Hi there,

There are so many factors that make up our overall health.

To name a few: nutrition, exercise, and toxins found in our water, food & products.

But what about our stress levels? Even if we don't "feel stressed", our body is most likely in the sympathetic state.

The sympathetic state is our body's "fight or flight" mode. It's activated when we need to run from danger or really heighten our focus on something. Unfortunately, modern day has us stuck in a sympathetic state.

Did you know that most healing occurs when we are in the parasympathetic state? This is the body's rest and digest part of the nervous system.

Under stress, liver detoxification is naturally down regulated, therefore the body doesn’t want to detoxify. The body sends signals to the organs to be ready for "fight/flight", and healing/detoxification are placed on the back burner due to order of importance.

So how do we support our body and place ourselves into a parasympathetic dominant state? There are a few things you can do now to help promote this for your body.

1. Meditation is such an important piece to overall health. This slows our body down, places the brain into less chatter, and allows our body to heal without blockages. You don't have to sit in a completely quiet room. There are many forms of meditation: breath work and guided meditation being a couple of them. Ten minutes daily is plenty.
2. Reduce caffeine intake to 1 cup/day. Caffeine naturally places us into a sympathetic state and is also eliminated by the liver. So too much caffeine can place stress on our liver.
3. Reduce alcohol consumption. Alcohol also needs to be eliminated by the liver.
4. If you are taking these steps to help your body's healing processes, try next incorporating liver supporting foods: cruciferous vegetables, beets, turmeric & ginger.

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Sauna

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• Lowers total cholesterol & LDL-C while increasing HDL
• Reduces inflammation
• Improves blood flow
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• Healthy blood pressure
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Exciting news on the horizon!

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Happy Monday!

Stephanie