Barbara Christensen I The Paleo Vegetarian - Paleo Vegeo I Ocean Avenue

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

What do I Love About P90X3... other than the fact that P90X3 Is Finally Available!!

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What do I Love About P90X3??

I love about P90X3 is that just about every workout in the program is total body/functional fitness. That means every time you get your X3 on, you're raising your heart rate while you tone the entire body and abs/core. Love that efficiency! Right??

Couldn't have created a better program for my clients!! It's going to be available tomorrow. Christine lost 30lbs and 17.5 total inches in 1 90-day round of P90X3!!! She kept going for another 90 days and lost an additional 10lbs and 8 inches!!

What Workouts are in the P90X3 program?

Resistance Workouts:
1. Total Synergistics
2. The Challenge
3. Incinerator
4. The Warrior
5. Eccentric Upper
6. Eccentric Lower

Power Workouts:
1. Agile X
2. Triometrics
3. Decelerator

Cardio Workouts:
1. CVX
2. MMX
3. Accelerator

Core, Flex & Balance Workouts:
1. X3 Yoga
2. Pilates X
3. Isometrix
4. Dynamix

There are vegan options included in the new P90X3 Nutrition Guide .

P90X3 is a 90 day program, split into 3 Blocks. Blocks 1 & 2 each consist of 4 weeks, while Block 3 lasts 5 weeks. Additionally, the Elite Block calendar, which is an optional block to be completed AFTER the initial 90 days, lasts 4 weeks. The Elite Block includes 3 workouts not included within the P90X3 Base Kit. These workouts and calendar can be found within the P90X3 Deluxe and Ultimate Kits. In addition, they can also be purchased separately.

All P90X3 workouts are 30 minutes. The lone exception is the X3 Ab Ripper workout (15 minutes), included within the Deluxe Kit. Most workouts include a 2-3 minute cool down period.

What is included in P90X3?
P90X3 Base Kit Includes:
- 16 unique and brand new workouts on 8 DVDs
- Plus, 5 Free Gifts
- Fitness Guide
- Nutrition Guide
- 90 Day Workout Calendar
- How to Accelerate Intro DVD
- 24/7 Online Support
- Network Exclusive P90X One on One: On One Leg DVD
- Network Exclusive Premium P90X3 Hat ($24.95 value) - December Only!

Base Kit Pricing
Retail $119.85 + S&H
Club Members $107.87
Coach $89.89 (90 PV)

P90X3 Deluxe Kit
Includes everything in the Base Kit PLUS:
- 3 Elite Extreme workouts on 1 DVD
- Includes free Elite Block Calendar
- 1-Month E&E Tub
- 3 B-Lines Resistance Bands

Deluxe Kit Pricing
Retail $239.70 + S&H
Club Members $215.73
Coach $179.78 (180 PV)

P90X3 Ultimate Kit
Includes everything in the Base & Deluxe Kits PLUS:
- 1-Month R&R Tub
- Gym-Quality P90X® Chin-Up Bar
- P90X® Chin-Up Max
- Premium Beachbody Jump Mat

Ultimate Kit Pricing
Retail $329.55 + S&H
Club Members $296.60
Coach $247.16 (247 PV)

P90X3 Challenge Pack
Retail Price: $205 (December Promotional Price: $180)
Includes:
- P90X3 Base Kit
- 30-Day Supply of Shakeology HD
- 30-Day VIP Team Beachbody Club Membership

Frankincense Promotion - How to Enter The December Holiday Essential Oil Promotion

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Frankincense Promotion

Order $30 worth of product from my store during the Month of December and I'll enter you to win a free bottle of Frankincense Essential Oil, a $93 value. http://shop.LifeEssentially.com

FRANKINCENSE is also known as olibanum, and is a small, shrubby tree with white flowers. Incisions in the bark produce a milky-white resin that hardens into orange-brown “tears,” and the essential oil is steam-distilled from these “tears” of hardened resin. Frankincense has fresh, citrus, turpentine top notes and sweet,
warms, balsamic, camphoraceous, wood-smoke undertones. It blends well with most floral, woods, spices and citruses, also with patchouli, clary sage, rosemary, basil, vetiver and my favorite mix is with Wild Orange - protector on several levels.

Frankincense is the most valuable essential oil for slowing and deepening breathing, helping to allay fear, anxiety, nervous tension and stress. It literally smells divine, and was traditionally burned as an offering to the gods. Useful in massage and bath oils, Frankincense is also good in inhalation, diffusers and mood blends. It counteracts respiratory problems and is useful in treating colds, bronchitis, asthma, coughs and sore throats.

