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Sha nnon Ga rre tt, BS, RN, CHLC, CNN | Holistic Thyroid Ca re TM | sha nnong a rre ttwe llne ss.c om
Tha t Will He lp Yo u Lo se We ig ht Na tura lly
5 Foods
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No te fro m Sha nno n G a rre tt, BS, RN, CHLC, CNN
Be fo re we g e t to the 5 fo o d s tha t will he lp yo u lo se we ig ht na tura lly, I’ d like to sha re pa rt o f
my he a lth jo urne y with yo u.
If so me o ne ha d to ld me 20 ye a rs a g o tha t I wo uld b e a se lf-e mplo ye d nurse -nutritio nist a nd
a uto immune thyro id re c o ve ry nurse spe c ia list, I wo uld ha ve la ug he d .
I me a n, I wa s the g irl who wa s a lwa ys mind ful o f fo o d a nd he a lthy e a ting (tha nks to my
g ra nd mo the r) b ut I wa s a lso a b usine ss a nd c usto me r se rvic e o rie nte d o ffic e type o f g a l who
e njo ye d the struc ture o f wo rking 9 to 5 in a b ric k a nd mo rta r b uild ing 5 d a ys a we e k.
So wha t the he c k ha pp e ne d ? Auto immune d ise a se e nte re d my life …Ha shimo to ’ s, c e lia c
d ise a se , a nd p e rnic io us a ne mia . Inte rstitia l c ystitis c a me kno c king first. This p a rt o f my life
c e rta inly to o k a to ll, b ut it a lso a wa ke ne d me to wha t my c a lling in life wo uld b e c o me .
Fa st fo rwa rd to to d a y a fte r re c e ive d de g re e s in huma n d e ve lo p me nt & p syc ho lo g y a nd
nursing , multip le c e rtific a tio ns in func tio na l nutritio n, e nviro nme nta l to xins a nd stre ss,
tho usa nds o f a c a d e mic re se a rc h ho urs, the privile g e o f wo rking with o ve r 1,200 c lie nts to
d a te a nd mo st re c e ntly g ra d ua ting fro m the p ra c titio ne r pro g ra m fro m the Ha shimo to ’ s
Institute , I’ ve c o mb ine d a ll my p e rso na l e xp e rie nc e a nd p ro fe ssio na l e xpe rtise in a p o we rful
so lutio n tha t c a n fina lly sho w yo u ho w to live life to the fulle st de sp ite a uto immune thyro id
d ise a se a nd the na g g ing symp to ms…e sp e c ia lly the ina b ility to lo se we ig ht no ma tte r wha t
yo u d o !
My ho p e is tha t this mini g uid e will he lp yo u in so me wa y in yo ur jo urne y.
Wa rmly,
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If yo u’ re like I use d to b e , yo u ha ve like ly b e e n strug g ling to re le a se e xc e ss we ig ht fo r a while .
And , a lso like me , yo u’ ve like ly trie d a numb e r o f d ie ts a nd stra te g ie s tha t ha ve n’ t wo rke d .
I kno w ho w frustra ting this c a n b e , a nd ho w c o nfusing it is to try to ma ke se nse o f a ll the
c o nflic ting nutritio na l info rma tio n o ut the re .
I put this mini g uide to g e the r so yo u c a n sta rt to le a rn ho w a nd why sp e c ific fo o ds, a nd d rinks,
c a n he lp yo u lo se we ig ht na tura lly. The info rma tio n I’ m sha ring is no t a b o ut the la te st fa d d ie t;
it’ s a b o ut a d d ing in nutrie nt-de nse fo o d s tha t ha ve b e e n p ro ve n to b o th a id in we ig ht lo ss
a nd impro ve o ve ra ll he a lth a t the sa me time .
While so me o f this ma y b e ne w to yo u, with a little b it o f p ra c tic e yo u will find it is e a sy to a d d
the se ing re d ie nts into yo ur d ie t o n a d a ily b a sis. In fa c t, a t the e nd , I’ m g o ing to sha re o ne
simp le re c ip e yo u c a n ma ke in unde r five minute s tha t inc o rp o ra te s a ll o f the se fo o ds. Ho w’ s
tha t fo r he a lthy e a ting o n the g o ?
I’ m e xc ite d to sha re this info rma tio n with yo u, so le t’ s g e t g o ing !
