In today's episode of Mind Your Health, we're diving into the intricate connection between stress, cortisol, inflammation, sleep, hormones, and weight gain. What a mouthful!
The daily stressors we face, whether from work pressures, personal or family challenges, or even environmental toxins, can elevate our cortisol levels.
Elevated cortisol levels have a cascade effect to impact our sleeping, eating habits, and weight, all through the HPA axis, aka our stress response.
By prioritizing your wellbeing and understanding these connections, you can take control of your health and steer it towards a more harmonious path, NATURALLY rebalancing your hormones and losing weight.
What's in store for you during this week's episode:
🌟Understanding the science between the HPA Axis and cortisol, inflammation, weight gain, etc.
🌟What triggers HPA Axis imbalance in your everyday life
🌟Practical tips and habits that will help you rebalance hormones and lose stubborn weight
This has been an incredibly requested episode because so many women are unsure if they should listen to their doctors and start taking bio-identical hormones. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
If you are in the Suwanee area, Functional Yoga Medicine is hosting a 7 Day Hormone Harmony Reset starting THIS weekend! Rebalance your hormones naturally with yoga, mindful eating, breathwork and more. Click the link to sign up now! https://am.drconniecheung.com/hormone-harmony-fym
Timestamps to follow along with:
0:00 - 2:06 Intro
2:07 - 5:46 Stress & HPA Axis
5:47 - 8:36 Inflammation & HPA Axis
8:37 - 10:41 Tapping Into Mental Health
10:42 - 12:07 General Overview
12:08 - 12:53 Outro
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What is missing in our current healthcare system? Often, healthcare providers fail to address the root issue of what is going on, simply putting a "bandaid" on the patient's physical symptoms. For years, as a practitioner and a patient, I saw and personally suffered from this gap in healthcare, which kept me from feeling better.
For many, there is an endless cycle of being sick, feeling okay for a while, then feeling sick again. Why does this happen? Because no one is going deep enough to figure out what the problem is. We are so used to a "pill for every ill" solution or a simple diagnosis that we forget we are a whole being experiencing emotional, spiritual and physical traumas that can create “dis-ease” or imbalance inside of us.
With years of experience, piecing together academic and ancient practice, I have come up with the EASE Method. This method lays the foundation for holistic healing in every aspect of your physical and energetic being. The EASE Method is how transformational healing happens, beyond the scope of our current health care system.
In this episode, you will learn:
✨ What the EASE Method is and how it came to be
✨ How to apply the EASE Method in your everyday life
✨ Why this method is the foundation for true, integrative healing
This method pulls functional medicine and western medicine together in a way that makes sense…using the ancient practice of yoga to cultivate a true way of knowing our bodies from the inside-out.
Timestamps to follow along with:
0:00 - 0:49 Intro
0:50 - 7:30 What Is The EASE Method
7:31 -11:11 EASE In Practice
11:12 - 13:52 Outro
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Ashtanga is the most ancient form of Yoga that focuses on movement and breath to a very disciplined degree. The psychological and mental benefits are notable even after one yoga session…
From academia to the clinical world and entrepreneurial space, I have pushed myself in every area of my life, despite my rollercoaster of a journey with Lupus. I have a lot of people in my life to thank for their support, but Ashtanga Yoga is truly what has gotten me out of my head, through my limiting beliefs and victim mindset, so that I could rise above the difficult times.
Dive into the world of Ashtanga Yoga with me, an age-old journey woven through the 8 Limbs of Yoga that have totally changed my life. It's more than just a workout; it's a silent, meditative voyage from the chaos of our minds into the sanctity of our bodies. I've felt my own focus and awareness sharpen, and a kind of peace settle in that's hard to explain until you feel it for yourself.
If you need to get out of your head and into the present moment, Ashtanga is for you. During this episode, I go into the history of this ancient practice as well as the benefits for your wellbeing. After listening, you’ll discover:
🌿 What Ashtanga Yoga really is and where it comes from
🌿 What this ancient practice can do for your mental and physical well-being
🌿 Ways you can start practicing, whether you are an advanced yogi or beginner
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Join me at Functional Yoga Medicine for our 4-week Ashtanga series workshop, starting this weekend. Let's explore the depths of this practice and emerge revitalized together. Reserve your spot today, and let's unfold the layers of ourselves.
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0:00 - 1:11 Intro
1:12 - 4:31 What Is Ashtanga
4:32 - 8:51 Effects of Ashtanga On Our Bodies
8:52 - 10:43 Outro
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Menopause can be a confusing (and long) phase of a woman's life. It comes with a cocktail of symptoms that can disrupt your daily life. Hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, hair loss, and bone density reduction are just a few of the challenges many women encounter during this transitional time.
Behind these symptoms is a complex interplay of hormonal changes that can feel overwhelming. So... what is the ROOT cause of all of your menopause symptoms and more importantly, how can you navigate through this?
In this episode, I am discussing why your hormonal symptoms occur in the first place and how to work through them with lifestyle modifications that might surprise you. In fact, dieting and over-exercising might actually make your symptoms worse, so being mindful about your actions is truly the key to alleviating your pesky symptoms.
In this episode, you will discover:
🩸 Why you have menopausal symptoms in the first place
🩸 Nutritional tips to help reduce symptoms
🩸 Why yoga is the movement you want to be practicing SPECIFICALLY during this time
🩸 How to empower yourself during this time
Ladies, you don't want to miss this episode so you can CHOOSE to live the trouble-free life you deserve.
Timestamps to follow along with:
0:00 - 0:58 - Intro
0:59 - 4:58 Menopause Can Be Unpredictable
4:59 - 8:22 What Is Menopause + What Are Symptoms?
8:23 - 10:05 Impact On Quality Of Life
10:06 - 13:12 How To Tackle Symptoms
13:13 - 14:25 Yoga’s Role in Symptom-relief
14:26 - 18:27 Dietary Recommendations
18:28 - 19:12 Outro
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Lately, we have been discussing issues around hormones, the impact of stress, and the intertwined effects they have on our mental and physical well-being. Reflecting on this, I'm drawn to revisit a past episode that stirred up a lot of questions.
How to ACTUALLY Balance Your Hormones...Without Toxic Medications
Many of you expressed curiosity about the concept of "regulating your hormones," particularly when it comes to introducing medications into the mix. Year after year, I've witnessed an increasing number of women searching for holistic approaches to address hormonal imbalances that they are experiencing, whether it's the mood swings, the unwanted weight or the decreased libido.
Here's the truth: because all our hormones are interconnected and communicate with each other, it's not effective to address just ONE hormone. So how can we address and balance all hormones in the body? By balancing our chakra system.
In this episode, you'll discover:
🧘 How our ENERGY influences our body function, and why Western Medicine labs can be unreliable as a result
🧘 The faulty effects of hormone medication on our gland function and hormone production
🧘 The 7 chakras in the body, the hormones they are associated with, and the impact of chakra imbalance on our hormones
🧘 How to use Yoga and meditation as a tool for balancing chakras so that you can naturally balance hormones to get rid of unwanted symptoms
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