GB02: The Easiest Hormone Hack You’re Not Doing Yet

Tiny Shifts for Hormone Health: Adding Minerals

In this week's Glow Bite, Alicia and Nicole discuss the importance of small, sustainable changes to improve hormone health and overall well-being. They emphasize that tiny, consistent adjustments, as opposed to drastic overhauls, are more achievable and effective. This episode focuses on the simple yet impactful addition of minerals to your daily routine, specifically through the intake of high-quality salt and magnesium. The hosts provide practical tips like adding salt and lemon to water and incorporating magnesium-rich foods into meals. Tune in for more insights and a journaling prompt on making one tiny shift to nurture your body and energy.

00:00 Welcome to This Week's Glow Bite

00:11 The Power of Tiny Shifts

02:06 Introducing Mineral Support

03:19 The Importance of Quality Salt

04:33 Magnesium: The Calming Mineral

05:25 Glow Reflection and Farewell

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Transcript

Alicia: 0:00

Hey there, and welcome to this week's Glow Bite. We're Alicia

Nicole Maholy: 0:03

and Nicole, and today's all about one tiny shift you can make right now to start supporting your hormones. Because small changes add up. So a lot of people, I think a lot of women feel overwhelmed by all the wellness shoulds. Like, I should be eating this way, I should be exercising, I should be

Alicia: 0:22

getting eight hours of sleep.

Nicole Maholy: 0:26

That sounds nice. Yeah There's so many wellness shoulds and there's actually a lot expectations. lot of expectation. Yeah. Right. But what we want to share in this week's glow bite is that tiny, consistent shifts are more sustainable and powerful than all or nothing overhauls in which you're more likely to fall off the wagon or not succeed if you're trying to do too much at once. I think on our first episode I mentioned I really love James Clear's book Atomic Habits, and he shares that 1% changes make a big difference and that you are more likely to succeed at something when you do those small incremental shifts.

Alicia: 1:09

And I think so many of us are guilty of like wanting to just go all in. Right? And then when it doesn't work, because you can't completely overhaul your life in a week and expect it to stick. Right. I mean you have to make small changes. Mm-hmm. And then eventually they'll add up to the massive overhaul you were wanting to do all at once. Right. And I think a lot of people have that

Nicole Maholy: 1:36

perfectionism.

Alicia: 1:37

I am guilty.

Nicole Maholy: 1:38

I'll, I I'll say that. Yeah. That they wanna get it perfect and then when they don't, they fall off the wagon. Mm-hmm. They think, oh shoot, I already screwed up this week. So there's no going back. Yeah. Yep. Right. So I think we have to give ourselves grace, start small, one little shift at a time, and that will result in the changes that you're looking for, A more support.

Alicia: 2:02

Mm-hmm. Feeling more stable and steady, That'll stick.

Nicole Maholy: 2:05

Right. So speaking of small changes, one small tip that we'd like to offer this week is to support your hormones by adding minerals back into your day. And if you wanna start to make some changes, but you're not ready for a big overhaul and you want to do something that's easy to incorporate and can get you that win of feeling like you're doing something for your body that's going to be helpful. Adding minerals back into your day is a really great way to do it, and you can do it so easily by adding high quality salt to your water, squeezing half of a lemon into your water along with that high quality salt will help replace those minerals and electrolytes and help you feel more hydrated. We do have a recipe for a morning mineral mocktail in our Daily Glow Rituals Guide, so you can find that link in the show notes below.

Alicia: 2:53

You know many of us are carrying around our Stanley's or our Bru-mates or Our Tumblrs And it's so easy to just pop in the salt. Pop in the lemon and you're adding those essential minerals mm-hmm. Into your day and it tastes great. Right. It's not disgusting that you have to like choke it down or anything. It's no tastes like lemon water. With a kick a salt. And hey, if you're like me and you like salt, it's a win. It's definitely a win.

Nicole Maholy: 3:20

I do also want to say when it comes to quality unrefined salt, some people might be wondering like, what does that mean? A couple different options of quality salt that I like are pink Himalayan salt, Celtic salt, Redmond's brand of Real Salt, and the Baja Gold salt is another really great option. So there's a couple things you can use, but generally you're looking for an unrefined salt that has more minerals in it. And I should also mention like why is that important? Because minerals are extremely important for hormone balance. They're extremely important for your stress system, your stress resilience, and your energy. So adding them back in can really give you that quick hit of feeling positive results with something that's pretty simple. And our modern life does deplete those minerals, whether it's mineral depletion in our soil, or the fact that we do have more stress in perimenopause we are more sensitive to stress. We utilize those minerals more. So that means we've got to be replacing them. And doing so can really help. Mm-hmm. Make you feel better. And you can feel it. You can feel it in your energy, in your tissues. It does make a difference. One mineral in particular that is incredibly helpful, effective, and can really make a difference in how you're feeling, is magnesium. Magnesium is a very calming mineral. So many people are deficient in it, for the reasons that I just mentioned. But it's a great way to support feeling more calm. Magnesium's also associated with better sleep, can support headaches, constipation. It's just really great. So you can take magnesium and supplement form. That is an option to getting magnesium, but you can also focus on eating more magnesium rich foods. So things like green leafy vegetables, avocados, nuts and seeds, dark chocolate and cocoa, black beans, quinoa, and even some types of fish. Add some of these foods into your meals to make sure you're supporting your body's magnesium levels. So our glow reflection for this week is a journaling prompt to reflect on What is one tiny shift I can make today to nurture my body and energy?

Alicia: 5:33

Thanks for hanging out with us today, and don't forget to grab our free daily glow rituals guide. It's packed with more easy practices you can add to your day, including a morning mineral mocktail recipe.

Nicole Maholy: 5:44

If you're loving these quick glow bites, we'd love it if you would share it with a friend who could use a little glow boost too. We'll see you next time.