Bands & Botanicals
By Bands and Botanicals
Together they get real about health, fitness and herbs !
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Bands & Botanicals Jun 22, 2022
Diets Are BS
This week Paula Kersch, owner of Botanically Curious and Danielle Crease, owner of DC fit , talk about the downfalls of dieting. Danielle reminds us that the intuitive practices our bodies need have become unconventional methods, due to marketing noise and diet fads. Paula focuses on the vitamin content in herbs and how foraged food, even in small quantities may help you fill that nutrient void. Remember, never forage or harvest herbs from roadways, high traffic areas with pollutants or pesticides.
I you would like to skip the hellos and how are you intro, we start diving into the main topic around minute 13 !
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Book Mentioned: Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Linda Bacon
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves - Mindset & Liver Function
The liver is the focus for our herbal applications this episode because of how it ties into brain function. So much of the body is connected but it all happens without our awareness, so how can we support our mental health, our mindset and set ourselves up for success?
Herbs mentioned
Tulsi
Passionflower
Burdock root
More information about HE : www.understandinghe.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_qDrm7aC-AIVdsiUCR0LfQHBEAAYASAAEgJqTvD_BwE
Stress and sexual function: www.psychalive.org/7-factors-affecting-orgasm-in-women/
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Bone Health and Immunity
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Herbal Support for Immune Health
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Cheat Days & The Gut - Brain Connection with Blair Anderson
The herbs specifically mentioned today for gut health are calendula, rosemary, rose, licorice. Send us your questions or comments and we would love to discuss them on the show!
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Setting SMART Goals and Winter Herbs
Are you interested in learning about new herbs that will help support the body through seasonal changes or transitional periods of your life?
Todays episode brings Danielle back into the conversation as we delve into how to really create goals for success. Just remember to make them SMART... Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely!!
The two herbs specifically mentioned today are Linden and Heather.
Send us your questions or comments and we would love to discuss them on the show!
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Burnout & Somatic Therapy
Herbal buds- Burdock and Goldenrod
Transformation - Wellness through trauma
Paula is moving to Maine in October! Danielle is still our resident trainer and will be a spotlight on the show every month! We are focused on emotional pain and trauma this week because everything in the body is connected. We mention Somatic therapy, ways to scan the body and have a brief conversation with yourself about what the body is doing, how you are feeling and why.
Tension and discomfort in the muscle causes pain if left untreated. For long term wellness we should be looking at all the pain or trauma we have experienced in a safe space, potentially with a trained professional to properly work through that pain and trauma for a healthier life long term.
Trauma is held in the body and no one person experiences trauma the same but there are resources available: www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org/
ACE's Adverse Childhood Experiences: americanspcc.org/take-the-aces-quiz/
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Herbal Buds- Pain Prevention & Recovery
Inflammation and Vegan Fitness Training
Season 2 teaser !!
Getting to know Danielle and Paula
So what better way to end it then to get to know your hosts a little better?
At this point, we've spent some time together and we've gotten to know each other. We've talked about a wide variety of topics and their relations to herbalism and fitness. So for this episode, we delve a little deeper and share some experiences within our own lives. Maybe you will even notice how these experiences shaped the women we are today, professionally and personally.
We would also like to send a huge thank you to everyone who shared their knowledge and their passions with us! And of course... to everyone who listened this season!! This was a very new experience for both of us and we truly appreciate your support.
-Danielle and Paula
@daniellemcrease
@botcanially_curious
@bandsandbotanicals
So after choosing a few fun facts about ourselves and experiences we have had, we
Myths & Misconceptions - herbalism, fitness and nutrition
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Protein, fats, and carbs, oh my! Trying to eat healthily might feel like navigating a foreign land where you are unsure who to trust or which road to follow. Danielle discusses why research is necessary but listening to your body is best.
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Paula discusses herbalism as a career path, what to expect from an herbalist, how long to store herbs, why green tea makes you jittery, and when foraging herbs or wild foods may become an issue.
