Episode 19:

The Passive Income Nurse Podcast

What’s up my Nursing friends!!

I hope you are enjoying these Health & Wellness Episodes! If you are, please let me know over in The Passive Income Nurse Podcast FB community!  Today is part 3 of the 6 part series and we are going to be discussing MICRONUTRIENTS — MACROS get a lot of attention, but today I’m gonna chat with you about the greater importance of MICROS with an emphasis on our endocrine system and how they, along with gut health basically effect EVERYTHING in our body!!

“LIVING your best life starts with you giving your body what it NEEDS to thrive!” 

There are a lot of things that disrupt our endocrine system — stress, over exercising, working at a job we hate — have a major impact on our bodies. Our diet AND our gut health are both EXTREMELY important —

So, whether you’re NOT eating foods that provide enough of the MICROnutrients your body needs to optimize endocrine function OR may be you you are consuming nutrient dense foods, but your body can’t absorb enough of of the vitamins + minerals they contain due to gut dybiosos — whatever the reason, the results is the same — a lack of sufficient nutrients to keep your hormones happy and balanced!

A few key supplements that you can consider “your insurance policy” as you begin to balance your hormones and endocrine system naturally are:

1. B Vitamins — they are critical for hormonal health, play a hug role in energy, moods, skin, and stress response.
2. Magnesium  — this is MAGIC for your hormones, it is essential for hormone creation and also contributes to cortisol regulation, thyroid function, blood sugar balance, and sleep.
3. Omega 3 fay acids — TONS of evidence point to omega-3 fatty acids as POTENT soothers of mensural-related symptoms/PMS, mood boosters, stress busters, anti-inflammatory against, and skin rejuvenators.
4. Vitamin D — helps support the brain, immune system, and nervous system. Also helps regulate insulin levels, which stabilized BS. It’s also been linked to mood, dopamine production in the brain, and serotonin levels.
5. Probiotics  — Gut bacteria supplement the contains BILLIONS of friendly bacteria intended to promote gut healthy, aka a healthy microbiome. Your gut is an important part of of the elimination system…which we’re familiar with…the GI tract eliminates, but it’s also vital to getting rid of excess estrogen in the body. Too!
6. Antioxidants  —vitamin C, selenium, and alpha lipoid acid all promote liver function — and as you know, the liver is our primary filter, it detoxifies, flushes out the excess, and when liver function is low, it could mean the your body won’t flush out excess estrogen adequately, making you vulnerable to estrogen dominance. 

Resources:

Linked here are the 2 blog post I mentioned for you if you want to check them out:

WHY SUPPLEMENT

WHAT THE HECK ARE SUPERFOODS

Also HERE is a video linked up for you on the Quality Plant-Based Supplement I consume everyday! You may recognize the guy in the video, Darin Olien, he is the creator/formulator and recently was featured in the Netflix series Down to Earth with Zac Efron!