What if workplace health was about more than hard hats and safety manuals?

In this episode of Women's Health, Wisdom, & WINE!, Dr. White sits down with environmental health and safety expert, entrepreneur, and consultant Kahlilah Guyah for a thought-provoking conversation about how our work environments shape our physical, mental, emotional, and vocational well-being.

Together, they explore why women often carry invisible workplace burdens, how burnout and psychological safety affect long-term health, and what organizations can do to create environments where women don't just survive... they thrive.

Kahlilah shares her inspiring career journey, the experiences that led her to become a leader in environmental health and safety, and the lessons she's learned about protecting her own well-being while helping organizations protect their people.

Whether you're a business owner, leader, employee, or simply looking to cultivate healthier habits, this conversation offers practical insights that every woman can apply in both her professional and personal life.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

•  Why workplace wellness is about far more than physical safety 
•  What psychosocial hazards are and why every woman should understand them 
•  How burnout and chronic stress affect both mental and physical health 
•  Why healthy boundaries are essential to long-term wellness 
•  How leaders can build psychologically safe workplaces 
•  Lessons from entrepreneurship on resilience, leadership, and taking care of oneself 
•  Small changes that can create healthier work environments 

Featured Well-being Dimensions 

•  Environmental 
•  Vocational
•  Mental/Emotional
•  Physical 

Favorite Quote from the Episode

"Environment... It's the world around us."

Connect with Kahlilah Guyah

• LinkedIn
• Website
• Work with Kahlilah

About Women's Health, Wisdom, & WINE!

Women's Health, Wisdom, & WINE! is the podcast where women come together to have authentic conversations about health, personal growth, leadership, resilience, and living well with vitality across every dimension of well-being.

Each episode features inspiring guests who share their stories, expertise, and practical wisdom... always with laughter, meaningful conversations, and, of course... a glass of wine.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend. Together, we can build healthier lives, stronger communities, and more empowered women.

Salud! 🍷

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Key Takeaways

• Prevention matters and it is not always sufficient.
• Cure is not the only measure of success.
• Healing is multidimensional and ongoing.
• You are not broken because your condition persists.
• Integration is possible even when eradication is not.

Conditions Referenced in This Episode

• Endometriosis
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
• Autoimmune thyroid disease
• Chronic inflammatory conditions
• Infertility
• Perimenopause
• Chronic pain syndromes

Reflection Question
If cure is not available…
What would healing look like for you?
Not perfection. Not elimination. Deeper wholeness.

Next Steps
If this episode resonated with you:

• Share it with a woman navigating chronic illness.
• Leave a review to help other women find this message.
• Reflect on what healing, not just cure, means in your own journey.

Healing is not the absence of disease.
It is the presence of integration. And that work is always available to you.

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Health is often not built on complexity. It is built on consistency.

Water. Protein. Daily. Intentional. Adequate.

If your menstrual cycle feels chaotic, your mood unstable, your energy inconsistent... begin here.

Hydrate the system. Nourish the structure. Stabilize the baseline.
And from that foundation, everything else becomes more responsive.

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Weathering describes what chronic exposure to stress will do. It does not dictate your trajectory.

This Year of the (Fire) Horse can be a year of powerful movement, but not at the expense of your vitality.

Stamina without restoration leads to erosion. Sustainable momentum requires softness.

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Reflection Questions

• Where in my life do I feel deeply safe and seen?
• How do I most naturally demonstrate love?
• Do my loved ones feel it in the way I intend?
• Where can I practice greater attunement?
• Am I extending grace to myself?

Practical Takeaways

1. Love requires literacy and intentionality
2. Friendship is foundational to lasting romantic partnership
3. Altruistic love increases meaning and resilience
4. Nervous system regulation is strengthened through safe connection
5. Practiced love improves long-term health outcomes

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Key Takeaways:

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women.

Know your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.

Hypertension has different types—monitor consistently.

Smoking cessation dramatically reduces risk.

7–9 hours of sleep protects vascular health.

Many heart conditions are preventable.

Learning CPR saves lives.

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Insulin resistance is often framed as a blood sugar or weight problem, but for women, it is fundamentally a hormonal and inflammatory issue with profound implications for ovarian function, fertility, and long-term health.

Practical Takeaways
• Insulin resistance affects hormones long before blood sugar appears abnormal
• Ovarian function depends on metabolic safety signals
• Stability, nourishment, and regulation improve insulin sensitivity
• Weight is often a symptom, not the cause, of metabolic disruption
• Healing begins when metabolism and hormones are addressed together

Listener Reflection
• Where might your body be signaling metabolic stress rather than failure?
• What symptoms have you been trying to override instead of interpret?
• How could consistency, nourishment, or nervous system regulation shift your hormonal health?
• What would it look like to support insulin sensitivity without burnout?

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In this episode, we sit down with Stephanie Lurch, health equity leader, educator, and advocate whose work is grounded in a simple but radical idea: healthcare should be human.

Against the backdrop of the current political climate and the evolving relationship between Canada and the United States, we explore how two neighboring countries with vastly different healthcare systems approach care, equity, access, and dignity. While national-level reform often feels slow, stalled, or uncertain, especially in the U.S., this conversation focuses on what individuals, clinicians, and communities can do now to restore humanity to healthcare.

Together, we examine how power, culture, and policy shape patient experiences, and how relational care, storytelling, and community engagement can transform health outcomes, even within imperfect systems.

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Episode Title:
Food as Medicine, Medicine as Food: Anti-Inflammatory Healing and the Blood Type Diet

Description:
This episode continues addressing chronic inflammation from a different perspective with a deep dive into practical anti-inflammatory protocols and the often-discounted Blood Type dietary framework. Dr. White explores the science behind individualized nutrition, lectins, immune compatibility, and why food functions as daily medicine, whether healing or harmful. Listeners are invited to reconsider how invisible dietary patterns shape long-term health and inflammation.

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Chronic Inflammation: When the Body Is Whispering and Why Women Pay the Price

Description:
Dr. White explores chronic inflammation as a biological signal of unmet needs rather than a disease itself. This episode explains why women are uniquely vulnerable, how inflammation intersects with hormones and immunity, and why many “healthy” foods including dairy, soy, seed oils, and processed protein products can quietly drive inflammatory responses. Using the Eight Dimensions of Health, listeners are guided toward prevention rooted in self-trust, biology, and integrative wisdom.

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SHOW NOTES

Episode Title: Building Strong Girls: Women’s Health, Prevention, and the Cost of Repair

Episode Description:
Dr. White reflects on Frederick Douglass’s quote, “It’s easier to build strong [girls] than to repair broken [women],” and explores how unmet needs in girlhood manifest as adult health challenges. Using the Eight Dimensions of Health and Well-Being, she offers a framework for prevention and resilience, connects early experiences to chronic inflammation, and introduces the Fire Horse Year Health Framework to guide intentional living and sustainable self-care.

Key Topics Covered:
Prevention vs. repair in women’s health

Eight Dimensions of Health applied to real-life development

Biological consequences of early stress and neglect

Introduction to chronic inflammation

Fire Horse Year Health Framework for practical daily application

Next Episode:
A deep dive into chronic inflammation: what it is, why women are particularly vulnerable, and how prevention across the eight dimensions can protect long-term health.

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Happy 2026! (Notice how "new year" has been omitted?)

Find out more about your Chinese Zodiac animal and how to embrace and navigate the Fire Horse year fully.

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Episode Summary

What happens when Medicare is slowly dismantled? In this episode, we unpack the ripple effects of recent federal budget and tax policies—especially the One Big Beautiful Bill—on women’s health, insurance costs, and the overall provision of care.

From older women losing long-term supports, to mothers pushed out of Medicaid after giving birth, to rural hospitals shutting down, the cuts aren’t just numbers on a page. They are lived realities for millions of women across every stage of life.

