Ditch & Switch for Hormone Health

Ditch & Switch for Hormone Health

I am convinced that we can’t have good mental, physical health without balanced hormones!

I've been learning about avoiding xeno-estrogens in our everyday personal care and household products.  We can protect our hormone health from Xeno estrogens that are hidden under labels like parabens, phthalates, fragrances. These are synthetic and not biodegradable, but because the molecular shape mimics estrogen, they can get stuck on our estrogen receptor sights. They give our body unbalanced messages and our bodies don't know how to process them. They don’t break down. Our best move is to do what we can to avoid them. Here are our top five ditch and switch product swaps for hormone health. I talk through these swaps and a basic primer here: https://youtu.be/uTWRJw9_ZJU

STOP: 

  1. Laundry Soap - it sits against our skin all day long and chemicals get absorbed through the skin, By choosing a natural plant based formula, we cause less stress on our bodies and protect our hormones from messages that create imbalance. Young Living Thieves Laundry Soap has become our healthy choice. 

  2. Dryer Sheets - the fragrance is damaging to our respiratory system and the chemicals are harmful to our environment and our bodies, Using dryer balls allows us to pick our own essential oil scent to leave our clothes smelling fresh and clean. Young Living has Seedlings Lavender scented wipes that make an awesome biodegradable dryer sheet. 

  3. Deodorant - we want to avoid aluminum and chemical fragrance over our lymph nodes. Young Living has a great line of deodorants and their Aromabright or Dentarome toothpaste also make a gentle creamy deodorant/ antiperspirant with a minty spicy scent that controls odor really well, 

  4. Toothpaste - a child age 4 was already getting breast buds when her doctor recognized that she must be exposed to a synthetic estrogen product in her routine. It was brand name kids toothpaste that she used a little more than pea sized amount and may have swallowed some. The early onset puberty was reversed when they ditched the toothpaste. 

  5. Foaming Hand Soap - We was hands so regularly. It is so important to make sure what we are putting on our body supports our body's natural ability to heal and balance. We must get rid of chemical fragrances. Our favourite hand soap is Young Living's Thieves or Lushious Lemon. 

How do we cleanse the xeno-estrogens out of our body? 

DROP & ROLL:

Progessence Phyto Plus - just a few drops a day can help pull the xeno estrogens out of the receptor sites and allow healthy natural hormones to enter the cell. Progessence Phyto Plus was made by a doctor and encourages our bodies to make progesterone. It also locks onto healthy estrogen that is on the hormone receptor to help it enter the body. Spent hormones are then carried to the liver where bile is made to help carry them out of our body. Progessence is the cleanser for xeno-estrogen to pull them out to be filtered by the liver and flushed out of the body. 

To use it for this purpose, gradually increase the number of drops you apply morning and night on the inner arm or thigh or abdomen until symptoms resolve. Then gradually decrease until you can be symptom free with just one or two drops a day.  Your chemical exposure and how fast your body can effectively clear things out will determine the length of time needed to cleanse and restore balance. 

Spotlight on Progessence Phyto Plus: https://m.lfstps.com/pUJE/fwQ

Support digestion - meal in, meal out regularity. Our Cleansing Trio is really effective at restoring proper function. Essentialzyme helps move hormones and toxins out of the body so they don’t sit and cycle through again creating symptoms. Details here: https://m.lfstps.com/0o2e/fwQ

Support Liver - Lemon Oil in our water. We also have products designed to support the liver. Juvatone and Juvapower assist the body to help carry spent hormones from the body in bile. We have a Functional Nutritionist on our team who does a great class about these products. The video quality is poor but the information is really helpful. https://m.lfstps.com/Al3J/fwQ


Dietary Suggestions: to support the liver as it detoxes healthy normal hormones. Eat lots of cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower...) - 2 servings a day. These help the body's elimination process of moving  estrogens from your liver to clear them out of the body.  

NIngxia Red - is a wonderful support for this clean-up process and it nourishes the rebuilding at a cellular level. Details here: https://m.lfstps.com/ZHHye/fwQ

Sulfurzyme - natural sulfur is needed for detox. This is amazing support. Details here: https://m.lfstps.com/lv213/fwQ

Let's support our body to do what is does best! We really can find a whole new awesome normal! 

