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Reboot Your Whole Being With Barbara Christensen, Creator Of Paleo Vegeo, Nutritional Therapist, and International Author/Teacher
This month of education and fun engagement will be run inside of the Paleo Vegeo Facebook Community which you can find and become added to here: www.facebook.com/groups/PaleoVegeo
In this community each week we will dive into a month of detoxing your mindset, your environment and your body. In this program I will share my personal experiences, expertise, and some of my favorite products for home and lifestyle to do more than just survive through the Spring, but to spring ahead into a thriving new you!
Barbara runs a wholistically based practice that helps clients elevate their metabolism, mood, manifestations & Micronutrient Happiness with PLANT POWER. An Author, Nutritional Therapist, Integrative Shamanic Practitioners, Certified Aromatherapist, Fitness Instructor and Energy worker, I am here to help you find the truth of what works for you from the inside-out.
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I will be sharing recipes, easy ways to automate things, and if you have been doing a 5 and 1 plan, keto, or other non-traidtional diets, this will help you transition in a way that bridges the gut-brain axis so that your hard work doesn't go to waste.
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You are what you put into your body, nutrients and all of the rest
You are what you eat
I shared this in my group, but it was so important I had to share it here as well...
According to an article that I read on the Harvard website, "multivitamin bashing seems to be in season. The March 2008 Harvard Men’s Health Watch gives the impression that few of the ingredients in a multivitamin are worth taking. The June 2008 Nutrition Action Health Letter suggests taking a multivitamin every other day instead of every day. The central concern of both articles is folic acid—specifically,getting too much folic acid." And when we read articles about supplementing what it always comes down to is that you can't replace real nutrition with synthetic nutrients.
Their better advice: "Take a standard multivitamin every day, but stay away from heavily fortified foods that deliver a full day’s dose—or sometimes more—of folic acid ... there is newer evidence that excess folic acid (the synthetic version of folate, a vitamin found abundantly in vegetables, fruits, and grains) may be contributing to an uptick in colorectal cancer. many of those multi vitamins or meal replacement shakes contain your recommended daily amount — 400 micrograms (mcg) — but look at your package foods and you'll see that folic acid is also added to breakfast cereals and enriched grain and cereal products, including breads, rice, and pasta. A person taking a multivitamin can easily exceed the recommended total intake, and maybe even the safe upper limit of 1,000 mcg. This issues of getting too much isn’t a problem with folate found naturally in foods. But most supplemental vitamins are fortified and not the whole foods that your body really needs."
You've heard me talk about Folic vs. Folate before when I have talked about MTHFR, but did you know that most vitamin B1 supplements are made from derivatives of coal tar? Or that ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is often made by reacting high-fructose corn syrup with sulfuric acid? Worse is that they are not feeding corn syrup to algae that they are using to fortify foods (organic milk, etc). It makes me mad that even many iron supplements (for those that have the iron-folic anemia you may want to hear this) ... are often made from the rust off of nails? How gross is that?
Where you get your nutrition matters. How you react to what you are eating matters. If your skin looks like it's being used to detoxify your system, you have a problem with your central detoxification chimney. Many of you know that I use with my family and with my clients a whole foods supplementation program, but not everyone can afford it. I get that. I also love and recommend creating a change with your body. I love whole foods and what they do for your body.
I want to get more into the concept of food synergy. This concept is based on the proposition that the interrelations between constituents in foods are significant. We all should realize this by now, but we don't. It's because we see these ads all over the place that say we need this fortified food and that fortified food. This significance in our food and/or supplementation is dependent on the balance between constituents within what is going into our bodies, how well these constituents survive digestion, and the extent to which they appear biologically active at the cellular level.
The Journal of the American College of Nutrition published data says: A healthy diet should contain all of the required nutrients and sufficient calories to balance energy expenditure and provide for growth and maintenance throughout the life cycle. Importantly, dietary factors are associated with 5 of the 10 leading causes of death, including coronary heart disease, certain types of cancer, stroke, noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8892167
So are you getting the nutrients you need? I think you need to make sure of it. I have found over the years as I have coached almost 4,000 people through the less meaty Whole#0 program, you need to enjoy real food with a good plan for delicious meals. Busy lives require that we have food on the table in 20 minutes or less.
A lot of people opt for meal delivery programs, and that's great for getting started and for areas that just do not have access to fresh foods. Personally I love using meal plans with shopping lists, the best non-gmo ingredients, and helpful how-to’s on planning and prepping your meals to make your program work well. My clients have what they need supplementation wise to bridge the gap that is going to happen to us all, no matter how clean we eat. Now I am so happy to be able to offer them a new supportive program coming in July that brings together these easy recipes, nutritional and cooking expertise, support, and accountability in order for everyone to be able to achieve their goals and feel energized. It is our time for a Nourished Revolution. This is something people can do for the Whole30, they can do for Keto, they can do for Weight Watchers, they can do for Intermittent Fasting. We know that there is no one size fits all diet program, beyond the fact that we just all need more whole foods.