We’ll explore:

• How $500B in Medicare cuts will impact access to doctors, hospitals, and prescription drugs
• Why women—especially low-income women, women of color, and older women—bear the greatest burden
• The domino effect on insurance premiums, hospital closures, and family finances
• Real-world stories of women navigating gaps in coverage
• What policy fixes and grassroots actions are still possible

Key Takeaways

• Dismantling Medicare isn’t repeal—it’s stealth budget cuts that reduce reimbursements, shrink benefits, and limit eligibility.
• Women are disproportionately impacted at every stage of life: from family planning to maternal care to aging.
• Insurance costs will rise—with projected 2026 increases of 11% for Part B and 6% for Part D.
• Hospital closures and provider shortages will deepen care deserts, especially in rural areas.
• Advocacy matters—from calling legislators to supporting community clinics and advocacy groups.

Resources & Links Mentioned

• Washington Post – What the GOP's tax bill means for your health care
  
  
• MarketWatch – $500 billion in Medicare cuts could result from Republican tax bill
  
  
• Investopedia – 10 Big Medicare Changes in 2026

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“A rising tide lifts all boats” is an aphorism popularized by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. It's used by economists and politicians to convey the idea that economic improvement will benefit everyone involved in the economy. The phrase suggests that investing in the economic success of Black women WILL improve the financial position of all economic participants... and that's PRECISELY what they're afraid of.

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Coming soon - ICU: Rebuild After Burnout

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Show notes and relevant links:

• Just Economy Institute
• Books
  • The Alternative by Nick Romeo
  • Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva
  • The Financial Activist Playbook by Jasmine Rashid
  • Believe-In-You Money by Jessica Norwood

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What we're drinking 🍸 🍾🍷🥂 NYE...

Dom Pérignon Basquiat

Sauternes

Apollo

Saké

Happy 2025!

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Connect with Dr. Hack:

• Website - https://ladypartsdoctor.com/
• Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lady-parts-doctor/id1613851502

Resources:

• Deepak Chopra
• Audiobooks
• Ask and It Is Given: An Introduction to The Teachings of Abraham-Hicks https://a.co/d/aJ65iSw

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Be the change you want to see in the world. 

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Resources Mentioned:

• The Hormone Makeover
• Halle Berry's Misdiagnosis

Connect with Donna

• Website: Bioidentical Hormone Training Academy

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Connect with Ileana:

• Email: ileana@apurvawellness.com
• Text: 240-334-7677
• Website: https://apurvawellness.com/

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The practice of Integrative Medicine blends conventional care with evidence-based traditional and complementary approaches to support whole-person health and wellness.  Integrative medicine encompasses mind-body-spirit approaches such a yoga, tai chi, and mindfulness as well as acupuncture and natural/botanical supplements. Integrative medicine has a unique role in supporting a person's mind-body-spirit as they transition through menopause. Yoga, tai chi, and mindfulness have been shown to improve symptoms in menopause including hot flashes and mood disturbances.

About Our Guest:
Tonya Fines is a board-certified Holistic Health Practitioner, with over 25 years of experience in the health and wellness  industry. Specializing in nutrition, fitness, and hormonal health for women who are 35 years and older. Tonya combines a wealth of knowledge with a passion for empowering women to achieve optimal health and well-being.

With a holistic approach to health, Tonya has guided countless women through personalized programs that encompass not just physical fitness but also nutritional guidance and hormonal balance. This comprehensive approach has proved effective in helping women regain vitality and thrive in their daily lives.

Connect with Tonya:
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Journaling (expressive writing or gratitude journaling) is a widely used non-pharmacological tool for coaching and counseling and the treatment of a wide variety of health challenges. Writing about stressful and traumatic events can significantly benefit our physical and emotional health. In fact, studies show that time spent journaling about our deepest thoughts and feelings can even reduce the number of sick days we take off work. Journaling can help us accept rather than judge our mental experiences, resulting in fewer negative emotions in response to stressors. 

Journaling, a therapeutic intervention used in many different disciplines and psychological approaches, is easy to implement and get started and it can benefit people experiencing an array of health challenges including and not limited to:

• anxiety
• depression
• stress management
• reflection
• recovery

With practice, journaling can help process emotions–even ones that have been avoided or held back–and lead to a better understanding of how to proceed.

About Our Guest:
Maggie is a writer, life coach, and founder of Maggie's Way, a methodology in the field of mental well-being with a focus on adults who are under significant pressure in our current society. After navigating various paths and diagnoses and consulting with experts, Maggie ultimately found the key to happiness: Our thoughts dictate our emotions. 

Her introspective quest led her not only to heal but also to discover her true self and the courage to advocate for herself. This pivotal moment birthed Maggie's Way and ultimately her first book, MY JOURNAL.

Resources Mentioned:
MY JOURNAL

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The arrival of the spring equinox is a moment of rejuvenation and rebirth as flowers begin to bloom and sunlight warms the northern hemisphere. As the sun moves along the equator, it brings warmth and power, allowing us to welcome the joys of spring, including the beautiful flowers and greenery Mother Earth provides.

This balance reminds us to take a break from our daily routines and reflect on the need for equilibrium in our lives. Let's use this opportunity to pause and embrace a new season with a fresh outlook.

The spring equinox, which coincides with the beginning of Aries Season, is often celebrated and is referred to as the Astrological New Year. Being that action planet Mars governs the zodiac sign Aries, this time is known to set off the astrological year with a bang because it brings a lot of energy, desire, and passion to our hopes and intentions.

Dealing with these intense and juxtaposing energies can be overwhelming, but there are ways to manage. As the sun transitions from Pisces to Aries, we move from water to fire, which can be a lot to handle. However, taking care of ourselves during this time is crucial.

Here are some techniques to help recharge, reset, and restore our vibe through self-care during the spring equinox:

• Use a ball to release tense spots in the body like the back, shoulders, hips, and glutes. Just a few minutes every night while you're watching a show or talking on the phone can build a nice self care habit into your routine. You'll feel great every time. This will wash away emotional stress stored in the body from winter.
• Movement is medicine. Walk and stretch so that your joints — and entire spine and skeleton — keep moving and stay happy. Go out for a walk, connect with nature, and stretch out your body.
• Treat yourself with kindness. Challenge negative self-talk and replace it with affirming and supportive statements. Also, connect with supportive friends as it can be great to share your experiences and receive encouragement. Take occasional breaks from digital devices to reduce screen time and create a more serene environment for healing to be present and to find balance.
• Rest is the most important activity. We spend so much time outwardly and when we pause to offer ourselves some energy work, it’s a very nurturing and internal act. By creating this moment in our days, we’re emphasizing to our brains that this is important. So, the more we create these kinds of self-care, the more we’re building up our self-awareness — which can really help boost any efforts to create new habits.
• Relax your mind and your body will follow. Your body and mind keep score. Be mindful of taking time to meditate to ground yourself.

All of this advice will help you spring forward into the new season with ease.

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Sleep Awareness Week aims to promote the significance of sleep and its various health and wellness advantages.

To get the best sleep ever, here is a list of 4 essentials you need for sweet dreams:

1. Mattress - Features to take into consideration: triple-action cooling,  additional support, loft, and foam quality
2. Pillows - Features to take into consideration: head-to-toe comfortability, cool-to-the-touch sensation, premium down alternative fibers, memory foam, outer fabric that is cool and soothing to the touch, and hypoallergenic 
3. White Noise Machines - Features to take into consideration: infinite custom color hues, gender neutral, calming glow
4. Sleep Tracker - Factors to take into consideration: an ultra-bright display, advanced health, safety, and activity capabilities

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Insulin is a metabolic hormone made by the pancreas when you eat that tells your body’s cells that fuel, in the form of blood sugar or glucose, is available for immediate use. 

In some cases, for a variety of reasons, the body’s cells don’t respond to insulin as they should and can’t easily take sugar from the blood. The pancreas reacts by producing more insulin to try to keep up with higher blood sugar levels. This condition is known as hyperinsulinemia.

If your cells become too resistant to insulin, it can result in elevated blood sugar levels, which can lead to weight gain, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Losing weight with insulin resistance is more difficult because the body stores excess blood sugar as fat.

