Category Archives: Foundations

Natural & Clean Products

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Below is a list of products I personally use and have researched for toxicity and have found them to be non-endocrine disrupting, clean products.

FACE

MAKEUP 

HAIR

BODY 

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS 

HEALTH 

SUPPLEMENT SUBSTITUTES

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  • AgilEase – From PRL: Turmeric, Joint & Disc
  • AlkaLime  – From PRL: ACV Premier
  • Allerzyme  – From PRL: Digestase-SP (also GastroVen, Inflammacidin, and Digest Premier)
  • AminoWise  – From PRL: Plant Protein Powder
  • BLM – From PRL: Joint & Disc
  • CardioGize  – From PRL: D3+K2
  • ComforTone  – From PRL: Psyllium Fiber Premier
  • CortiStop  – From PRL: Pregnenolone and DHEA
  • Daily Prebiotic Fiber (formerly ICP Daily) – From PRL: Probiotic Caps (prebiotics with probiotics)
  • Detoxzyme  – From PRL: Digestase-SP  (also GastroVen or Inflammacidin)
  • EndoGize  – From PRL: Men’s Performance Edge or Testosterone Premium
  • Essentialzymes-4  – From PRL: Digest Premier (also GastroVen, Inflammacidin, and Digestase-SP)
  • Essentialzyme  – From PRL: GastroVen and HCL Premier
  • FemiGen  – From PRL: Fem Balance-FX or Radiant Woman
  • Golden Turmeric  – From PRL: Fermented Turmeric or Turmeric Premier
  • Green Omegas (formerly OmegaGize3) – From PRL: EPA/DHA Marine Soft Gels (vegan use DHA Premier and EFA Liquid)
  • ICP – From PRL: Psyllium Fiber Premier 
  • ICP Daily (Daily Prebiotic Fiber) – From PRL: Probiotic Caps (prebiotics with probiotics)
  • IlluminEyes – From PRL: OcuVen
  • ImmuPro – From PRL: Reishi Immune, Tranquinol, and/or Melatonin-ND and Zinc
  • Inner Beauty Collagen™ – From PRL: Marine Collagen
  • Inner Defense – From PRL: Paratosin and Oregano Oil Premier
  • JuvaPower – From PRL: HepatoVen and Liver-ND
  • JuvaTone – From PRL: HepatoVen and Liver-ND
  • K & B  – From PRL: RenaVen and UriVen
  • Life 9  – Probiotic Caps or Microbiome 18
  • Master Formula  – From PRL: Multi Vitamin Premier
  • MegaCal – From PRL: Calcium Magnesium Plus
  • MightyPro – From PRL: Microbiome 18 or Probiotic Caps
  • MindWise – From PRL: CoQ10 and Turmeric
  • Mineral Essence – From PRL: pH Minerals
  • MultiGreens – From PRL: Greens Caps or Organic Greens Powder
  • NingXia Greens™ – From PRL: Organic Greens Powder or Greens Caps
  • NingXia Red® – Elderberry Syrup or Kyani Sunrise
  • Olive Essentials – From PRL: Olive Leaf Immune
  • OmegaGize3 (now Green Omegas) – From PRL: EPA/DHA Marine Soft Gels (vegan use DHA Premier and EFA Liquid)
  • ParaFree – From PRL: ParaStat and Paratosin
  • PD 80/20 – From PRL: Pregnenolone and DHEA
  • PowerGize – From PRL: Men’s Performance Edge
  • Progessence Plus – From PRL: Pregnenolone and DHEA
  • Prostate Health – From PRL: Men’s Performance Edge or ProstaVen
  • Pure Protein Complete: From PRL: Plant Protein
  • SleepEssence – From PRL: Tranquinol or Melatonin-ND
  • Slique Line – From PRL: Lean Advantage
  • Sulfurzyme  Capsules – No MSM from PRL, you can use Doctor’s Best MSM on Amazon
  • Sulfurzyme  Powder – No MSM from PRL, you can use Doctor’s Best MSM on Amazon
  • Super B  – From PRL: Complete B
  • Super Cal  Plus – From PRL: Calcium Magnesium Plus
  • Super C  Chews – From PRL: Plant Vitamin C
  • Super C  Tablets – From PRL: Plant Vitamin C
  • Super Vitamin D – From PRL: D3+K2
  • Thyromin – From PRL: ThyroVen or XenoStat

Insulin Resistance – what it is and how to avoid or reverse it.

