This may come as a surprise - or you're just used to it around here - but hand sanitizer may not be all that they said it was. I'm claiming that you should stop using hand sanitizer altogether.
Sure, hand sanitizer does it's job - of killing germs - but unfortunately, it doesn't just stop at the bad ones but the good ones as well. Think of it as an antibiotic to your gut bacteria. It doesn't just get rid of the bad - it gets rid of the good, and that good is serving a purpose.
Inside today's podcast, I share all the reasons why hand sanitizer could be making you more susceptible to illness and disease and what to do instead.
Of course, to fully understand this podcast, you'll want to make sure and listen to episode 123 which lays the basics.
Then tune in below to find out why you should stop using hand sanitizer and what to do instead.
Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/124
'Tis cold and flu season which means all things sniffles, tissues, and early bedtimes. But are you tired of being plagued year in and year out by the nagging sickness that seems to knock you out at least once a year? Here are my 6 cheap and easy immune boosting tips.
The immune system is a fascinating subject and one that surprisingly doesn't get a ton of stage time. We hear about cancer, heart disease, Alzheimers, depression, and autoimmunity. We even hear about good hand washing, flu vaccines and what your mom always told you - to have a warm bowl of chicken noodle soup.
But my question is, why aren't we talking more about the very system that could also keep us well?
The one that is continuously running, even without us knowing, working to get rid of invaders in the never-ending battle that our body faces every single day. What if we learned about it, and instead of trying to take matters into our own hands we understood the very system that could keep us well?
The immune system is what we're breaking down on today's podcast. From what it is, how it works and ultimately how we can support it because the supportive aspect is the key. Like everything, things change when we learn to work with our body instead of against it.
Inside today's podcast, you'll learn a lot - maybe more than you care to know - about your immune system. From what it needs to thrive and how you can create the right environment to prevent illness this year and in the many years to come.
Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/123
One of my favorite posts of the year is the holiday gift guide. Most likely because I love scanning them as well. Plus, does anyone else have a hard time coming up with unique gift ideas? This is just one great way to find small companies or unique gifts that you can gift in love.
On today's podcast, I share my top 10 brands {plus I share some more insight into my recent Lyme Disease diagnosis - it's a special edition of breakfast with Alexa}. Take a listen and learn through my own words why I like these companies.
Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/122
The holidays are here - the most wonderful time of the year. That's not even sarcasm. I really do love everything about the holidays - I mean I love the pool too - but twinkling lights, laughter, lots of parties, what isn't there to love?
Of course, there is one big problem with the holidays and that's what you should be eating.
The food fears that leaves you strapped and starving or binging because you just don't care.
What if we could come to a happy middle ground where you can enjoy good food without the need to binge in rebellion to deprivation? That's what today is all about.
On this podcast, I share 5 quick tips to help you stay healthy through the holidays without worrying about food. Can that get an amen?
Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/121
How could you practice gratitude all wrong? It seems like such a simple little task. Buy a journal, keep a list, repeat. Not too difficult.
But let me ask you this - when's the last time the practice of gratitude changed your life?
If it's the highest form of healing then shouldn't we be noticing a difference from this practice alone? This is the question I found myself asking after I attempted for the hundredth time to start a daily practice of gratitude.
It wasn't working - even my accountability partner didn't help it stick. It just made me feel guilty and stressed for not completely yet another list.
Funny isn't it? That something so easy could be one of the greatest struggles. I mean if I can wake up and workout at 5:15 am four mornings a week, why can't I practice gratitude?
All the things I asked and all the stuff I'm answering on today's podcast.
Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/120
Happiness is - fill in the blank.
I don't know what happiness is to you but I'm do know what it's not. Thanks to learning this the hard way and chasing my way through life trying to catch up with it. Fortunately, I'm realizing very abruptly that happiness is none of the things I thought it would be and yet all of the things it needs to be.
Today on the podcast I interview the queen bee of happiness, through walking her own battle to find it, Alli Worthington. She is a three-time author, speaker, podcaster and one of my mentors who recently released her latest book The Year of Living Happy.
Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/119
Your mama probably told you a thousand times in your life and those exact words come out of my mouth no less than a hundred times every dinner at our home.
I don't know if it's human nature to just keep moving, all day every day but my girls can't sit down to eat. They may start out on their chair but slowly they begin squatting, then one leg on the chair one leg off, sometimes they're under the table others on the table and occasionally running around the table.
It's nonstop. But what I hope to teach them, once the wiggly early elementary years pass is there is a true health benefit to sitting down to eat and you'll better digest, absorb and utilize your food, plus it's good on your gut microbiome.
I mean double bonus right?
Make sure you listen to today's podcast to learn in less than 10 minutes why you should sit down to eat. It matters I promise you'll see changes in how you digest food, in how much you consume and how satisfied you are when you sit at the table with good company, or no company and really just focus on the goodness going in your belly.
Get all the details inside the podcast.
Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/118