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An excellent application for foraging in your city is fallingfruit.org, a worldwide app where people list wild foods they have found, kind of like geocaching for herb nerds!
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Unsurprisingly, The history of early American anti-foraging laws reveals that supporters of restricting foraging rights typically grounded their efforts in racism, classism, colonialism, imperialism, or some combination of these cruel practices and beliefs.
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1. Anti-Foraging Laws Targeting Native Americans
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Native American tribes were probably the earliest victims of anti-foraging laws in the New World. Shortly after English settlers landed in the New World, they began pushing the Powhatan Native American tribe off their traditional hunting and foraging grounds. These settlers defended their newly occupied “property” with arms. As more and more white settlers arrived in America over generations, the foraging practices of many Native Americans—or, more specifically, their status as hunter-gatherers, as opposed to agricultural practitioners—was used to justify driving them from lands they had historically occupied.
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2. Anti-Foraging Laws Targeting African Americans
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After the Civil War, plantation owners in the American South moved forcefully and systematically to restrict the foraging rights and practices of newly freed African American slaves. Many slaves freed after the Civil War understandably sought to leave farm work—and the farmers who had enslaved them—behind. As they had before the Civil War, freed slaves earned money by selling foods they foraged and hunted. In addition to income, foraging provided African Americans with some degree of self-sufficiency.
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New York City parks officials have long taken a dim view of foragers in city parks. A forager caught in New York City could face fines of up to $250. However, the city has, in most cases, opted in favor of education and discouraging foragers over issuing fines.
But there are exceptions, such as the 1986 arrest of Central Park forager Steve Brill. Brill, a New Yorker who goes by the moniker “Wildman,” was arrested in a sting operation carried out by city officials. Brill was arrested for leading paid foraging tours in New York City’s Central Park. Brill’s “crime” was described as “snatching and eating dandelion greens from the meadows of Central Park.” The city’s parks commissioner at the time, Henry Stern, said he “couldn’t stomach the idea of anyone ‘eating our parks.” Brill’s arrest and subsequent trial was “a public relations debacle for the parks department” and made news in more than a dozen national and international newspapers. Ultimately, the city dropped the charges against Brill after he agreed to lead his foraging tours as an employee of the city’s Parks Department, which he did for several years.
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Herb Cycle Syncing and Nutrition Timing
Did you know that a woman's hormone cycle can be broken down into four parts over 28 days!? Paula walks us through each phase of our cycle, how that could effect us energetically or emotionally, and which herbs we can use to best support each phase. If you would like to skip ahead to the herbal section for each phase we start around 31 minutes of the show.
Within the fitness world there are a lot of opinions on Nutrition Timing. When is the best time to eat after a workout? How much should you eat? What should you eat? Sometimes the answer is simpler than you may realize.
PS- We had a VERY energetic puppy in the recording room today. Please disregard any noises or breaks in the recording.
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FANTASTIC herbs for keeping cool & the science behind SWEAT!
Common Kettlebell Mistakes and Herbs for Joint Health
Workout Recovery and Herbal Support
Hydrate, sleep, and stretch! If you aren’t doing these core recovery practices, it is time to start.
Inflammation is a big buzz word when talking about recovery but not all inflammation is the same. Choosing herbs based on the energetics of your body is important.
When choosing herbs for recovery focus on:
1. The goal- what are you trying to support in the body ?
2. Energetics of your body, is the natural state hot, cold, tense? Maybe damp?
3. Herbal affinity drivers- where is the healing going to happen?
Some Herbs mentioned :
Wild lettuce Lactuca virosa , wild lettuce is often referred to as “opium lettuce” due to its purported pain-relieving qualities! It is a plant in the Lactuca genus; the extract is often ingested for its mild analgesic and sedative effects.
Marshmallow root is rich in both polysaccharides and starch. When made using the cold infusion method, the healing polysaccharides are the primary component that gets extracted.
