Ep #51 | Heal and Restore Your Adrenals With Dr. Laura Anderson, ND.
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I am so glad to have Dr. Laura Anderson as a guest on this episode, she is a Naturopathic Physician and part of the team at the Simplicity Project, she is also one of the coaches in the hormone project. Dr. Laura talks about her own journey and how she believed for so many years that she was just fine and didn’t need to do any additional testing. Finally, she ended up taking a test out of curiosity and the outcome changed her life.
During this episode, Dr. Laura talks openly about how she changed her lifestyle and the impact this had on her practice and on her clients’ lives.
These are the main topics in this awesome episode:
- Dr. Laura takes the Dutch Test.
- Salivary test vs. the Dutch test.
- Finding her adrenals were not working at an optimal level.
- Physical symptoms of adrenal fatigue.
- Mental and emotional signs of adrenal fatigue.
- Dr. Laura talks about her personal and professional journey.
- Simple tips to help support your adrenal function.
- Essential oil combinations you could add to your water.
- Nutritional changes to support your adrenal function.
- Pay attention to what you are craving for.
- Supplementation.
- How Dr. Laura’s clients were impacted by her own discovery.
Hoping that this episode about listening and healing your adrenals, gives you the inspiration to find more simplicity and ease in all that you do!
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Learn more about Dr. Laura Anderson, ND. :
Dr. Laura Anderson, ND., is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and has been practicing since 2010. She was the Naturopathic Doctor at Trent University Health Services for five years and spent two years as a part-time faculty member at Fleming College teaching Biology, Holistic Health, Anatomy & Physiology and Advanced Physiology. With non-stop schooling for 8 years, writing board exams, starting a business and then starting a family shortly thereafter, Laura understands the demands that come along with being a working mother, entrepreneur and feeling burnt OUT! For this reason, she’s deeply passionate about helping women with chronic stress, anxiety and hormone imbalance resulting in Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal-Ovarian (HPAO) dysfunction (aka adrenal fatigue).
Using nutrition, supplements, herbs, traditional chinese medicine, acupuncture and homeopathy, Laura addresses the root cause of the imbalance and equips the body with what it needs to heal and flourish with a strategic and individualized plan. Her main focus is helping busy and stressed out women feel energized, regulate their hormones and beat the feelings of burnout.
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Quotes:
“Healthy adrenals will set you up for a healthy thyroid as well as ovarian function.”
“The adrenals reflect all the mental-emotional aspect.”
“Reducing high intense physical activities helps heal your adrenals.”
“If you are craving salty food, pay attention to your adrenals!”
“Doing less is more.”
Additional Information About Jenn:
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.