While excess body fat — especially around the waist — and lack of physical activity are primary causes of insulin resistance, many people with insulin resistance don't start off this way. A diet of highly processed carbohydrate foods and saturated fats is another contributor.

Dietary changes (especially those germane to one's blood type), physical activity, and some herbal remedies can help reduce both blood glucose and insulin levels.

Low-carb diets that emphasize healthy sources of carbs, fat, and protein can reduce insulin resistance.

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Weight gain and how we carry weight tend to be common concerns and challenges for women as we age. It can be even more frustrating to get a handle on with the ongoing debate in the medical community as to whether the weight some of us put on as our bodies age, is directly related to perimenopause and our fluctuating hormones or simply a byproduct of aging itself. Whatever the specific cause, it’s estimated that women gain an average of two to five pounds per year during our perimenopausal years. With perimenopause lasting up to 10 years, that could mean a significant weight gain for many of us. Mindful nutrition can help.

About Our Guest:
Dr. Butler is a Certified Master Weight Loss and Life Coach, and event taught at The Life Coach School for the amazing Brooke Castillo. Before that? She spent 30 years as a Board Certified Chiropractor, Nutritionist, and Acupuncturist. She is the host of the podcast THINNER Peace in Menopause and Beyond.

She spend decades struggling with her weight and yo-yo dieting. She went on her last diet at the age of 50 and has been free of diet culture ever since. She read, researched, and created a program to help other women. If you have been battling your weight and relationship with food your whole life... and now menopause is making it harder than ever.

Dr. Deb can teach you to change the way you think so that this is the very last time you have to lose weight.

Resources Mentioned:
Jumpstart Your Weight Loss in Menopause (Free Guide)

Connect with Deb:
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Facebook
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EVIDENCE-BASED BIRTH PRACTICES MAKE BIRTH HEALTHIER AND SAFER FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES

At The Eudaimonia Center, we know what makes birth safe for mothers and babies AND standard maternity care in the United States is not evidence-based and does not reflect this knowledge. Therefore, the health-care provider and place of birth will influence the care that Mom receives in powerful ways. The result is that birth is less safe for mothers and babies than it should be, causing harm where it could be avoided.

The World Health Organization identifies four care practices that promote, support, and protect normal birth. Lamaze International identifies two additional practices. Together, these six practices are supported by research, including systematic reviews from The Cochrane Library and the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (2007). Written for women and their families, the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice papers describe the importance of each of the six practices for a healthy, safe birth and provide a synopsis of the evidence that supports each practice. Every pregnant woman needs to know that these six evidence-based birth practices make birth healthier and safer for mothers and babies.

1. Healthy Birth Practice #1: Let Labor Begin on Its Own
2. Healthy Birth Practice #2: Walk, Move Around, and Change Positions Throughout Labor
3. Healthy Birth Practice #3: Bring a Loved One, Friend, or Doula for Continuous Support
4. Healthy Birth Practice #4: Avoid Interventions That Are Not Medically Necessary
5. Healthy Birth Practice #5: Avoid Giving Birth on the Back, and Follow the Body's Urges to Push
6. Healthy Birth Practice #6: Keep Mother and Baby Together – It's Best for Mother, Baby, and Breastfeeding

Birth is intended to happen simply... without worry or trouble.

About Our Guest:
Gina Mundy is an attorney specializing in childbirth cases. For over 20 years, her focus has been investigating and analyzing mistakes that arise during labor and delivery. She has spent countless hours meticulously scrutinizing childbirth cases, conducting interviews with delivery teams, and thoroughly examining medical records to gain an in-depth understanding of every decision made during labor and delivery. Throughout her career, Gina has traveled nationwide, engaging with healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and midwives to explore all aspects of labor and delivery. These interactions have provided her with invaluable insights, enabling her to appreciate the diverse perspectives prevalent in different regions of the country.

Resources Mentioned:
A Parent's Guide to a Safter Childbirth

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The term ‘hormonal’ has become synonymous with ‘moody'. While hormones do affect mood, they do much more in the body than that.

We tend to think of certain times in life, such as puberty, pregnancy, and the transition to menopause as hormone-fueled, but the truth is that our hormones influence the health of our bodies and minds every single day.

So what exactly are hormones? Hormones are special chemicals that travel through the bloodstream. They carry messages from the glands where they are produced to cells in different parts of the body. These chemical messages help to manage cellular processes that control appetite, growth, stress, blood sugar, sleep cycles, sex drive, and sexual function, to name a few. 

The endocrine system is a complex web of interactions. Hormones interact with each other and with many other systems of the body, including the immune system, in ways that we don’t yet understand.

About Our Guest:
Ana G. Herrera spent 17 years in the corporate world, leading well known beauty brands. Her life took an unexpected turn when she was diagnosed with Stage IV Endometriosis in her mid 20s. This condition brought unimaginable pain into her life, leading to five surgeries, infertility, surgical menopause, and numerous other challenging consequences. Frustrated by the lack of specific research, clear information, and natural products that she could apply into my daily life, Ana decided to embark on a new path. She began talking to hundreds of women and discovered that many shared a common thirst for knowledge and trustworthy products, yet they didn't know where to begin. It was this realization that led her to leave a successful corporate career behind and dive headfirst into the most challenging endeavor of her life—creating a company from scratch.

Ana's vision is to empower others with the knowledge and products necessary to take charge of their hormones, rather than allowing hormones to dictate their lives. With a steadfast belief in authenticity and solidarity, Ana strives to create a powerful movement that transcends societal stigmas and empowers individuals to live their lives to the fullest.

Resources Mentioned:
Hormone University
Glow products
The Business of Birth Control
Environmental Working Group - Personal Care Products
Dirty Dozen

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Why is Ozempic so problematic?

The borage and seemingly unending coverage of this drug is putting more people at risk for eating disorders, and likely triggering those in recovery back into the eating disorder. It’s hard to ignore information about Ozempic because it’s so popular right now, and that’s really difficult for those in eating disorder and disordered eating recovery, and/or have a history of an eating disorder. This is because one of the foundational parts of recovery is moving toward, and eventually accepting and creating peace with one’s body. Additionally, for many people weight gain does and needs to happen in recovery from eating disorders after years of being weight suppressed and dieting, not matter what size body someone is in.

Ozempic not only encourages exactly what individuals are trying to move away from in eating disorder recovery, but it also proposes a “quick fix” to body image concerns and continues to promote the message that “thinner is better at any cost”. There is currently no screening for eating disorders when prescribing this medication and seeing that the majority of individuals with eating disorder exist in larger bodies, there is cause for great concern.

I believe that this drug is dangerous to take off-label due to its lack of long-term research and the harm that it can cause to those in eating disorder/disordered eating recovery. This is not an attack on individuals who choose to take Ozempic. The reasons that would lead to someone taking Ozempic are often complex and what matters most is that you be as informed as possible before taking a medication like this.

Those that take Ozempic off-label for weight loss are at increased risk for:

• Low blood sugar, also known as hypoglycemia 
• Malnutrition related to undereating (“Ozempic face”)
• Hormone disruption
• Loss of menstrual cycle
• Explosive diarrhea 
• Bone loss 
• Developing an eating disorder 
• Other side effects including:
  • Gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, constipation
  • Pancreatitis 
  • Development of thyroid cancer

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Build a habit and make it a permanent lifestyle change.

The 21/90 rule states that it takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change.

Is there a new lifestyle change you would like to make? Commit to your goal for 21 days and it will become a habit. Commit to your goal for 90 days and it will become a part of your lifestyle. Are you ready to make some positive changes? Here are some tips to help you keep your momentum.

Set your goal: Decide what you want to accomplish or change. This could be a personal or professional goal. Write it down in your planner or keep it on your laptop. Make sure it is visible to you so you can remain present and focused on your goal. Don’t be afraid of starting from the beginning, everyone must pass GO!

