Caley Wolf Holistic Cancer Practitioner

Ashwagandha: Adrenal Strengthener

Ashwagandha has incredible adaptogenic properties, which means it can help you handle whatever comes your way, supporting you to quickly and effectively adapt to the circumstances of the moment.

Ashwagandha strengthens the adrenals, keeping them from over- or underreacting, which is a pattern these glands assume as they weaken when under adrenal stress. This herb also minimizes adrenal surges that can feed pathogens such as EBV and shingles.

By stabilizing the adrenal glands, ashwagandha helps prevent them from overproducing fear-based hormone blends that give fuel to the pathogens, which are responsible for chronic illnesses, symptoms, and conditions. Ashwagandha also protects the liver from excess adrenaline exposure and helps the liver produce and store dozens of hormones.

If you’re a woman who has lost hair, ashwagandha can help your hair to regrow.

Amazing tips from .mindypelz

Busy schedules and hectic lives have made it difficult to stop and actually enjoy food and the moment. Eating on the go, or in front of the television has become a common practice. A survey found that 44% of people said they usually stare at their phones while eating. Does this sound familiar?

Enter the Slow Food movement. What is slow food? It means being conscious of *what* you eat and *how* you eat.

The slow food movement emerged as a counterpoint to fast food. Both in terms of the quality of the food, but also in the speed at which we devour meals.

Research also shows that eating too fast may lead to weight gain. People who eat quickly gain more weight on average than people who eat slowly!

Why? The brain needs time to process how the body consumes food. It can take up to 20 minutes for the brain to process signals of fullness, letting you know you’ve had enough.

Also did you know that when you smell food cooking, your body begins to create the digestive enzymes necessary to properly break down food.

Finally, gathering around the table with family and friends helps boost oxytocin, which sits at the top of the hormonal hierarchy.

Here’s how to you practice slow food:
🌱Eat clean. That means organic and natural
🌱Buy local, ideally directly from local growers
🌱Choose quality seasonal foods, grown with care
🌱Try growing your own herbs or produce
🌱Make food prep an integral part of the meal
🌱Slow down to chew and savor the taste of food
🌱Turn off the TV, put away phones and focus on being present with those around you, or yourself