Your breath and food

What is the opposite of the fight or flight response?  The rest and digest response.  You can turn on rest and digest with your breath.  Learning how to do this will give you better digestion, rev up  metabolism, help balance adrenals and lower the toll of stress on the body. 

Your breath can exaggerate imbalances: suppress your immune system, depress metabolism, encourage belly fat, and wreck your hormones.  Shallow breathing or feeling like you're frequently holding your breath - negatively impact your health everyday, every moment. 
I want to teach you to use easy breath practices that you can integrate into your day (no meditation necessary) to help you feel better and be better.  

Your breath is healing. Each time you take a deep breath you are telling your body that everything is okay and you are safe. This is because deep belly breathing stimulates the Vagus nerve which governs the off switch of the fight or flight response. This connection with your brain is key to understanding why your breath affects not only digestion, but your entire body.  

Learning how to breathe for better digestion, hormonal balance, metabolism, and less anxiety is a priceless life tool that will make everyday better, and particularly this holiday season.
How do I juggle so much - one of the tools in my toolbox isI using deep breathing every day to manage stress, pressure, and overwhelm.

Learning to breathe therapeutically can change your digestion, correct constipation, promote weight loss, accelerate detoxification, and reduce cravings. You don’t want to miss it. 
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Another bonus of belly breathing is by improving digestion and oxygen flow it helps you to lose weight and have optimal metabolism.  Emotional eating, sugar cravings, and hunger decrease with the activation of relaxation resulting from deep breathing.  Many of our habits of overeating or making sub-optimal food choices are stress induced.  Reducing stress lessens and alleviates the driver of these health and control robbing behaviors.

Love,
Jolie
xo