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How Hepisil can Help You Cope with the Napa Valley Fires

December 7, 2017 by kellymontgomerymft

 

As the term suggests, natural disasters happen naturally—leaving us to figure out how to cope during and after. Fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods, and other such events can be life-ending. For survivors, natural disasters are often life-changing. The impact may be traumatic.

The Emotional Impact of Natural Disasters

Like any traumatic event, reactions can vary from individual to individual. But there are always common threads to be found, e.g.

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Intense mood swings and irritability (grow increasingly unpredictable)
  • Become withdrawal, anti-social, and fearful of another disaster
  • Loss of concentration and focus
  • Difficulty making decisions
  • Vivid, ongoing flashbacks
  • Physical Consequences of Large-Scale Wildfires

Intense psychological issues—like those listed above—can manifest quickly into physical symptoms. Survivors of something like the Napa Valley wildfires may experience sleep and eating issues, headaches, nausea, and immune dysfunction.

The release of evermore airborne toxins also puts an intense stress on the liver. This impacts the many crucial functions performed by this, the body’s second-largest organ. For example, the football-sized liver is responsible for:

  • Metabolism of nutrients
  • Synthesizing of glycogen for energy
  • A wide variety of natural detoxification processes
  • Under normal circumstances, it’s always important to practice liver support. For those living near the Napa Valley wildfires, from Oakland to San Jose, it’s even more urgent now. Wildfire smoke contains fine particles. These particles can cause, among other things:
    • Coughing and sore throat
    • Sinus irritation
    • Burning eyes
    • Nasal issues, runny nose
    • Bronchitis
    • Fatigue
    • Shortness of breath
    • Heart palpitations

This particle-caused toxic overload leads to an over-stressing of the liver. Thus, this is the ideal time to consider natural counter-options like Hepisil.

What is Hepisil?

Hepisil (also spelled Hepasil) is a natural supplement, a blend of antioxidants designed to support and maintain the liver. Its primary ingredient is Milk Thistle Extract, an invaluable antioxidant that plays a major role in supporting the enzyme systems involved in the body’s detoxification process.

Other ingredients include:

  • Alpha-lipoic acid
  • A patented olive fruit extract Olivol
  • Green tea extract
  • Turmeric extract
  • Choline
  • N-acetyl L-cysteine
  • Biotin

How Hepisil Can Help You Cope with the Napa Valley Fires

  1. Milk Thistle Extract is a powerful detoxifier. As mentioned above, wildfires = fine air particles. Inhaling this air puts a big-time demand on your liver’s workload. Hepisil’s main ingredient is designed to ease that load through detoxification.
  2. Milk Thistle Extract has anti-cancer properties. In addition, a sudden increase in airborne toxins can include carcinogens. This is particularly dangerous for the lungs. Milk Thistle Extract has been shown to be a powerful anti-cancer fighter.
  3. Alpha-lipoic acid can reduce chemical toxicityComplementing the Milk Thistle is Alpha-lipoic acid. This crucial antioxidant works as a bulwark against the daily toxic onslaught.
  4. A powerful blend of other antioxidants in the mixHepisil’s ingredient list reads like an antioxidant army. To focus on one example, green tea extract’s polyphenols have been found to chelate metals and promote anti-cancer activity.
  5. No prescription needed with minimal/rare side effects. We all know how tricky it can be when it comes to pharmaceuticals. From pricing to side effects, the risks are well-documented. Hepisil is not a prescription, but you should look for pharmaceutical grade supplements like Usana brand. The overall price and risk are both significantly lower than a prescription drug.

Choosing an Integrated Approach

In times of crisis, our recovery may depend on us choosing a holistic approach to healing. Specifically, when dealing with the aftermath of the Napa Valley wildfires, it’s essential to seek out a practitioner who understands the value of an integrated approach. At Healing Happens Therapy, you will be helped from the inside—with full respect for the connection between physical wellness and mental health.

Filed Under: health, nutrition Tagged With: forest fire, health, hepisil, napa valley fire, wellness

Ditch Dieting Anxiety: Healthier Ways to Approach Weight and Wellness

October 30, 2017 by kellymontgomerymft

Diet. Even just the word itself is often a source of anxiety. It can stir up feelings of guilt and shame and kick our negative self-talk into high gear. But we can approach weight and wellness in a healthier way. A shift in perspective may be required but it’s absolutely possible!

Why does dieting stress us out so much?

No one feels good when restricting themselves. Thanks to social media, we also feel more pressure than ever about body image. Dieting is a double whammy. We stress and obsess over the specifics, calorie counts, and ingredient purity. And we also get hit with all those body image issues. Dieting is stressful and often counterproductive for many reasons, e.g.

They aim a temporary fix at a long-term concern.
The whole idea of a diet is to “go on” it until you stop. This could be because you reached your goal or simply gave up. A healthier approach to weight and wellness would involve a big picture view of eating habits.

You must allocate so much mental energy.
The time and energy needed are exhausting. Turning something natural into a rule-laden sacrifice requires us to expend energy in very unproductive directions.

There is a lot of bad information out there.
It was bad before the Internet. And now? There is far more bad and dangerous advice than anything useful. Everyone is an “expert” and credentials are virtually impossible to verify. How can this not lead to dieting anxiety? We can’t morph into nutrition experts overnight. Find an experienced, qualified mentor.