Make a plan: Plan out the steps you intend to take to reach your goal. If your goal is being more active, you might decide to try three new activities this week or plan on calling your friend who often goes running. Setting out times and dates are helpful ways to set yourself up for success and will help you to build habits. Making plans with people who share your goal is a sure way to stay motivated.

Focus: Keep it focused, you can’t do EVERYTHING. Focus on building one small habit at a time, the rest will follow.

Commit: You need to stay committed to your goal if you want to build a habit and eventually change your lifestyle. The 21/90 rule only works if you consistently stick to your plan, the days must be consecutive. If you think you’ll have trouble committing, set boundaries. For example, if you need to take a day off make sure you don’t miss two in a row.

Repeat: Rinse and repeat! The 21/90 rule can be used again and again to achieve your goals, build habits and change your lifestyle. Start small but think big.

Remember: 21 days to build a habit / 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible – Tony Robbins.

Ready to set these goals and create a habit? Make an an appointment with us, so we can start making life... better... TOGETHER.

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The main cause of cervical cancer is persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), an extremely common family of viruses that are transmitted through sexual contact. 

Cervical cancer is one of the most PREVENTABLE and treatable forms of cancer. However, in 2020, an estimated 604,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer worldwide and about 342,000 women died from the disease; most of these cases and deaths (~90% for both) occurred in low- and middle-income countries.

HPV infections often go away without treatment within a few months, and about 90% clear on their own within two years. However, some individuals may have long-term symptoms or develop cervical cancer. 

To help you fight HPV and stay healthy, you can take steps to build your immune system by quitting smoking, decreasing your stress levels, and altering your diet. 

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Dry January came from Emily Robinson, a young woman who gave up drinking for a month in January to better prepare for her first half marathon. The following year, she joined Alcohol Change UK and began to share her experience abstaining from alcohol, leading Dry January to officially become a campaign in 2013. The initiative peaked in 2022 after the pandemic saw elevated alcoholic intake (about 1 in 4 people drank more than usual). 

Dry January gives people a great excuse/reason and the confidence to carry on saying no thanks to alcohol, even after January has ended. Giving up alcohol can mean better sleep, weight loss, and more energy. In addition, to ditching the hangover, abstinence reduces the waistline, and saves some serious money over the course of 31 days.

By the end of the month, in healthy individuals drinking at moderate to high levels, abstinence leads to tangible health benefits.

Here are some tips to keep you on track during Dry January:

• Remember your WHY: Is it to have fun, to deal with stress and anxiety, or to fall asleep? Think about ways you could accomplish those objectives without alcohol, such as doing yoga, taking a walk, meeting friends for a hike, or playing games instead of drinking at a party.
• Lets friends and family know about your commitment to participate in Dry January.
• Make sure alternative non-alcohol-containing beverages are available at parties and gatherings.
• Have a polite, assertive "no, thank" ready for when you are offered a drink.
• As the month progresses, pay attention to how you feel. Are you sleeping better? Do you have more energy? When you notice benefits, make a note of them. It will help you keep your momentum going.
• Have a plan in place for when the month ends. As is the case with dieting, without a long-term plan, it's easy to resume old patterns.

Remember, if you feel better when you are not drinking, or when you decrease your drinking, then your body is telling you something. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.

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While commercial weight loss programs are abundant, obesity rates in the U.S. remain high, justifying the need for a different approach. It appears as though we have the tools to manage the country’s obesity epidemic and implementation is crucial. Perhaps these tools are best in the hands of behavior analysts instead of physicians. Behavior analytic treatments that target obesity will help practitioners (not necessarily physicians) to foster not only the relationship between practitioner knowledge and practice but might also help facilitate the use of behavior analytic treatments for other issues within the medical field. Effective management of obesity requires a functioning, collaborative interdisciplinary team, specifically noting behavior analysts as being a part of that team; the time is now to begin this necessary collaboration.

Behavior analysts apply behavior-analytic concepts and principles to improve personal health and fitness, primarily outside of the formal healthcare system, with a focus on health promotion through diet and exercise modification. Behavior analysts work directly with individuals, or in collaboration with healthcare professionals, registered dietitians, and personal trainers, to help individuals achieve meaningful behavior change, such as sustained adherence to dietary and physical activity regimens, to improve individualized health and wellness outcomes. Interventions in this area typically include task clarification, goal-setting, self-monitoring, accountability, feedback, self-talk regulation, stimulus control, behavioral skills training, and contingency management.

Behavioral analysis for weight loss. Basically, these are intensive programs that focus on lasting diet and lifestyle change.

About Our Guest:
Valerie Evans, PhD is a licensed and board-certified Behavior Analyst. She owns a continuing education business that reviews current research and best practices for behavior analyst programs.

Dr. Evans has aspired to feel better about her body since the onset of puberty and has experience with just about every diet program. Two years ago, Valerie turned to diet apps to feel like herself again following surgery. However, instead of reconnecting with her body, she felt more disconnected than ever... completely consumed with the diet app numbers game. It was then that she said, "no weigh" to the counting, tracking, budgeting, and overall life-consuming task of restriction diets.

Dr. Evans responded by creating her own app, a diet program alternative called No Weigh. No Weigh shows users how to leverage behavior analysis devices to make simple adjustments to the contexts of their daily lives to maintain motivation and lose weight naturally.

Resources Mentioned:
No Way App

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Small Business Saturday is an annual event tha  encourages consumers to support locally owned businesses like ours

Small Business Saturday was introduced by American Express in 2010 as a way to promote small businesses in the wake of the Great Recession.

This annual event takes place each November nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

In 2011, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution to support Small Business Saturday, and participation in the event has expanded to all 50 states.

By focusing on small businesses, the purpose of the event is to highlight their importance in local communities, so they aren't overshadowed by larger competitors... in our case large fertility centers and conventional medicine practices.

Small Business Saturday is designed to support all online and brick-and-mortar small businesses. This event is intended to encourage consumers to shop at small and locally owned businesses. That includes retail stores and restaurants as well as other small businesses, such as hair salons, grocery stores, and service-based businesses like The Eudaimonia Center. It also extends to small businesses that exist solel  online.

The main goal of Small Business Saturday?

To give small businesses a revenue boost during the holiday shopping season and help them compete with their larger counterparts.

The best way to support Small Business Saturday as a consumer is to buy locally and encourage friends and family to do the same. That includes shopping at local brick-and-mortar businesses as well as at small businesses that operate solely online. You can also use the #ShopSmall and #SmallBizSaturday hashtags to promote the event on social media.

Small Business Saturday gives shoppers an opportunity to show support for local businesses. It's important to remember that this event is designed to encourage people to shop small not only during the holidays but at any time of the year.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that happens during a certain season of the year—most often fall and winter. There is no clear cause of SAD. Less sunlight and shorter days are thought to be linked to a chemical change in the brain and may be part of the cause of SAD.

Common symptoms of SAD include fatigue, even with too much sleep, and weight gain associated with overeating and carbohydrate cravings. SAD symptoms can vary from mild to severe and can include many symptoms similar to major depression, such as:

• Feeling sad or having a depressed mood
• Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed
• Changes in appetite; usually eating more, craving carbohydrates
• Change in sleep; usually sleeping too much
• Loss of energy or increased fatigue despite increased sleep hours
• Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., inability to sit still, pacing, handwringing) or slowed movements or speech (these actions must be severe enough to be observable to others)
• Feeling worthless or guilty
• Difficulty thinking, concentrating, or making decisions
• Thoughts of death or suicide;

SAD may begin at any age, but it typically starts when a person is between ages 18 and 30.

On average, SAD will last about five months of the year. Typically, symptoms will develop in October, worsen around the end of daylight saving time, followed by a more drastic decline in November. January and February tend to be the months with the most severe symptoms of depression.

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Thyroiditis is when your thyroid gland becomes irritated. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common type of this health problem. It is an autoimmune disease. It occurs when your body makes antibodies that attack the cells in your thyroid. The thyroid then can't make enough of the thyroid hormone. Many people with this problem have an underactive thyroid gland. That's also known as hypothyroidism ("low thyroid") and affected people will need to take medicine to keep their thyroid hormone levels normal.

Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disorder. Normally, your autoimmune system protects your body by attacking bacteria and viruses and with this disease, your immune system attacks your thyroid gland by mistake. Your thyroid then can't make enough thyroid hormone, so your body can't work as well.

Things that may make it more likely to you for to get Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are:

• Being a woman. Women are about 7 times more likely to have the disease. Hashimoto's thyroiditis sometimes begins during pregnancy.
• Middle age. Most cases happen between 40 to 60 years of age. But it has been seen in younger people.
• Heredity. The disease tends to run in families. But no gene has been found that carries it.
• Autoimmune diseases. These health problems raise a person’s risk. Some examples are rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. Having this type of thyroiditis puts you at higher risk for other autoimmune illnesses.

About Our Guest:
Dr. Stone was diagnosed with low thyroid and Hashimoto's disease. No one could help her so she became a doctor and figured it out on her own. She used this challenge to build her thyroid transformation blueprint that is now the foundation of her very successful clinical practice.

With over two decades of clinical experience and a reputation as one of the world's leading practitioners. Dr. Stone has dedicated her life's work to transformation the lives of thousands of women. She has a remarkable talent for unraveling the mysteries surrounding hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, offering effective solutions that enable women to reclaim their happiness, health, and physical appearance.

Resources Mentioned:
Thyroid Transformation Blueprint

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World Menopause Day is held each year on October 18th to raise awareness, break the stigma, and share support available for improving health and wellbeing for those experiencing menopause. The theme for this year is Cardiovascular Disease, which is the highest cause of mortality for women worldwide.

About Our Guest:
A highly accomplished Hollywood makeup artist and skincare expert with over 20 years of experience. Helen’s impressive portfolio includes blockbuster movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and popular TV shows including Parks & Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Modern Family, Barry, and The Goldbergs. 

In 2020, Helen founded Finlay+Green, driven by her personal experience and frustration with the lack of meaningful options for menopausal women. With over 50+ million women in the US and nearly 1 billion globally expected to experience menopause by 2025, the market lacks skincare specifically tailored to their needs.

In August 2023, Finlay+Green launched their highly anticipated skin revitalizing moisturizer, the first in a comprehensive line formulated to address the unique needs of skin during the menopausal transition. This groundbreaking entry into the $600B Menopause Market creates a new sub-category for skincare.

Endorsed by leading Hollywood makeup artists and respected professionals, Finlay+Green is positioned to make a significant impact with their clean-conscious products and empowering platform. Helen Marray-Finlay’s dedication as a menopause advocate ignites a new era of skincare, empowering women during this transformative stage of life.

Resources Mentioned:
Menopause 101
Finlay + Green Shop

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Psychological health is a complex interaction of the mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. Possessing strength and resiliency in these dimensions can maintain your overall well-being and help you weather the storms of life.

In sum, psychologically healthy people possess emotional, mental, social, and spiritual resiliency. Resilient individuals have the ability to overcome challenges from minor disappointments to major tragedies and the typical life obstacles we often face. They usually respond to challenges and frustrations in appropriate ways, despite occasional slips. When they do slip, they recognize it, are kind to themselves rather than engaging in endless self-recrimination, and take action to rectify the situation.

About Our Guest:
Dr. Gadsden is an applied psychologist who is currently the Associate Professor and the Psychology Department Chair at Hampton University. Dr. Gadsden brings over 20 years of clinical, teaching, training, consultation, and research experience. He received his MA in clinical psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University and his PhD in counseling psychology from Howard university with a focus in Black masculinity development. His research/writing/clinical expertise has been focused on the mental-emotional-cultural-spiritual health of minoritized populations, and Black males specifically.  Dr. Gadsden's varied clinical/training experiences treating under-served populations from a relational-cultural psychoanalytic lens; commitment to both the integration of spirituality, social justice, community-action within a clinical and professional context; and scholarship and research agendas framed within both constructivist and decolonized lens has made his work both psychological, cultural, and political in scope. 

 
Currently, Dr. Gadsden is a part of the JustHealBro Tour where he and other Black men visit colleges and communities in various states/cities and start the conversation with Black males only around such topics as: trauma and masculinity development and its implication in various dimensions of their lives; all with the goal of reflexivity and healing. Dr. Gadsden recently served as co-editor for a special series within the Journal of Black Sexuality & Relationships exploring issues related to Black male trauma and identity from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Dr. Gadsden is working on a book manuscript entitled, "A Decolonized paradigm of Healing for Black Men: Expanding the Vision of Black Masculinities."

Resources Mentioned:
The Black Psychologist Podcast
Just Heal Bro
A Black Theology of Liberation
Community Healing Days
Dr. Wade Nobles
Dr. Na'im Akbar

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The vulva, quite often erroneously referred to as “vagina” or many other names, is the external part of the female genitalia. This complex organ is comprised of the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule of the vagina, bulb of the vestibule and the Bartholin glands. The vulva is made up of mucous membranes, several glands, and highly innervated and sensitive skin and hair follicles. This makes it one of the most anatomically and physiologically intricate body parts.

Vulvar health is dependent on many aspects of a woman's health, including:

• The presence of urine or fecal incontinence
• Menopause and its changes
• Menstrual abnormalities
• Systemic or local dermatologic conditions

All of these can have a negative impact on the vulva. Vulvar disorders are usually reported to or noted by providers from various disciplines (e.g., dermatologists, gynecologists, urologists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants). Unfortunately, many providers overlook the vulva, which often is seen as a conduit to the cervix, where the routine pap smear is performed upon.

As a society, we still seem uncomfortable using the term vulva when referring to the female anatomy. In fact, most women are embarrassed to report their own vulvar problems and instead go to the pharmacy to find self-treatments that often cause more harm than good.

About Our Guest:
Deeannah Seymour founded pH-D Feminine Health to provide trustworthy health and wellness products to women who struggle with feminine health issues. Unsatisfied with expensive, inconvenient, and ineffective solutions for vaginal wellness - and armed with a biology background and 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry - she sought holistic ingredients backed by research.

Resources Mentioned:
Boric Acid
pH-D Feminine Health

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The West has colonized and popularized yoga to promote a “feel-good moment”. However the yoga you know today isn’t the yoga our ancestors were practicing.

Yoga is the practice of mental and spiritual disciplines which lead to self-control and self-discovery by purifying the mind, body and spirit, so as to discover the deeper spiritual essence which lies within every human being in the universe.

In essence, the goal of yoga is to reunite the lower self with the higher self; reunite the soul with its true and original source, God: the universal consciousness.

In a broad, sense yoga is any process which helps one to achieve liberation or freedom from the bondage to human pain and spiritual ignorance. So whenever you engage in any activity with the goal of promoting the discovery if your true self, be it studying the wisdom teachings, exercise, fasting, meditation, breath control, rituals, chanting, prayer, etc., you are practicing yoga. If the goal is to help you to discover your essential nature as one with God or the Supreme Being or Consciousness, then it is yoga.

In broad terms, any spiritual movement or discipline that brings one closer to self-knowledge is a “yogic” movement.

Yoga, in all of its forms and disciplines of spiritual development, was practiced in Egypt “Kemet” earlier than anywhere else in history. This unique perspective from the highest philosophical system which developed in Africa over seven thousand years ago provides a new way to look at life, religion, the discipline of psychology and the way to spiritual development leading to spiritual enlightenment.

About Our Guest:
Alexandra has been a professional dancer her whole life, and traveled all over the world performing. Born and raised in Sydney Australia, her performance career brought her to the USA in 2014. Alexandra found yoga early on to help heal some injuries, and meditation to assist in centering and finding balance. Her approach to both is with wholistic real world tools and practices, and most of all to make things enjoyable and accessible for any body. She strives to help people cultivate self awareness, strength, stability, mind and body balance, a heart centered yoga practice, compassion, tools for breath work, and mindfulness.  She is the owner and visionary of Soul Tribes Yoga and Meditation and she also facilitates teacher trainings for people who would like to become yoga and meditation teachers.