5 Fo o d s Tha t Will He lp Yo u
Lo se We ig ht Na tura lly
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G re e n Te a Why Gre e n Te a He lps With We ig ht Loss
Whe n g re e n te a is c o nsume d , it inc re a se s
the rmo g e ne sis o r the ra te a t whic h yo ur b o dy
b urns c a lo rie s. This me a ns tha t yo u c a n d o the
sa me le ve l o f a c tivity b ut b urn mo re c a lo rie s
thro ug ho ut the da y.
In o ne stud y, p a rtic ip a nts we re g ive n g re e n te a o n
a d a ily b a sis, b ut ma de no c ha ng e s to the fo o d
the y a te o r e xe rc ise the y d id . At the e nd o f 90
d a ys, p a rtic ip a nts lo st a n a ve ra g e o f 2.64 p o und s,
¾ inc h fro m the ir wa istline a nd re duc e d the ir b o d y
ma ss ind e x—no t b a d c o nside ring tha t no d ie ta ry o r
e xe rc ise c ha ng e s we re p a rt o f the stud y.
In a no the r 12-we e k stud y, p a rtic ip a nts we re p la c e d o n a d ie t whe re the y we re pro vid e d
thre e me a ls p e r d a y. All the fo o d wa s p re p a re d fo r the p a rtic ipa nts. Ha lf o f the g ro up
c o nsume d g re e n te a . Tho se in the g re e n te a g ro up lo st sig nific a ntly mo re we ig ht—24
p o und s—o ve r the 12-we e k p e rio d .
Asid e fro m we ig ht lo ss, the re a re ma ny he a lth b e ne fits to d rinking g re e n te a , inc lud ing
p re ve nting c a nc e r, re d uc ing infla mma tio n, a nd o ve ra ll he a rt he a lth.
Se le c ting Gre e n Te a
Se le c ting g re e n te a c a n b e c o nfusing b e c a use the re a re se ve ra l d iffe re nt fo rms, inc lud ing
ma tc ha , te a b a g s, a nd te a le a ve s. Yo ur b e st o p tio n is to use ma tc ha , whic h is a mo re
c o nc e ntra te d , p o wd e re d fo rm o f g re e n te a . Yo u’ ll a lso wa nt to b e sure to c ho o se ma tc ha
with c a ffe ine , a s stud ie s sho w tha t g re e n te a c o nta ining c a ffe ine is mo re e ffe c tive a t
supp o rting we ig ht lo ss.
O ne c up o f g re e n te a ma d e with ma tc ha p o wd e r ha s
the sa me nutritio na l va lue a s d rinking 10 c up s o f
re g ula r b re we d te a .
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Pre pa ring Gre e n Te a
If yo u’ re using ma tc ha g re e n te a p o wde r, simp ly a d d 1 te a sp o o n o f the ma tc ha p o wd e r to a
te a c up . The n p o ur ho t wa te r tha t is just und e r a b o il into the te a c up . (Yo u ne ve r wa nt to use
b o iling wa te r whe n ma king g re e n te a .) Stir a nd e njo y. If yo u wo uld like to swe e te n it, a d d 5
d ro p s o f ste via o r a b it o f ra w ho ne y. Drink the te a imme d ia te ly, a s it will g e t b itte r if it sits fo r a
while .
Coc onut Oil
Why Coc onut Oil He lps with We ig ht
Loss
Whe n yo u think a b o ut we ig ht lo ss,
yo u mig ht think yo u sho uld minimize
fa t c o nsump tio n. This typ e o f
thinking ma y b e sa b o ta g ing yo ur
we ig ht lo ss e ffo rts. Inste a d , think
a b o ut c o nsuming the rig ht typ e s o f
fa t. One o f the fa ts tha t ha s b e e n
fo und to b e b e ne fic ia l fo r we ig ht
lo ss is c o c o nut o il.
Co nsuming c o c o nut o il is ve ry d iffe re nt tha n c o nsuming o the r typ e s o f fa t, b e c a use it re a c ts
d iffe re ntly within yo ur b o d y. Mo st typ e s o f d ie ta ry fa ts c o nta in lo ng -c ha in fa tty a c id s, b ut
c o c o nut o il c o nta ins me d ium-c ha in trig lyc e rid e s (MCTs), whic h a re me ta b o lize d in a uniq ue
wa y.
Whe n yo u c o nsume the MCTs in c o c o nut o il, the y mo ve fro m the d ig e stive tra c t to the live r.