Why is it important to maintain healthy eating habits?

It would be wonderful if we could condition ourselves to reject all imposed body standards. We’d no longer conform to society’s demands and eat whatever we want. Thinking for yourself is a wonderful idea. Eating whatever you want is another story.

Our bodies (and minds) require us to pay attention to what we consume. It’s not just about calories and sugar content. To feel our best, we must take responsibility for our lifestyle choices. Again, a great place to start is to find a mentor.

A Few Healthy Ways to Approach Weight and Wellness

Lifestyle
It’s not a trend or fad. It’s not something we do for a month before our sister’s wedding. Taking responsibility for our eating habits is a lifestyle change. We tweak it and re-evaluate it, of course, but it’s still a long-term decision.

Get active
Burning calories goes hand in hand with counting calories. Our body craves movement. Movement keeps us lean, flexible, and functional. This is another reason why “diets” stress and fail. They don’t address the need for activity. Step away from your phones and laptops and go try a spin class at RIDE Oakland!

Practice portion control
This is a good bit of nuts-and-bolts advice. One of the hardest parts of changing our eating habits is reducing or possibly eliminating foods we love. Don’t start with that challenge. Instead, go with portion control. Commit to eating a small amount less at every meal. In no time, you will have seriously decreased intake and proven to yourself that yes, you can change. Tackling this change will make it easier to then address dietary content.

If you’re thinking, “Sure, I’ve heard all this a million times…”

It’s common to hear people bemoan how “there’s something new each week” when it comes to diet. Things can get confusing and therefore, demoralizing. As touched on above, weight and wellness is a loaded combination. Ideally, we can get input from someone who understands the emotional and physical factors—and how those factors combine. At Healing Happens Therapy, we help clients take a look at the whole picture. We address this challenging issue from the inside out.

Filed Under: balance, health, nutrition, weight loss Tagged With: diet, dieting, eating habits, health, healthy lifestyle, weight loss, wellness

Life coaching: Looking for balance in your life? Here’s a bit about what I know

April 10, 2015 by kellymontgomerymft

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My perfect “health day.” Find below the ins and outs of my day from diet & exercise to mental  & spiritual.  I’m nothing but thorough, but I’m not perfect either.  Try your best, and look to make your own day to day life more healthy, and keep some balance.

Morning:
~Meditate 10 min (Yes, even with an 18 month old, I bought ear plugs and Husband takes over. Its 10 minutes people, you can do it!)
~Face “meds” and sunscreen (I used to struggle with horrible acne until I after gave birth, but I still use a lighter version of it and aging products too)
~Stretch (baby loves to do this with, me it hilarious.)
~Vega One chocolate shake with vitamins (Shake ingredients: 1/4 cup of water, one banana, 1/4 cup of frozen berries, one scoop of Vega.) This shake gives me all my veggies I need for the day- yes I said veggies. It’s also packed with protein and all the other wonderful stuff you need.
The vitamins that I take in general are: Multivitamin (Womans ultra mega), probiotic, omega 3, chewable baby asprin (good maintenance for the heart) and a folic acid (good for second baby prep!) Taking them with the shake helps me remember and its easier with a thick drink rather than water.
~Next breakfast a few hours later: Egg with sprouted protein bread, (its quick, easy, and healthy)
Afternoon:
~Baby’s nap time: Elliptical time, and catch up on my recorded shows simultaneously. If nap is super long, I’ll throw in some Marketing work for my business then too.
~Get sunshine. (Great mental/ emotional booster, deep breaths and warm sun. Most of the time I’m out and about with the baby at Oakland or Berkeley parks anyways but I make sure I leave the house each day, even is it a walk around the block and I’m feeling like I don’t want to leave the house.)
~ Water 100 oz (Through the day I bring my 50 oz water bottle. Fill it up twice and then I know I’m done. Great for skin, and just health in general).
~Lunch: Salad with protein for lunch OR something completely different. HAHA! (This changes. I usually like a fresh light chicken salad but sometimes its french fry day. I just swap out a heavy meal for a light one at dinner.)
~If baby naps twice, I nap too! REST.
Evening:
~Baby to bed. Shower. (I do dry body brushing right before shower too. Towards the heart, great for the lymphatic system and skin.)
~Cook dinner. (We have a chef send us weekly menus and once a week we shop for all the ingredients together. They are all healthy and a huge variety. Its fun and then I know I have everything I need for the whole week already in the house. It’s great!)
~Marketing for Private Practice (Once a day for about 30 min to an hour, either now or at a long baby nap time)
~Roll my hair (Yes this is important! – for me at least. I don’t have time to look great, with hair and make up. When I can roll my hair at night and have it curly in the morning the way I like it, it’s done and I feel more beautiful and more put together- who doesn’t want that?)
~Bed by 10 pm, or earlier if hubby and I want to “snuggle!” (I love my sleep. I get about 9 to 10 hours each night.)

If you are looking for some help in getting your life together, call me for a free 15 minute consultation. 510-507-1763 or email me at kellymontgomerymft@gmail.com.  Visit my website for more tips!

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