We really do need to know where our food comes from and what’s in it. We need to teach the next generation how to cook and make easy meals. They are Pottenger's Cats, that fourth generation that not only eat a mostly boxed based food range, but do not know how to cook with whole, natural ingredients. If we can change that, and start to limit those processed foods, be conscious of the added bad fats, high sugar and salted foods, with foods that just taste good, I think that we can tackle things to change the shape of our globe.
Are you ready for the truth about PB2 and Powdered Peanut Butter?
PB2 is all the rage, and really it's so bad for you. I really don't get all of the posts I see about people that appear to be healthy adding it to their shakes every day.
PB2 is Not Whole Real Food. Right? If you are going to have a nut butter, wouldn't you want the real deal? They extract through a pretty bad process {I've read all about it and it made me shudder} almost all of the essential monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, and then it leaches the vitamin E content out which is fat soluble. Hmmm... see the problem with the nutritional content. And the fat you get in nuts is the good stuff that you want out of them. The company also add a mix of sugar and salt in to make it taste better {everything fatty tastes different without the fats}. With that added sugar, it's for sure NOT appropriate for a Paleo diet of any kind. And on top of that it's not organic. I don't really like peanuts because of the aflatoxins in them - so I really dislike this PB2 product for anyone that is looking for a cleaner way of eating.
What problems can arise from using products like this?
If you suffer from any sort of infertility, then you need your vitamins A, C and E. David Christopher recently talked about the number one reason we are seeing such a rice in Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), and that is TOXINS!!
There was a huge story a few years ago that said:
"Alarming findings from a study on pregnant women and some potentially dangerous chemicals. A University of California, San Francisco study found that dozens of chemicals showed up in the blood and urine of expecting moms. Some of the chemicals like P-C-B's and ones used in flame retardants were banned before the women were even born. Out of the 163 chemicals studied, 43 of them were found in nearly all of the 268 pregnant women tested. The study is published in the journal of Environmental Health Perspectives. It's the first time researchers analyzed chemicals found in pregnant women."
Wow!! So no matter what your gender, what a great reason for a cleanse. No doubt. Wow. So stop adding the toxic load to your body with craptacular foods, and start using the real deal. Real organic foods = healthy happy life. :) End rant.
Diet Culture I Nutritional and Fitness Gaslighting
Rant/ Trigger Warning... #gaslighting and marketing often go hand in hand.
Nutritional and fitness gaslighting... yes... it's a huge thing!! Most likely your FB ad feed is filled with ads telling you how much better you could be if just ....

No if f%$king isn't a superfood!!! It is nuts and seeds and a few randomly selected herbs or synthetic vitamins to make it look like a secret pill. You start watching what everyone else is doing, and then you want to do it too... right?
No if f%$king isn't the workout for everyone!!! It is not healthy to make someone with neck injuries do a movement like that! It's not healthy to make someone with chronic metabolic issues workout their adrenaline receptors to the point of dysfunction.
I am sorry but I am so sick of these companies that are marketing everything but actual food and personal love/mindset. Diet culture is a real thing, and it is why I started The Paleo Vegetarian - Paleo Vegeo because what you choose to eat is very individualized in so many ways. I was told you CANNOT be paleo and vegan. Then I was told that paleo ancestors didn't eat any grasses, they didn't eat any oats, or beans, or blah blah blah. Uh guess what... science. They were vegetarians. (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2115127-ancient-leftovers-show-the-real-paleo-diet-was-a-veggie-feast/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHominins%20were%20probably%20predominantly%20vegetarians,as%20strict%20vegetarians%2C%20says%20Henry.) Doesn't that mean that you thousands of years later should also be?? Not if it doesn't align with your body type and needs. You are the best judge of what works for you. I knew what worked for me.
So what about supplementation? Yes some people need enzymes, yes some people don't eat enough fiber or fruit or vegetables, and yes some of the minerals are not even in our dirt anymore, so definitely not in your food. I supplement, but what I take daily isn't always what you need - and even in my house some of what my husband and my daughter take, I don't. Visa versa, too.
So what about physical movement? Yes, bodies are built to move. But not every body is going to be a ninja warrior, nor should be. Do you have hyper-mobility? Do you have injuries? Do you have to modify? What movement is right for you is going to be different based on a myriad of things.
But with nutritional and fitness gaslighting companies really pushing the limits of visual cues... when they are telling you that you aren't enough without a "flat stomach" ... they pick it all apart. Just address hormones, address bloating, eat less, move more... find that target in that which makes you ashamed of your body and we will fix it. Have you ever seen what happens to someone in an abusive relationship. They find a way to hide themselves. I do not want that to happen to my kid, your kid, you, your neighbor, etc.