Sinc e the MCTs in c o c o nut o il a re "the rmo g e nic ," me a ning tha t the y re q uire a hig he r a mo unt
o f e ne rg y to d ig e st a nd me ta b o lize , the y he lp to b o o st yo ur me ta b o lism a nd p ro vid e yo u with
a d d itio na l e ne rg y thro ug ho ut the d a y.
Sinc e the b o d y p ro c e sse s MCTs in this wa y, the y inc re a se the e ne rg y tha t is e xpe nd e d
(c o mp a re d with o the r typ e s o f fa ts). Whe n e ne rg y is use d a t hig he r le ve ls, fa t lo ss o c c urs.
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Re se a rc he rs a t the Unive rsity o f G e ne va fo und tha t whe n 1 to 2
ta b le spo o ns o f c o c o nut o il is c o nsume d e a c h d a y, e ne rg y
e xp e nd iture inc re a se s b y a b o ut 120 c a lo rie s e a c h da y.
Tips for Buying Coc onut Oil
Sinc e c o c o nut o il is b e c o ming mo re p o p ula r, yo u c a n find it a t mo st g ro c e ry sto re s. No t a ll
c o c o nut o il is c re a te d e q ua l, so yo u’ ll wa nt to b e se le c tive a b o ut the typ e yo u p urc ha se .
Whe n yo u a re sho p p ing , yo u will se e two ma in c a te g o rie s o f c o c o nut o il: re fine d a nd
unre fine d . The re fine d c o c o nut o il will no t ha ve the c o c o nut ta ste , b ut it ha s b e e n a lte re d
fro m its o rig ina l fo rm.
Fo r the b e st he a lth b e ne fits, p urc ha se unre fine d c o c o nut o il. Sinc e it ha sn’ t b e e n p ro c e sse d ,
it c o nta ins mo re a ntio xid a nts a nd p o lyp he no ls, whic h he lp to c o mb a t fre e -ra d ic a l a c tivity
within the b o d y. Lo o k fo r la b e ls with wo rds suc h a s "virg in" o r "e xtra -virg in" to ma ke sure tha t
yo u a re b uying unre fine d c o c o nut o il.
How to Use Coc onut Oil
Yo u c a n sta rt using c o c o nut o il whe re yo u mig ht usua lly use c a no la o il o r b utte r. Fo r e xa mp le ,
if yo u a re using a re c ipe tha t c a lls fo r 3 ta b le sp o o ns o f c a no la o il, try using 3 ta b le sp o o ns o f
c o c o nut o il inste a d .
He re a re a fe w id e a s o f ho w I like to inc o rp o ra te c o c o nut o il into my d ie t:
• Stir fry ve g e ta b le s in c o c o nut o il
• Ad d a ta b le sp o o n o f c o c o nut o il into a smo o thie
• Sp re a d c o c o nut o il o n yo ur to a st inste a d o f b utte r
• Use c o c o nut o il a s a b utte r sub stitute in b a king
• Fry e g g s in c o c o nut o il
• Ma ke p o pc o rn with c o c o nut o il
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Fla x Se e ds
How Flax Se e ds He lp with We ig ht Loss
Fla x se e d s a re hig h in b o th so lub le a nd
inso lub le fib e r, whic h a re imp o rta nt
e le me nts o f a he a lthy d ie t. Fib e r is
b e ne fic ia l fo r we ig ht lo ss in a fe w wa ys.
First, it he lp s yo u fe e l full fo r a lo ng e r
p e rio d o f time , he lp ing yo u c o nsume
le ss fo o d .
Se c o nd , the fib e r c o nte nt in fla x se e d s
he lp s c o ntro l yo ur b lo o d sug a r le ve ls.
Ma inta ining lo we r b lo o d sug a r le ve ls
supp o rts we ig ht lo ss, b e c a use whe n
yo ur b lo o d sug a r le ve ls a re hig h, yo ur
b o d y is mo re like ly to sto re fa t.
Fla x se e d s a lso c o nta in o me g a -3 e sse ntia l fa tty a c ids whic h ha ve b e e n sho wn to b o o st
me ta b o lism a nd sp e e d up we ig ht lo ss. And like fib e r, the he a lthy fa ts fo und in fla x se e d s a re
b e ne fic ia l b e c a use the y slo w d o wn d ig e stio n a nd he lp ke e p yo u sa tia te d .
