Treasured Wellness- Brain Fog, Fatigue & Whole Health Restoration for Christian Women Over 40

Do you suffer from high anxiety often? Anxiety is a common issue that affects many people, including Christian women. However, as followers of Christ, we have access to a powerful resource that can help us overcome anxiety and find peace.  We are called to do things differently. We are set apart. In this episode, we will see what God says about anxiety and how seeking God AND His word can bring us...

Do you fight fatigue daily and want an energy boost?  Do you find that day in and day out you are dragging yourself through, low in energy, getting things done but maybe not in an efficient or productive way? Are you always tired? Always wanting a nap because you are so tired? Your fatigue could be a very important sign your body is telling you that it is in trouble. Your liver could be sluggish a...

As a faith led woman, do you struggle to rest? Do you feel guilty when you rest? Does your mind play a continuous loop stating all the reasons why you shouldn't be resting?  The truth is rest is a very important and necessary way for our bodies and minds to reset, repair and recover. God created rest. God created the sabbath for His children.  Sometimes we may feel as Christian women that we are t...

 You CAN reduce inflammation and gain mental clarity by doing a gentle cleanse and detox. Do you think doing a cleanse or detox to reduce inflammation is all about deprivation and really hard? Have you wondered what doing a 30 day gentle cleanse and detox really looks like? What if you want to change up your eating habits and eat more anti-inflammatory but your spouse isn't on board?  We talk abou...

Do you label yourself as a people pleaser? Do you have trouble setting boundaries?  Maybe you are a people pleaser for everyone except yourself. Does the thought of speaking up for yourself, setting boundaries and speaking your voice cause you some anxiety?  Being a people pleaser and not setting healthy boundaries can greatly affect how you care for yourself. Putting everyone else first, at the e...

Is the food you eat causing you to have more INFLAMMATION in your body? Are your joints aching from toxic inflammation due to the food choices you reach for? Do you know you should make better food choices to support your body and eat more anti-inflammatory but you don't know what?  Today I am going over the 7 top inflammatory causing foods to avoid so that you can make some simple switches and he...

Stress management is a buzz word but do we really know how to manage our stress in a way that is supporting our bodies?  What do you reach for when you are stressed?  Do you manage your stress with something that will support your physically and emotionally taxed body or is it going to drain you even more? Could what you are doing to manage your stress be causing MORE inflammation and overall MORE...

Do you have a lot of inflammation in your body? Do you practice self care often? Do you think self care is necessary or selfish? How does inflammation and self care both affect the body?  Self care is most definitely not selfish and I would state how absolutely necessary it is for optimal whole health.  But our Heavenly Father created the sabbath for us. His children. To Rest. Restore. Renew.  Sel...

Trauma, unforgiveness, bitterness all affects us in every area: mind, body, soul, spirit.  We know God commands us to forgive someone who wrongs us always. But it isn't always so easy is it?  The truth is forgiving someone else actually brings US freedom and peace. Jesus spoke of this and how if we don't forgive others God may not forgive us.  But the thought of walking up to the person who wronge...

Since it's Heart Health Month all of February I wanted to talk about some facts relating to heart health.  So many women are concerned about high blood pressure and heart disease but yet not fully getting the answers they are looking for when they visit their practitioner. Even if the labs you get are unclear often the answer is to take a "wait and see" approach. In functional medicine we like to...

Spiritual fatigue is a real thing. When we have been praying and praying for a resolution that we aren't getting we can become spiritually fatigued.  When we have been crying out to the Lord for unsaved family members we can get spiritually fatigued. Today I share 3 specific bible verses you can pray over your unsaved loved ones that will encourage you to "keep fighting the good fight". We are not...

Do you hate to workout? Or maybe you know you should exercise but you just can't seem to find the motivation to workout. Maybe you once had the motivation to workout when you were younger but you are TIRED now and can't seem to care much about it.  Fitness in midlife is much different than fitness in our 20's. As well it should be! Today I have a special guest with me to talk about why fitness is...

