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Medication Game

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This, my dear friends, is but one of the reasons I do what I do. It hurts my heart to watch people fall for “the easy way”.

“Everyone is doing it.” (ok not everyone… but 1 out of 8 are 🤯)

“My doctor suggested this.” (I find this ironic since it’s not FDA approved for the most commonly used way it’s being used 🙄 AND it’s easily accessible. THIS comes on the heels of a certain “horse wormer” which coincidentally also happens to be a Nobel Prize winning FDA approved “human wormer” that got wrongly villainized a few years ago for being used to treat the ‘vid. ) #followthemoney .

“It seems so easy.” (If something seems too good to be true …. or easy… in life, you can pretty much bet your last dollar there’s a hidden catch 😉…. there is! In this case, you run a high risk of becoming a lifetime slave to Big Pharma and Big Med)

Mindset and context is so important when it comes to all things, but especially health.

The good news is that this drug can be completely replaced with some lifestyle changes.

Let’s talk!

Ozempic -Dangerous Side Effects

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I spoke about the dangers of Ozempic a few months ago here because the Big Pharma media push to “problem solve via prescription” was doing people no favors….. if it sounds too good to be true, 99.8 out of 100 times, there’s always gonna be a catch.
 
There is no substitute for correct nutrition, exercise, hydration, sleep, and properly managed emotions….. no matter what Big Pharma says.
 
Not sure where or how to start with that👆 list? I’m a 30-minute complimentary call away from the rest of your better healthier life. xoxo~ liz
Ozempic maker faces class action lawsuit alleging ‘dangerous side effects’

Pregnancy Hormones and Depression

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prenatal antidepressant exposure
There’s a time and a place for Western medicine, and with that, it should always be accompanied by risk vs. benefit and informed consent.
 
Pregnancy is one time in a woman’s life when hormones (including the thyroid) and life in general have the potential to go wacko. I’ve seen waaaaaaay too many women prescribed antidepressants while pregnant while being assured that it’s “safe” for their baby. In the same appointment, not giving the mama the space/time to talk out the reasons they may be experiencing some anxiety or moody blues, or the extensive labwork to confirm that there isn’t a nutrient or transient hormone imbalance, etc. I’ll also add that it is just not common for a western medicine oriented practitioner to give a mama some healthy options for improving mood/mindset during pregnancy (instead of meds).
 
For the last year, so much has been finally revealed about SSRIs (cliff notes version: They do not do what the drug manufacturers have stated that they do in the way they’ve been stated that they do it🧐).
You may recognize SSRIs by name: Lexapro (escitalopram), Zoloft (sertraline), Prozac (fluoxetine), Paxil (paroxetine), Celexa (citalopram), etc. They are among the most prescribed medications in the USA.
Back to the question. Are taking SSRIs during pregnancy worth it? Informed consent is where this is at….. Would you…. if you knew that prenatal SSRI exposure had an effect on fetal brain development, particularly in brain regions critical to emotional processing, and may be associated with future susceptibility to anxiety disorders, hyperactivity, and maladaptive processing skills? (You can read more about one of these studies here: https://jamanetwork.com/…/jama…/article-abstract/2676821 )
 
Another representative (there are many) study, (found here: https://jamanetwork.com/…/jama…/article-abstract/2808722 ), has found that antidepressant use in pregnancy is associated with neonatal withdrawal syndrome, preterm birth, congenital disabilities, developmental problems, cardiopulmonary problems, and even death.
 
How might each of these outcomes have been more likely avoided, had a healthcare professional, listened and gotten a mama plugged into a support community or counseling professional who could have helped her alleviate some of the stressors common in today’s world (and exacerbated by pregnancy)….or run labs and identified a deficiency root cause and addressed that with nutrition and supplementation instead….. or given her coping strategies such as yoga for pregnancy, true nutritional counseling, exercises, calming (and safe!) herbal teas and other non harmful herbal🌿 based strategies. ( If you’ve been around the “alternative mindset/ holistically minded community, you know exactly what you’d reach for 😉. And if you haven’t, it’s time to find your tribe who can help you. It’s not healthy living on an island alone.) ?….. instead of prescribing an SSRI💊.
 
If you have a helpful healthy tip for an expecting mama, show them some community love, and drop it here.
Mindful Monday friends. Have a great one 😘 xoxo~ liz
 

Seretonin Support Naturally

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One of the (MANY) reasons I’m so passionate about finding alternative / natural healing methods is because of the fallout that always occurs to some degree within every single person who steps into chronic pharmaceutical use. Sometimes the fallout is slow🐢. Sometimes it happens quickly🐇. When it happens slowly, it’s rare that the particular medication gets appropriately blamed. Such is the case with antidepressants (and hundreds of other medications) contributing to the surge in antibiotic resistant bacteria in our culture. The consequences: antibiotics may not work as well as they should when they are used, which leads to hard to treat/ difficult to overcome infections. An estimated 35,000 deaths a year in the USA are attributed to antimicrobial resistant infections. I wonder how many of those who have died were taking medication(s) which promoted antibiotic resistance 🤔?
 
Interesting article: 👉How Antidepressants Help Bacteria Resist Antibiotics https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00186-y.
 
I’m not suggesting anyone get off their medication. Have that conversation with a health provider who is not completely influenced by Big Pharma. And in the meantime, utilize natural ways to heal and support your body in a manner that doesn’t require pharmaceuticals. 😘
 
xoxo~ liz
 

Dry Skin Solutions

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Dry skin is something so many of us struggle with in the winter months. We slather on lotions and creams and it can seem like a constant battle. Dry skin does tend to get worse in the winter because our bodies don’t seem to crave water as much and drinks like coffee or hot chocolate (or soda) don’t solve the problem. It’s us to up to be the watchdog and caregiver of ourselves!
Other signs of winter dehydration:
  1. Dark colored urine (it should be light colored to clear)
  2. Sweating or finding you don’t need to visit the bathroom as often.
  3. fatigue (very common symptom of dehydration!)
  4. Dry mouth
  5. Headaches
  6. Sugar cravings (dehydration makes it harder to break down glycogen which releases glucose/energy to the bloodstream. This leads to craving sweet treats)
Unless you have a medical condition, be sure to drink at least half your body weight in fluid ounces daily (ex: 200lb person will need to drink 100 oz of water daily). If drinking plain water isn’t your jam, add in the YL Vitality Drops (electrolytes) for a tasty alternative! (available as Lavender Lemonade or Bergamot Grapefruit).
xoxo~ liz

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