Self-heal has a mildly bitter taste and is cooling and drying to the body. The physical body acts as an astringent, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, mild antiseptic, detoxifier, diuretic, hemostatic, and vulnerary (a substance used to help heal external wounds).
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Why Kettlebells? With Peter Wolf
Wellness Resources for Women- WomanBeeWell with Belinda
Belinda has created an amazing platform to support woman through the discovery and journey of what wellness means to them. Whether you are busy balancing life and motherhood or busy balancing work and family, Belinda provides resources and tips that allow you to still put your wellness at the forefront of your life.
As a wife, entrepreneur, mother, and PCOS fighter- you are sure to resonate with her story and the community she has created!
Belinda: @womanbeewell
Danielle: @Daniellemcrease
Paula: @Botcanically_curious LINKS:
Webinar Signup: womanbeewell.com/masterclass
Main site: womanbeewell.com/
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Magazine: issuu.com/womanbeewell
Weightlifting & Men’s Health with Shane Sevcik
We discuss not only Shane’s journey in weightlifting, but he opens up about body image and mental health for male athletes. Shane is a big advocate for sleep as his most important form of recovery, and his biggest motivation is his family.
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Kickboxing with Maddie
Throughout this episode Madelaine speaks to us about her life, the struggles she had as a child, the Judo fighting Husband who introduced her to kickboxing, and the way her fighting spirit led to her training and inevitable coaching.
The message of this episode is loud and clear... women are STRONG, CAPABLE, and BAD ASS!
We hope this episode leaves you feeling inspired, supported, and ready to try something new. Like Maddie says, "Everyone wants to punch something sometimes."
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Madelaine Pereyra @ pereyra_madelaine
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Vegan body building with Brooke Sellers
PCOS herbs and wellness with Roxi Thiam
Herbs and Movement for Mothers
There are so many ways you can support your body, your mind, and your heart throughout your pregnancy and for all the wonderful and messy years to come after, and talking about it and learning is a great place to start.
Remember to always consult your physical when starting a new fitness routine and deciding to incorporate new medicine into your diet, especially when entering this new phase of life.
Mother wort
Linden
Tulsi
Chamomile
Passion flower
Eleuthro
Shepherd's purse
Uva Uris
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Workout with Mullein & Saw Palmetto
Mountain Hikes & Folk Medicine
Herbs mentioned: Blue cohosh, Bee Balm, Queen Anne's Lace, and Witch hazel
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One Love * Jamaica Travel
They moved with hopes of immersing themselves in farm life and learning and living as much as they could with the incredible people of Nine Mile.
Their experience was more than they could have asked for!
Danielle, we travel through Jamaica. Discussing the herbs and flavors of the island, as well as "The Tree of Life" (and one of Danielle's personal favorites), Moringa.
We also talk about places you can visit to move your body and ways you can use the earth around you to get in a great sweat.
Herbs/ Foods Discussed:
1. Curry
2. Pimento aka Allspice
3. Ackee
4. Tamarind
5. Scotch Bonnet
Places Mentioned:
1. Nine Mile, Jamaica
2. Jakes Resort
3. The Blue Mountains
4. Dunns River Falls and The Blue Hole
Contact:
Paula @botanically_curious
Danielle @Daniellemcrease
Vacation Travel workouts & Ayurvedic Medicine
Paula starts us off with a journey into Ayurvedic Medicine, including a breakdown of the Doshas.
Danielle then walks us through tips to shift our mindsets about movement during travel, as well as how to move in tiny hostel spaces!
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Motivation! Tips for getting motivated
Stress! How to thrive with stress!
While stress does affect most people (in all parts of the world and on a very real and daily basis), many are largely unaware of the damage that chronic stress can be placing on our body.
In today's episode, Paula and Danielle drop some knowledge on the hormones associated with stress, the way our body responds to stress, the damage it can do to our brain, and of course, ways we can support and manage that stress.
They also delve into the amazing ways exercise has been shown to relieve stress and leave us feeling good! We will also hit on exercises you can perform, and modifications you can incorporate, when/if you need a low impact and low stress alternative.