Frankincense has been documented all over the world to have a very strong Cancer deterrent factor --Nicole Stevens has produced current research on effectiveness of essential oils with eliminating cancer and is published - available www.aromatools.com. Dr. Hsueh-Kung Lin, published his research on doTERRA’s Frankincense clearly stating that in eliminating many forms of cancerous cells this is the most potent and effective oil he has had the privilege of working with - the fragrance made him more energetic too.

One of the gifts of Frankincense is its’ chemistry - sesquiterpenes--can cross the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) and facilitates oxygenation of cells for optimal communication at the cellular level.

All suggestions shared are effective only with doTERRA CPTG products!

Clearing Blend: Frankincense 3 drops, Wild Orange 3 drops; blend in palm of hands by rubbing palms together and when warm apply to back of neck and forehead and focus on accepting positive thoughts and personal courage to be aware of goodness in self and those around you - also inhale from warm hands - relaxes chest and makes the Heart Happy.

Instant Mind Clarity: Frankincense 3 drops in palm of hand, rub hands together to make warm, hold hands around nose and mouth - and inhale deeply three times and allow the body to process for 3 minutes.

Cold and Flu Chest Rub: Coconut Oil 2 tablespoons, Frankincense 4 drops, Thyme 1 drop, Oregano 1 drop, Ginger 1 drop, Eucalyptus 2 drops, Cypress 2 drops, White Fir 1 drop; gently blend and apply along the sternum in an upward motion several times a day to relieve congestion and tightness in chest and ease
breathing.

The Flu Bomb: 3 drops Oregano, 5 drops doTERRA On Guard, 5 drops Melaleuca and 5 drops Lemon. If you feel like you are starting to come down with a cold or a flu, put these oils in an empty gel capsule and take internally. Repeat every 3-4 hours until you feel better again.

You can also Join The Team, and place an initial loyalty reward order of 200 PV (or any single order of 200 PV) and you'll get this bottle of Frankincense FREE!! With any Loyalty Rewards order of over 125 PV you'll get the Doterra Essential Oil Charm, a $23 value, free.

Rules & Conditions:
• Orders must be placed December 1–31, 2013 in order to qualify for the promotion.
• The order must be one single order; you cannot combine orders to qualify.
• Any orders or items returned that result in the order going below the $30 requirement will result in returning the free bottle of Frankincense or you will be charged for the product for breaching the rules of the promotion.

Detox and the role in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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The information I learned that effects those wishing to detox, with CFS

My daughter had a lot of tummy issues when she was born. The more or less forced us into taking her off of goats milk, and into 9 months of horror. She wouldn't nurse because afterwards she would just scream. They wanted me to give up dairy, and grains, and I was already not well myself most of the time. I didn't see how I could possibly eliminate more food from my plate. Who know several years later I would just that, but I wasn't in a place where I could do that at that moment. So they put her on expensive formula, and then acid reflux medication, and getting to a year was something I just couldn't wait to hit.

We were doing all organics, and as she started eating we were doing all pastured meats too. The majority of her diet was dairy. As was mine. What I didn't know was that there is something called a dysfunctional methylation cycle. My daughter lived on organic chocolate milk, cheese sticks and yogurt squeezers. Sound familiar to any one else out there?

So what effect does this have on the body?

So dairy, as we know from me talking about the Ocean Avenue shake, or at least undenatured whey gives you this boost to glutathione. Some of what she was getting should have been giving her some of this natural glutathione support. The belief is that for those with CFS or those on the Autism spectrum, that there is digestive issues that surround both gluten and casein. Casein is in all of those yummy dairy products.

But WHAT if the real problem is with an inability to detox, and we're filling our bodies with hormones and items that will ferment in the digestive tract. We have all of this sugar too. Then we have an overgrowth of candida, and our bodies still can't detoxify. We start filling up with all sorts of other toxins from our environment and our foods. Our bodies cannot react in any other way beyond: Fatigue, Inflammation, Pain, Problems Regulating Our Emotions, Sleep Dysfunction and other symptoms encompassing the brain. All of these items can be found to be very similar to both CFS and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Many CFS patient have low glutathione levels. Many of those on the Autism Spectrum have low glutathione levels. If you struggle to use the glutathione that is entering your body - then all of these items would start being problems for you, because you need glutathione support in your system. But your system is struggling in the glutathione production department.

