In this episode, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Toni review their favourite “Mama Must-Have” recommendations from the past 100 episodes. These tips and products make their lives easier and are great ways for you and your family to stay healthy and happy. They include our favourite foods, drinks, books, essential oils, body care products, apps and more! You can use for ideas of things to add to your holiday wish list.
Hella Hydrating Facial Serum with rosehips and hyaluronic acid from Joyous Health
Dr. Lisa is a big fan of her hand held massager to release tight shoulder and back muscles.
Dr. Toni is excited to watch the recently released documentary The Business of Birth Control by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, who also created The Business of Being Born and Weed the People.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this presentation is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only. Consult with a Naturopathic Doctor or other licensed health care professional to determine which treatments are safe for you.
In today’s episode, Dr. Lisa talks with Self Love & Body Confidence Coach Kayla Marie about the judgement almost all of us experience when it comes to our bodies, especially after having kids and as we get older. Are you in a fight against your body and have a negative body image? This is an important conversation you need to listen to!
Kayla Marie is a Certified Access Bars Practitioner, Professional Photographer, and a Self Love & Body Confidence Coach for women. She’s passionate about inspiring women to get out of judgment of their bodies so they can finally stop worrying about what they look like and show up & shine in their lives. Her story of triumph over bullying, death, divorce, and poor body image has inspired many people around the world to experience the peace, joy & freedom that comes with true self-love and confidence.
In this episode, we cover:
How body neutrality and self acceptance is a great place to start on the journey to self love and confidence
The difference between body confidence and body positivity
How not to care about what other people think of you
Steps you can take to develop more self-awareness around social media, diversify your social media feed and prevent comparison-itis
How the practice of gratitude can help shift you to a place of love
3 statements of positivity to cancel out 1 statement of negativity
Hawaiian practice of Ho’oponopono
I’m sorry
Please forgive me
Thank you
I love you
The ups and down you can experience with self acceptance and body confidence
Stacking your work towards body confidence with your daily routine to develop your practice as a habit
Making your nutrition and health practices align with self love and body confidence
Tuning into your body to listen to eat more intuitively
Book a complementary discovery call with Kayla Marie to learn more about her Body Bliss Boot Camps and receive a free Body Love meditation to release judgement here:
Today’s Mama Must Have:
Dr. Lisa is a big fan of using mini resistance bands to mix things up for my workouts, especially with videos on Heather Robertson YouTube channel.
Kayla loves prioritizing her sleep and might have a social media detox as a must have in the future!
Dr. Toni’s next HypnoBirthing info session for expecting parents looking to trust their instincts and their body during labour and birth is this month. Join her at https://www.hypnobirthingcalgary.com/register
Dr. Lisa’s Wild Collective begins again in Fall 2021! Sign up for one of the free master classes on Mon Sept 27th at 7pm or Thurs Sept 30th at 2pm at: wildcollectivetoronto.com
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Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Disclaimer: The information provided in this presentation is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only. Consult with a Naturopathic Doctor or other licensed health care professional to determine which treatments are safe for you.
In today’s episode, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Toni are discussing how community medicine is the wave of the future and often the missing link in your health care. You need connection and community to support your well-being and stick to healthy habits. Your kids also need community now more than ever.
How does loneliness affect your health?
Loneliness and weak social connections:
associated with a reduction in your lifespan similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day
can shorten your lifespan by 8 years!
Harvard research suggests feelings of social isolation are on the rise and that those hardest hit are older teens and young adults.
The results of an American study conducted in October 2020 showed 36 percent of people reported feeling lonely frequently, almost all the time or all the time in the prior four weeks, compared with 25 percent who recalled experiencing serious issues in the two months prior to the pandemic. 61 percent of those aged 18 to 25 reported high levels.
Also in the US, June data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that 63 percent of young people reported experiencing substantial symptoms of anxiety and depression.
“Being socially connected needs to be seen as much a part of a healthy lifestyle as eating right and exercising.” Julianne Holt-Kunstad
Stanford University’s Centre on The Demography and Economics of Health and Aging found that lonely people were more likely to:
Have extended hospital stays
Need more expensive treatments
Need support of skilled nursing facilities instead of in-home rehabilitation
Participants who were socially isolated had a 50% higher risk of death
Other negative outcomes of social isolation and loneliness demonstrated in research are:
26% Higher risk of premature death
29% increased risk for heart disease
32% increased risk for stroke
40% increased risk for Alzheimer’s
25% increased risk for cancer
Loneliness:
affects 25% to 60% of older Americans, almost as prevalent as obesity
puts millions of Americans 50 and over at risk of poor health
Your social connections at age 50 predict your health status at age 80
How? Epigenetics!
