Week 14
Welcome to the Module 4 Week 14 of the Fertile Ground Holistic Fertility Program!
Module 4
Week 14
Module 4 - Week 14 cravings, protocols for gut health issues, two diet resets - one for inflammation and one for gut health
Cravings!
Food cravings are something that most people experience in their lives at one point or another, if not daily. They can range from cravings of sugary, sweet candy to salty French fries.
Most people attribute these cravings to poor self-control or to simply craving the foods they’ve cut out while trying to diet. This is not necessarily the case.
The human body is very complex with an intricate system of balances and signals that help it function properly. Food cravings are just another way for the body to signal what it needs, giving us the chance to fulfill that need.
Food cravings are caused by certain foods, lack of certain nutrients, hormonal imbalances, and lifestyle behaviors. What we need to determine is what our body is really asking for, then provide it with what it needs.
Common Causes of Cravings:
How to Deal with Cravings
Handouts:
Most people attribute these cravings to poor self-control or to simply craving the foods they’ve cut out while trying to diet. This is not necessarily the case.
The human body is very complex with an intricate system of balances and signals that help it function properly. Food cravings are just another way for the body to signal what it needs, giving us the chance to fulfill that need.
Food cravings are caused by certain foods, lack of certain nutrients, hormonal imbalances, and lifestyle behaviors. What we need to determine is what our body is really asking for, then provide it with what it needs.
Common Causes of Cravings:
- Water – very often when people feel hungry, they are really just thirsty. Being dehydrated can confuse our senses, causing us to think we’re hungry when we’re not. When experiencing cravings, drink a large glass of water first before reaching for a snack. Often, this will curb the feeling of hunger and save us from eating unnecessary food that the body doesn’t need.
- Seasonal – people often crave foods that coincide with the current season. Temperature may play a role here: it’s common to crave warming foods in the winter (soups, meat, oil) and cooling foods (fruit, raw food, ice cream) in the summer, which is no coincidence. Fall is a time people crave “grounding” foods (squash, onions, nuts) and Spring is a time for detoxification (fruits and vegetables). Another season of cravings can come with the Holidays. People get used to having certain foods around certain times of the year (e.g. Thanksgiving) and may crave turkey or cranberry sauce, or whatever they are used to eating during those times.
- Life Deficiencies – having a physical, emotional and spiritual practice in our lives is just as important as the food we eat. This consists of having satisfaction in key areas, such as: career, relationships, finances, fitness, sleep, recreation, etc. If we are unhappy in any of these areas or feel stressed out, we may start to crave certain foods to keep us fulfilled emotionally.
- Yin/yang imbalance – all foods are considered to have either expansive qualities (yin) or contractive qualities (yang). Everything in life has a balance and our bodies are no different. Often, when we eat foods that are one extreme of yin (e.g. sweet food), we will crave foods at the other extreme of yang (salty food) to balance us out.
- Mineral deficiencies – the body will crave certain foods that contain the minerals it lacks. Below is a chart of specific mineral deficiencies, the associated cravings and healthy foods that can be eaten to satisfy the craving.
- Hormonal imbalance– cravings can occur during certain times for women such as menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause. This is due to certain fluctuations in the estrogen and testosterone hormones.
How to Deal with Cravings
- Drink sufficient amounts of water throughout the day to ensure enough fluids are taken in.
- Choose healthier alternatives (refer to chart below).
- Take a walk, bubble bath, or phone a friend – if the craving is purely emotional or from boredom or stress, try to get your mind off of the craving and do something else to give your body what it needs.
Handouts:
Two Gut Health Resets
The 3-Day Reset - Take Back Your Life!
This Gut and Inflammation Reset reboots your digestive system and helps bring your body back into anti-inflammatory balance. It can easily be completed over a weekend. If this is for you - you can grab it here!
This Gut and Inflammation Reset reboots your digestive system and helps bring your body back into anti-inflammatory balance. It can easily be completed over a weekend. If this is for you - you can grab it here!
3-Day Anti-Inflammatory Detox
Looking to get back on track? Focus on dramatically increasing your greens, do this 3-day cleanse. You can grab it here!
Looking to get back on track? Focus on dramatically increasing your greens, do this 3-day cleanse. You can grab it here!
For More Help With Gut Health
If you would like more information on products that are helpful for gut health, you can contact me or simply log into your account and order any that you would like to try. If you do not have an account, you can go to or click here - my.doterra.com/womenshealth and you can set up an account and order.
Products:
Products:
Handouts:
- Gut 3-Day Reset
- 3 Day Inflammation Detox
- Food Cravings Guide
- Food Cravings List
- Cravings Attack List
- How to Calm the Cravings Monster
- Chewing
- Bristol Stool Chart
- Do You Have Histamine Intolerance
- Dysbiosis at a Glance
- GI Soother Tea
- Having Trouble Pooping?
- Intestinal Hyperpermeability
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Soft Belly Meditation
- Soft Belly Meditation MP3
- Take Your Kitchen Back
Action Items:
- Download each of the handouts and resources above
- Continue to fill out the information in the 4 Phase Symptom Tracker - and tracking your cycle
- Start to implement the information in the downloads
- Continue to do affirmations, gratitudes, journal entries and food diary
- Do the Creating Sacred Pelvic Space and Meditation On the Ovaries exercises - you can use the MP3 or print the handouts to use
- Do the Yoga Nidra Fertility Meditation 3 at least a couple of times this week or more-use this meditation for weeks 13-16
- Continue to do the Fertility Pelvic Massage routine, Fertility Yoga and Acupressure for Fertility - three times this week
- Download the Soft Belly Meditation Handout - do the exercise - a download of the mediation is also available to use - record your experience in the handout journal page
- Try either the 3-Day Reset or the 3-Day Anti-inflammatory Detox if appropriate
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