You may know that sleep is good for you, but do you know WHY?

• Sleep affects growth and stress hormones, your immune system, appetite, breathing, blood pressure, and cardiovascular health.
• Research shows that the benefits are endless: healthy weight, lowered risk for serious health issues, reduced stress, and improved mood.
• Sleep is also VITAL to a large number of brain functions, including how nerve cells communicate and the process of dealing with toxins in your brain that build up during waking hours! 

For a full post on poor sleep habits and helpful sleep tips, visit Seeking Health's website for the full post. It's highly informative. 

You can also find natural sleep supplements that don't have the dangerous side effects that sleep drugs do. ​

Seeking Health recently shared this post and I wanted to share it with my community because its important to know if you are properly methylating.

If you struggle with mood, metabolism, MTHFR or a myriad of health conditions, then your methylation might be crying out for help.

Or perhaps you already know your methylation system needs support, but have found that you're just too sensitive for most methylation support supplements.

Why is Methylation Important?
Proper methylation is essential for life and is involved in many functions in the body such as:

• Gene expression
• Fetal development
• Production of neurotransmitters
• Maintaining proper homocysteine levels
• Detoxification and processing of heavy metals like arsenic
• Production of glutathione, the body’s master antioxidant
• Production of crucial compounds like creatine, phosphatidylcholine and carnitine.
• Maintaining proper histamine levels
• Mental and brain health
• Nervous system health
• Cardiovascular health
• Mitochondrial health
• Reproductive health
• Liver health

Read more to see what methylation is and how to methylate properly through diet and supplementation. 

This post is so valuable and informative, its worth the read. I have linked the graphic below to the full post on SeekingHealth.com so you may pin the post for reference. 

As an avid fan of Seeking Health, their mission and the quality of their products, most of what you will find in my home when it comes to supplements and caring for our bodies outside of food will be the Seeking Health brand.

In this season my focus is on lowering inflammation, detoxing heavy metals, mold exposure and possible candida, repairing gut health, and boosting immunity. As many of my readers and clients are in need of the same support (as are most people), I've listed my current favorite lineup below (not all pictured above). 

Already an affordably priced supplement line (which is a beautiful thing for allergen-free, non-gmo products that use no artificial colors or flavorings), I also have a coupon code for my readers and clients for their first order - just use NOSHNURTURE10 upon checkout for 10% off. 

Without further adieu, here are my daily go-to's. 

Also, again, I am not a doctor. I can not diagnose, treat or cure any disease. I am just passionate about natural health and supplementing our bodies with what we need. I am under the care of a naturopathic physician who helps guide me on what my body needs and I order accordingly. 

• Pure Greens
  This is HANDS DOWN the BEST greens powder I've ever tasted. PACKED with vegetables, probiotics, antioxidants, fruits and a rainforest blend, it delivers SO much goodness in a powder that tastes almost non-existent in a smoothie of fresh organic fruits and almond milk. NO sweeteners needed. I can't rave about this enough. 
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• Prenatal Chewable
  I have been on their Prenatal Powder since 2016 and recently made the switch to the chewables so I can take this in the AM and use the greens powder for my smoothies. I find this works best to double up on the nutrients my body is receiving. 
  
  
• Probiota Sensitive
  I love all of their probiotic blends, it's just finding the one that you prefer. I've been on the general probiota, the Probiota Women's and the Probiota Sensitive. I'm opting for this one at the moment due to my detox. I have Grey on the Probiota Infant as well. 
  
  
• Liposomal Vitamic C
  Liposomal supplements are in a liquid form and are most easily absorbed into the body without loss of nutrients. I take this every morning to keep my immunity boosted. 
  
  
• Liposomal Curcumin
  Again, the liposomal form of curcumin (turmeric) is readily absorbed, therefor I know I'm getting the most out of this anti-inflammatory powerhouse. 

• Liposomal Glutathione
  Our bodies utilize glutathione for our detox pathways to work optimally. If you have a MTHFR defect or other genetic factors that deplete your bodies glutathione, this supplement helps rid our bodies of the toxicity we are exposed to daily. A great addition for if you're traveling, exposed to chemicals, renovating a home, exposed to mold or recovering from or fighting illness. 
  
