Unclench Your Jaw

There are so many ways to support our bodies that don't have to cost us anything. In my last post, I shared products I'm using to support our bodies while detoxing mold. It was feel difficult when we're trying to heal, but it keeps costing us more and more for all of the protocols. Today I'm sharing ways you can support your body without having to purchase expensive supplements and equipment: Sunshine- Get outside and enjoy 20 minutes of unfiltered sunshine. The sun helps to literally dry up mold because mold thrives in damp darkness. So if you have any fungal situations on your skin, the sun will help dry it up. Just practice sun safety by not going out during the brightest/hottest part of the day. A bonus tip: Getting morning sun helps regulate your circadian rhythm which will help you sleep better...which means your body has more time for recovery during sleep! Grounding- yes, you can purchase special products to help with grounding (like grounding mats, bracelets and sheets) but you can also ground (also called earthing-there's a whole documentary on it for free too!) by just going outside and standing barefoot on the ground. The best is supposedly wet grass, like first thing in the morning when the dew is still out. Lemon water or water with apple cider vinegar- yes, you'll have to purchase lemons or apple cider vinegar, and water isn't actually free either, but I'm still counting it because its almost free. You're probably already buying these things anyway as just part of your groceries. 

Last week I shared our mold story, and the process we're going through to eliminate it from our home. This week, we're chatting about what I'm doing to support our bodies while we eliminate it from our physical bodies. I am using a few different brands of supplements including one brand (CellCore Biotics) that can only be purchased through a practitioner. This isn't a post about sales or anything like that, so I won't be linking directly to specific products. I will be sharing the types of supplements etc so you can do your own research and find what is best within your own budget. (I do share the specific products I''m using in my Mold Highlight in my stories on instagram, so you can see them that way if you just want to know what I'm using. Here are the types of products I'm using: Binders- you need some kind of binder to literally "bind" the mold spores and mycotoxins so you can safely eliminate them without it recirculating. Detox Baths- I chose a clay one that helps draw out heavy metals as well Bath filters- either a whole house filter, or at least one for your shower head and one for your bath faucet. We want to reduce how much our bodies are having to work through, so we want to reduce chemicals from being absorbed in the bath. Dry Brushing- this assists our body's lymphatic system, allowing it to do it's job better Castor Oil Liver Packs- placing castor oil over the abdomen (over the liver space) supports the liver so it can do it's job better. Milk Thistle- either a tincture or supplement to support the liver. Modified Citrus Pectin and Alginate- to support gut and circulatory detoxification (also helps bind heavy metals that play along with mold, and prevent recirculation) Mimosa Pudica Seed Supplement- helps digestive health and bacterial environment, helps with elimination. Lemon water to help with hydration Sunshine!

Our mold story. Chronic illness. Mold illness. Mold toxicity. Listen to your gut. Holy Spirit prompting. Root cause to sickness. How we are eliminating mold from our home,

I saw a reel on instagram a few weeks back that said "when you begin to heal, you're also going to get sad." My initial thought was, "WRONG! I'm gonna be SO HAPPY! What on earth could make me SAD that I'm healing?!" It went on to say something about how you begin to feel sad because you'll remember all the things you couldn't do that you can do again now that you're healing etc. Maybe that part just hasn't fully hit me yet. I do feel that sadness creeping in sometimes when I think about the time missed playing and adventuring, and I do allow that emotion, but I like to treat it like a wave rather than letting it settle in and take root. Acknowledging the sadness and allowing it to gently crash over me...and then let it pass. As it passes, or to assist it in passing, I remind myself that there's nothing I can really do about it and I choose to focus on what I can do now. Here are some things that I am able to do again now that I am in my healing season: Drive Go to the grocery store by myself Shower-standing/unassisted-with warmer water! (full hot still makes my heart rate jump too high and is risking passing out) Cook Clean Play Dance (just being careful not to overdo it and avoid hands over head) Go to the GYM! Gardening Cut the grass Pressure washing Here are some things that I haven't officially tested yet, but I fully anticipate I'll be able to do once I get the opportunity: Get out of the pool unassisted Hike Drive further distances (beach trip coming soon!) And here are some things I'm working/training towards: Training towards being able to get my arms over head, even if only slightly-and quickly, so I can teach yoga classes in different studios. (I applied to a couple, but (understandably) studio owners are hesitant to hire a teacher that can't put her arms overhead (a common element of yoga flows) without passing out in front of students. Relaunching my own virtual yoga and wellness studio I find that making a list so I can turn back to the list of goals and met goals helps me remember how far I'm come. Maybe this will be helpful for you as well.

I'm sure you've already heard about bone broth. This isn't anything new. Actually, it's quite old. I'd be willing to assume all of our grandparents, or at least great grandparents made bone broth. They ate real food. Even though the modern "health food industry" is continually expanding, so are our waistbands. We need to get back to real food; food that our bodies know how to use. Eating out occasionally, or using convenient options wisely is okay. This isn't a post about "demonizing" foods or labeling foods as good or bad as if a food product holds a moral value. No, this is about learning to view food as digestable or not. Usable or not. Do our bodies recognize GMO potato chips, skittles full of chemical dyes, or an almost neon cupcake as food? What happens when it doesn't know what to do with it? Our bodies store things it's unsure of in our fat for safe keeping. Too much sugar? Stored in fat. Chemical dyes? Stored in fat. Basically anything synthetic? Stored in fat. On and on it goes. Even if it's "low calorie" or marketed as "healthy"...if it's not real food, you can assume it's getting stored in your fat. This is one reason it's so important to sweat, so we can get these toxins out of our bodies! But this post isn't about sweating or assisting your detox systems; unless you consider nourishing your body as a way of fueling your detox systems so they can do their job better. So let's talk about how broth can be healing. It contains minerals and amino acids that are easily recognized by our bodies. It also contains collagen. You know that super trendy, but sometimes expensive thing you've seen everywhere lately? Yeah, it's right there in your bone broth. Regular consumption of bone broth has been known to reduce inflammation, improve digestion, reduce blood pressure, and improve mood. If you do a quick google search, you'd find many benefits to bone broth. Some of them seem wild, but I like to only share things that can be sited and proven, so I'll leave it at that. It also helps hydrate our bodies. We all can use better hydration, right? A major perk to making your own bone broth is that it's basically FREE. You buy your meat to stew, roast, poach etc. Then you save the bones, add them to your slow cooker or pressure cooker (or stock pot on the stove top) with some water and apple cider vinegar. Let it cook all day (or night in your slow cooker/instantPot) then strain the liquid out. Practical Ways to Use Your Broth: -Salt to taste and sip it as is -Make soup -Use it in place of water to cook rice -Make "bone broth hot cocoa" Yeah, I know that last one sounds crazy. I thought so too, but it's actually one of Sally Fallon's (of Nourishing Traditions) most famous recipes. Everyone has their own take on the recipe now, but it's basically a mild flavored bone broth blended with heavy cream or raw cream if you have it available to you, maple syrup, cocoa powder, vanilla, and a pinch of salt; all to taste. Be sure to tag me on instagram  ( @NurturingLegacy ) if you try making your own!