Stress has a very real affect on us both physically and mentally. Learn tips, tricks, move, and herbs to help you manage that stress and support your body in the best way possible.
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stability and stagnation- What makes up your core & how can herbs support seasonal health
Biohacking For More Productivity with Tanessa Shears
A Health Consultant for Entrepreneurs
Author of 'Focus: Hack Your Sleep For More Productivity, Energy, and Growth For Your Business
Host and Creator of 'The Becoming Limitless' Podcast
Personal Trainer
AND New Mom!
Do you find yourself waking up throughout the night, tossing and turning, and waking up exhausted? Do you THINK you are getting 8 hours of sleep but still require multiple cups of coffee throughout the day? Do you find yourself in a brain fog? Lacking motivation or creativity? Do you find that you are sacrificing everything for your business, without being able to enjoy life?
THIS IS A MUST LISTEN FOR YOU!
Although Tanessa specializes in helping entrepreneurs, her tips, tricks, and suggestions can benefit EVERYONE! She opens up our eyes to the everyday actions we can take to help optimize our body and our lives.
Tanessa Shears: IG- @Tanessashears
Website: Tanessashears.com
Paula: @botanically_curious
Danielle: @Daniellemcrease
Sustainable herb farming with Dr.Nicole Finkelstein
Recovery and First Aid
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Strength Has No Size with Bethany
Bethany created the platform 'Strength Has No Size" as an opportunity for people of all shapes and sizes to showcase their fitness journey and champion each other on.
We talk to Bethany about how important it is to be a voice in the 'Body Positive' community, how to approach your journey from a place of love, and how to kick ass no matter what!
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Follow the Movement: @Strengthhasnosize
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Herbs, Fitness and Self-love with Rachel Pringle Urb
Rachel is one of Danielle’s oldest friends, who has grown into a powerful and wise teacher. She is the creator and founder of Wild Women Retreats, has created a self love meditation (included in today’s episode!!), is a published author with her book, “Wild Open Sacred Erotica,” and helps lead a Tantra of Life workshop with her husband. Phew! Thats a mouthful.
Today we delve into everything from self love, to partner workouts that help turn up the heat, and herbs that will help support your emotional and physical desires, whether that’s with yourself or your partner. Nothing is off topic today!! So sit back, relax, and let’s jump in!
Rachel Pringle Urb can be found @positivepringle
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A Match Made In Heaven: Supersets and Herbal Pairings
On this episode, Paula and Danielle delve into the topics of Herbal Pairings and Supersets. What is a superset exactly? A superset is when we take different exercises and perform them back to back with little to no rest. Sounds fun, eh? With so many types of supersets, the possibilities are endless and adding variety to your workouts is only one of the many benefits you will learn about during this episode. ~ And just like a superset, without missing a beat, Paula enlightens us on some spectacular herbal pairings. What are affinity drivers? How can you combine them with other herbs to make a medicine that works for YOUR body? And how can a triangle help you narrow down and specify your needs and goals? Herbs mentioned: Ginger, Nettle, Violets, Ginko, Tulsi, Thyme, Linden, and Valerian.
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Energetics part 2: Resilience building Adaptogens & knowing the “Why” to setting up workouts
Today we are talking about Herbal Energetics and how we can create programs and workouts for success! Did you know that there are constitutions connected to our body, the herb itself, and the ailment you may be trying to alleviate? Whether you are new to herbal medicine, or just need a little refresher, today we reintroduce four foundational constitutions to keep into consideration, as well as three new herbs for your herbal tool box. For example, depending on the herb you take, you may find that the herb increases your normal heat or dryness, making you feel unpleasant, or the herb can soothe your standard constitution. . We also discuss (bands) Danielle's strategies when creating workouts for Paula ( botanicals)! Did you know when creating a workout you should keep into consideration the clients work and hobbies? Why would you need to know that? For one, an individuals job can be an insight into the daily movement patterns of the body, and further more, general compensations that may be commonly associated with those jobs. For example, if you are a construction worker, or a painter your body may fall into a pattern of repetitive overhead motion. Even more so, you may be relying on one side of the body to stabilize and execute most of the movement, creating an imbalance in the body. These are important factors to keep into consideration when thinking of your client, or yourself. Join us, as we delve deeper into these two worlds, bringing them closer together for a healthier YOU!