  
• Liver Nutrients
  This one is tailored to my specific needs as I am also on a couple of binders. This helps my liver to detox and protects it as it works hard to clean up my body. 

Again, you can see their entire  line here. Just use NOSHNURTURE10 upon checkout for anything you may try. If you want to chat supplements, you can contact me here and I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have or get them answered by Seeking Health. I have a heart and a passion for helping others live their healthiest life. 

As you all know, I am a fan of Dr. Ben Lynch and often promote his work in the MTHFR and gene fields. And I am an affiliate for his amazing Seeking Health line and use many of his supplements and products for Doug, Grey and I. 

When I was invited to his Facebook Live set for TOMORROW at 2:30 PM PST on Fatty Liver and how you can clean your genes to improve this disease that affects many I KNEW I had to share it with all of you.

By the year 2025, 5 million people will need liver transplants. In fact, 1 in 4 people have some stage of fatty liver disease. And pregnant women with fatty liver disease can pass down an increased risk of developing fatty liver disease to their children. This is an important topic that needs to be discussed.  That's why on tomorrow's FB Live, Dr. Lynch will be sharing the ins and outs of fatty liver disease. 

​- How to know if you have fatty liver?
- How common is fatty liver?
- Which genes are dirty and why?
- Tips to clean your genes.

Click Here to RSVP to Join Dr. Ben Lynch TOMORROW, July 19th at 2:30 PST. 

Last night we threw a dinner party for some dear friends of ours. My friend Emma is a total sweetheart and fellow "crunchy" mama like myself and she brought me a batch of homemade elderberry syrup as a hostess gift.

I mean.

Could someone know me any better than that? Haha. 

I buy Elderberry (which is not cheap no matter where you get it, I usually get it at Sprouts or on Amazon or Thrive), regularly to keep mine and the baby's immunity up, so a whole batch for the house was scoring huge. Thanks friend. 

I was lacking some creative ideas for the blog this week, #MomTired #MomBrain, and her thoughtful gift got me thinking about Spring immunity. The baby and I have both been dealing with some Spring allergy sniffles and the tail end of cold and flu season still looms throughout the U.S. so its always good to have strong go-to's to keep us well and breathing well. 

I wanted to share today some of what we are currently doing naturally to keep us well today and through the Spring and Summer season. 

And if you're wondering how to make Elderberry Syrup at home, Emma uses Wellness Mama's recipe, which you can find here. 

As a natural mama, I want to do everything I can to support Grey's body, and ours, with ways that are natural and created by God. Elderberry, with its anti viral and anti inflammatory properties, it's high in Vitamin A, B, C, antioxidants and quercetin and enhances the immune system. I could write a whole post on Elderberry, and I may sometime soon, but it is the powerhouse player of our immune boost regimen and we take it everyday. I usually take an Elderberry gummy that also contains zinc and vitamin C as well. 

Speaking of Vitamin C, I take a buffered Vitamin C powder from Seeking Health when I'm starting to feel run down, when I'm fighting allergies or when I'm sick to give me a boost. I use a buffered C as it's gentler on my stomach and bladder, which I've had issues with in my past. It's also the reason why I don't take it everyday and get my daily C from the elderberry gummy or through fruit and vegetables. 

My biggest go to to keep my home purified and healthy are my oils. In addition to cleaning with and diffusing Young Living Oil's Thieves Blend, I also make a custom Immunity Roller for our feet (Grey's included!). Thieves oil is a powerhouse immunity booster and has played a vital role in shortening our past illnesses (comparing our average colds to post-oil life vs. before we used them), curbing illness when we start to feel something coming on and for general everyday support. 

A daily probiotic has also been vital. We began taking them to boost our immune systems, but learned how they can support our immune systems so it became a win/win to make sure we take it with our dairy-free yogurt or smoothie in the morning. 

In addition to these steps, we also drink a ton of water, eat a hearty helping of fruit and vegetables every day and get optimal rest. 

How do you boost your families health naturally? Always love to chat with fellow healthy ladies on keeping their families well.