Ep. #131 | Change The Narrative On How We Take Care Of Our (Women) Bodies with Dr. Stephanie Estima
I had an enlightening conversation with Dr. Stephanie Estima about many of the myths impact the way in which women take care of themselves. Dr. Estima is working to change the narrative on how women take care of themselves through discussion around the physiological, emotional, and mental states women experience throughout their menstrual cycle and how they can benefit from each part of the cycle.
Dr. Stephanie Estima is a Chiropractic doctor with a special interest in functional neurology, brain metabolism, and female physiology. She is particularly focused on distilling strategies in nutritional proxies, movement, posture, and mindset to help actualize female potential, health span, longevity, and achievement. Dr. Estima is the author of Betty Body and a podcast called Better.
Her life’s passion and mission is blending modern science with ancient wisdom to empower women’s health and healing.
Here are the main topics of this amazing conversation:
- Stephanie provides a background on her work.
- Describes the book and why women are not mini-men.
- Defines what Betty means
- How Stephanie felt after she let the physical clinic go
- Talked about her tough times such as divorce and her clinic burning down
- You are not a man and cannot push through things and need to listen to your body
- Discussed her trip to Italy and the ease of her menstrual cycle on the trip
- Targeted nutrition programs for women
- Discussed understanding wonder of the perimenstrual cycle
- How stress can affect the pain during your menstrual cycle.
- What is chronic low-grade stress
- Describes how the nervous system reacts to stress
- High Cortisol can cause a deregulation on energy creation
- A women’s stress response unique in the sex is to clean and/or organize (the tend and befriend stress response), women need connection
- Morning routines for women, every women needs a longer sleep than their male counterparts
- Movement does not mean an intense workout
- Gratitude in the morning
- Night routine
- Implement the circadian rhythm at night matching indoor light with outdoor light
- The importance of rest and enjoying pleasure and joy
- When to stay away from HIIT training and move towards heavier lifting
- Why you should vary your workouts throughout your menstrual cycle
- Stephanie discusses her mission in her life
Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!
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I wanted to share one of our listener’s question:
“I am suffering from congested skin. I have bumps that I can feel when I run my hands across, I can see it ini the light. I am breaking out. I also have adrenal fatigue. I am exhausted. I have digestive issues with lots of gas, bloating, and constipation. I am a hot mess. I know this is a lot to ask, but do you have any recommendations?”
- First thing is to make sure we are supporting stimulation on your body, lymphatic drainage, and circulation. Are you moving your body regularly, in a loving fashion and not super intense. Doing MISS, moderate intensity steady state movement such as a brisk walk or movement based on where you are at in your menstrual cycle.
- The second thing is to look at the digestive system and what you are putting into your body. What are the foods that are causing the gas and bloating. If you find that you are having the symptoms with most foods that you will need to look at digestive support. You can use something like Canadian digestive bitters from Saint Francis Herb Company.
- If you don’t have a gallbladder you will have problems with digestion and will require some enzymes such as pancreatic enzymes, betaine HCL, and some bile. Now Brand has some great enzymes called super enzymes. Design for Health has some great ones called pure encapsulation, but the true key is without a gallbladder you will require the pancreatic enzymes, betaine HCL, and the bile.
- Due to the fact that the bumps are showing up in your skin you have some adrenal gland issues will want to support the liver so you will need liver Hepato DR. It supports your liver function and helps detoxify your body. When there is a lack of flow in the body we can get an accumulation of waste in the liver, skin and mucous membranes. Liver Hepato DR can gently drain the body of those toxins. https://stfrancisherbfarm.com/product/hepato-dr/
- Dry brushing for lymphatic stimulation
- skinessence.ca/quiz will help you determine what type of skin items will help you. Sometimes they will chat live or they will hop on the phone with you to put an order together for your
- You can add Sea salt or Redmonds Real salt or Sun Warriors Ancient Sea Salt into your water will help with your adrenal functions, minerals, and helps support regulated sodium-potassium pump. You can add the salt into your smoothie, or your elixir and add some vanilla, cinnamon or a little honey with a good base of dandy blend that supports the liver and the chicory root, which are prebiotic fibres for the gut.
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Quotes:
“We should not be treating our bodies like little men”
“Get you to a place where you understand the body that you are living in”
“You narrow down to focusing on the key elements and distilling it down to what is interesting to a woman’s body.”
“Loving the skin that you are in”
“How I spent years at war with my menstrual cycle”
“I was still able to have this Goddess-like menstruation”
“Their cycle is not their period”
“Menstrual pain is not normal. It is common, but not normal”
“Fight or Flight”, wants to do both at the same time”
“Deleterious effects ion fertility or vitality, as a measure of your health”
“Morning routines can be sexist”
“Cold ‘tatas’ in the morning”
“Have flexibility in your thinking and not something punitive”
“Nigh time routine requires flexibility”
“You cannot green smoothie and bicep curl your way our of good sleep”
“Rest is where the work happens”
“Women are under muscled”
“Learning how to navigate and swim around in the feminine”
“We’ve been taught to fear our fertility, but never taught what’s normal”
Additional Information About Stephanie:
Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium, and Juice Plus.
Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.