Tips for Buying Fla x Se e d
The re a re two typ e s o f fla x se e ds: russe t b ro wn a nd g o lde n ye llo w. Bo th typ e s o f fla x a re
simila r in nutritio na l va lue a nd he a lth b e ne fits, so c ho o se e ithe r o ne .
Whe n yo u sho p fo r fla x se e d s, yo u will find the m in e ithe r the who le fo rm o r p re -g ro und .
Alwa ys p urc ha se who le fla x se e ds b e c a use the g ro und se e ds turn ra nc id q uic kly. Yo u c a n
the n e a sily g rind the m a t ho me using a c o ffe e g rind e r o r hig h sp e e d b le nd e r, suc h a s a
Ble nd Te c o r a Vita Mix.
Yo ur d ig e stive syste m is una b le to b re a k d o wn fla x se e d s
in the ir who le fo rm. In o rd e r to g a in nutritio na l b e ne fits
fro m fla x se e d s, a lwa ys use g ro und se e d s.
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I like to g rind e no ug h fla x se e ds fo r o ne we e k a nd sto re the g ro und se e d s in a n a irtig ht
c o nta ine r in the fridg e . The unuse d who le se e d s sho uld b e sto re d in the fre e ze r a fte r the b a g
is o pe ne d in o rd e r to ke e p the m fre sh.
How to Inc lude Flax Se e ds in Your Die t.
He re a re a fe w wa ys I like to inc o rp o ra te fla x se e d s into my d ie t:
• Ad d a ta b le sp o o n o f g ro und fla x se e d s to a smo o thie
• Sp rinkle g ro und fla x o n a b o wl o f o a tme a l in the mo rning
• Stir g ro und fla x into g ra no la
• Stir a sp o o nful o f g ro und fla x into a b o wl o f yo g urt
• Mix g ro und fla x into me a tb a lls o r me a tlo a f
Wa te r
Tho ug h it so unds to o simp le to b e true ,
the re a re se ve ra l re a so ns why d rinking
a d e q ua te a mo unts o f wa te r
thro ug ho ut the da y c a n he lp yo u
re le a se e xc e ss we ig ht.
How wate r he lps with we ig ht loss
• Whe n yo u a re we ll hydra te d , yo ur o rg a ns a re a b le to p e rfo rm mo re o p tima lly. This a llo ws
yo ur me ta b o lism to spe e d up , whic h me a ns yo u’ ll b urn c a lo rie s mo re q uic kly. Eve n mild
d e hyd ra tio n will slo w do wn yo ur me ta b o lism.
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• Na tura l wa ste is p ro d uc e d in yo ur b o d y e a c h d a y fro m b a sic func tio ns suc h a s b re a thing
a nd d ig e sting fo o d . Ge tting rid o f the se to xins c a n b e he lp ful fo r we ig ht lo ss, b e c a use to xins
a re sto re d in fa t c e lls. Wa te r is a g re a t wa y to flush to xins o ut o f yo ur b o d y.
• Whe n yo u a re d e hyd ra te d , the b lo o d vo lume in yo ur b o d y is re duc e d . De c re a se d b lo o d
vo lume le ve ls re sults in lo we r e ne rg y le ve ls, whic h ma ke s it d iffic ult fo r yo u to sta y a c tive .
• By d rinking mo re wa te r, yo u’ ll na tura lly e nd up d rinking fe we r hig h-c a lo rie , sug a ry d rinks.
Did yo u kno w tha t 75% o f the Ame ric a n p o p ula tio n is c hro nic a lly d e hyd ra te d ? And in 37% o f
Ame ric a ns, the thirst me c ha nism is so we a k tha t it is mista ke n fo r hung e r.
By simply d rinking mo re wa te r, yo u ma y no tic e tha t yo u b e c o me le ss hung ry.
O ne g la ss o f wa te r e nd e d mid nig ht hung e r p a ng s fo r
a lmo st 100% o f the d ie te rs p a rtic ipa ting in a Unive rsity
o f Wa shing to n stud y.
Bre nda Da vy, Ph.D., c o mp le te d a re se a rc h stud y a t Virg inia Te c h, a nd fo und tha t d rinking
wa te r b e fo re me a ls c a n he lp yo u to lo se we ig ht a nd ke e p it o ff. In he r stud y, the sub je c ts tha t
d ra nk wa te r b e fo re me a ls lo st a n a ve ra g e o f 4 p o und s mo re tha n the g ro up tha t d id no t d rink
wa te r b e fo re me a ls.