Gaslighting will make you start questioning what you know about how certain foods make you feel... "well... it must be the beans making me so sick"... You edit your diet and exercise program to fit in to what everyone else is doing because it must work for them. Skinny does not equate to healthy. Weight does not equate to happiness. Please quit letting these companies and sales artists manipulate you into not knowing how to feel good because the yo-yo or merry go round will be damaging to your body, your mind and your soul.
Guess why those stretchy pants stretch? Because every BODY is different. Love yours!!
Nutritional and fitness gaslighting causes posttraumatic stress and codependency, among other things. Start practicing the spiritual art of "NO". 😁
You do not have to buy products from me or anyone else. When someone comes to you to sell you a product or service with an attached abusive behavior, avoid arguing about what is true with the abusive person. They will just try to showcase how incorrect you are about knowing what is right for you. Often they will out and out lie to manipulate you - and you will feel the negative emotions associated with this, and even some of the negative energy in your body. Get back in touch with your true thoughts, feelings, and instincts again, and tell these nutritional and fitness gaslighters to back off.
"Virgie Tovar, author, activist, and one of the leading experts on weight-based discrimination "the diet industry is gaslighting us by making us believe it's about health and wellness when it's still really about thinness, still really about vanity."
Really great article and podcast.
https://www.wellandgood.com/wellness-diet-culture-podcast/
Are You Holding Onto Emotions In Your Fat Cells?
The limbic system is directly connected to those parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance and those deeply stored memories. It impact areas like the adrenals and we don't even realize it. Our underlying unpleasant experiences that have been recorded in our amygdala are triggered and sent to rest of the body which is how an aroma can trigger emotions. But in the same manner we can use essential oils to help release emotional blockades. The combination of oxygenation from your inhalation of essential oils on the brain and the stimulation from those aromatic molecules appears to assist the amygdala in facilitating the release. If we think about this using some simplicity, the limbic system controls our thoughts and emotions. We're being controlled by our thoughts and emotions. So that means we can change it all by changing our emotions, and emotional response.
It starts with your prefrontal cortex. The leader in the front of your brain makes the hard thinking, learning and problem solving decisions. Keep in mind that the olfactory nerve is connected to the medial prefrontal cortex. Prefrontal cortex is also deeply connected to trust. Amygdala is that security warning, and as I said where we've recorded these traumas and associated them with aroma. So when amygdala goes off it's trying to protect us, even if it's harming us. Much of this is because of how olfactory and visual cues work together. A recent study study showed subtle metabolic changes resulting from exposure to essential oils and provide the basis for pinpointing affected pathways in anxiety-related behavior. Amygdala .... fight or flight... anxiety. All closely related. So if an essential oil can create this calming effect, then the amygdala will tell the leader in our brain to make good decisions. It's hard work to use oils when you notice that reaction, and so you can also use some meditation behaviors to help assist your amygdala along in the journey. And since the smell receptors are directly connected to the hippocampus (memory and navigation) then this is where we're going to rewrite our beliefs. Your brain edits memories all of the time, updating the past with new information. It's what makes all of this important. You can rewrite those memories, and allow the body at a cellular level to release those emotions you've stored away in those fat cells.
Today I welcome the aromas of joy and balance and create new, healthy memories and a free, healthy body. What about you? I also realized that micronutrients are actual energy and facilitate body processes for these greater vibrations. Another great new book, Vibe, by Robyn Openshaw, will really open your eyes to the greatest way to elevate your consciousness... plants. You know I use encapsulated plants every day as the most intelligent way I can do this. As well I work very hard to balance my chakras, working on the main chakras every day.
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What is BHB and Why Is It The Ketogenic Sweetheart?
Everyone is looking for that secret sauce to stop the sugar cravings, reduce their thigh gap, and increase their fats by going into ketosis. And so with the rapidly growing keto movement, we are seeing a lot of different products cropping up including BHB to help people get into that immediate ketosis. and help them walk away from the donuts. I always tell people that if you are hungry for snacks it may be that you aren't getting enough fat into your diet. It may not be that you need to be in ketosis, but you do need to make sure you are not relying on just high carbs to fuel your life.
BHB salts, or (Beta-hydroxybutyrate) is a product that has hit the market in the last few years that mimic the nutritional state of ketosis. And keto is everywhere right now. There are so many different versions of it, and BHB is the newest sweetheart of the keto movement. People bragging that they lost 100 pounds in 10 weeks using various BHB products. Of course it has to be tied together with nutrition, and not everyone can lean into ketosis in the same manner because we all metabolize fats differently. In fact those with EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency) and similar illnesses do not have the required enzymes to digest fats and so we see a lot of people that overdo the fats in their keto diet and end up getting wider not thinner. I found this out when I first experimented with higher fats. Higher saturated fats did not work for me, and even monounsaturated fats caused me to have a backed up liver and gallbladder issues.
Also too few carbs for too long can disrupt our HPA Axis. Any increase in cortisol depending on what state your body is in currently can impact our fat stores. In a Boston Children's Hospital study they found that "The very low-carbohydrate diet produced the greatest improvements in metabolism, but with an important caveat: This diet increased participants' cortisol levels, which can lead to insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. The very low carbohydrate diet also raised C-reactive protein levels, which may also increase risk of cardiovascular disease."