Changes in the expression of hundreds of your genes can occur as a function of physical and social environment you inhabit.
Research indicates that perceived social isolation and loneliness heightens sensitivity to social threats and motivates the renewal of social connections, but it can also impair:
executive functioning
sleep
mental well-being
physical well-being
The more isolated people are, the less happy they are, and brain function declines as well as physical health. Together, these effects contribute to higher rates of morbidity and mortality in lonely older adults.
What impact does connection and community have in your life?
Online groups are available to provide support to achieve a common goal during the pandemic while in person programs may not be available. Some examples include Wild Collective, Landmark Worldwide, Peloton, Alcoholics Anonymous, various book clubs
Habits are contagious!
Your habits are influenced by your community:
happiness, smoking cessation, suicide risk
Happiness increases by:
15% if you have a happy friend
a further 10% if their friend is happy
You may have the tendency to thrive and maintain a healthy lifestyle with the help and accountability of others. Sometimes it’s hard as a busy mom to generate that energy on your own.
For more info on habits, listen to Episode 72: Hard Habits to Break? How to Use The Four Tendencies For Lasting Change
Best-selling book The Daniel Plan:
Church congregation in California
Pastor couldn’t maintain a healthy weight
Enlisted help of Dr. Mark Hyman MD and Dr. Daniel Amen, MD
Met in small groups every wednesday night to introduce new behaviours and help each other stick to them
15,000 congregation lost 250,000 pounds
The Look AHEAD trial, a diabetes prevention lifestyle program which encompassed a multi- disciplinary behavioural-focused intervention. The Intensive support group participants met:
Small groups of 10-20
3 meetings per month for the first 6-months
2 meetings per month between 6-months to 1yr
1 meeting per month up to 8yrs
In addition to these monthly group sessions, subjects had individual sessions with an‘interventionist’ (which included registered dietitians, psychologists, and exercisespecialists) every month in person, with a second contact by phone or email 2-weeks thereafter
After 8yrs of follow-up, 39% of people maintained 10% reduction of body weight and 65% had maintained over 5% reduction of body weight
Dr. Jeffrey Geller:
Received funding from CDC and approval to research group medicine
Started a group for managing diabetes (in disguise for addressing loneliness)
Outcomes included:
Loneliness improved
Depression improved
Participants lost weight
Blood pressure was reduced by 5-10 points
HbA1C was reduced
Now, Dr. Geller has groups for heart disease, prenatal care, hypertension, depression, obesity, addiction
How do you foster connection and community in your life?
Create an habits accountability group
Become an active member in a positive, supportive Facebook group
Join a gym, yoga studio, meditation studio that fosters community
Sign up for a community class: for sport, knitting, cooking, gardening, etc..
Join or start a local or online book club
What is the Wild Collective about?
International and revolutionary women’s health community initiative
Recipe for connection and community; remedy for loneliness; instruction manual for your body, health and lab testing
Actionable items to start to up-level your health, mindset and relationships
Empowered health education to be your own health advocate (and for your family), know which questions to ask and which lab tests to ask for
Learn in-depth about digestion, detox, thyroid, hormones, blood sugar/nutrition
Spots are limited to 20 women to establish connection and allow enough time for women to share
Beka describes Wild Collective:
“My favourite part of the Collective is the community created amongst the women there. There was almost an immediate feeling of safety and community that was created and it makes each session something to look forward to. Hearing other women’s experiences and thoughts really helps you work through your own thoughts and feelings. The info about our bodies is so insightful as well and every session I’m challenged to “up” my health game in both small and large areas.”
Dr. Lisa’s next Wild Collective begins again in September. Sign up for the next info session at wildcollectivetoronto.com
Dr. Toni’s next HypnoBirthing info session for expecting parents looking to trust their instincts and their body during labour and birth is September 13 and 27. Join her at https://www.hypnobirthingcalgary.com/register
We’d love you to subscribe, leave us a review and a 5-star rating if you enjoyed this episode.
Please tell your perimenopausal mama friends about us, too!
Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Disclaimer: The information provided in this presentation is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only. Consult with a Naturopathic Doctor or other licensed health care professional to determine which treatments are safe for you.
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