Resources Mentioned:
Kemetic Yoga

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About our guest:
Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.

Amy’s mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client’s individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts.

Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person’s life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale.

Resources Mentioned:
FASTer Way to Fat Loss - Complimentary set of resistance bands when you register

Connect with Amy:
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Facebook
Instagram
TikTok
YouTube

The hashtag for the podcast is #nourishyourflourish. You can also find our practice on the following social media outlets:

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A healthy, active lifestyle can help you maintain weight and prevent health issues such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma and high blood pressure. If you have a family, it's important to keep them healthy and happy, too.  However, raising your family isn't always easy. You are busy and so are your children.

There are some simple ways to create healthy habits and smart choices for your family early on:

• Exercise/movement
• Forgiveness
• Manage portions
• Be proactive with healthcare
• Get quality sleep
• Explore new things
• Build strength
• Find joy
• Spend time with loved ones
• Kick addictions
• Reduce stress
• Show gratitude

About our guest:
Bonnie Hui-Callahan, PharmD, CDCES is a pharmacist and mother of 4. Her pharmacist experience ranges from retail pharmacy, managed care, pharmacy education, and health tech where she currently works. In 2021, she co-founded The Clinician-Leader, a digital course and coaching business aimed at empowering clinicians to tap into their leadership potential. Outside of her "9-5", she coaches pharmacists in resume writing, networking, interviewing, and negotiating. She resides in Orange County, CA with her husband of 13 years, her three sons, and 1 daughter, ages 3-9.

Resources Mentioned:
Hepatitis B Vaccine

Connect with Bonnie:
Website
Instagram
LinkedIn

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As the horror story at the Yale Fertility clinic comes to light, documented in the newly premiered podcast, The Retrievals, a dozen women speak out about their traumatic experiences at the clinic, where pain meds were secretly swapped out for saline. As many as 200 women underwent invasive egg retrievals without proper pain management, where their outcry for help went minimized and refused more medication. 

This incident is a testament to the disparities in the way women’s pain is interpreted and not taken seriously by people in a position of authority and society as a whole, eventually leading to societal norms that are imbalanced, unacceptable and in some cases, unethical. Fifty-six of women percent say their pain has been dismissed or not taken seriously by health providers.

Given the severity of recent events, there is an urgent need to bring awareness to untold truths.

About our guest:
Dr. Amy Divaraniya is an American-Indian fertility specialist and founder/developer of advanced technology for at-home hormone testing. Her educational background plus her personal and professional experience make her an authoritative and knowledgeable source on such topics.

Resources Mentioned:
Oova

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As August comes to an end and National Breastfeeding Month comes to an end, it's important to reflect on our collect WHY.  This and all throughout the year, we will continue to help shine a light on why this work is so important and center the conversation on the babies and families who need our support. Please continue to celebrate mothers and lactating parents and work to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding and human milk feeding.

About our guest:
 

Resources Mentioned:


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Postpartum psychosis is a rare disorder occurring in about one woman in a thousand following childbirth. It generally takes the form of mania, severe depression (with delusions, confusion, or stupor), or acute cycloid psychosis. It does not overlap completely with bipolar mood disorder, although there is evidence of a link between the two, especially as the majority of patients presenting with a severe postpartum psychiatric disorder appear to have a cycloid psychosis. It has been proposed that PP may be one of a spectrum of bipolar disorders. In susceptible women, childbirth, abortion, and even menstruation can trigger bipolar episodes.

About our guest:
Dr. Theresa Costales is the Arizona Medical Director for Connections Health Solutions (CHS), the leading innovator of behavioral health crises care. Connections operates the two largest behavioral health crisis facilities in the nation, with additional centers under construction. Dr. Costales oversees all clinical operations for CHS crisis response centers in Phoenix and Tucson.

Resources Mentioned:
Connections Health Solutions
MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Akoma Counseling Concepts

Connect with Dr. Costales:
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With "new" recommended standards for blood pressure, your blood pressure is HIGH if it tops 130/80. The previous standard was 140/90. While you're trending in the wrong direction, you're definitely not in "unhealthy" territory... yet.

This lowered threshold for diagnosing high blood pressure from 140/90 now means that nearly half of the U.S. population will be considered as having high blood pressure, with the greatest impact on younger people.

But what if your blood pressure if artificially being made to look higher than it really is?

Clinicians aren't taking enough care to make an important measurement when it comes to your health: measuring blood pressure values.

Having an accurate measure is important because more people than ever are keeping a close eye on their blood pressure and trying to keep it in a healthy range through diet, exercise, and if necessary... medications.

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Is there a relationship between Hormone D and PCOS?
Low Hormone D levels exacerbate the symptoms of PCOS, including insulin resistance, ovulation, menstrual irregularities, fertility challenges, hyperandrogenism, obesity and elevate the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Is there a relationship between Hormone D and fertility challenges?
Supplementing with Hormone D has been shown to improve female fertility and pregnancy outcomes. Studies have shown that Hormone D levels are positively correlated with sperm production and motility.

Is there a relationship between Hormone D and pregnancy?
Hormone D supplementation during pregnancy in women with low vitamin D status improves fetal growth and reduces the risks for small-for-gestational-age fetuses, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and gestational diabetes.

About our guest:
Dr. Gominak grew up and attended college in California, moved to Houston
for medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, where she received an MD
degree in 1983. Her Neurology residency was done at the Harvard affiliated,
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She practiced Neurology in the
San Francisco Bay area from 1991-2004 then moved with her husband to Tyler,
Texas.

Starting in 2004 she began to dedicate more of her practice to the treatment
of sleep and sleep disorders. In 2012 and 2016 she published two pivotal
articles about the global struggle with worsening sleep, the possible causes and
solutions, related to vitamin D deficiency and the intestinal microbiome.
In 2016 she retired from her office practice to have more time to teach.
She currently divides her time between RightSleep® coaching sessions for
private individuals and teaching other clinicians the RightSleep® method of
sleep repair.

Resources Mentioned:
The Vitamin D Conundrum

Connect with Dr. Gominak:
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…IF YOU’RE EXHAUSTED BY THE PANGS OF REGRET THAT FOLLOW EVERY MEAL...

…IF YOU’RE SICK OF YOUR INNER CRITIC SCATHING YOU FOR OVEREATING…AGAIN...

…IF YOU’RE OVER THE CYCLICAL DISAPPOINTMENT THAT HAS YOU CHOOSING FOODS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL CRAPPY...

…IF YOU’RE DONE WITH KNOWING WHAT YOU “SHOULD” DO BUT NOT ABLE TO DO IT...


...Then join the Body-Peace® Revolution to unleash your inner power and cultivate a positive, caring, and respectful relationship with your body.

About Our Guest:
Nina helps women end the food and body war so they can finally experience BODY-PEACE®. Her process is about relearning how to be in an authentic, respectful, and caring relationship with your food and your body.

Resources Mentioned:
Free Masterclass
Body-Peace Journal
Body-Peace App

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RICE WITH MANGO (AROZ CON MANGO) Recipe

• 2 medium mangoes (preferably half ripe)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2T Japanese brown rice vinegar or cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. brown sugar
• 1 small chicken breast (about 4-1/2 ounces), diced
• 1/4 ib. smoked ham, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 2T extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch dice
• 3 scallions with 3 inches green, finely chopped
• 5 medium shiitake mushrooms, rinsed, patted dried, stem removed and cut into 1-inch dice
• 4c. cooked white rice
• 1T  finely chopped cilantro
• A 2-egg omelet, lightly salted and coarsely chopped
• 1/4 c. frozen or fresh peas
• 1 tsp. aged rum
• Additional soy sauce to taste

Peel the mango and cut into 1/4-inch dice; place in a small bowl.

In another bowl, whisk the soy sauce with the vinegar, rum and sugar. Add the chicken and ham and toss to coat with the sauce. Set aside for at least 10 minutes.