So what if we are increasing our cortisol levels day after day? Since it is produced by the cortex which increases blood sugar when it is low or if the body is under stress this can cause glucose production in the liver or it will strip muscle tissue of protein to make glucose. Excess cortisol over long periods of time can increase the risk of diabetes due to prolonged blood sugar elevations.
As well we have to consider our microbiome land. Again if you stick with low carb too long, which is why I know that Bulletproof recommends refeeding days, you will induce a mucus deficiency in your gut, as well as other areas of the body.
BHB is naturally created in the body when you do intermittent fasting and in foods like eggs and dairy. A lot of athlete using ketosis as part of their program use these sort of products in small amounts for endurance, and we've seen them used in medical clinical studies with hit and miss results.
BHB salts, or (Beta-hydroxybutyrate) is a product that has hit the market in the last few years that mimic the nutritional state of ketosis. And keto is everywhere right now. There are so many different versions of it, and BHB is the newest sweetheart of the keto movement. People bragging that they lost 100 pounds in 10 weeks using various BHB products. Of course it has to be tied together with nutrition, and not everyone can lean into ketosis in the same manner because we all metabolize fats differently. In fact those with EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency) and similar illnesses do not have the required enzymes to digest fats and so we see a lot of people that overdo the fats in their keto diet and end up getting wider not thinner. I found this out when I first experimented with higher fats. Higher saturated fats did not work for me, and even monounsaturated fats caused me to have a backed up liver and gallbladder issues.
Also too few carbs for too long can disrupt our HPA Axis. Any increase in cortisol depending on what state your body is in currently can impact our fat stores. In a Boston Children's Hospital study they found that "The very low-carbohydrate diet produced the greatest improvements in metabolism, but with an important caveat: This diet increased participants' cortisol levels, which can lead to insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. The very low carbohydrate diet also raised C-reactive protein levels, which may also increase risk of cardiovascular disease."
So what if we are increasing our cortisol levels day after day? Since it is produced by the cortex which increases blood sugar when it is low or if the body is under stress this can cause glucose production in the liver or it will strip muscle tissue of protein to make glucose. Excess cortisol over long periods of time can increase the risk of diabetes due to prolonged blood sugar elevations.
As well we have to consider our microbiome land. Again if you stick with low carb too long, which is why I know that Bulletproof recommends refeeding days, you will induce a mucus deficiency in your gut, as well as other areas of the body.
BHB is naturally created in the body when you do intermittent fasting and in foods like eggs and dairy. A lot of athlete using ketosis as part of their program use these sort of products in small amounts for endurance, and we've seen them used in medical clinical studies with hit and miss results.
Now of course I tried the main ones on the market so that I could say from experience how they work, and what you see. People think they can use these supplements and then not change to a full ketogenic diet and get the best of both worlds. But even with the supplementation you will see the return to the bodies natural state when you add in carbohydrate rich foods. It's nature, right? And in fact I believe that the yo-yo is harmful and your body will start to have even more insulin/fat storage problems long term for those that use this in that sort of manner. During the time you are using it, your body uses the BHB as the energy source, rather than using your fat as the energy source. So pre-workout or during a long race is when I can see it having the greatest supplemental support.
BHB, like GHB, is a weak partial agonist for GABAB receptors as well and repeated treatment of neurons with these sorts of products at the high levels that they are loading leads to degradation of GABABRs. Now for someone trying to withdrawal from drug abuse this could be an answer to block that connection. I have talked about GABA and my father's alcoholism on my vlogcast and how amino acid therapies can do amazing things for areas like this. So of course there is a place for creating dietary or medical based BHB.
In the athletic arena they did some research and found that when they compared the highly trained ultra-endurance athletes consuming an high-carbohydrate to a low-carbohydrate diet diet the long-term keto-adaptation results in extraordinarily high rates of fat oxidation, whereas muscle glycogen utilization and repletion patterns during and after a 3 hour run are similar. So again, I can see where this would be amazing support for your endurance athlete, but with so many unknowns I feel like it's been a fast and crazy market.
And so while everyone is pushing Reset as the next best "half the price" thing I want to add as a side note you can buy a BHB + caffeine pre-workout product for $30 on Amazon. I also love the Perfect Keto products. Anytime you can find a ketogenic vegan product, that is made by a functional medicine provider, it's awesome. Even better to find good quality vegan keto-friendly products at affordable prices. I generally start my day with their Matcha, but I use 1/2 of a scoop and still get a nice increase in my ketones. My matcha is this powder plus my algae oil and a little coconut milk or hemp milk. I love unsweetened vanilla hemp milk because it's zero net carbs and tastes amazing in my matcha. So why would you pay $105?? Why?? A pre-workout that is MCTs, BHB in various formulations, caffeine, choline, potato, dandelion root and red spider lily. 1/3 of the price, and a more complex product. Or with Perfect Keto they have a great powdered greens that combines the micronutrients from cold-pressed raw fruits and vegetables with MCTs and digestive enzymes and could be a good tool to kickstart your diet plan.