To sup e rc ha rg e yo ur we ig ht lo ss, ma ke sure tha t yo ur wa te r is c o ld inste a d o f ro o m
te mp e ra ture . Co ld wa te r c a use s the rmo g e ne sis, whic h inc re a se s the e xp e nd iture o f e ne rg y
a nd he lp s yo u to b urn fa t fa ste r. Re se a rc he rs fo und tha t yo ur me ta b o lism is b o o ste d within 10
minute s o f d rinking c o ld wa te r, a nd tho se b e ne fits c a n re ma in fo r a t le a st 30 o r 40 minute s.
How Muc h Wate r Do You Ne e d Ea c h Da y?
A simp le rule o f thumb is to c a lc ula te yo ur wa te r inta ke b a se d o n yo ur we ig ht. Simply d ivide
yo ur to ta l we ig ht in ha lf a nd d rink tha t numb e r in o unc e s e a c h da y.
So , if yo u we ig h 150 p o und s, the n yo u sho uld b e d rinking 75 o unc e s o f wa te r p e r d a y. This
numb e r will like ly ne e d to b e inc re a se d if yo u a re in a ho t e nviro nme nt, o r if yo u ha ve hig he r
le ve ls o f p hysic a l a c tivity. Also , p re g na nt a nd b re a stfe e d ing wo me n o fte n ne e d to d rink mo re
wa te r.
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Yo u c a n mo nito r yo ur wa te r inta ke b a se d o n the c o lo r o f yo ur urine . If yo ur urine is b rig ht
ye llo w, the n it me a ns tha t yo u ne e d to d rink mo re wa te r. If it is a p a le ye llo w c o lo r, the n yo u
a re pro b a b ly g e tting e no ug h wa te r e a c h d a y. Ke e p in mind tha t the re a re o the r fa c to rs tha t
c a n imp a c t yo ur urine c o lo r, suc h a s c e rta in sup p le me nts, vita mins, a nd me d ic a tio ns.
Ma king Your Wate r Ta sty
If yo u a re so me o ne who d o e sn't e njo y d rinking wa te r, the n yo u mig ht c o nsid e r a d d ing o the r
ing re d ie nts to g ive yo ur g la ss o f wa te r a slig ht fla vo r. Yo u c a n fla vo r yo ur wa te r with na tura l
ing re d ie nts, suc h a s le mo n, lime , o ra ng e , c uc umb e r, mint le a ve s, stra wb e rry slic e s, o r
p ine a pp le c hunks. My fa vo rite is b re wing p a ssio nfruit te a .
If yo u wa nt it a little swe e te r, try a d d ing a b it o f liq uid ste via , whic h is a ta sty, no n-c a lo rie
he rb a l swe e te ne r. Ste via is ve ry swe e t, so 6-8 d ro p s is usua lly e no ug h to swe e te n o ne g la ss o f
wa te r o r te a .
Da rk Le a fy Gre e n Ve g e ta ble s
How Da rk Le a fy Gre e ns He lp with We ig ht Loss
Le a fy g re e n ve g e ta b le s a re o ne o f the he a lthie st
a nd mo st nutrie nt-d e nse fo o d s yo u c a n e a t.
Ea ting fo o ds with hig h nutrie nt le ve ls will ke e p yo u
sa tia te d lo ng e r the re b y re d uc ing c ra ving s,
b e c a use yo ur b o d y is g e tting the nutritio n tha t it
ne e ds.
Le a fy g re e ns a re lo w in c a lo rie s a nd the y’ re a
g re a t so urc e o f fib e r, whic h d ig e sts slo wly a nd
the re fo re ke e ps yo ur sto ma c h fe e ling full fo r a
lo ng e r p e rio d o f time .
The fib e r in le a fy g re e n ve g e ta b le s a lso he lp s
re g ula te yo ur b lo o d sug a r le ve ls. Ke e p ing yo ur b lo o d sug a r in c he c k will ma ke it e a sie r fo r yo u
to lo se fa t a nd p re ve nt we ig ht g a in.
