Radical Health ND

So sleepy .. voice gone . Body settled . Heart jumpy . Eyes heavy . Squeaky clean . Cozy in bed . Feet still sore from dancing . Hydrating and nourishing my insides . Refocusing . Thankful for the space .

Listening to intuition – a constant practice . Ask you body what a yes feels like and it will tell you . Ask what’s a no . Feel the subtleties in the difference .

Addiction and trauma . The root of every case of addiction I’ve seen is trauma in one form of another and not being resourced enough to cope without the use of substances . Thinking of a lecture that I can’t remember who gave right now .. but it pointed out that when a child experiences something traumatic we often are filled with empathy for them but then as that same child grows older and if they never received the support they needed we forget about the hurt child and point fingers with blame that the person can’t function in this society . Remember the babe . Bring back empathy . We’re all just doing our best.

One of my all time favorite feelings is after spending all day in the water and sun and taking a shower and crawling into a freshly changed sheets bed . And sleeping like a log .

Hypersensitivity reactions :: becoming incredibly common .. at least from my perspective . If we don’t support healthy detox channels and connect more closely with nature our system becomes overwhelmed and out of touch with itself / confused .. reacting towards anything and everything it seems . This country is so chalk full of toxins and it’s become really difficult to avoid them .. so focus on what you can and give your emunctories some tlc regularly . We gotta find the balance and speak to ourselves in gentle ways so that our nervous systems can feel safe .

Nerves and excitement are so close to each other . headed down to mex and almost trembling with excitement . I love it down here so much . Everybody hugging and laughing . So much appreciation .

On being skeptical … I tend to question everything .. probably a blessing and a curse . If there’s not a good reason for it then why buy in? Gets kinda lonely sometimes but whenever I do things in alignment I end up in places with people that feel best . And when I sacrifice I normally get reminded of why I shouldn’t . There’s a lot of bullshit out there .. we gotta keep thinking for ourselves and do what feels right for you.

On respect .. respect for self .. respect for nature and animals respect for elders respect for future generations respect for others .. a little goes a long way .

joy followed by guilt .. I’ve been having so much fun and I started hearing myself say “too much fun” fuck that!! We’re here to enjoy life . Should there be any such thing as too much fun? Balance is balance but I’m done being so hard on myself . It’s not about working so hard that now you deserve it .. we all deserve to feel joy and have fun no matter what. Embrace youth let it play .

Grieving ;;; a life long process . Grieving loved ones passing grieving past relationships or cut down trees . There’s always space for grief and the more we feel safe to express it when it comes up the less it will try to force it’s way out in other ways. It’s a beautiful part of life . It’s hard no doubt but it is so fucking beautiful .

What is true to you? Function from there . You’ll end up in places with lessons you’re meant to learn with people you’re supposed to meet and in places you’ve gotta go . I really believe this as part of our souls journey . When we do things in alignment we help our souls heal . It might not always feel “good” but maybe it’s necessary for reasons we can’t wrap our mind around at the time . We might make mistakes but if we’re consciously living we can learn lessons that allow us to progress and pass on necessary lessons to the next generations . Pay attention and do what feel true to you.

Building a healthy micro biome takes time . It can shift in a day . Our gut is the root for the micrbiomes all over our bodies .. our nails our skin our hair our ears our mouths . Dicks . Vaginas . You name it . The best things we can do it eat fiber stay hydrated get rest move daily connect with nature and eat probiotic foods . And not Drench our gi tract in pesticides and toxins . It takes time but it feels so damn good . Same with soil .. layers over time make it rich and delish .

Sleep is so important for so many reasons .. it’s the time our bodies detox the most .. it’s when our body produces melatonin which is an incredibly important antioxidant that directly has antineoplastic (no cancer) effects . It helps us stay in rhythm with nature if we go to sleep soon after the sun goes down and rise with the sun which is protective for all kinds of things and extremely nourishing to our sweet adrenals . So sleep deeply create a cave and cherish it .