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Essentials for Healthy Hormones

Essentials for Healthy Hormones
In our learning space, Thrive With Essential Oils, we are focusing on gentle ways to support our hormones this month. 

In the medical world In the medical model, hormones have to be really out of whack to be significant enough to warrant intervention. If they are not medically significant they are labelled 'normal range'. But normal is not optimal! We don't have to wait for things to get bad enough to need medication. Our bodies warn us when they need some support. With diet and oils, we can do things that are supportive and helpful at cleansing and nourishing our body systems so they work better. Essential oils can work preventatively to nudge our bodies in the right direction to create balance and help for the whole endocrine system - adrenals, thyroid and all the rest from top to toe. 

I didn't know how much I needed support until I started to use balancing oils every day. Such a change to body temperature regulation, deeper rest, more even emotions, and a sense of wellness I haven't experienced in a long time. My blood work always showed 'normal'... but this is a new normal for me - and I am enjoying the difference. 

Here are a few products we are using this month as we focus on healthy hormones and intimacy!

Sensation Blend: Dilute for a luxurious daily moisturizer and diffuse for intimacy. $43
Clary Sage Essential Oil: For happy hormones. $61.50
EndoFlex: For balanced hormone levels. $35.50
Progessence Plus: For natural, bioidentical progesterone. $48
Super B Tablets: For natural energy & stress relief. $25.50
Orange Essential Oil: For happy, citrus vibes! $13.75

SENSATION ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND:
It features a blend of essential oils that help to create a beautiful aroma that is profoundly romantic, refreshing, and arousing. The unique blend of Geranium, Jasmine, Coriander, Bergamot and Ylang Ylang can encourage and amplify an atmosphere of love, excitement, and affection. This blend is also nourishing and hydrating for the skin.
Topical Use: Dilute 1 drop with 1 drop of V-6™ or olive oil to make a beautiful massage oil. You can apply as a perfume.
Aromatic: Diffuse up to 1 hour 3 times daily.
Geranium essential oil is commonly used in perfumes for its uplifting aroma.
Jasmine essential oil:
 helps develop a broader perspective with its romantic floral aroma—a very feminine aroma that embraces and exults the sacred masculine—and has been revered for centuries as a symbol of love and purity, harmonizing opposites to promote wholeness.
Ylang Ylang essential oil has a calming aroma that sets the mood for romance.

ENDOFLEX ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND: 
has a floral, soothing aroma that is distinctly feminine! This oil contains the naturally occurring constituent linalyl acetate, which contributes to its calming aroma. Clary Sage helps support healthy estrogen levels and also promotes the appearance of healthy-looking skin, making it a great oil for women!
EndoFlex Essential Oil Blend has a base of sesame seed oil with a wonderful scent of spearmint, sage, geranium, myrtle, nutmeg, and German chamomile. It is a daily hormone support blend. These ingredients work synergistically to create a balancing formula that supports a healthy endocrine system.

PROGESSENCE PHYTO PLUS:
This oil blend is made with natural, bioidentical progesterone (meaning our body recognizes and processes it as if our body made it) from wild yam to help balance hormones, promote well-being and feelings of relaxation, harmony, and balance. Featuring some of Young Living’s most-loved premium essential oils, including Frankincense, Bergamot, and Peppermint, this plant-based serum features naturally derived ingredients that support the skin’s natural moisture cycle and help nourish and moisturize skin.

SUPER B TABLETS: 
Super B is a comprehensive B vitamin supplement that provides all eight B vitamins, as well as bioavailable minerals, to provide the energy you need to feel great on the go. Super B features Orgen-FA, a natural folate source derived from lemon peels, and methylcobalamin, a source of B12 that's easy for your body to absorb. Combined with Nutmeg essential oil and bioavailable chelated minerals such as magnesium, manganese, selenium, and zinc, Super B helps maintain healthy energy levels, supports cardiovascular and cognitive function, and eases feelings of everyday stress.

ORANGE ESSENTIAL OIL:
Known as liquid sunshine, Orange essential oil has a sweet and uplifting aroma that brightens any room and cleanses the air when diffused. This happy citrus oil pairs well with just about anything and is a wonderful addition to roller blends and DIYs. I love it for mood support roller blends - try Frankincense, Joy and Orange together as a perfume! Great daily mood lifter!

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