Healthy Hormones with Jenny

Cancer prevention is more than just your yearly

What is cancer?
Cancer is a disease when your cells exhibit uncontrolled growth. Our cells are always growing but then difference is when that cells continues to grow past what is considered normal.

When my husband heard the word Cancer a few years ago we were absolutely devastated. How could this happen?

After receiving the news he was in full remission, I decided to make it a goal to change his health from the inside out. A few things we have changed.

We know that inflammation is the driving force in those cancer cells rapidly growing. The top 3 drivers of inflammation in the body.

#1 Continues disrupted sleep
#2 Crappy eating (unbalanced blood sugar levels)
#3 High amounts of carcinogens in the body

The first thing we tackled was sleep. When your body's natural rhythm is disturbed, the body has a harder time handling stress and therefore overtime the body starts to shut down and the cells have a chance to outgrow their natural process. Studies show that lack of sleep can worsen many types of cancers.

*Start by setting a set bedtime and wear blue light blocking glasses at night to help balance your circadian clock.

The second area you're gonna wanna look at, is your blood sugar levels. High or unbalanced blood sugar levels worsen inflammation. Chronic inflammation increases the risk of cancer by altering cell signaling and promoting cancer cell growth at a rapid speed. Meaning, It creates an environment that favors tumor growth.

*Follow a diet that promotes healthy blood sugar levels.

The Last area you probably do not think about much is your household products. Many household products contain chemicals called endocrine disruptors. Endocrine disruptors ultimately lead to cell mutations and uncontrolled cell growth.

*Change out not only your cleaning products but your sun screens, makeup, air fresheners, perfumes, and soaps.

Rather than hope and praying once a year for a good report. Why not use preventive measures all year around?

Are you in perimenopause?

-Are you more agitated?
-Do you have a harder time sleeping?
-Experience more bloating?
-Suddenly haveing irregular peiords?
-Is your hair thinning?
-Suffering from constipation?
-Having a harder time dealing with stress?
-Skin is dry no matter what you do?

First know there is nothing you can do that can stop the effects of aging, but there are some practical things you can do that can greatly decrease the effects of perimenopause.

The first thing we wanna do is look for and find the driver/issue that increases the systems of perimenopause as your hormones fluctuate.

Without taking a deeper look into your daily life, there are some practical steps you can take that can help rebalance your hormones and optimize your body.

-Getting adequate sleep: Sleep affects your insulin sensitivity and thus can affect how your body holds fat. Try and set the same bedtime weekly.

-Resistance Training: Building muscle is one of the best ways to increase your metabolism. So stop the HITT classes that only increase stress and start lifting weights.

-Whether you know it or not, your gut health is a primary driver on hormonal health. Feed your gut a healthy, diverse array of foods.

-As our hormones fluctuate, our bodies naturally have a harder time dealing with stress. This is when It becomes imperative to manage daily stress. Try (walking in the sun, meditating, deep breathing, anything that brings you joy) When stress is high the body slows down so we want to keep it as relaxed as possible.

-Increasing protein is a must, especially as the age. Protein to the body is like water to a plant. Aim for 20-25grams of protein for every meal.

We need to change some things as we age to counter act , the effects of aging, and the slow decline of hormones. Change some daily habits and your body will thank you.

Not me, not anymore

Most people don't know that I have a genetic gene that causes high blood pressure. I started blood pressure medication when I was in high school even though I was never overweight.

In fact almost everyone in my family is on some type of blood pressure medication.

I was told when I was in my 20 that it's nothing I was doing it was just genetic.

After years of being on medication to lower my blood pressure, I hated the idea of having to be on something forever.

So I made some lifestyle changes:
-Ate differently
-Joined a gym
-Managed stress
-Focused on getting adequate sleep

And iv been medication free for over 7 years!!!

Yes many of us are predispositioned to certain tendencies but that doesn't mean there is usually not a work around to manage it.

You can change your path!

When your determined, nothing will stop you.

I absolutely love when I see clients give it there all and making sacrifices to achieve a bigger goal.

You don't need to settle for the path your on. Your in charge on witch direction you'll go.

When you sign up to work with me. Not only do you get custom attention. You get an environment that physically and emotionally helps you through the process.

Did you know 90% of chronic diseases are tied to diet and lifestyle.

When parents model healthy behavior, eating healthy and physical activity kids are 6X more likely to follow suit.

Your actions will create a ripple effect for years to come.

This coming year be a healthy example to your kids.

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Most of you think weightloss is all
diet and cardio.

I'm here to tell you that there is so much more involved.

#1 Hormones: When your stressed, your cortisol levels spike and that's a fat storage harmone, Thus signaling to the body to hold onto fat rather than burning it.

#2 Energy: Sleep has a huge Impact on your energy levels. When we are not getting adequate amounts of sleep it's harder to make decisions in the kitchen and it's harder to balance everyday stressors that typically wouldn't bother us.

#3 The mind and body connection: When the body is in a stressful state It becomes extremely inflamed. If the body is in a state of inflammation It will not run properly in fact many mechanisms begin to shut down including your metabolism.

When it comes down to it nutrition and activity are a huge part of weight loss which many of us get wrong and feeding your body the right type of foods can clearly help with balancing out the bodies stress response and inflammation thus turning the body into a fat burning machine.

Some practical ways I combat the daily stressers of life to keep cortisol low and my body in balance.

#1 Strength training over cardio
#2 Weekly set times to decompress from the week
#3 Removing all the toxins in our home
#4 Making sure to eat foods that are nourishing to my body and hormones.
#5 Getting at minimum 7hrs of sleep a night
#6 Cutting out all blue light at least an hr before bed

Just one month in and we are just getting started.

I didn't find myself in the gym

The gym wasn't what I expected. I didn't find myself when I started going to the gym like eveyone said I would. I realized I already knew who I was.

I knew what I liked and what I didnt like. What made me laugh and what I believed in but what I found was something else.

As women we are often told we need to fit into a certain mold and that can be polarizing.

what I ended up finding was courage.
The courage to be myself unapologetically!

No more laying in bed at night thinking did I say something I shouldn't have. No more apologies for being me and no more trying to fit into a mold that honestly I didn't wanna fit into to begin with.

So don't go find yourself, yourself is already amazing,

Go find the courage to be yourself!!!!

What just 6 weeks can do with the right program

Kristin had been working out for years 6 days a week and just didnt have the results she was hoping for.

With just a few tweaks to Kristin's training and nutrition her body finally started to respond.

Can't wait to see what a full 3 months will do!!!

Sometimes it not your lack of effort it just your training. If your nutrition or training is off it doesn't matter how hard you try or workout you won't get the results you desire.

It's not work harder but work smarter.

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