On love and learning … going on 6 years living with my partner . We still laugh our asses off and want to strangle eachother often too . Still having epiphanies regularly on what works and what just doesn’t . It really is a partnership and I am forever thankful for the lessons I’ve learned in it . We were laughing the other day talking about how he feels good going to sleep at the same time every night and waking up every morning at the same time too. That just doesn’t work for me .. as I cycle through the month my sleep shifts too .. I try to get mostly the same amount but I go to sleep and rise at different times depending on what part of my cycle I’m at . It made me take a second to appreciate how different men and women are and how we aren’t meant to operate/live in the same ways . So I’ll continue to be me and he can be him . And hopefully we continue to teach eachother some cool shit along the way .

Something else that came up recently was this idea of letting other people do their thing without expecting them to change how they function based on you and instead you can just change the way you react or react accordingly . Part of me feels sad thinking of that because certain things are worth fighting for but at the same time it’s helped me consider my role and desires coming from myself and it feels more empowering to not wait for someone else to shift but instead show up for yourself and your needs and let other people live according to them.

Finally got the go ahead to move into the spot next door . Very convenient and No rush . Getting the garage space too so feeling much less cluttered . feels good . Getting into a new space always feels like a bit of a fresh start so a good time to set intentions . This is what an ideal day would look like .. wake up around sunrise . Drink a glass of lemon water . Do some Gentle stretches in our lil outdoor space then make some green tea and walk honey to the beach . Sit and meditate . Walk home and make a lil breaka and get some studying/ work done . Take a break to do a lil weight workout and lil cardio (bike or jog) then shower and get ready for shift . Come home make dinner take a walk around sunset with my loves take a tub to sweat then read and sleep not too long after sunset . So excited to finally have a kitchen table and to have a space to work at .. it makes it so much easier to focus . Feeling really thankful for another reminder to trust the process .

You have a choice of how to react . Sometimes it’s a triggered response but when we can connect with those parts of ourselves and learn to ease the trigger then we can realize .. we always have a choice of how we react .

Nutrient bowls for life :: all organic.. (thank you food stamps) Food is medicine health is wealth . smoked wild caught Alaska salmon . Kimchi . Leafy greens . Sweet potato roasted with minced garlic curry powder and avocado oil (higher smoke point means it doesn’t go rancid when you cook with it – ghee or avo oil is better for cooking olive oil for drizzles) hemp seeds pumpkin seeds, garlic stuffed olives , some hummus , drizzle balsamic drizzle evoo , topped with salt and pepper and milk thistle seed powder NOM .

Ladies come in looking to loose weight and don’t feed themselves and do crazy workouts daily = STRESS . Stress means your body will store more fat . Stay satiated . Move daily but take it easy . Eat more protein . Sleep well . Stay hydrated and eat plant fiber . Avoid toxins . If anyone wants to work together just holla I’m officially seeing patients

Back to the elimination challenge .. I feel so fucking good when I’m doing this .. cooking all my own meals . The pain in my body goes away my skin clears up my gut feels great my mood is balanced . Takes about a week to get rid of the withdrawal of things but then oh baby . Doing it again because the reintroduction phase went wonky last time and I want a clearer picture on what my triggers are for certain symptoms . So for 3 weeks I remove the most common food allergens from my diet because that’s how long it takes for the immune mediators to metabolize and clear fully and then bring each one back in with spaces between so you have a clear picture of what’s what . If something’s a clear trigger you leave it out and work on balancing the gut flora and healing any structural issues in the gi tract . Then reintroduce again and see if you still have symptoms – the goal is to recognize how to have balanced nutrition in your life and not be reactive to foods . Feels good to be doing this as we move into our spot – that finally has a kitchen table to enjoy meals together at .

One day at a time . One thing at a time .

Insulin regulation and hormones :: we gotta eat . Bitters , Protein and fats first . Smaller meals more frequently . More fiber less artificial bull shit . More presence less fast food .

Humans are so brave . To love knowing we could some day lose them . Death is so hard and living through death seems impossible sometimes . We’re so resilient but life is so fragile at the same time . Angels are everywhere . Love your people . Every days a blessing .

Nervous system was shot .. felt so activated like I couldn’t come down from it . Went to therapy today and imagined what it feels like to be peaceful .. sitting in comfort body at ease breath flowing with ease. birds chirping jaw relaxed no rush .. nowhere to be . air warm and fuzzy . Coming back to this visual in stressful times .