Wellness Travel Kit

My personal, carry-on friendly travel kit items

Travel season is quickly approaching! I love to travel, explore new places, and try cultural foods.  Whether I’m visiting the Mediterranean or in the United States staying healthy is my number one priority. Over the years my experiences, good and bad, have taught me to always be prepared.  I’ve been in a few situations where I have fallen ill and was unprepared.  I also have a very sensitive digestive and nervous system, so I now travel with my own personal ‘Travel Kit’.  My kit has a variety of wellness products that I likely wouldn’t find while traveling, especially visiting another country.  This kit usually includes supplements that assist my immune system, support beneficial gut bacteria, help me rest, and feel refreshed.

Besides the obvious, like being diligent about washing your hands, I’ve found these items to be particularly helpful when traveling:

1. Homeopathic remedies -  I bring a variety of products for nausea, jet lag, stress, insomnia, headache and digestive issues.

2. Travel probiotic - This helps keep my gut bugs healthy and balanced. I like products that do not need to be refrigerated.

3. Collagen powder - It contains amino acids for sleep and stress. It also supports intestinal integrity to help combat leaky gut.

4. Sovereign silver - This product is for viral and bacterial defense from all the foreign germs I come in contact with.

5. Digestive bitters - I take them before each meal to create necessary stomach acid and help defend against foreign pathogens. Its also assists with the breakdown of rich foods I am not used to eating.

I also love using supplements that are travel friendly like elderberry gummies for immune support and taking full spectrum digestive enzymes with my meals to assist with breaking down potentially irritating foods.

I can create your own personalized Travel Kit! We can work together to find the right products and combinations for your travels.  Sign up with me today through my Fullscript Dispensary for a discounted price! Go here: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/cwiedoff

You can also sign up for my 60-Minute Nutritional Supplement Consultation to examine your needs through a wholistic health evaluation and nutritional supplement screening. That way we can create an even more customized personal Travel Kit as well as additional products that support your overall health goals.

Contact me directly at cswiedoff@gmail.com to schedule a free 20 minute discovery call to learn more!

Digestive Bitters

Have you ever heard of digestive bitters?

I use them daily and carry them with me whenever I travel or go out to eat.
They are also probably the product I suggest the most to all my clients!
Digestive bitters are ideal for assisting natural digestive processes. They are intended to help improve digestion, detoxification, and for blood sugar stabilization.
Digestive bitters are concentrated blends of different bitter herbs and plants. The bitterness from herbs helps stimulate the digestive system. They are typically taken before meals to trigger digestive enzyme production. Bitters help to produce bile, and balance hydrochloric acid (HCl) levels in the stomach. Having robust levels of HCL can help prevent food borne illness and assist in the initial breakdown of food.
Digestive bitters are an ideal and gentle form of support for individuals who aren’t digesting their food very well. They can be used to help with bloating, gas, addressing low stomach acid levels, assist with protein breakdown, fat absorption, and promote regular bowel movements.
Bitters are typically taken 10 to 15 minutes prior to meals. One serving (usually around ¼ tsp) is placed and held on the tongue for about 10-15 seconds, or until you start to salivate.

Microgreens

Spring is in full swing here in the PNW. Everything is beginning to look incredibly lush and green which makes me realize just how bleak it was for so long. I tend to get a bit anxious waiting for the gardening season to begin so I like to grow sprouts and micro greens in my kitchen during the cooler months. Much of the soil used in farming is depleted, making the vegetables we eat less nutrient dense than decades prior. Micro greens and sprouts are power packed with vitamins and minerals like iron, zinc, and magnesium, making them an ideal snack or addition to your meal. Micro greens can be quite pricey when purchased at the store. Fortunately, the organic seeds are cheap to buy and they are easy to grow in your own kitchen. Make sure to wash them well.

Nutritional Therapy Guiding Principles

To be the transformative educator of nutritional therapy, reconnecting people to healing foods and vibrant health. Number one a passion for health number to a belief in the bodies, innate ability to heal number three a respect for bio chemical individuality, never for a foundational approach to nutrition and health number five and unwavering commitment to the nutrient dense whole food diet.

Mindful Living

Small changes lead to big results. I often help my clients navigate and develop a less toxic version of their current lifestyle choices. Whenever possible, try to swap out toxic household products and ditch plastic packaging. Mainstream marketing and consumerism leads people to believe plastic packaging and toxic chemicals in products are harmless and effective. In reality most of it is unnecessary, unhealthy, and wasteful. So little by little I have been helping people replace items with more sustainable and reusable products. Beauty products are one of the biggest offenders but some of the easiest for people to change. These shampoo and conditioner bars are a wonderful and nontoxic way to reduce plastic waste. They are paraben and sodium laurylsulfate free, a much healthier option for your scalp and skin. What may seem like a small change can actually make a large difference in reducing plastic production and waste.

Wellness Wednesday!

A quick look at transdermal magnesium. When digestion is compromised, (such is the case with issues like Crohn’s disease, colitis, IBS or IBD) the absorption of vitamins and minerals from diet and supplementation can be limited. One of the most efficient ways to get magnesium into the body is through transdermal methods like hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy is simply using water as a medium for health and healing. By taking a bath or foot soak with warm water and magnesium flakes you are actually absorbing magnesium through the skin, bypassing the compromised digestive system. Magnesium has over 200 processes for the body. One of the most important being stress management. When we are in a stressed state, (as most people have been for the last two years or more) magnesium is being rapidly depleted from the body. Magnesium flakes are a great way to help keep optimal levels in the body.

Finding healing in your own backyard

Spring is in full bloom in many parts of the country. Now is a great time to support your health with detoxifying and organ supporting herbs. What most people consider a pest is actually one of the most powerful, nutritious, and beneficial plants you can eat. Just a few of its super powers include... helps boost the immune system, acts as a digestive aid, creating stomach acid to help you break down food when you eat. Dandelion provides antioxidants, regulates cholesterol, helps with regulation of blood sugar, lowers blood pressure, aids the.body with weight loss, and may reduce the risk of cancer.
Dandelion is also wonderful support for the liver and kidneys. Dandelion root, stem, and flower help the body with detoxification. It is truly an amazingly useful plant and excellent food for bees. It should be treated as anything but a nuisance!