You WANT to make changes to your diet and lifestyle, you really do, but you keep becoming resistant to the change. You start out strong but your old habits get in the way of making lasting change to your lifestyle that you know would help you feel better.  Like Paul said, we do what we know we shouldn’t be doing and don’t do what we know we should be doing! Why are we SO RESISTANT to change? Even...

Do you still drink diet soda or energy drinks? Would you say you have a little bit (or a lot) of an addiction to your diet soda?  I am going to share a story from one of my clients who essentially had a healing crisis and wasn't getting the answers she needed before she started working with me. We did a deep dive into her food and lifestyle and discovered something incredible. And completely preve...

Emotional eating happens to us all. We all reach for the junk food knowing it isn't good for us but not really caring in the moment because, well, we want it and need it (we think) to help us through the emotions we are feeling at the time. But for some women, it is a lifelong struggle to get control of the emotional eating habits and patterns that plague them. You may label yourself as an "emotio...

You have made a goal to workout more, get in shape, lose those 10 lbs and you are motivated and excited about it, until...  you aren't.  You go to your burn boot camp, hot yoga, or CrossFit classes but something doesn't feel right. You aren't really happy doing the workouts, your body is complaining and your fitness goals start to peter out. Diminish. Fade.  Do you TRUST yourself for your OWN pers...

Oh that self sabotage!! How often do you notice that you are sabotaging yourself and your health goals?  Many times we don't even realize we are sabotaging a goal we set for ourselves.  But often, self sabotage is the very thing that is keeping us stuck in our health goals.  I share my own self sabotage story with sugar and I invite you to open God's word with me to see what He says. It isn't you...

Ah, the ever searching quest for anti-aging hacks as women over 40! We women in midlife are being bombarded with so much information on how to turn back the clock and stop aging. Inflammation is a root cause of much of our aging concerns so we want to tackle toxic inflammation and actually reverse some signs of aging that are causing more harm to our body.  We will never be 21 again but we can gen...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Do you tend to start each year with a new eating plan or diet only to give it up in a week or two?  Do you set high expectations on yourself each new year and big new year resolutions that end up being too hard to implement?  Lose weight, go on a diet, exercise more, cut out sugar, ditch caffeine....all good goals! But why is it so hard to sustain the changes we set for ourselves e...

  Welcome to this first podcast episode of 2023!  I am so happy to bring Dr. Todd Frisch back to the show with his expertise and insight on how inflammation affects the body AND the brain! Are you getting concerned about your brain and cognition as you age?  Does being a woman over 40 make you think about your brain health more?  As we age, it's normal to feel more concerned about our memory and c...

GOODBYE 2022 and HELLO 2023! As we are ending one year and beginning another, this is a chance for a fresh start and a renewed mindset.  Why is our mindset so important? How does mindset relate to our health? How does our mindset help us in the day to day?  How we think affects what we DO. Do you have a FIXED mindset or a GROWTH mindset? This is a year end challenge I  did recently with my Faceboo...

Do you struggle to fully submit to God? Fully obey and surrender your life to God?  It is a struggle for most of us in our Christian walk to fully submit to God. But the blessings and peace that we receive when we do submit to God are far reaching.  Only God can give us the peace we are so desperately needing. But it takes intentional action on our part. To surrender. To submit.  To obey.  When we...

How much leftover Christmas food do you have in your fridge? All those leftovers need to go somewhere right? May as well whip up a few recipes to finish them up and do something different than the typical ham soup and turkey or ham sandwiches. Today I wanted to share 4 quick and easy tips to help you use up those leftovers which will help you meal prep, prevent boredom and not waste all the leftov...

Do you feel like God isn't answering your prayers? Maybe you have been praying for a specific situation for quite a while and you are not feeling like God is listening or answering you?  There could be a reason why He isn't answering.  If we are holding onto unforgiveness it can cause a lot of emotional, spiritual and physical stress on us.  We are given the command to forgive. Period. Not forget....

Ah the holidays. Time for lots of celebrations, get togethers, family dinners, work events and lots of wine and other alcohol all around you! Do you love to drink wine but always feel terrible after? Do you get a migraine or headache the next day after drinking wine?  Do you only drink 1 or 2 glasses of wine and yet STILL feel hungover the next day? Even with eating a full meal with your wine?  Do...