There is also the production of melatonin from serotonin as well as the metabolism of the catecholamines require methylation, without this we see sleep dysfunction. It's all connected. Now when my daughter is tired, she gets irritable and is a totally different person. When I am feeling fatigued by my adrenal issues I am the same way, cranky, maybe hyperactive, and irritable. What if that is the problem for your autistic child when they creatively yell or throw a tantrum. Fatigue maybe?

At the International Conference of the AACFS they talked a lot about the methylation cycle, how it's a major part of the biochemistry of sulfur and methyl groups in the body. How it's tightly linked to folate metabolism (think about MTHFR) and B12 and enabling the use of these amino acids to provide energy to the cells. And with 40% of the population carriers of the MTHFR genetics, 10% where this has been activated through birth or epigenitics... and then approximately 1/3 of Americans who are missing an important gene needed to create and recycle glutathione and we have now created a mess that is going to be a breeding ground for more CFS kids, and yes there is guides for kids with CFS/ME now...which breaks your heart. And I know I'm seeing a greater number of children being determined to be on the spectrum, as well. So there has to be something more to this.

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I know that this is really just me talking out loud, and you may or may not understand what I am talking about, or you may think it's all hooey. But I think it's something important to think through. Dr. Wilson talked about sulfur, and I just didn't get it ... until now. If you can't effectively detox, then you won't ever heal. For every CFS patient out there, I think this one sentence is huge!! You know more than anyone how much you want to heal up and feel better.

I believe what happened to me when I went on the two week vacation was what they call Relapsing.

Relapsing (Crashing) (160): Many CFS patients have chronically low glutathione levels. According to this Hypothesis, when the level of stressors is temporarily increased, the levels of reduced glutathione become more severely depleted, and this produces the so-called crashing phenomenon. After a period of rest, reduced glutathione levels are increased to the chronically low levels that existed prior to the increased stressors.

So I am going to work on some of this information over the next few months and see if I can create a parent/child friendly detox program that we can both do together and see what we find. In the meantime, we'll be getting our sulfur.

Detoxing From Heavy Metal Poisoning Can Be Toughest For Vegans

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Detoxing From Heavy Metal Poisoning

Heavy metal poisoning is far more common than you may think. You can get it from mercury tooth fillings, immunization shots, poor environmental factors. The average adult inhales thousands of trillions of mercury atoms a day from a mouthful of amalgams; fish provides trillions more, the air more, and in children, vaccines provide surges of trillions of mercury molecules per day in the form of ethyl-mercury, which is vastly more toxic than metallic mercury. Insulin molecules are directly assaulted as are insulin receptor sites.

Did you know that the geometry of your insulin can be changed by mercury? If it is the message that insulin has arrived to give glucose to the cell is not received.

Mercury is the most potent enzyme inhibitor that exists; it is in a class of its own and well deserves its title as the most toxic non-radioactive element. Since mercury and lead attach themselves at these highly vulnerable junctures of proteins, they can readily provoke biochemical shifts and then morphological changes in the body.

Dr. Hill’s (from doTERRA) formula to get rid of heavy metals – a gel cap 2x a day filled with a couple of drops each of cinnamon, clove, cassia and oregano.

“Supplements helpful in the detoxification process include: cilantro, Vitamin C, selenium, garlic and others. Eating a clean diet, free of pesticides, is a must for a detoxification program. I encourage my clients to eat whole foods, with adequate amounts of plant based protein sources while detoxing. Eliminating the refined sugar, refined flour, and refined salt will help any health condition and help any detoxification program. #doterra #CFSCleanse #HeavyMetalCleanse

Here's the deal, however, you have to have sulfur in your diet to detox properly, even with the support of something like essential oils in your plan. Nutrition is so important and we are so busy thinking about the medicine, we often forget the nutrition.

In a study these doctors, Dr. McCully, and Dr. Ingenbleek, MD that took place in Chad, they looked at twenty-four rural male subjects ages eighteen to thirty, and fifteen urban male controls, ages eighteen to twenty-nine. (Women in this region of Chad could not be studied because of their animistic beliefs and proscriptions against collecting their urine.)

The rural men were apparently healthy, physically active farmers with good lipid profiles. Their staple foods included cassava, sweet potatoes, beans, millet and ground nuts. Cassava leaves, cabbages and carrots provided good levels of carotenes, folates and pyridoxine (B6). The rural Chadian diet is plant-based because of a shortage of grazing lands and livestock, but subjects occasionally consume some B12-containing foods, mostly poultry and eggs, though very little dairy or meat. Their diet could be described as high carb, high fiber, low in both protein and fat, and low in the sulfur-containing amino acids. The urbanites added in meat. The results fround that the near-vegetarian subjects were thinner, with poorer muscle tone, and showed subclinical signs of protein malnutrition.