Don't buy into the hype. Always look at what is the best solution for your nutritional truth, and when you find it get the best product for you. A ketogenic lean can be a fantastic source of wellness, but consider all of the factors as you get started.
BHB, like GHB, is a weak partial agonist for GABAB receptors as well and repeated treatment of neurons with these sorts of products at the high levels that they are loading leads to degradation of GABABRs. Now for someone trying to withdrawal from drug abuse this could be an answer to block that connection. I have talked about GABA and my father's alcoholism on my vlogcast and how amino acid therapies can do amazing things for areas like this. So of course there is a place for creating dietary or medical based BHB.
In the athletic arena they did some research and found that when they compared the highly trained ultra-endurance athletes consuming an high-carbohydrate to a low-carbohydrate diet diet the long-term keto-adaptation results in extraordinarily high rates of fat oxidation, whereas muscle glycogen utilization and repletion patterns during and after a 3 hour run are similar. So again, I can see where this would be amazing support for your endurance athlete, but with so many unknowns I feel like it's been a fast and crazy market.
And so while everyone is pushing Reset as the next best "half the price" thing I want to add as a side note you can buy a BHB + caffeine pre-workout product for $30 on Amazon. I also love the Perfect Keto products. Anytime you can find a ketogenic vegan product, that is made by a functional medicine provider, it's awesome. Even better to find good quality vegan keto-friendly products at affordable prices. I generally start my day with their Matcha, but I use 1/2 of a scoop and still get a nice increase in my ketones. My matcha is this powder plus my algae oil and a little coconut milk or hemp milk. I love unsweetened vanilla hemp milk because it's zero net carbs and tastes amazing in my matcha. So why would you pay $105?? Why?? A pre-workout that is MCTs, BHB in various formulations, caffeine, choline, potato, dandelion root and red spider lily. 1/3 of the price, and a more complex product. Or with Perfect Keto they have a great powdered greens that combines the micronutrients from cold-pressed raw fruits and vegetables with MCTs and digestive enzymes and could be a good tool to kickstart your diet plan.
Don't buy into the hype. Always look at what is the best solution for your nutritional truth, and when you find it get the best product for you. A ketogenic lean can be a fantastic source of wellness, but consider all of the factors as you get started.
Aloe, Shea and Latex Hypersensitivity ... When Does It All Start?
So what is it about these wonderful products that is just causing inflammation on my skin? Could it be the latex connection? Both shea butter and cocoa butter contain a latex protein that people with Latex hypersensitivities might react to. You may also react to avocado oil, mango butter and castor oil. When you have a latex hypersensitivity it can be as serious as a peanut allergy, although it isn't taken nearly as serious by others because they just can't seem to wrap their head around what you are going through. Aloe is a latex plant and the allergy is called an aloin allergy. Many aloe gels have not done enough to keep the latex portion of the plant out of their gels, and as such many people react to aloe vera in their skin care products.
Shea nuts are also related to Brazil nuts, which in some cases can be a cross reactive allergen with other common tree or plant nuts. The fact that it comes from a fruit makes people often feel good about it how it isn't a nut. Although a US research team found some protein content remained in shea nut butter, FARRP’s research indicates that refined shea nut butter does not contain any detectable protein residues and they are saying that the risk is zero. They say, however, that it is unknown if breastfeeding your child after using a nipple cream that contains shea butter could predispose to sensitization toward other tree nuts or peanuts. So even though the industry still says that they haven't been able to find any proteins in shea butter, you can find post after post after post on the internet of personal experiences that would say otherwise.
When you have a topical reaction to anything, including an essential oil, it is important to note that there is a correlation between people with seasonal allergies and those prone to skin allergies that may be due to immune-reacting cells migrating from one part of the body to another. This is no different than someone that reacts to the nickel in their cell phone. There was a case where a child reacted to the nut-derived oil in her dad's shaving cream hours and hours later when he returned from work. We cannot say that there is no risk because the proteins have been removed in the oils, because experience tells us otherwise.
The first big topical reaction I had was when my daughter was about six years old. I had used a skin care product with macadamia nut oil in it, and ended up in the ER. All of this has to do with our mast cells and they way they are reacting, which seems to go against what we would believe would happen. This mast cell dysfunction can even cause exercise-induced anaphylaxis, and they really don't know why. However what we do know is that viral, fungal and bacterial infections can all cause mast cell activation. Perhaps it starts with the bacteria influence as infants.