Choosing Da rk Le afy Gre e ns
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The b e st wa y to c ho o se yo ur le a fy g re e ns is b y lo o king a t the c o lo r o f the ve g e ta b le : the
d a rke r, the b e tte r. Da rke r ve g e ta b le s ha ve hig he r le ve ls o f a ntio xida nts a nd mo re nutrie nts, so
the y’ ll ke e p yo u fe e ling full fo r a lo ng e r p e rio d o f time .
If yo u re a lly wa nt to sup e rc ha rg e yo ur we ig ht lo ss, sta rt a d d ing ste a me d o r b la nc he d c o lla rd
g re e ns, c a b b a g e , ka le a nd b o k c ho y to yo ur d ie t. The se da rk, le a fy g re e ns a re a lso
c ruc ife ro us ve g e ta b le s, so the y p a c k a p o we rful nutritio na l b o o st. The y’ re he a rtie r a nd
c o nta in mo re fib e r tha n o the r g re e ns. Ple a se ma ke sure to lig htly c o o k the m to p ro te c t yo ur
thyro id .
How to Pre pa re Da rk Le a fy Gre e n Ve g e ta ble s
One the e a sie st wa ys to g e t g re e ns in yo ur d ie t o n a d a ily b a sis is to a d d the m to a fruit
smo o thie . This ma y so und una pp e a ling , b ut whe n yo u a d d ra w g re e ns into a smo o thie , suc h
a s sp ina c h o r c ha rd , yo u c a n’ t ta ste the m.
Co o king g re e ns is q uic k a nd e a sy. Simp ly sa uté so me g a rlic a nd o nio n with c o c o nut o il, a d d
yo ur wa she d g re e ns to the p a n a nd stir fry until the y’ re te nde r. Ad d so y sa uc e , g lute n-fre e
ta ma ri, o r simp ly sp rinkle with se a sa lt.
If yo u find the c o lla rd g re e ns o r ka le to ta ste b itte r, like I d o , yo u c a n b la nc he the m in b o iling
wa te r fo r a c o up le o f minute s b e fo re sa uté ing the m. To d o this, b ring a p o t o f wa te r to a b o il,
a d d yo ur g re e ns to the p o t, le t the m c o o k fo r two minute s, d ra in in a c o la nd e r, a nd the n
sa uté in a p a n with c o c o nut o il.
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Putting this into Ac tio n No w the fun p a rt! As I p ro mise d a t the b e g inning , I’ m g o ing to sha re ho w to e a sily
inc o rp o ra te a ll o f the se fo o d s in yo ur
d ie t – in und e r five minute s. Ma ke this
re c ip e fo r a sa tisfying b re a kfa st o r
mid -mo rning sna c k.
Almond Cha i Smoothie
2 ha nd fuls b a b y sp ina c h
1 c up wa te r
1 Ta b le sp o o n ho t wa te r
2 Ta b le sp o o ns a lmo nd b utte r
1 Ta b le sp o o n c o c o nut o il
1 Ta b le sp o o n g ro und fla x se e ds
½ te a sp o o n ma tc ha g re e n te a
p o wd e r
¼ te a sp o o n c inna mo n
1 c up ic e (o p tio na l)
1 d ro p pe r o f liq uid ste via
In a sma ll b o wl, mix the ho t wa te r with
the ma tc ha g re e n te a p o wd e r a nd
p o ur into a b le nd e r. Ad d the
re ma ining ing re d ie nts a nd b le nd .
Drink a nd e njo y, kno wing yo u’ re
tre a ting yo ur b o d y with g re a t c a re
while a lso ha ving a yummy tre a t!
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Are Yo u Re a dy to
Lo se we ig ht, ha ve mo re e ne rg y,
he a l ho rmo ne imb a la nc e , imp ro ve
yo ur skin & ha ir te xture , o r e ve n
p o ssib ly re ve rse thyro id dise a se )?
The re ’ s a b e tte r wa y a nd I’ d lo ve to sho w yo u ho w.
To g e t yo u sta rte d , I a m o p e ning up slo ts fo r VIP d a ys (virtua l) in the ne xt fe w we e ks. During a
virtua l VIP Da y c o nsulta tio n, I'll p e rso na lly he lp yo u a d d re ss yo ur mo st d istre ssing issue s a nd
c o nc e rns re la te d to a uto immune thyro id d ise a se a nd it wo n’ t b e o ve rwhe lming , I p ro mise !