So are you deficient in sulfur?

If you aren't vegan, eggs are among the highest dietary sources of sulfur, more so than meat. Another major source of sulfur in your diet is methylsulfonylmethane, or MSM. The plant foods that are typically high in MSM include Brussels sprouts, garlic, onions, asparagus, legumes and kale. Mmmm... Kale!! Two B vitamins contain large amounts of sulfur. These are thiamin, or vitamin B-1, and biotin, which is also known as vitamin H or vitamin B-7. Biotin is present in large amounts in a variety of protein foods, including egg yolks, sardines, nuts and legumes. Other good sources include cauliflower, bananas and mushrooms. I also take a great B Complex daily because I just don't feel like with my allergies I'm getting enough.

Dietary sulfur helps to improve the health of your joints, skin, hair, nails and connective tissues. It can also slow nerve impulses, potentially helping to reduce pain. So let's think about that... if you struggle to detox, you have issues with inflammation, joint pain, and you aren't getting the sulfur needed to detox - you're going to just be pushing the toxins out and into other areas of your body, and causing more inflammation and pain. And what you are most likely doing if you aren't flushing the toxins out of your body, is flushing the good bacteria out of your body instead. So you're making the digestive issues worse, and that is the lead brain in all of this we've learned. Your gut is in more control than you think.

So this sulfur enables the transport of oxygen across cell membranes. You want the essential oils to be able to pass in through the cell membranes. And since sulfur is directly below oxygen in the periodic table, these toxic elements have similar electron configurations. Not only does sulfur have a unique action on body tissues, but it will decrease the pressure inside the cell. In removing fluids and toxins, sulfur affects the cell membrane. Sulfur is present in all cells and forms sulfate compounds with sodium, potassium, magnesium, and selenium. Organic sulfur, in addition to eliminating heavy metals, regenerates, repairs and rebuilds all the cells in the body.

Get it right, support the detox and hopefully feel better. And tomorrow I'll share why I got into this in the first place... because it all comes together if you can wait long enough to really figure out my thought process. See you tomorrow for Part 2.

What is the Ocean Avenue way of healthy living?

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What is the Ocean Avenue way of healthy living?

So, what is the Ocean Avenue way of healthy living that you've heard me talk about so much?? It's detoxification every day, just by using WAVSmart as a meal replacement. You can't clear all of the toxins out of your life, because the environment is what it is. You can change your own lifestyle, eating more organic foods, using non-toxic beauty and household products, but you still have to deal with the guy next door. And sharing this shake with your kids because the toxins are even more harsh on their little immune systems than it is on ours. They deserve all of this and a daily probiotic to help their immune system fight off the ickies they touch and hug on all day long. Well at least mine touches and hugs everything in her path.

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It's also supporting your internal systems. That means anti-inflammation - reducing the amount of cortisol and stress on our internal organs using a WAVMPower. It means supporting your hormonal system, both men and women, using Invigorate.

It means boosting your efforts. If you are going to work out, don't you want to start burning as much fat, as fast as you can? Focus does that, and more. Keeps you on track, makes you a more productive employee, business owner, spouse and/or parent. Makes you a better student, and better asset to your team.

It means being committed to your health even when on the go. Having WheyBeyond or WAVProtein in your purse or messenger bag will keep you on track when the track has run completely off course. And it will do that during the holiday season A LOT! What are you going to do when you are sitting in front of a large tasty pastry and you haven't eaten for 5 hours? Pull out a nutrition bar and feel the empowerment of being in control of your health rather than ruining all of your hard work for the last six months.

It means using one product on your face, instead of 7. Reducing your impact on the Earth, looking radiant because of it.

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Sharing this with your family, sharing this with your kids. Isn't that the TRUE nature of living the Ocean Avenue Life?

I want to share that life with you, the one that brings me so much joy.

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What Was On Your Thanksgiving Platter?

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Thanksgiving Platter = Yummy Tummy!

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This year was no exception to the rule of too many yummy items to enjoy. We've managed to keep it fun as we've grown our food base to include healthier options of food, and it just makes it more fun I think. And colors... well at my house the do equal fun!