Most infants and young children infected with EBV have absolutely no symptoms or only very mild ones. If your child had EBV, you probably didn't even know. Almost everyone you meet has Epstein-Barr virus in their system, and it has recently been connected to several autoimmune disorders. Mast cells can detect those viruses, but also fungus and mold. Mold-related chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) is a mast cell disorder. Mast cells have a leading role in so many diseases including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Mast cells are coated with IgE, which is produced by plasma cells and the half-life of IgE may be weeks to months, where the plasma is usually just days unless it is bound to the mast cell receptor. Ig3 is the antibodies produced by the immune system, like when your system overreacts to an allergen.
In Japan in the 2011 - 2012 influenza season there was a high rate of influenza vaccine-associated anaphylaxis in people with no egg allergy. They determined that it wasn't the mercury that was causing this issue, as you may have thought. It was related to the way the body was reacting to the 2-phenoxyethanol (2-PE). This substance is one of the ingredients that has been replacing parabens and formaldehyde-releasing ingredients in skin care products now for years, although Korean companies have been selling 2-PE-free products for some time. This replacement preservative is used in the inactivated polio vaccine. The conclusion of the Japanese study was that "The 2011-2012 IVA spike in Japan was caused by specific IgE antibodies to influenza vaccine components. Excipients could not be implicated, except for a modest effect of 2-PE."
In fact, 2-PE can cause contact dermatitis in some individuals with allergic susceptibility. Your allergist may be able to patch test you for this chemical, and I may have myself and my daughter tested this fall, even though our allergist uses preservative-free flu vaccines. The reason I wanted to discuss this is that if contact dermatitis is a chronic T cell–driven inflammatory skin disease, and that there are increased mast cells in a majority of these dermatitis patients, could so much of this be started as early as those first months of life? Some skin care product producers think so. If the FDA treats cosmetics and foods differently when it comes to allergen labeling requirements, the best thing you can do is to start to educate yourself about what is actually in your products, and what they may do as far as your immune system is considered.
If you put "Phenoxyethanol-free" into your Amazon search, almost all of the products that come up are shea, avocado, aloe and sunflower based products. I found one wash that was coconut based, I also found one newborn Soothing Gel because the CeraVe that my allergist recommended has gum in the ingredients. I have also found an organic, coral reef safe sunscreen butter to try. I may see if I can use that and some minerals and make my own BB cream out of it. I'll keep you updated.
Researchers are finally uncovering more of what mast cells have to do with asthma. Maybe now it is time for us to dig even deeper into this connection.
How I converted to a Paleo Vegan diet
So for the first few years I was just vegan, not paleo yet. I think I ate mostly quinoa, if that doesn't sound familiar to other new vegans out there I will be shocked. And I ate a lot of wheat based meat-free products. I thought I was doing the best for myself, but I still didn't really feel great, which is probably why when we moved to Washington I found my body and my adrenals went bonkers. That's when I added back in eggs and wild caught salmon immediately. I can only imagine it was the omegas I was desperate for. It took me a lot of years to realize that healthy fats were really lacking in my diet. I have an allergy to latex so I can't eat avocado as well as kiwi, banana and some other tropical fruits. I am allergic to nuts and some seeds so there is also a huge disconnect for me in that area. So my brain and my body craved fats. I added that and an undenatured whey protein in, but eventually that leads to cheese. Cheese is the nemesis of most of you trying to get away from dairy. And we have to break up. Cheese is not our friend and nut cheese is not mine. I do a lot of algae oil now, and it's been very heart healthy for me to get those extra monounsaturated fats that make the Mediterranean diet so healthy.
If you take the time to read up on the entire Organic industry you find that they are worried, and with good reason, about what could happen to their industry if they aren't protected from the genetically modified products, but one in particular alfalfa. Monsanto's genetically engineered (GE) Roundup-Ready alfalfa has already cost farmers millions of dollars, and now, a new study by the USDA, the same agency that re-approved it, has found that GE alfalfa has really gone wild, literally. So if alfalfa is in your greens and you think you're doing well by it, you could be wrong. I am careful about any product that I get because of these cross contaminants and I know that if a company is doing a good job at testing their farmers, then you are likely to get some bad mojo. Read the article and think about what your choices are doing to the rest of the world, and how little nutrition we will have left if we don't start supporting GMO-free companies now. I love that there are no genetically modified products being use in the creation of the vegan products I use now, they go out to the farms and test the soil on the bottom of their shoes as well (ssshhhh ... don't tell the farmers) and I am fully engaged in where this next chapter of my health and well being is going to go, because I'm in... all in!
I have been able to give up the quinoa. When I first read up on becoming paleo the wheat was easy to give up but the quinoa was insanely hard to let go of. But I did it. You can too! Now when I have tried to reintroduce quinoa it just makes me bloat immediately. So obviously not for me. I eat lots of vegetables now, some fruit, I sometimes have potatoes or white rice (I don't eat brown rice because the hulls tear up my gut) just to give my gut a little extra resistant starch. I will very rarely when traveling and busy have a pastured egg, but I am over fish. Just have your husband cook up some salmon on the grill a few times and it will GROSS you out from every wanting it again. I keep wanting to share my algae oil with Bob Harper because he has the same genetic sticky blood platelets that I do.
