A lot of times our brains think in a black and white scenario. If we have natural options we can’t use conventional ones. And while our goal is to have as low-tox of a lifestyle as possible, we still live in the real world!
Sometimes it just takes a small shift in our thinking to get us where we want to be.
We want to look at our health and our lives with a holistic perspective. Our bodies work as a whole. Our lives work as a whole. Each part is dependent on the others, and each part affects the others.
What does a holistic view of health look like? It looks like tools in your toolbox for daily support, tools for when the bumps in the road hit, pausing and listening to your body to see what it is trying to tell you.
Here is a simple example – fevers.
Did you know that a fever is a natural response of the body when it comes into contact with something that it needs to fight off? Yep. A fever is your body doing its thing to kill off whatever is making you feel bad.
A lot of doctors will tell you to let a fever run its course so that the body can mount its defenses against the infection or injury. Does that mean we just sit and suffer in discomfort or never lower really high fevers? No, we take a holistic view of the situation.
Did you know that applying Lemon and Peppermint to the feet and spine can be really soothing in the presence of a fever? This makes you comfortable while allowing the body to do what it was created to do!
Our bodies have an innate design that we can support and encourage with simple daily tools. Our lives are an interplay of mental, physical, and emotional health. Each one affecting the other, and each one an area where we can create nourishing routines that spill over into each of the other areas.
So let’s shift our focus to a holistic view of our lives and health so we can move towards something better, something richer in all areas – including our hormone health.