In a wok or 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over medium heat until it sizzles. Add the garlic and sauté for 10 seconds. Add the onion, bell pepper, scallion and mushrooms and cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes.

Add the chicken, ham and sauce, and cook, stirring, for about five minutes.

Add the rice, cilantro, diced omelet and peas, and cook, stirring with more soy sauce to taste or a bit of vinegar if needed, until all the ingredients are combined and the rice acquires a uniform tan color. Add diced mangoes and toss with the rice to combine.

About Our Guest:
Feven graduated in 2021 with her Bachelors of Social Work. She worked with a diverse population during her internship and post-graduation until the end of her second trimester. She became a full-time mom and entrepreneur in 2022 and currently runs a holistic body care brand, Luma Natural.

Resources Mentioned:
Environmental Working Group - Personal Care Products
Dirty Dozen
Clean Fifteen
Mango Sorbet Silk Body Butter

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Sixty-plus years after the pill revolutionized  women's emancipation, there exists a complex relationship between hormonal birth control, liberation, and the actual burden of synthetic endocrine disruptors that result in disruptive women's health conditions. The pill comes with its own risks, has its own racist legacy, and has been employed with as a tool in the ongoing weaponization against communities of color.

It's time for to seek whole-person, holistic, and ecological alternatives to the pill while redefining the meaning of reproductive justice and ultimately... womanism.

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Uterine fibroids are a very common finding in women of reproductive age. The majority of fibroids do not change their size during pregnancy, but one-third may grow in the first trimester. Although the data are conflicting and most women with fibroids have uneventful pregnancies, the weight of evidence in the literature suggests that uterine fibroids are associated with an increased rate of spontaneous miscarriage, preterm labor, placenta abruption, malpresentation, labor dystocia, cesarean delivery, and postpartum hemorrhage.

About Our Guest:
Feven graduated in 2021 with her Bachelors of Social Work. She worked with a diverse population during her internship and post-graduation until the end of her second trimester. She became a full-time mom and entrepreneur in 2022 and currently runs a holistic body care brand, Luma Natural.

Resources Mentioned:
Lactation Consultant
Midwife
Homebirth
Birth Doula/Postpartum Doula
Postpartum Anxiety
Complications of Uterine Fibroids in Pregnancy

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Every July, individuals around the world raise awareness for uterine fibroids, which affect an estimated 26M women of reproductive age in the United States alone. The Eudaimonia Center is dedicated to raising awareness about the effects of uterine fibroids on women’s livelihoods and promoting a bonafide, whole-person approach to health, wellness, and healing with a uterine fibroid diagnosis. As an estrogen dominant condition, hormone imbalances derived from the foods you ingest to the products you put on your hair and body can negatively affect symptoms by exacerbating fibroid growth and proliferation.

About Our Guest:
Feven graduated in 2021 with her Bachelors of Social Work. She worked with a diverse population during her internship and post-graduation until the end of her second trimester. She became a full-time mom and entrepreneur in 2022 and currently runs a holistic body care brand, Luma Natural.

Resources Mentioned:
Traditional Chinese Medicine (Herbal Therapy)
Vaginal Steaming
Raindrop Technique
Acupuncture

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Uterine fibroids are usually found during a health evaluation with a primary care physician or gynecologist. They may ask about any relevant symptoms, take a medical history, and perform a physical exam to confirm a diagnosis. Patients may then be counseled about "watchful waiting", may be referred to a specialized provider for surgical intervention, or to another provider that addresses uterine fibroids by addressing the underlying root cause by utilizing integrative treatment options.

Some over-the-counter medications relieve mild fibroid symptoms like pain and cramping. However, these medications don’t address the root of the issue. A minimally invasive procedure called uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is an outpatient procedure performed using local anesthesia. A small catheter is inserted into the treatment area and guided to the uterine arteries. Once in place, tiny particles are released to block the blood flow to the fibroids. This starves the fibroids and causes them to shrink over time.

Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month is the perfect time to learn about uterine fibroids and start the conversation with your provider, friends, and loved ones. Schedule an appointment at The Eudaimonia Center by calling a team member. We provide additional information, resources, and a whole-person, integrative approach to helping you take control of your uterine health.

About Our Guest:
Feven graduated in 2021 with her Bachelors of Social Work. She worked with a diverse population during her internship and post-graduation until the end of her second trimester. She became a full-time mom and entrepreneur in 2022 and currently runs a holistic body care brand, Luma Natural

Resources Mentioned:
The Eudaimonia Center
Myomectomy
Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Connect with Feven:
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Instagram
YouTube
TikTok

The hashtag for the podcast is #nourishyourflourish. You can also find our practice on the following social media outlets:

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For more reproductive medicine and women's health information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit our website.

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Are you tired of being prescribed pill after pill and not addressing the root problem of your symptoms? Have you tried all of the "diets" and "programs" out there with no results? Have you given up entirely and just accepted that you will live with whatever it is that is causing you pain/discomfort/anxiety?

In case no one has ever told you this before, you don't need to live in discomfort... And taking more pills or having another surgery? These aren't the only possible solutions for your ailments.

About Our Guest:
Haley Fountain is the face behind Holistic in Houston. She's a 3x holistic health coach and yoga/meditation instructor who helps busy women optimize their health so that they can balance their hormones, have more energy, and live their best lives.

Resources Mentioned:
Coaching

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Adult acne is no different from the acne that we usually associate with our teen years. It can also occur in adulthood, and it’s extremely common. Typically, when we think of a pimple, people think of a raised, pink and inflamed bump, but that’s just one type. “Acne” is a broad term that includes pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, pustules and more severe acne, like nodulocystic acne.

If you’re like a lot of women, you thought all you had to do was get through puberty and you’d be rewarded with smooth, clear skin. So it’s a real blow when you’re way past braces and school dances but still find yourself battling your skin. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone — acne isn’t strictly a teenaged plague. Adults can get it too, and women tend to have adult acne more than men.

About Our Guest:
Yug Varma, PhD, is the Cofounder & CEO of Phyla, the world’s most
advanced probiotic acne system. He has 10+ years of microbiome research experience including an extensive background in bio-organic chemistry, microbiology, and synthetic biology. Dr. Varma received his scientific training at several distinguished academic institutions, including Johns Hopkins University (PhD) and University of California, San Francisco. His scientific work has been published in many prestigious journals, including Nature.

Dr. Varma’s mission is to change the way we treat chronic bacterial diseases, and is working tirelessly to achieve this goal with a microbiome-based technology platform. He is passionate about promoting scientific literacy, and devotes a significant amount of time demystifying microbiome research and making the latest research accessible to the general public.

Resources Mentioned:
Phyla

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While most people take up yoga training for its physical benefits, the practice of yoga can benefit us in various other ways. Yoga is deeply rooted in spirituality and many of the postures have deeper objectives that go beyond simple stretching and strengthening of muscles. The holistic effect that is attained through yoga enables practitioners to not only improve their physical strength and flexibility, but also their emotions, mentality and concentration.

This ancient science goes far beyond the mere physical aspects, by way of deepening the connection between mind, body and most important of all, the spirit. The spiritual aspect of yoga can help yogis develop integration of the inner being as well as oneness with the Supreme Consciousness. And it all starts with the body and the asanas or postures.

In yoga, the nature and environment that surrounds us is essential, witnessed in the many Sanskrit and English terms for asanas (postures) that are derived from animals and plants, and that pertain to their special characteristics or qualities, such as the Lotus for example. Apart from these, some receive their inspiration from the Earth and others have their roots in ancient spirituality. However, each name has a deeper, hidden meaning.

About Our Guest:
When Kim Tang first discovered yoga, a fire was lit within her that has inspired her to inspire others and empowered her to empower others in their ability to expand and transform their minds, their bodies, their relationships with themselves, and the consciousness with which they conduct not only their practice, but also their lives.