The Purple Sweet Potato

They did a study on the purple sweet potato, which I've discussed online before for it's amazing health benefits, and how it's been used in the sports shake I have my elite athletes use. One thing they found was that the purple sweet potato color could be a possible candidate for the prevention and treatment of cognitive deficits in excitotoxic and other brain disorders. Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged and killed by excessive stimulation by neurotransmitters such as glutamate and similar substances. Excitotoxicity may be involved in spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, hearing loss (through noise overexposure or ototoxicity) and in neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, alcoholism or alcohol withdrawal and especially benzodiazepine withdrawal, and also Huntington's disease.

What about the cranberries?

Oh my, this really is my favorite. I cook up the cranberries with pears. Who knew they would be such an amazing combination? Cranberries are a powerful source of both vitamin C and fiber, and are only 45 calories per cup. In disease-fighting antioxidants, cranberries outrank nearly every fruit and vegetable--including strawberries, spinach, broccoli, red grapes, apples, raspberries, and cherries. When looking at the antioxidants of the whole cranberry, one cup has 8,983 total antioxidant capacity. Only blueberries can top that: Wild varieties have 13,427; cultivated blueberries have 9,019. So I always get my fresh cranberries, and then cook them slow. Cooking temps (350°F/175°C) will destroy the antioxidant levels, as well as the minerals and enzymes. So let it take some time, at a lower temperature.

Finally peas, carrots, carrots and peas... and mushrooms, onions and lots of fresh herbs are a plus at my table!! I love the nutrition, and I love Thanksgiving!

Your Thyroid Is Low - But Your Level Is Normal

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Your Thyroid Is Low

You know it, because you feel it. But let me share with you that "Normal" is just the opposite. This last week I had my annual exam. I brought my blood test results and cortisol tests because you know if I were in an accident, the person they are going to go to for your medical records is the primary care physician. I don't like the idea of working with the left hand, and the right hand has no idea what you are doing.

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She looked at every test result and said, "Well it all was in normal range." as well as, "I don't like to give women testosterone because you could start losing your hair, getting a mustache." >>> OMG!! o_0 Did I hear you correctly?

You see there is a reality beyond the "normal" numbers that they teach in medical school. I'm thankful that the doctor I have been going to for testing my blood work was able to read the results and know what was wrong with me. I'm thankful that she cares enough about her clients to heal them. Now, follow me on this whole crazy notion... who do you think goes into the labs to get tested? Sick people. If a lab creates its “normal” range based on test results from sick people, is that really a normal range? Does that tell us anything about what the range should be for health? This is why I want to learn more, and help more people. This week the general physician told me that all of my prior tests were "normal". So that's why I now feel so much better... I just went out and got WEIRD!! I prefer weird then, give me the bioidentical, super food weirdness any day of the week. Are you with me?

My Thyroid Was Low

Did you know that truly scientists believe that up to 40% of the population are effected by low thyroid levels. My levels apparently are "normal", but not by Dr. Tami's levels. What seems to be the norm is that a doctor may put you on Thyroid pills, probably not compounded, which we know is better used by the body. When they test you they'll see after adding thyroid supplementation your TSH level is low, which means too much thyroid. That is only because you are being supplemented. A doctor that has not had the appropriate will think you are on too much thyroid and lower your dosage. Here's the thing.. you would know if you had too much thyroid in your system. You'd suddenly start seeing hand tremors, racing heart beats, and quick weight loss.

Since I had my blood work done about six months ago I've been feeling better every day. In fact I'm starting to wake up early again, and not horribly tired all day. I am working out again, mostly hitting the yoga mat and some weight lifting, but it feels BLISSFUL!!

So let me share what my test results were, I don't know if it will be helpful to you, or anyone else. I shared it recently on my Facebook page, and hopefully you'll realize that just because one doctor says your levels look fine, you can keep searching for someone that knows that you do need supplementation.

How my levels were

Ferritin (which is our stored iron) was 8. It should be 90 or higher. Ferritin is the fuel for the entire hormonal system so let's say you are taking thyroid but seeing no results. It could be because you have low ferritin. I started with 1 iron supplement a day, and each week increased another until I got up to 4 capsules a day. I'm not taking the Food Based New Chapter Iron. I take the iron with the Whole Foods Acerola Chewable Vitamin C 500 mg - 2 with it, and 1 later in the day.

My Thyroid was TSH 2.680 and Triiodothyronine, Free was 3.0. I was put on 15 mg of Armour initially and then increased after 30 days to 30 mg of Armour.