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Oh no! SIBO..Trusting your gut with Nicole Schaller
Today we are excited to introduce Nicole Schaller for our latest episode on "Trusting Your Gut!!" Nicole is the Studio Manager and Head Coach of Orangetheory Fitness in Medford, Oregon, and a Social Media consultant on top. More than that, she is a woman who has struggled with her gut health for most of her life. Like many, she quietly settled into her discomfort of daily cramping, bloating, fatigue, and daily abdominal discomfort, believing this was her normal. For years her doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong, so trusting her gut, Nicole decided to embark on a healing journey of her own. After years of questions, Nicole finally figured out her issues were tied to SIBO or Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth. Join us for an honest and vulnerable discussion about her gut journey, her tips and tricks for feeling her best, how it influenced her fitness routines, and most importantly, how she was able to find her version of health and take back her power. Find Nicole on IG @n_s_wellness and @nicole_beingsocial
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Herbs, tarot and wellness with Lavender Moon
Today we are talking with Lavender moon! The host of herbal witchery podcast and owner of lavender moon enchanted herbal tea. Her English literature background set the stage for an exciting history of herbs and how they are associated with different energetic properties; chamomile, thyme, mugwort, and Lavender, just to name a few! We enjoyed discussing these herbs and how we are all connected to the past through them. Lavender moon enjoys Tarot reading in her free time, and we discuss the introspection one can achieve through tarot reading daily!
To listen to more of Lavender moon’s stories on herbs or purchase her herbal tea blends
Visit her website: www.lavendermoonteas.com
Visit the Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LavenderMoonTeas
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Diet, exercise and personality types with Mike Millner
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Living with Intention-Yin Yoga and Herbalism
In today’s episode we talk with Becka - on IG as @AmarisandWillow We mention herbal energetics, yin yoga and living with intention through slower paced practices and self care. Becka is a yoga teacher and a trainee medical herbalist. She is an advocate of slow living, home herbalism and self-care rituals. She loves to weave self-care throughout her day and enjoy inspiring others to do the same. She believes with a balance of yin yoga, meditation, herbal remedies and time in nature we can all live happier, healthier lives. In a very yang world, She is focused on drawing out the yin and luxuriating in it. Currently studying medical herbalism with Heartwood in the UK, but also fascinated by folklore and folk herbalism. She hopes to combine the wisdom of folk herbalism with current scientific research in her herbal practice. She makes time to be in nature every day and learn from the plants themselves.
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Back to Basics - Herbal Energetics part 1 & Movement for long term growth
On today’s episode we discuss the “basics”. Starting off on the right foot for the new year and herbal energetics. Herbal terminology is vast, but one term you will hear often is “energetics.” Energetics has a threefold meaning in herbalism, describing the energetic properties of an herb as it acts on the body, the energetic qualities of a condition or imbalance, and the energetics of a person, also sometimes referred to as their constitution.
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Biggest loser with Kristi McCart
Today's episode has us chatting with Kristi McCart. Kristi is a lawyer, a wife, a mother, and a contestant on the 18th season of The Biggest Loser!! We all have a catalyst and a turning point in our lives where we commit to something different, something bigger. Kristi not only committed to changing her life, but she committed herself to doing it in front of millions of people and allowing those people to embark on the journey with her. Kristi had to make the hard choice to leave her young son, her husband, and her home, to commit to the person she wanted to be. She succeeded through physical ailments, emotional rollercoasters, and the pressure of changing your life. On this episode, Kristi opens up about those struggles and successes both on and off the show in a funny, honest, and refreshing way. We are also lucky enough to get some great advice on how to stay committed when things are less than ideal (HELLO PANDEMIC GYM SHUT DOWN!!), how to shake the guilt off of self care, and how to create lasting change! KEEP AN EYE OUT for Kristi on her Instagram Live, @Kristi_with_the_good_hair, the first Friday of every month where she sits with Katie, a Licensed Dietitian from The Biggest Loser, as they debunk nutrition myths and what it's really like to visit a dietitian. "First Fridays" starts January 1st!