I have found the Follow Your Heart VeganEgg product that has been a lifesaver on occasion. We sometimes do Daiya cheese although it's definitely a processed food. The only time beyond that when I will lean into grains is when we hit Southern California and I get to go to Blaze Pizza. They have a GF pizza that they do with Daiya cheese and it makes me happy. We all have to have a cheat sometime, right?
So what about the protein? We really don't need that much in our diets. Really!! Do your research. I get protein in lots of veggies including my favs which are cauliflower, artichokes, leafy greens. I also love my vegan protein gf meal replacement shake. It isn't grain-free but what I have learned about oats is something we should all research. There is no such thing as gluten-free oats, because they are gluten-free. However there is such a thing as certified oats that have been tested to make sure they do not have any gluten cross contamination.
I offer a lot of amazing tools for free to my Healthy Living Revolution group members when they start our 10 Day Shred Life Challenge group, or you can start on your own with my FREE 5 Day Challenge, which just gives you a basic five day meal plan, recipes and a place to start.
The movement towards more healthy, sustainable, compassionate food is happening now! But, there’s lots of conflicting information out there about what’s good for us and the planet. That is why I wrote my first nutritional book, "Nourished In 30", and why I am writing the new book, "Ketolicious Reset". You need to learn the truth about how our food is grown and where it comes from, what’s in it, what it does to and for you, and what you can do to make informed and better choices to get your wellness on the right track. You work hard for your money and health so you deserve want to know that you’re supporting systems that are aligned with your values. I know I do.
If you care about your health and the health of our planet or you wouldn't be a part of this community! If you want to know how certain foods can help you fight disease and increase vitality, you’ve gotta get started in finding your own Nutritional Truth!
Leap Ahead Into Your Quantum Body For Life I Shred Life I Paleo Veg
The movement to accumulate less...eat food with less ingredients...take in less toxins.... balance your happiness with less stress....and of course less sugar, less gluten and less dairy are truly growing so rapidly for big reasons and I have to tell you that if you're looking to make some changes it's easier than you think.
Less ingredients is as simple as adding more whole foods into your diet.
Now is the time for you to join us to change your food choices, your movement and your mindfulness. It can be so complicated because wouldn't you agree that our world is more toxic than it was ten years ago (both in environment, nutrition and emotionally/socially)? And wouldn't you agree that our foods are more toxic than they were... heavy on the herbicides? the sugar content? And the foods we just can't digest well.


Yes, you can still have all of these!! And align to your Paleo Vegeo lifestyle.
Less toxins is about supporting your body's natural abilities while eliminating some of those toxic ingredients, toxic foods (think pesticides and hormones), and toxic home products (like beauty products or cleaning products).
Maybe less stress would mean bringing in a little more money. another income for debt reduction, travel or a little breathing room....You need to know that sometimes that mood is actually brain inflammation or poor gut bacteria. You are capable of happiness.
What are you open to releasing that you just know it's time? ...
Sometimes we hold on to that which isn't serving us because it feels comfortable. Comfortable as in what you know, not as in you feel good in it. So what if you started instead feeling good about letting that stuff go? What sort of energy could you start creating when you aren't holding on so tightly that energy can't even maneuver around your being? What if you started looking at your food, your body, your actions, your thoughts all in that same light? Shed that with me.
Today what came up first in my meditation was "dredged".
Have you ever felt dredged. Like everything was being dug out of your being. All the muck and the mud and the dysfunction and you are tugging at it to get it back. How about you let it just dredge. Let it be pulled up, pulled out and clear out so that you and your cells can shine in the light again. The path has its heavy spaces, not going to lie. But what if you get through it into the light? What else is possible?
Come join my next program as it is even better to work on personal development as a team. You may even find your purpose by working onward. I can teach you the simplicity in all of these areas. Be a warrior!! Honor your temple!! I love what I do! I love food!! I enjoy a little zen every day. I get where you are, and I know what it feels like and how deeply it can pull you into this alternate universe. But we are capable of releasing those beliefs, and creating change.
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I've done two back to back shreds and I am finishing up round two on Wednesday. Took early photos this morning and in love with the reduction of the holiday / everything else muffin top... or should I say muffin back. The last six months of the year were brutal for me, due to highly reactive my body is to latex and mold, and my mast cells went crazy. That meant my body went with it.
Now I am in the zone of just ten days... Just ten days of highly focused strategy, vegan, dumping highly synergistic micro nutrients into my system, hydration, smoothies, salads, no caffeine, and lots of goodness. 10 days of spot on movement... walking, cardio, stretching, and all of the good things that create your body.
2019... the year to create for your body.
What does your body want? Have you asked it lately?
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Wild Strawberries : The Gift Of Allpamama


This wild strawberry has been recognized and used by indigenous peoples since the dawn of time. Native Americans have valued the wild strawberry as food and medicine, recognizing it as a blood purifier as these are super packed superfoods sharing antioxidants, Vitamin C, potassium, folate and fiber (World’s Healthiest Foods). They are also purifiers of the land.
There is a spiritual relationship with the groundcover plant as illustrated by the Anishinaabe name for the wild strawberry, odeiminidjibik, which translates as “root of the heart” and showcasing the intimate relationship of people and nature's gifts in the native ecology. The leaves were often chewed and applied to burns and similarly they will flourish in areas recovering from brush or forest fires. Mother Gaia healing the burns of herself. They call this “noon tak tek hah kwa,” meaning growing where the ground is burned.
We can save this wild "heart seed" strawberries, and their benefits to our bodies and Mother Gaia for the next generation. Add this to your space and each spring it will remind you of the resilience of Spring, the body, and the heart.

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The Paleo Vegetarian - Paleo Vegeo
In the last fourteen years I have tweaked and changed some parts of my diet, learning more about how to get these enzymes into my body every day with my combination of food, cold processed supplements, and daily mindfulness & joy.
I think I've done pretty well. What about you?? You most likely don't live inna tropical paradise where you can just eat all of these abundant raw vegetables and fruits (and there's are some benefits to cooking like with broccoli steaming, etc) ... So I choose easy.

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Strawberry Protein Smoothies
My daughter loves strawberry protein & fiber smoothies. She doesn't even realize when I sneak a little something extra in there. Are you the sneaky parent? Do you smoothie with your family? Ha


For anyone trying to balance out gut issues, lose weight, or just sneak a little more vegetables and fruit into your diet, smoothies are an amazing way to do this. We don't grow enough wild strawberries to fill our needs, yet; but watch for the post coming about the wild strawberry and how amazing it is for our bodies and the earth.
Make Time
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Such a simple concept. Don't wait until your are un-well to make the time.
Such a simple concept. Don't wait until your are un-well to make the time.
Something important that came up to me in my shamanic journey recently, we need to make time to break bread. There is something that has been missing in the last two years, and something about sitting across from someone sharing a meal that is so essential to releasing the disharmony in our lives. If you want to truly be happy, find the time when you can to be with others that have taken on safe protocols, and break bread together.
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In this unique 21-day lifestyle shift, you'll learn to reprogram how you view food, weight, and most importantly, how you view yourself. In the Bold Brave Bodies program you will be focusing on the body machine, the soul experience, and the higher level shadows that come up in order to not only release the "body suit" that you have created as the "true you", but also to create healthy habits and a healthy lifestyle that's sustainable and enjoyable for the rest of your life.
Barbara will invite you to converse with your spiritual side, your guides, as well as engage you in a comprehensive nutritional foundation that combines shamanic strategies, longevity nutrients, and simple teachings that will help you overhaul how you feel about yourself, how you start your days, and will help you shift those negative beliefs that hold you back from achieving your best self, inside and out. By the end of of the three weeks you will be hooked on this new vision, as you will experience dramatic shifts in your mindset, your body, and overall lifestyle. Embrace this soul experience in the human body!!
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Air fryer brussel sprouts, broccoli and sweet potato, with Plant Boss vegan crumbles and shiitake. Just amazing!!



Air fryer brussel sprouts, broccoli and sweet potato, with Plant Boss vegan crumbles and shiitake. Just amazing!!
My Life Is Pretty Fulfilling

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YouTube Creator - Bija Coaching & Mindset Unicorn - Intuitive Medium, Reiki Master & Instructor, Quantum frequency healer. I invite you to listen to your heart, overcome limitation, clear beliefs, heal the auric field and create for your body in the reality of the moment. Present moment is where true manifestation happens. You are a soul living a human existence in a body. Love that body and treat it well.
I was undernourished, unhappy, wishing for an answer before I created this lifestyle. I was scared that I wouldn't see my daughter grow up. I was over 70 pounds more than I had ever been in my life. I tried traditional diets. I tried the whole grains. I tried the all protein. I tried them all. Nothing worked. Then I went vegan and started using whole food supplementation for balancing out my system. I used my food as my medicine and it worked.
First I was able to walk. Then lift some weight, then kick some bootay!! I became certified to teach fitness classes, became a certified personal trainer.
Then I got it...wholism! I went in for a diploma in nutrition and became certified in aromatherapy. I have done the W30 fully vegan, and soy free, although I have leaned in and out of Paleo Vegeo (paleo vegetarian) many times. I'm still learning as my body changes and my gut heals, but it's been the best part of my life. I wouldn't change a thing!! Are you pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan? You have to find out what works for you.
For me the dairy doesn't work, the eggs don't work, and the meat doesn't work. You each have to find what nourishes your body best. Don't listen to what works for me, listen to your own body. Find your own nutritional truth. I started this page as support because paleo and vegan was not even conceptualized. That's what I was, and had no resources. I'm so grateful that this page has grown to support so many of you, and that so many of you have become my dear friends.
Much love and happiness! —
Barbara xx
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