Healthy Feet For Life

👣If feet cannot feel, feet cannot function.⁣..

After several years of owning a fitness studio & working with hundreds of people on their stability, strength & flexibility 💪🏼 I quickly realized how vitally important it was to have well developed feet.⁣
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🦶With most people shoving their feet in small, “shoe shaped” shoes, almost everyone I worked with had issues w/ bunions, plantar fasciitis, lack of balance/strength, hammertones & more… (which can all be avoided & fixed!)⁣
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🗣The traditional shoes we’ve all known & grown up with are actually causing harm to our skeletal, muscular & nervous systems. ⁣
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👎🏼They push & pinch our feet into unnatural shapes, lead us to muscle imbalance & disconnect us further from the earth.⁣
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Quite literally, feet are the foundation to your body & they NEED to be strong & flexible to hold you up all day long💁🏼‍♀️⁣
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👉🏼If our feet aren't’ strong, we lack a stable foundation…⁣
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And without a stable foundation, the joints that stack above our feet (ankles, kness, hips) can begin to hold up our weight, lose mobility & increase in inflammation 🙅🏼‍♀️becoming sore or painful...⁣
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SO WHAT DO YOU DO?⁣
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✔️Barefoot Shoes: these are wider than normal, super flexible, & thinner for more connection to the ground⁣
We love & use: @vivobarefoot @xeroshoes @merrell⁣
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✔️Toe Spacers: @correcttoes these are a simple tool to provide circulation, stimulation & stretching to our toes & foot muscles⁣
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✔️Daily Foot Exercises: strengthening your feet & toes everyday is a simple way to make this lifelong change.
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🗑 I personally ditched all shoes that have arch support, laces, thick soles, a small toe bed or are inflexible in any way. I even prefer hiking in barefoot shoes or just going barefoot if the ground allows. ✨TRUE barefoot is even better.⁣
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👼🏼Especially for children! make sure you put off them wearing shoes for AS LONG AS POSSIBLE so they have the best chance at proper mobility & natural strength.⁣
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Just a few minutes of conscious awareness of the feet a day & some new shoes can totally change your life👊🏼⁣
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👞 Do you use barefoot shoes? What’s your favorite brand & style you’ve tried? Let me know in the comments!

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Xero Shoes (My fav is the Veracruz sandal!)

Homeade Gluten Free Bread

Let’s be honest, have you actually purchased a gluten free loaf of bread that you loved & wasn't 8 dollars?!⁣

All the bread I’ve had from stores is dry, stiff & essentially just not good enough….

The coronavirus pandemic has also put international supplies of wheat at risk & reports say to expect shortages and/or prices of bread to rise (which we have already seen here locally in our stores)⁣

SO! It’s the perfect time to start making your own & stocking up on your favorite flour. It’s honestly a LOT easier & more economical than I thought it would be!⁣

⁣Below is my simplified, easy version for bread maker bread. It produces the most amazingly soft & supple all-purpose gluten-free bread I’ve ever had.⁣

INGREDIENTS⁣

• 1 1/4 cup water⁣
• 1/4 cup oil or 4 tbsp dairy free butter⁣
• 3 eggs (room temp)⁣
• 1 1/4 tsp salt⁣
• 3 tbsp sugar⁣
• 3 1/4 cup Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour⁣
• 2 tsp active dry yeast⁣

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Step 1:
In a medium bowl, mix water, oil & eggs. Pour into the bottom of the loaf pan.⁣

Step 2:
Mix salt, sugar & flour. Pour on top of liquid in the loaf pan.⁣

Step 3:
Make a small bowl-shaped indentation on top of the flour. Add yeast to indentation.⁣

Step 4:
Put loaf pan intoto machine, close lid & turn on to Gluten Free setting (mode 3 on my machine)⁣

Step 5:
A few minutes into the kneading setting, open the lid & use a spatula to scrape down any remaining ingredients from the sides of the bowl. Close & continue to let the machine knead, rise & bake.⁣

