The Nourished Life: natural remedies

Saturday, March 24, 2012

A New Beginning - transition of a woman's body

I'm not exactly sure how I feel about the beginning of perimenopause, but it's here.

I have decided to do my best to take the next ten years with as much positive perspective as I can. I heard many terrible things about the transitions a woman's body goes through and that I should truly be assessed and diagnosed as if it's a disease.
Instead of "freaking out" (as my son is so fond of saying these days) I've decided to take a natural approach with this, as I do most things in my life.
After all, this is a natural transition and in it's way is a symbol in my life of the potential of a new beginning.
I'm excited and a little fearful of the stories I've heard. Yet, I feel this is going to be a great time of taking a journey within, and emerging anew. Just like I've taken to my grey hair, I'm going to take to this, just fine.

Out side of terrible negative things, I don't know a lot about this transition - It's sort of a mystery to me, so I am inspired to begin another step in my learning process as a health educator, and from the approach of holistic nutrition.

If it's a mystery to you, as it is to me, I want to share that nothing terrible has happened to date. Maybe this blog and sharing of parts of this transition can help take some of the fear out of it for you, my dear reader.

My experiences started just a few months back with sleeplessness that is not necessarily related to stress, or too much coffee. In the last few weeks, I've started waking up feeling extremely warm. A dry skin warm. I'm not warm in my core, but my skin just feels like I'm standing next to a stove. While I haven't had associated sweating (as I've heard so much about) the warmth is really uncomfortable and there isn't much I can do to cool myself off. I usually get up out of bed, so I can let my husband sleep, and I'll go read. I'm a little weepy, but I can't really decide if it's lack of sleep or my hormones.

But, I'm okay. As you can see, I'm here and doing just fine.

I'm thinking, this very early morning, how I can use this pivotal space in my life to grow new wings. To expand my horizons, to be challenged to be a greater version of myself.

In Vibrant Health & Happiness,
Tammi Hoerner, CHHC, AADP, MH
The Nourished Life
New Beginnings Health & Wellness

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Let the Sunshine In

I've just come in from enjoying the first super warm sunny day with my son. I'm not sure what the temperature is, but once I realized it was warm out... I donned my socks, rolled up my sweat pants and shirt sleeves and pulled a lawn chair up on my patio out of the breeze.
I soaked in the sun for the entire morning, while my son quickly found the dirt...and yucky pond water and gleefully played. (all the while I'm warning him over and over to remember to not touch his face.)

Both Tigger and Dom find a cozy spot on my lap,
soaking up rays, we all were smiling!

Sitting in the sun, thinking about how much it can change how I feel with an effect that lasts for days, I thought I'd share with you one of the most basic ways to be fit and well.

Yep, you guessed it - GET IN THE SUN!

See, while Vitamin D supplements fill the stores to address the national issue of serious Vitamin D deficiency, there is only one sun. This is the very best source of Vitamin D for our bodies and TRULY the one our body know what to do with best. It's whole food in zero calorie format and it's free!

Every one needs a different amount, I try to get at least 30 minutes a day through the summer. In the winter, if I'm finding I'm not getting out regularly enough, I might add in a liquid D3 supplement to my diet.

So, enjoy these early warm sunny days with a dose of Vitamin D and see how you feel after ward! It's awfully hard to be grouchy and sad when you've let the SUN SHINE IN!