My Free Testosterone was 0.3 - I do 1.5 ml of yam based testosterone cream a day.

My Progesterone was 4.3 - I do a pediatric dose of compounded progesterone (regular progesterone pills have peanut proteins in them) each night until a couple days before my period.

My estrogen was great, she recommended taking DHEA but it gave me major zit face. So I stopped. My vitamin D was 30.0 - I started with 5,000 IU a day, went up to 10,000 IU a day and am now back to 5,000 IU a day. It should also be up at about 100.

I did the ZRT Laboratory Cortisol spit test. The results are easy to read and you can order this test from Amazon to do on your own, or go through True Health or your local doctor's office. Shows you exactly when you are low or high - which of course is exactly what you need to do for using any supplementation. I take 1/2 of the Cortisol Manager each night at bed time since that is when my cortisol was low.

The last few weeks I've started doing a full vegan plant based food nutrient complex, cellular vitality complex each day. I am now also doing the detox blend twice a day - morning and evening. Cleansing is an important component of preparing for pregnancy. Fertility cleansing consists of supporting the livers natural ability to cleanse itself as well as supporting uterine health and circulation. This in turn supports hormonal health and encourages a healthy uterine environment. I did a cleanse several months ago, and then did last month a 10 day cleanse as soon as I got back from vacation because I was pooped, I was craving nothing but sugar all day long.

Also this detox and the other whole food and cellular supplements I can take for prenatal throughout pregnancy, so that make me feel great if I get pregnant. I was told it could help with decreasing nausea taking the detox supplementation. I've seen the recommendation of using the 100% whole food Baby and Me from Mega Food but I am taking the B supplement below and so I don't want too much Folic because it's been linked to asthma in the first trimester if you have too high of amounts - so that is another reason why I feel better about taking the whole food nutrient supplement I have chosen.

I do the Stress-B-Plus capsule and then for the selenium I'm doing Ecological Formulas Kelp. It has great levels of selenium, very bioavailable and has the iodine and kelp. Contains no corn, soy, yeast, etc.

I use essential oils, and a lot of women should think about it. I've had quite a few friends using DoTERRA's Clary Calm and these while doing IVF. Clary Calm is a proprietary blend of 11 Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade essential oils including clary sage, lavender, bergamot, Roman chamomile, cedarwood, ylang ylang, geranium, fennel, carrot seed, palmarosa, and vitex.

I'm now doing the doTERRA clary sage and geranium with fractionated coconut oil. I have a few blog posts on different doTERRA oils - http://www.paleovegeo.com/search/label/doTERRA

The recommendation is to not apply at the same time you do your iron. So I usually do this when I take my thyroid pill. The blend that was shared for those with PCOS was:

10 drops of clary-sage essential oil
10 drops of fennel essential oil
7 drops of geranium essential oil
3 drops of rose essential oil

Option 1: Add these amounts to 2 tablespoons of EVOO or Coconut oil and gently rub over the abdomen
once a day.

Option 2: Make the synergistic blend using these proportions and use 6 drops to a bath.

Option 3: Make the blend and use 5 drops synergistic blend to 1 teaspoon EVOO or Coconut oil or place in a vegetable capsule and take internally.

After reading more I determined that since my whole food complex has rose hips and fennel, I just use the clary sage and geranium oil externally every day - but instead of the abdomen I apply to the adrenal zone. Then I'm taking the Slim & Sassy blend oils just 5 drops under my tongue about five times a day. It helps with blood sugars during pregnancy and reduces anxiety, so it can be taken while trying to conceive and not be feared as something horrible to take if you do get pregnant. It helps your body to have a healthy insulin response, reduces oxidation and inflammation, reduces cholesterol, improves digestion and increases your energy. It does seem to help.

That's been my only concern during this process, the what if I were to get pregnant. The only concern I would have is to stop the testosterone cream because it could increase the male hormones in a female embryo. But that's the only item I'm taking that I feel I have to worry about at all.

I hope that within the next year I'll be able to drop the thyroid supplementation as I've fixed the dietary issues. A lower carb diet, healthy real foods, good sources of omega-3's, ferritin levels getting up to normal, vitamins and minerals should correct the problem.

One note: I am not in need of estrogen, but I've read that you should not take oral estrogen with oral thyroid. The oral estrogen binds T4 so it cannot convert usable T3, which would make you more hypothyroid. Just FYI as you are working on your own endocrine system balance.

Team Beachbody Black Friday 2013 Deals! Turbo Fire for just $29.95!! Starts at Noon Wednesday!

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