As an internationally reputed Master Yoga Teacher and Head Coach of International Yoga Sports Federation, Public Speaker, Intuitive Spiritual Counselor, and Breath Work Facilitator, Kim leads trainings and seminars, teaches at trainings, and holds private sessions, spiritual consults, retreats, and worldwide e-learning / online courses. She equips, empowers, and supports people in their relative expansion!

Resources Mentioned:
Yucca Shala

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The changed intestinal microbiome.
 There is a pandemic of the ‘‘wrong” intestinal microbiome, the cause of which is unknown. The current treatments, probiotics and fecal transplant, are intended to provide the ‘‘missing”  bacterial species but they are only partially successful. Observations regarding the negative effects of abnormal intestinal flora go far beyond the bowel symptomatology of IBS. There are reports linking the ‘‘wrong” intestinal flora to hypertension, heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, colon cancer, and autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid  arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis, all diseases that also have reported links to sleep disorders.  The changed intestinal microbiome has become epidemic in parallel with the epidemic of vitamin (hormone)  D deficiency, suggesting that they might be linked.

About our guest:
Dr. Gominak grew up and attended college in California, moved to Houston
for medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, where she received an MD
degree in 1983. Her Neurology residency was done at the Harvard affiliated,
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She practiced Neurology in the
San Francisco Bay area from 1991-2004 then moved with her husband to Tyler,
Texas.

Starting in 2004 she began to dedicate more of her practice to the treatment
of sleep and sleep disorders. In 2012 and 2016 she published two pivotal
articles about the global struggle with worsening sleep, the possible causes and
solutions, related to vitamin D deficiency and the intestinal microbiome.
In 2016 she retired from her office practice to have more time to teach.
She currently divides her time between RightSleep® coaching sessions for
private individuals and teaching other clinicians the RightSleep® method of
sleep repair.

Resources Mentioned:
The Vitamin D Conundrum

Connect with Dr. Gominak:
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LinkedIn
Facebook
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The hashtag for the podcast is #nourishyourflourish. You can also find our practice on the following social media outlets:

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Chill. Calm down. Relax.

Do you even KNOW (or remember) how to relax)?  Are you able to recognize when you're stressed or burned out? What does it for you?  Peaceful tunes? Dark chocolate? Chewing gum? Petting the dog? Getting out in nature? Your favorite essential oil? Breathwork? Laughing? Smiling? Taking an adult "timeout"? Vitamin C? Singing? Dancing?
 
Women. We are resilient leaders driven to achieve but can often feel stressed out. We are being adversely impacted by the Covid-19 “she-cession” with less and less of us returning to the workforce due to the multi-faceted responsibilities we face inside and outside of our homes. In a world where heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, we can’t afford to wait to relax.

Banish burnout, worry, and stress once and for all with these practical tips and strategies for relaxing, going beyond simple self-care to chill your mind, body, and soul.

About our guest:
Author Angela D. Coleman’s prescription in The Art of Chilling Out for Women teaches women the value of chilling out. Here women can learn to seek self-awareness, self-love, happiness, peace, and health. With this essential resource, women will eliminate burnout, stress, and excessive personal sacrifice with practical tips and holistic wellness, like creating cleansing spaces and sacred spots, releasing childhood trauma, establishing boundaries, increasing compassion and self-love, eliminating doubt, regulating with herbs, and listening to your physical self, and much more. This book is a must-have for any woman burdened by taking on the world.

Resources Mentioned:
Sisterhood Agenda

Connect with Angela & The Sisterhood Agenda:
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The Gaslight Effect  explains the long-term effects of repeated gaslighting: an insidious and sometimes covert form of emotional abuse in which a gaslighter undermines and controls another person by deflecting, twisting, and denying their reality. Gaslighting can happen in a romantic relationship, between family members, or at work—but in every case, it leaves you constantly second-guessing yourself, unable to make simple decisions, and destabilized from the constant reality shifts.

The Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide is a tool for personal exploration that will help you identify if you are part of a pattern of emotional abuse and pull yourself out of that dynamic with a few crucial mindset shifts. Through prompts, checklists, quizzes, and guided reflective questions, you will explore past and present relationships, gain the confidence to leave an abusive partner or set boundaries in an unavoidable situation, and heal after gaslighting.  This interactive workbook will help you:

• Name the Gaslight Effect and identify abuse in any relationship.
• Heal a relationship or free yourself from a gaslighting dynamic.
• Learn what makes you vulnerable to gaslighting.
• Deepen your self-awareness and self-compassion.
• Expand your capacity to trust yourself and reach out to others for support.

The Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide will help you reveal the truth behind gaslighting interactions, allowing you to cultivate happy, healthy relationships and regain your joy, creativity, and sense of self.

About our guest:
Robin Stern, Ph.D., is the co-founder and associate director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She is a licensed psychoanalyst with 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples, and families.

Robin is the co-developer of RULER (an acronym for the five key emotion skills of recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing, and regulating emotions) an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by over 4,500 schools across the United States and in 27 other countries. She also is the co-founder of OjiLifeLab, a digital emotional intelligence learning system for businesses. Robin consults with hospitals and companies on the application of emotional intelligence in management and leadership. She serves on the advisory board for organizations including Crisis Text Line, Think Equal, and The International Society for Emotional Intelligence.

Resources Mentioned:
The Gaslight Effect
The Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide

Connect with Dr. Stern:
Website
Podcast
Instagram

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Pregnancy offers the chance to give a new human being the best possible start to a healthy life. It also creates special needs for a woman's body that dictate modification.

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Better Health Through Better Understanding

April is National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities.  

This month focuses on:

• Increasing health literacy for patients
• Providing culturally and linguistically competent care for diverse populations and
• Improving access to health care information for patients with limited English proficiency

Minority health refers to the distinctive health characteristics and attributes of racial and/or ethnic minority groups that can be socially disadvantaged due in part to being subject to potential discriminatory acts.

Please tune into BIRTHING JUSTICE that airs on PBS Monday, April 10th.  Check out The Eudaimonia Center's IG page for information about our Birthing Justice Watch Party.

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Why don’t the clinical trials agree with the science?

During the COVID epidemic “vitamin” D became front-page news. Because low “vitamin” D levels were associated with poor COVID outcomes most of us now recognize that D is not just a ‘’bone vitamin” but plays an important role in many parts of our body, especially our immune systems. This increased interest in D has also revealed an important mismatch between 80 years of scientific study of ‘’hormone’’ D and D’s use in routine medical practice.  Over the last 50 years “vitamin” D deficiency has been shown to be related to numerous chronic illnesses. There are thousands of scientific articles documenting that D is a hormone playing an important role in almost every organ in the human body. Because of these important scientific findings many prospective treatment trials are being performed. These trials are meant to answer a specific question: If hormone D deficiency shows up along with diseases that are common in our human population could giving hormone D help prevent or cure these same diseases? Why have so many of the recent human treatment trials shown negative results?
 
Because of the continued, inappropriate use of the word ‘’vitamin” most of the D treatment trials have been designed as fixed-dose, public-health “vitamin” studies. Because of the way these studies are designed they have consistently reported negative results. Because of these negative trials doctors are currently being advised not to test vitamin D levels or even recommend vitamin D supplementation.

About our guest:
Dr. Gominak grew up and attended college in California, moved to Houston
for medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, where she received an MD
degree in 1983. Her Neurology residency was done at the Harvard affiliated,
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She practiced Neurology in the
San Francisco Bay area from 1991-2004 then moved with her husband to Tyler,
Texas.

Starting in 2004 she began to dedicate more of her practice to the treatment
of sleep and sleep disorders. In 2012 and 2016 she published two pivotal
articles about the global struggle with worsening sleep, the possible causes and
solutions, related to vitamin D deficiency and the intestinal microbiome.
In 2016 she retired from her office practice to have more time to teach.
She currently divides her time between RightSleep® coaching sessions for
private individuals and teaching other clinicians the RightSleep® method of
sleep repair.

Resources Mentioned:
The Vitamin D Conundrum

Connect with Dr. Gominak:
Website
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram