward? No bullshit–what would it take?

We also chat about:
💫Living the life you want to despite familial pushback
💫Transitioning from stay-at-home to entrepreneur
💫How busyness can distract us from our true feelings
💫Making the switch from tech to Quest
💫How being overworked inspired Lisa’s own health journey and so much more!

It’s a juicy episode and I hope you enjoy it🙌🏻

Also, a quick shoutout to our amazing show sponsors👇

— @drinklmnt | Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnesswitch and save 15% off with code “WellnessWitch”

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