Step 6:
When done baking, remove bread pan & allow to cool 20-30 min upright. Then, lay pan on left & right sides for a few minutes each to let the bread rest away from the bowl. Use a wire cooling rack to flip bread over & continue to fully cool. Remove kneading paddle & enjoy!⁣

⁣Store in an airtight container on counter

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✅Bread Machine I use: The Pioneer Woman Artisan Dough & Bread Maker by Hamilton Beach⁣

✅Flour I use: Namaste Foods Organic Perfect Flour Blend⁣

⁣In the end, it actually does save us a bit of money, gives us higher quality ingredients & allows us to have fresher, on-demand food.⁣

⁣Let me know how yours turns out!

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4 Ingredient Simple Daily Smoothie

One of the easiest, healthiest + most economical ways to boost your nutrition is by a simple daily smoothie.   This inexpensive yet superfood rich staple is essential to you + your families' overall health.  The nutrients in this quick fix will provide a sustained energy boost, increased immunity, weight management + gentle daily cleansing.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk  -  .50 per serving

• 1/2 banana  -  .08 per serving

• 1 scoop Protein Powder  -  $1.13 /serving

• 1 scoop Macro Greens Superfood  -  .90  /serving

Total Daily Price : $2.61

I'm constantly told that eating healthy is just too expensive + hard to maintain.  That statement is so far from the truth!  By making these simple smoothies at home + ordering my products at discounted prices online, I'm able to enjoy a great dessert tasting, nutrient dense, meal replacing smoothie daily for CHEAP.     

The specific ingredients listed above create a massive amount of goodness for your body. Below are just a few benefits you'll receive. 

• 38 nutrient rich superfoods

• 18 billion probiotics

• Alkaline greens formula

• 5+ servings of fruits and vegetables

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My Favorite Products

Chocolate Protein
Vanilla Protein
Macro Greens

Looking for a new blender to spark your new daily routine?  Check out my favorites here:  1  /  2 

What is your favorite smoothie to make from home?  Let me know your favorites below!

Free Self Care Guide + Wellness Bundle

Are you looking to find a little more balance in your health, relationships + life in general?

It's hard to know where to start when you're looking to upgrade your health. With so much information + advice out there, it can be overwhelming…I’ve been there!  

I created this toolkit as a way to share my health coaching tools, as well as inspire others to take a well-rounded look at their lives + learn to become their own health detective.  

When we actively take our health into our own hands + pursue small changes... massive shifts can begin to happen + expand in our lives.  

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These tools will give you simple action steps you can take right now to boost your overall health, happiness + life.   

Here's what you get:

Health LAB Daily Review + Food Log
This is an in-depth daily inventory of your food, mood + symptoms.  I use this in my practice to identify trigger foods + chemical patterns in your body that show an unhealthy balance. 

Life Wheel + Goal Setting Guide
This guide helps to clarify where you are in your life, what areas need a little more support + a simple action guide to creating a happier lifestyle.  

Self Care Review
This worksheet is designed to bring more balance into your body, mind + spirit centers.  Use this to cultivate more self-care, self- awareness + overall abundance. 

Ready to start taking action?

Once you receive all the files, please print them out + spend some time going over each section.  Use them, write all over them, color outside the lines...whatever you want to do to get the creative juices flowing in your life.  

Don't worry about what you write or what you dream!  Your goals were instilled in you for a purpose, so let them shine through these worksheets + help them propel you forward.  

Feel free to print some of these out on a weekly or monthly basis...to see where you've progressed + how far you've come.  A journey towards optimal health is just that... a journey.  It's ever ever-evolving + ever changing.

Think about TODAY + what small single step we can take to move in the right direction.  

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P.S. Let me know in the comments what tools become your favorites + how they've brought a little more ease + clarity into your life.  I'd love to hear your thoughts + I'd love to create more meaningful tools for you in the future.  Let me know what you'd like to see!  

Healthy Life : Young Living Essential Oils

Integrating essential oils into my life has literally changed my world + can quickly change everything for you too.  They've helped keep my dad's blood pressure in check, clear my skin, create more peace in my home + help balance my hormones (just to name a few). There is truly something for everyone when it comes to therapeutic grade essential oils. 

