Nettles and Mushrooms are the stars of next week’s newsletter recipe, yum!

Well, Happy Spring!  This is my favorite turning of the seasons!!! I may say this at the turn of every season (Except Winter, I am not a huge fan of the cold, though I do love those rains and deep rests!).  Creeping in are the skunk cabbages warming the Snow, the Nettles poppin out to whip us back into shape, and all those leafy greens for delicious gentle liver cleanses.

What inspired this tidbit was the fact that I woke just before 3:00 am with a crazy dream that not only inspired movement out of stagnant old patterns, but it inspired me to get up for the first time in a year to practice Yoga before sunrise!  I fought it at first, saying do your dream journal then get to bed.  But then aha, I said Wood is waking me up and it’s Liver Time.  If I learned one thing in my treatments from Chinese Medicine, we most often wake up at liver time when we are stressed in school (frustration from stagnation that the system creates).  They always asked me in intakes if I woke up at this time. And but of course with griefs at this time last year, I was not going to go to sleep at Lung time.  Okay, enough about me.  Let’s talk about surrendering to Natural Laws & Cycles.

• Go Green for this Year’s Spring Cleaning.
  
  

Switch to Natural Cleaners for your Home AND Body! I just got done chatting with a friend yesterday with an Alpha-gal diagnosis that left her ill for years.  She finally switched all of her cleaning products: Body & Home to natural ingredients.  The key to her health freedom was tossing the Chaptstick Brand to the curb for some organic plant-based lip gloss. And voila, her symptoms dissipated.  She then went traveling and became frustrated with stinky pits.  She bought deodorant.  Not too long after returning, she chalked up her poor digestion to stress & depression from being home.  Nope, she bought Secret Deodorant.  After replacing it for Schmidt’s, she was pain free all over again and her hormonal cycles were back to regular.

• Move.
  
  

The Liver time governs the sinews & tendons.  If we become stagnant in our practices, this is the time of year to get moving!  Independent if it’s 15 minutes a day or 2 hours a day, a mindful walk, or a hardcore workout – get yourself in the game.  I promise, you will feel better.

• Cleanse gently & naturally!
  
  

The baby greens are creepin’ around the corner and these bitters are the better way to treat your liver!  Eat with the season and naturally balance your hormones!  The liver is in charge of turning all fat soluble items (toxins & hormones) to water soluble to we can poo them out. Bonus: this can help with your allergies too!  Nettles are a special love of mine.

• Decide & Carry through the plan!
  
  

This makes sense right?  Everything is growing up and sprouting after a long rest.  So carry these decisions through, execute them.  As long as you are able to balance out all that Yang direct action with the Yin flexible check-ins to ensure you are not simply moving forth out of Ego.

Sound complicated?  It can be if you are feeling unclear and cloudy headed.  Perhaps a Spring cleaning and some assistance can help direct you.  After months of weaving and wavering on my path, I have finally began to invest into my future and health because health is my only wealth and I am feeling more clear which the areas of my life to prioritize than ever!!

When We Are In Harmony With Nature, With Our Natural Cycles, The Micro And Macrocosm Are Related.  If We Are Out Of Touch With Nature, Our Cycles Can Become Too Heavy, Irregular, Or Even Nonexistent.  If We Have Our Delicious Spring Greens Such As Nettles, Dandy, And Chicory We Are Nourishing Our Liver Therefore Nourishing Natural Detoxification That Interferes With Hormonal Pathways.  What We Put On In And Around Our Bodies On A Daily Basis Is Toxic

About Dr. Alexana

Dr. Cope deeply enjoys and appreciates working with patients to holistically balance hormones, manage depression and anxiety, and weight management. Dr. Cope also manages diabetes, endocrine conditions such as thyroid, and cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure and cholesterol. Dr. Cope's treatment comprises of a unique combination of nutritional supplementation, body work, custom herbal formulations, flower essences, personalized cooking and shopping plans. Dr. Cope truly believes minor changes in your daily routine is a key factor to health. Alongside treating the current symptoms, Dr. Cope investigates & addresses the root cause of your disease so that you may shift closer to centeredness and health with more ease. She will work with you in order to establish a daily routine that works with your schedule and most efficiently nourishes you so that you may go out in the community a more joyful beautiful you.

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