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Adaptive Athletes with Barbara
In today's episode we have a special guest calling all the way from Mexico, Barbara Garcia Ritchie! After receiving a request to have an episode centered around surfing, we couldn't wait to invite Barbara. She is a survivor, a competitive adaptive surfer, and an all around amazing woman. Barbara and Danielle met through Instagram, after having both gone through similar boating accidents that altered their bodies and the course of their lives. On this podcast, they discuss life and training before the accident, how surfing and the water have helped heal the mind and body, and how Barbara has been able to adapt and embrace her new life.
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Macros with Molly
On today's podcast we welcome our FIRST guest, Molly Gildea. Molly is the founder and owner of SoulFit Beauty in Southern Oregon, a Buti Yoga instructor, a former Orangetheory Coach, and to top it all off, a Macronutrient Coach. While Molly can bring so much knowledge to the podcast, today we are picking her brain about Macronutrients! There are so many ways to eat out there, and honestly, it can become a little overwhelming. Today's episode helps us find out what a Macro nutrient diet looks like, why incorporating a Macro focus can be beneficial, how it differs from other forms of eating, and how counting Macros can one day lead to more intuitive eating. Additionally, we debunk some myths surrounding diet culture and give tips on how to set yourself up for success!
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Holi-daze
The holidays are here!! And while they may elicit childlike feelings of excitement and joy, they may also bring fears and anxieties over weight gain during the holiday season. In this Episode, Paula and Danielle help set you up for success! They not only talk about herbs that you can incorporate into your holiday cooking and beyond, but they give you strategies that you can use to tackle those festive feasts. Like any successful game plan, strategizing is key, and all it may take is a shift in perspective. And remember, the holidays can be enjoyed without a feeling of shame or regret, and without erasing all of the progress you've made. Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay moving! Happy holidays!
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No Pain No Gain?... Pain Management
In this episode of 'Bands and Botanicals' we break down the myths about pain, what kind of pain to look out for, and some tips and treatments in order to manage that pain. Lets face it, almost everyone has some kind of injury. So whether you are seeking herbal treatments or more insight into your movement, we got it covered. There are varying types of pain that you should stay aware of. We talk about everything from acute pain, recurring pain, chronic pain, sharp pain, pain with swelling, painful pops, and nerve pain. You can look at us as the Bubba Gump Shrimp of Pain! Even with all those "bad pains," remember, not all pain is bad. That muscle fatigue that sets in after a great workout....? That's just you applying adequate amounts of stress to the body, so that it may adapt and strengthen. Learning the difference can save you a lot of time and worry. We also discuss common pain, such as tendonitis, stress fractures, excessive soreness, and arthritis caused be the degeneration of cartilage. Paula brings her botanical knowledge into the conversation by offering herbal remedies as a non pharmaceutical therapy for pain management. Her remedies cover everything from anti-inflammatories, to supporters of blood circulation, and even solutions for scarring. The herbs mentioned in this podcast include: Meadowsweet with celery juice, Ginko, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Calamus, B- Vitamins, Omega- 3 Fatty Acids, Turmeric, Grapeseed Oil, Saint John's Wart, Passion Flower, Epsom Salt with Lavender, Arnica Creams and Ointments.
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Winter is Coming
For our very first podcast, we will be launching with a discussion on one of the most challenging times of the year for staying on track with wellness; Winter! With holidays fast approaching and for many of us in the northern hemisphere, the days become shorter, motivation and mental health may start to decline. Listen in for tips, tricks and real talk about health in winter.
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