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By Jen O’Sullivan, BCND

Do you have insulin resistance?

Prediabetes and diabetes happens when the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin to maintain blood glucose at normal levels. Think of it like bombarding your body with glucose and your pancreas cannot keep up. Insulin resistance occurs when cells in your body don’t respond well to insulin.

What are the symptoms of insulin resistance?
It can look a lot like diabetic ketoacidosis (life threatening) so please see your doctor if you are having any of these symptoms.

  • Increased thirst
  • Frequent urination
  • Increased hunger (or no appetite at all)
  • Headaches
  • Blurred vision
  • Vaginal and skin infections
  • Cuts and sores that heal slowly

Insulin resistance can lead to the following:

  • Heart disease
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Fatty liver disease
  • Arthritis 
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Stroke
  • Obesity
  • Dementia
  • Alzheimer’s 
  • PCOS 
  • Migraine
  • Sarcopenia

How do you reverse insulin resistance?

  • Work to reduce visceral fat.
  • Focus on eating quality protein and veggies only.
  • Limit or remove all processed foods.
  • Limit or remove all grains.
  • Stop eating all sugar (added).
  • Keep all natural sugars (not added) to 6-11 grams per meal.
  • For women keep natural sugar to 6 or less grams per meal.
  • For men keep natural sugar to 11 or less grams per meal.
  • Consume more fiber and veggies.
  • Limit all fruit to only berries (one serving per day).
  • Drink half your body weight in ounces of water each day.
  • Take only a whole-food plant based multivitamin supplement.
  • Take a good plant based B complex, digestive enzymes, and probiotic.
  • Use a quality electrolyte stick pack (should have no added sugar or colors and should not have synthetic flavors).

Heart Disease – The #1 Cause of Death Globally

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By Jen O’Sullivan, BCND

Even with many advancements in diagnostics and medical care, heart disease continues to be the number one cause of death – responsible for one third of deaths globally.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Leading risk factors for heart disease and stroke are high blood pressure, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, obesity, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity.”

To identify potential weaknesses in the cardiovascular system, start by checking your comprehensive metabolic panel along with discussing your particular symptoms with your holistic practitioner to confirm areas of weakness. 

Your practitioner should work with you to help improve and strengthen your cardiovascular system and thereby help reduce your risk of developing heart disease. They should educate you on the importance of lifestyle changes as it pertains to improving your health foundations. 

Specific foundations I encourage my clients who have heart support needs is the following:

  • limit or remove all processed sugar
  • increase healthy fats
  • add garlic and fennel to their daily nutrition plan
  • include sweat-inducing exercise 3-5 days per week
  • get 7-8 hours of sleep per night
  • stay hydrated by drinking half their body weight in ounces (4-5 ounces every 30 minutes)
  • consider supplements such as CoQ10, turmeric, omegas, and digestive enzymes

Cortisol is NOT the Stress Hormone

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By Jen O’Sullivan, BCND

Cortisol, often referred to as the “stress hormone”, is not actually that. We call it this because when our adrenals are overactive from stress we can have too much cortisol. Cortisol is actually our wake hormone. When functioning properly, cortisol is released in the early hours of the morning to gently wake us up and keep us awake throughout the day. 

In my practice many people have overworked adrenals and their cortisol has been working overtime from excess stress which will eventually cause a reversal of energy. This causes a difficulty waking up and usually a surge of energy around 7pm coupled with a difficulty going to sleep. 

To support proper adrenal function, it is important to remove all sources of caffeine as that can cause your endocrine system more confusion by telling you that you do not need wake hormone in the morning since you are providing a shot of caffeine. This will cause you to be extremely tired at around 2pm. 

It is best to wake to natural sunlight, or use a full spectrum light and look at this light for about 10 minutes while doing deep breathing exercises. Drink around 8 ounces of pure water to oxygenate your cells and help mitochondrial function (ATP) to wake up. Reduce stress and consider taking some adaptogenic herbs to allow your body to adapt to stress better such as ashwagandha, cordyceps, or turmeric.