A Fe w Be ne fits o f VIP Da ys
• Virtua l se ssio ns a re a c c o mp lishe d thro ug h Skyp e a ud io o r te le p ho ne ; no tra ve ling , no
g e tting d re sse d (if yo u d o n’ t wa nt to !) a nd no wo rrie s a b o ut ha ir & ma ke up
• Ma y b e d ivid e d into 2 d a ys if mo re c o nve nie nt
• So lve a sp e c ific p ro b le m, c o nc e rn o r issue yo u’ re e xpe rie nc ing with p e rso na lize d ,
ta rg e te d e duc a tio n + ha nd o uts, flip c ha rts, c he c klists a nd mo re
• Unc o ve r hidd e n c ha lle ng e s tha t ma y b e sa b o ta g ing yo ur a b ility to g e t b e tte r
• Pro vide s hig h va lue + Tra nsfo rma tio n
• Enha nc e s mo tiva tio n
• VIP Da ys le a d to b e tte r re sults b e c a use yo u g e t into a c tio n ve ry q uic kly
• Cre a te s a c rysta l c le a r visio n fo r yo ur he a lth jo urne y tha t will he lp yo u e njo y life mo re
fully a nd g e t yo ur "sp a rk" b a c k
• Le a ve the se ssio n re ne we d , re -e ne rg ize d , a nd insp ire d to ta ke a c tio n imme dia te ly so
yo u c a n fe e l mo re b e a utiful, e ne rg e tic , a nd c o nfid e nt yo u c a n he a l tha n yo u ha ve in
ye a rs...
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If yo u wo uld like to re c e ive a n a p p lic a tio n fo r a virtua l VIP Da y with
me . Ha lf o r full d a y, (Skyp e a ud io o r te le p ho ne o nly).
Re g ula r b re a ks d uring se ssio ns a p p ly inc lud ing time o ut fo r lunc h.
A fe w mo re d e ta ils a b o ut
me …
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I spe c ia lize in he lping wome n who ha ve be e n dia g nose d with a utoimmune thyroid dise a se ,
spe c ific a lly Ha shimoto ’s, a dre na l fa tig ue a nd/ or hormone imba la nc e .
My wo rk is a b o ut he lp ing wo me n g e t the ir life b a c k a nd live with jo y a g a in a fte r re ve rsing the se
c o nd itio ns. The re is mo re to life tha n thyro id d ise a se a nd c ha sing symp to ms. It’ s e xha usting a nd I
b e lie ve my p e rso na l e xp e rie nc e a nd p ro fe ssio na l e d uc a tio n, kno wle d g e a nd e xp e rtise o n the sub je c t
o f a uto immune thyro id d ise a se ha s le d to my c a lling to he lp ing wo me n g e t o ut o f the mind se t tha t
the y c a n’ t g e t b e tte r, o r tha t me d ic a tio n is the ir o nly o p tio n.
I re c e ive d my tra ining fro m Amrid g e Unive rsity, Aq uina s C o lle g e Sc ho o l o f Nursing , Alle g ra So lutio ns,
a nd the Sp e nc e r Institute .
My p ra c tic e is in Na shville , Te nne sse e - b ut I sup p o rt c lie nts thro ug ho ut the US a nd g lo b a lly. Mo st o f my
c lie nts a re lo ng -d ista nc e ! I a lso o ffe r wo me n’ s a nd nurse ’ s we llne ss wo rksho p s a nd c o rp o ra te
wo rksho p s.
Knowing wha t to do is one thing . Imple me nting it is a whole othe r ma tte r. This is whe re I c ome in.
In the p a st I strug g le d with d e b ilita ting fa tig ue to the p o int I c o uld n’ t wa lk, we ig ht g a in no ma tte r wha t
I d id , p a in in my jo ints a nd musc le s a nd mo re . But b y stud ying the immune syste m a nd le a rning the
to o ls a ll o f tho se symp to ms a re g o ne a nd I’ ve b e e n in re missio n fo r the p a st 5 ye a rs.
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I'd lo ve the o p p o rtunity to sup p o rt yo u in yo ur he a lth jo urne y.
If yo u wo uld like to re c e ive a n a p p lic a tio n fo r a virtua l VIP Da y with
me . Ha lf d a y o r full d a y, virtua l (Skyp e a ud io o r te le p ho ne o nly).
Re g ula r b re a ks d uring se ssio ns a p p ly inc lud ing time o ut fo r lunc h.
Wa rmly,