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Cosy conversations on living your most naturally vibrant life, through the lens of Ayurveda & Functional Medicine.
EP 34: How to Get Out of Stress Hormone Exhaustion
In this empowering episode, Sarah shines a light on a hidden epidemic she sees in so many women’s hormone tests: stress hormone exhaustion (also called adrenal fatigue).
While most of us think about stress hormone overdrive, Sarah explains why the opposite—bottomed-out stress hormones—is just as common, and often even more damaging.
EP 29: Retrain Your Metabolism, using the "Rhythm Method"
Is a slow metabolism caused by "bad genes".... or being over 40? The answer is No. If your metabolism is lagging and dragging, you've got yourself a RHYTHM problem. In this episode, we'll retrain your metabolism, using the "rhythm method". I'll teach you how to establish a healthy food-rhythm in order to work with your body, not against it, and you will boost your metabolism as a result.
EP 28: Top 4 Hormone Tips, part 2
Part 2 of our Hormonal deep dive! Your hormones can be your best friend instead of your worst enemy.
In this episode you'll learn how blood sugar balance and self-talk directly influence your estrogen and progesterone, and what you can do to feel better in your body now.
EP 27: TOP 4 HORMONE TIPS
Hormones.. that word doesn't have to make you shudder with dismay. Our hormones can be our best friends, not our worst enemies. Today, we'll talk simple tips to make that shift.
Every aspect of your life influences your hormonal health from genetics to gut health, to your job, relationships, your self-talk, your home and personal care products, and more.
EP 26: Intermittent Fasting, the Ayurvedic Way
Make Intermittent Fasting (IF) work for your unique body in a way that is sustainable, sensible, and effective.
When done correctly, IF can have countless benefits. But when done incorrectly (ie the mainstream way) it can spike anxiety, cause weight gain, and worsen all digestive issues. You deserve much better than that!
In this episode we'll break down IF in a way that is easy to digest... pun intended!
EP 21: The 3 Simple Ayurvedic Rituals I Incorporate Every Day, Without Exception
If you don't do anything else - do this.... In today's episode I am sharing my top 3 simple and 100% CRUCIAL tips to reset your body into a mode of natural healing.
I wish I could go back to my 20s and start these practices then! But alas, we live and learn, and now I get to share these life-changing rituals with you. Try them on in your life, starting today, and witness an energy and metabolic boost, deeper sleep, enhanced moods, and so much more.
Spoiler alert: this isn't about eating a perfect diet or working out "x" number of hours each week. It isn't even about the perfect herbs or meditation for your dosha (Vata, Pitta, or Kapha - and if you don't know yours yet, take my quick quiz and find out HERE).
It's all about rhythm. Creating a flow in your day and your LIFE. By practicing these 3 strategies regularly we create a dependable, grounded foundation of vibrant health. This cues your physiology to turn down the inflammation and calm the overactive nervous system (both of which impede digestion and accelerate aging).
EP 14: If You're Going to Drink Coffee, Do It Like This!
Today, I'll give you 4 crucial coffee tips so you can enjoy intelligently - without derailing your digestion and hormones.
EP 7: The Problem with Most Salads and Protein Bars - and What to Do Instead
Are your healthy salads and bars making you bloated, constipated, and slowing down your metabolism? If you are anything like me, and hundreds of my clients, they probably ARE!
In this episode, we'll discuss why these foods are problematic for your gut, and what to do instead. I'll give you helpful tips on how to make your salads and bars more healthy and digestible. So, if you want to keep eating them, you'll know how to do it in the best possible way for your body.
EP 6: Is Your “Healthy” Smoothie Slowing Down Your Metabolism?
In this episode, we'll discuss why these things are problematic and what to do instead. I'll also give you helpful tips about HOW to make your smoothie more healthy and digestible. So, if you want to keep drinking them, you'll know how to do it in the best possible way for your body.
EP 5: How Your Gut ACTUALLY Works
In this episode, we'll demystify "GUT HEALTH": a trendy term which we hear thrown around all the time… but we barely understand - and no one is giving us real solutions. Today you'll learn how your gut actually works:
What it does and how it does it, and
What you can do daily to make it work better.
You’ll understand it from a both a western medical and an Ayurvedic & Holistic lens….
I’ll teach you how to apply simple tips in real life to get rid of symptoms like: bloating, gas, acid reflux, constipation, loose urgent stools, IBS-type alternating, and food sensitivities.