Physical Health

Nutrition/ Fluid Intake

Work with your practitioner to find the right nutrient-dense diet for you. Often, an organic and anti-inflammatory diet is recommended. Unfortunately, because soils are so depleted of micro-nutrients and we eat fruits & veggies long after they've been picked, much of our food options are relatively nutrient-poor. Because of this, key nutrient supplements can augment a nutrient-dense diet. Again, work with your practitioner to decide which are more important for your body. In addition, drink water, ideally with a little mineral salt, or squeeze fresh juice, daily.

-Some of my favorite supplements: You can shop many of my favorites over on Fullscript.

- Extend Nutrition for hypoglycemia to balance your sugar

-Electrolytes - Fruit juice, like lemon, orange, or lime in your water for better hydration absorption. Be sure to squeeze the juice directly from the fruit rather than purchasing concentrated juice. You can also add a little bit of salt. I recommend Redmond Real Salt. 

-Adrenal Cocktail: Base Recipe. Have mid-morning and mid-afternoon.

- 4 Oz. of Orange Juice (or can substitute coconut water)
- Fresh squeezed is best, but not essential. The Vitamin-C Complex makes sure that the minerals noted below get to the Liver to then nourish the Adrenals.
- 1/4 tsp of Cream of Tartar (This is an excellent source of Potassium, or you can use Potassium Bicarbonate) - 1/4 tsp of fresh ground Redmond's Real Salt or Sea Salt (This is an excellent source of Sodium & 90+ other trace minerals)

-Low Histamine Diet read HERE

-Movement: Work with a chronic-illness-literate physical therapist or coach to ensure you’re moving in the safest way possible for your body. Movement is wonderful for mental health, detoxing purposes (clearing lymph nodes), lubricating your joints, and more.  

-Insight PT and Coaching

-Dr. Shikhman’s office (San Diego) has a PT program that you can ask about. They have an amazing Pilates 1:1 instructor. 

-Rising Tides Recovery (Virtual)  click HERE

-POTS Exercise Guide Download PDF

-Ventral Vagus Exercise Download PDF

Drainage Pathways: Most of us have heard the #KillBindSweat protocol, however, it really needs to be #SweatBindKill. Meaning, ensuring our detox pathways are open, so that any toxins being bound to, that we’ve killed, have an exit out of the body. Rather than having the toxins recycle and reabsorb back into the body, and/ or having an intense Herxheimer/ detox response (this was me for years).

Chat with your practitioner about this, prior to starting any protocol: See Chelsea Turners Free Guide HERE

Some Ways To Drain:

Work to optimize your sleep hygiene:

Sleep is vital to detoxing and healing, on all levels. Please work with your practitioner to ensure these are safe for you to try.

Ingredients for relaxing bath at night:

2 cups Epsom Salts, 1 cup Baking Soda (for neutralizing the Ph in the water, and adding detox benefit), and a few drops of your favorite essential oil. Soak for 15-20 minutes in hot water 1-2 hours before planned bedtime. If this feels like too much (POTS/ blood pooling challenges), start with a foot bath, and increase your time.