{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F8356d003-f03e-41a8-b060-0341521e60cb","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Food Freedom with Elaine Gardner","description":"Once I made the commitment to find a way to get better, things that I never heard of just kept showing up in my life. \r\n\u2013 Elaine Gardner\r\n\r\n\nOn this episode of the Plan Simple Meals Podcast, I\u2019m so excited to talk with holistic health expert Elaine Gardner. Elaine\u2019s experience with debilitating pain during her period, intestinal discomfort, seasonal allergies, brain fog, severe fatigue, and horrible muscle spasms led her to her holistic lifestyle. \r\n\r\n\nElaine began her body healing journey with supplements and a variety of bodywork. When her son got ear infection after ear infection and had endless childhood viruses, she also used body work with him to reduce the problem. \r\n\r\n\nElaine has made changes to her food and taught her kids to pay attention to food and how it affects them. Elaine explains how she made small steps toward change and how she encourages people to do the same. \r\n\r\n\nWe talk about: \r\n\r\n\nWhat our hormonal system does (so much more than we think)\r\n\r\n\nWhy we need to control stress\r\n\r\n\nWhat we teach our kids and how they navigate their bodies and food as they get older\r\n\r\n\nHow to find alternative medicine practitioners for kids (and why it\u2019s worth paying for services for our kids and ourselves)\r\n\r\n\nThe power of sleep and water\r\n\r\n\nWhy we have to learn not to just push through\r\n\r\n\n\r\nElaine Gardner is a holistic health expert. She\u2019s working on a new program called Food Freedom, a guide to loving and planning and buying the right food for your health. Elaine helps people find the right foods that serve them and their health. \r\n\r\n\nLINKS\r\n\r\n\nhttp://www.designyourhealthylife.com\r\n\r\n\nDoable Changes from this episode:\r\n\r\n\n \r\n\r\n\nCOMMIT TO MORE SLEEP. For one week, make a commitment to getting more (and quality) sleep. Remove electronics from your bedroom. Make sure the room is dark. If you have to get up at a certain time, get yourself to bed earlier. And if you get woken up in the night, work on an alternative\u2014have a partner take over childcare one night, allow yourself to nap the next day. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\nCHOOSE ONE FOOD CATEGORY TO CHANGE. Elaine talks about taking fruit juice out of the house and then cutting out non-organic foods. Pick one thing to adjust this week. Get it out of the house and buy a healthier alternative. Maybe you cut out sugary juices or only buy organic produce this week. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\nPUT YOURSELF FIRST. As moms, it can be hard to take care of ourselves. You have to make the effort and put yourself first; it\u2019s not selfish it\u2019s actually the best thing you can do for the other people in your life. So choose what you will do for yourself and put it on your calendar. Then make that a non-negotiable appointment. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\r\nREALLY getting healthy as a family can be a big lifestyle change. But no matter how insurmountable it may feel, focusing on one doable change at a time can help you take small steps toward your big goal.\r\n\r\n\nA healthy lifestyle is really made of lots of little things that when repeated regularly and added together over time make a huge impact on your life.\r\n\r\n\nChoose one Doable Change every Sunday night \u2014 one thing that you are willing to play with for the week. The key is to keep it doable and fun! Write that thing on a sticky note or your phone so you remember it. Then put 3 things on your calendar that support it. \r\n\r\n\nChoose from the changes above or download a list of 101 Doable Changes we made for you.\r\n\r\n\n\r\nhttp://plansimplemeals.com/101-doable-changes/\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/da92bc28-edfb-4564-84f1-b5946549ccf4/podcast-art1.jpg"}