If you've ever wondered how to start using more natural alternatives to cleaning supplies, skin care + basic healthcare, read on my friends.  I've answered some of the major questions I get asked + broken down the process of getting started.  

What exactly ARE essential oils?

Essential oils are the life giving energy force of plants...the plants immune system + protection.  Oils are extracted through a steam distillation process that ensures the therapeutic constituents remain in tact.  You can read more about it here: National Institute for Holistic Aromatherapy

Why did I choose Young Living?

After hours of research regarding the main companies producing essential oils, I chose Young Living because I resonated with their ethics + loved that they have been around the longest (20+ years!).  They own their own farms, distillation centers, bottling plants + testing labs to ensure that all products are organic + grown in top-quality soil.  Their Seed To Seal Process explains exactly what goes into their production + what they promise to the families who support + purchase their oils.  Young Living is used in health centers + hospitals throughout the world, making it recognized by top professionals as the best plant products out there. I've also personally used other companies who claim to have top quality products and can easily tell a difference in smell, taste + overall quality. (If you'd like some samples to compare or try, email me!)

What can I do with essential oils?

There is no shortage of amazing ideas when it comes to using essential oils in your home, on your family, at work, in your car, after a workout or on the go.  You can quickly + easily replace most cleaning products, skin care products + health items for a chemical free lifestyle.  A few of my favorite ways to use all the oils in the Premium Starter Kit are: 

• Simple kitchen countertop cleaner (Thieves)
• After workout muscle recovery scrub (Panaway)
• Water enhancer + detoxification (Lemon)
• Tension relief (Peppermint)
• Sleepytime foot rub (Lavender)
• Face moisturizer (Frankincense)
• Odor eliminator (Purification)
• Scar + wound reducer (Copaiba)
• Chest rub for congestion (R.C.)
• Stress relief spray (Stress Away)
• Digestion support (Digize)

These are just a sample of what the oils in the kit can do.  Each oil has approximately 5-7 different uses/health benefits and most can be used topically, internally + aromatically. 

How do I purchase products?

OPTION ONE : Wholesale Membership (recommended + best deal)

This option gets you 24% off products for life! You begin by purchasing a Premium Starter Kit, which includes 11 different essential oils, a diffuser, product samples, Ningxia superfood drinks, essential oil literature + more.  There is no need to sell, distribute or even share your oils + to maintain an active wholesale account, all you have to do is purchase at least $50 each year.  You can get started here!

OPTIONS TWO: Retail Customer

There is no need to purchase a starter kit with this option yet you'll be paying 24% more for each product.  Orders can be placed at any time without a wholesale account.

What if I want to earn free oils + use Young Living as a business?

Sharing your love of essential oils is a great way to get free product, make some extra cash + fully integrate natural health into your life.  To begin YL as a business, you purchase your initial Premium Starter Kit, sign up for Essential Rewards, + choose a Rewards Kit.  Essential Rewards is the monthly ordering program that earns you points towards free product, gets you discounted shipping, + ensures you're eligible for monthly commission checks. You're required to purchase at least $50/month to continue getting checks (which is pretty easy when you're buying your household essentials through them). 

Essential Rewards:

• Can be added on to your account at any time
• Can be canceled at any time
• Gets you discounted shipping
• Earns you 10%-20% back in points you can later "spend" on free product
• Allows 1 grace month of no product ordering necessary
• Ensures you're eligible for a distributor commission check

By joining Essential Rewards, you become part of a team of awesome people + resources that are here to support you.  You'll also get access to exclusive business building tools to ensure a great foundation can be built for you to grow.  

It's also a great way to increase profits for your already existing health + wellness business! Whether you have an online presence or a brick + mortar shop, I can show you how to increase sales + set yourself up for some almost passive income!

If you have any questions about the process, the oils or the business, feel free to email me!  As a health professional myself, I'd love to help recommend specific products that will help you see immediate differences in your home, body + life.  Let me know what you need!