BALANCE YOUR BODY SO YOU CAN FLOW THROUGH THIS STAGE OF LIFE WITH EASE
If you’ve been in or around the fresh food dog feeding world for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve come across those posts in Instagram of beautiful plates of dog food, with a whole host of amazing and exotic ingredients, with the caption “My dog eats better than me”. In this episode we flip that script, and focus on how you can give yourself and your health the same loving attention you give your dog.
Many of us mystic dog mamas are of the perimenopause age, or will be in the next few years, so in this In this episode, integrative health practitioner and health coach, Jessica Green, gives us some fantastic guidance on how to navigate this period of our life with ease by using food and nutritional supplements. She provides a great overview of what is going on in our bodies during perimenopause, symptoms you might be experiencing, and some great foods you can incorporate into your diet to help ease symptoms and help you feel your best!  
And, as a bonus, many of the whole foods and supplements Jessica recommends for your health during perimenopause, are foods and supplements that you may already be incorporating into your dog’s diet (or could be!), so you probably already have them in your kitchen!
Get a pen and paper ready, because this episode is chock full of useful info and tips, and you’re going to want to take notes!

TIMESTAMPS
00:20  INTRO
05:50  MY DOG EATS BETTER THAN ME - LET’S FLIP THAT SCRIPT
08:00  FROM SUSTAINABLE BUILDING EXPERT TO INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PRACTITIONER AND HEALTH COACH
11:28  THE VALUE OF WORKING WITH A HEALTH COACH ALONG WITH YOUR DOCTOR
15:50  WHY THE NEED TO FOCUS ON PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE?
21:15  WHAT IS PERIMENOPAUSE, AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM MENOPAUSE?
26:10  THE ROLE OF YOUR ADRENALS AND STRESS IN YOUR EXPERIENCE OF PERIMENOPAUSE
31:10  HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT STAGE OF PERIMENOPAUSE YOU ARE IN?
34:03  HOW THE THYROID MIGHT AFFECT YOUR SKIN DURING PERIMENOPAUSE
35:40  MUSCLE CRAMPING AND MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY 
38:35  INFLAMMATION AND HOW TO REDUCE IT
40:56  THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE GUT MICROBIOME
45:40  SIMPLE WAYS TO REDUCE OUR EXPOSURE TO TOXINS AND ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTORS
50:17 JESSICA’S TIPS ON FOODS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS: THINGS TO ADD AND THINGS TO AVOID
57:00 JESSICA’S NEW BOOK
1:00:00 WHAT JESSICA’S DOG TAUGHT HER ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN
1:01:00 OUTRO

You can find out more about Jessica Green and her work:
https://jessicagreenwellness.com 
https://instagram.com/jessicagreenwellness
https://facebook.com/jessicagreenwellness
https://youtube.com/@jessicagreenwellness

This episode is supported by Aspirationery, where we make books, notebooks, and stationery to help you become all you aspire to be! I have made a special journal and workbook especially for tracking your cycle, symptoms, and navigating the identity shifts that occur during perimenopause. It’s a great way to keep track of things so you can identify patterns, and have something to reference when you talk with your doctor, naturopath, or health coach. It would also be a great tool alongside Jessica’s upcoming book. The perimenopause journal should be available by the time this episode airs, or just shortly thereafter, so check out our Instagram page for updates and availability. That’s @aspirationery.

As always, I’d love to hear from you about other topics you’d like me to cover on future episodes, so please reach out to me on Instagram @mysticdogmama. I absolutely love hearing from you!

Until next time!