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“Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it." - Naval Ravikant
Our immune system is amazing. But this past year about 60-70% of my client have had covid… I want to share with you a few tips more on how to have a healthy immune system:
Seasonal allergies affect around 20-25% of US adult population or 40-60 million people each year, according to the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America.
Allergies in general are a physical, hypersensitive immune reaction to an antigen in response to exposure or reaction to a substance. This could be a food allergy, seasonal or other allergy. Some of the most common allergies are pollen, ragweed, animal fur, dust or certain foods. In reaction to the allergen the body produces the chemical histamine, which helps counteract that allergen. Generally, histamine helps the body with functions, like, immune system, communicating messages to the brain and keeping it awake and helps trigger the release of stomach acid. Its main role with allergies is to cause an inflammatory reaction in the body as a red flag of potential pathogens (danger). More specifically, it helps the blood vessels swell so white blood cells can travel and find the pathogen faster. This is a natural and proper response. Enzymes in the body will breakdown histamine afterwards.
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While this past year may have been a bit different, to say the least, many people still have to or choose to travel. And sooner or later, life will continue to move forward and while I wont say it’ll go back to “normal”, we will all start traveling again and be on the go.
I often get asked by clients and friends, how to stay healthy or on their diet when on the go or traveling. And while everyone must find their own unique answer, my general answer is to always enjoy yourself, whether you are traveling (plane, train or auto) for work, to see family or friends or vacation. Here are a few of my favorite ways to feel good and eat well on the go. Like always, please take what you wish and leave the rest.
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Although I see my fair share of clients that are on or have been on antibiotics, I haven’t even thought about personally going on them for nearly a decade. And I hadn’t realized how resistant I had become to Western Medicine.
A little over three weeks ago when my husband basically dragged me to urgent care one Saturday after being sick for over 6 weeks.
Before you rebut with the typical, well you clearly didn’t try EVERYTHING first.
Nope.
I did.
First I tried all the food and hydration: so much bone broth, soup, filtered water, herbal teas, you name it! I tried all my herbs: echinacea, golden seal, Oregon grape, yerba mansa, turmeric, and so many more! I also tried all the vitamins and supplements: zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D, my go to combinations like Viracon or Immunoberry, you name it! Plus, I rested. Did I miss something there?
So when it came the time to talk about antibiotics I was ready. I just wanted, needed to feel better.
But let me tell you, it WRECKED my stomach. I basically couldn’t hold anything I ate in, it just flowed in one way and out another. TMI? Ehhh, it’s the truth. And I KNOW I am not alone here.
So, I knew when I finished them I would have to do some solid work on rebuilding my gut health, microbiome and stomach lining. So I thought I would share with you what I am doing myself, in hopes it can help you or someone get through this too.
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After 5 years of being injury free, I can no longer claim that. For the past, several months I have been battling some minor knee pain. It finally got to the point when I felt compelled to see a doctor and get some x-rays. It turns out I not only have runner’s knee (ironically from my spin class) but also early stages of osteoarthritis (OA) in my right knee.
Of course, my doctor felt compelled to give me his recommendations which shockingly included cortisone shots and/or surgery. None of which I am considering at this point in my life. So I went home and thought about my options, treating myself like I would a client and put a plan together on how I could heal myself, holistically.
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It’s been a minute crew. I know. My apologies.
I am in the process of redoing my website and getting ready to share some exciting news to come in a few months when I am able to share it! So, stay tuned!
One of the groups I help in my practice is those that struggle with the place of alcohol in their lives. And really I hesitate to use the word struggle because they may or may not struggle with it. But either way, they choose not to drink, prefer not to drink much or maybe they do have that lingering question of if they drink too much. This is not to say any of these people have an alcohol problem. That’s really not the right question to ask. Rather ask another question: what role does alcohol play in your life? And why do you choose to drink or not? And how do you feel about your relationship with alcohol?
So, I wanted to share some ideas of things to do to that aren’t centered around alcohol. Seems these days everything is centered around alcohol. I mean I love a good 10k, but why do we need to drink beer while we run it or even after? Sometimes I find having a plan, knowing where and what do do and that others out there are in the same boat is half the battle. And aside from these great ideas, there are some wonderful places and events to do if you are here in lovely Denver, Colorado.
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