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Welcome to Grounded Wellness, 
your go to podcast for 

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simplified and trusted 
information on how to live a 

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more non-toxic and holistic 
life. 

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We're your hosts. 
I'm Bethany McDaniel, founder of

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Primarily Pure biohacking 
enthusiast and mom of three. 

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And I'm Courtney O'Connor, 
holistic esthetician with over 

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15 years experience in the 
healing power of touch and 

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holistic skin care rituals. 
Let's dig in. 

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Hello and welcome to another 
episode of Grounded Wellness. 

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We pulled you guys on Instagram 
and asked what questions you 

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wanted me to answer. 
And so I'm here to answer 

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several of those today. 
It's always fun getting into 

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your questions because it just 
kind of feels like we are here 

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together at the farm having a 
conversation. 

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So I'm excited to dig into 
these. 

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All right, going to get right 
into it with this first 

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question. 
How did you stay true to your 

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ethics early on in business? 
So this wasn't a hard thing for 

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me because I truly started 
primarily pure out of my own 

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passion for natural personal 
care products and skin care 

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products. 
It was really the result of my 

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own journey in dealing with acne
and different skin sensitivity 

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issues after going the 
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And so from the get go, I was 
just really, really passionate 

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about what I was doing and it 
wasn't really an option for me 

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to to not go about things in an 
ethical way. 

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I didn't really have like 
certain sales numbers that I was

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trying to hit. 
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been easy to get discouraged 
early on, but I was just really 

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excited about the journey. 
Every time we saw an increase in

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business, I was just really 
excited about that. 

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It was really fueled by customer
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I also have always believed that
this is something that God has 

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put on my heart to do. 
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challenges and there's going to 
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But I think the difference is 
when your faith is in God and 

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your identity is in Him, cutting
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ultimately He is in control. 
And it's my job to do the best I

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can and be faithful with what 
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So that's kind of always been 
the approach I've taken with 

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primarily pure. 
OK, next question. 

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Can you talk about balancing 
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Yes, this is indeed a difficult 
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And it's not lost on me that it 
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privilege to to even like try to
balance these two things that I 

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love and care so deeply about my
family and my company primarily 

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pure. 
And while my family and being a 

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wife and a mom is obviously my 
number one priority, I do also 

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work. 
I do also have a company. 

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And that whole balance has 
looked very different depending 

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on what season of life I'm in. 
So I have been doing this for 10

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years now and every season of 
life looks a little bit 

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different. 
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So for the last two years we 
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trip as a family and these Rd. 
trips have lasted anywhere from 

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a month and a half to two 
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And I'm not working a whole lot 
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Like my husband always drives, I
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have my laptop like my my water,
maybe a coffee or green tea. 

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And I post up and that is that 
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trips. 
And then when we hunker down and

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stay somewhere for like a week, 
I'm working like during nap 

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times or before the rest of the 
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And so I'm kind of keeping 
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not really like spearheading new
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But in order to do that, I do 
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that trip and then work extra 
when we get home to catch up, 

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similar to maternity leave. 
When when I've had, I have, I've

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had three kids since starting 
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So that looks a little bit 
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I'm like, I'm in crunch time 
leading up to, to having my baby

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and then once I'm on maternity 
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especially with my last two, 
really relax and, and enjoy and 

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treasure that time. 
So I'm always kind of like 

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evaluating and adjusting where 
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where things are at in my 
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changes based on that. 
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I try to outsource a lot of 
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outside of my business so that I
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those two areas. 
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I try to involve my kids in my 
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So sometimes that's bringing one
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trip. 
I always like to give them new 

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products that are in development
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that inside look into the 
development of a product so that

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they can and like be a part of 
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And I think they really love 
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So it doesn't look perfect all 
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be intentional about it and to 
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needed to, to do both of those 
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ability. 
Someone also asked, what's your 

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non negotiable evening ritual? 
I have five of these that are so

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critical to like winding down 
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those are oil cleansing. 
Wearing my blue light blocking 

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glasses, I mix half a teaspoon 
of baking soda in a cup of water

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every evening to alkalize my 
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Contrary to popular belief, 
alkaline water does not alkalize

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the body, but baking soda mixed 
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It kind of helps me to calm down
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I use a magnesium sleep spray on
my feet and that helps me to 

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wind down as well. 
And then I like to read before 

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bedtime. 
So I'm always reading a novel. 

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I like historical fiction 
novels, and I don't have time to

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read a lot before bed typically,
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from 2 to 10 pages in. 
And that just kind of helps me 

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forget like the troubles of the 
day or anything that's really 

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pressing on my mind and it takes
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Similar to like how maybe 
watching a show would be for, 

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for people that are into shows, 
but I, I don't really watch much

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TVII just like to read before 
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If I had to choose one of those 
things though, it would be oil 

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cleansing. 
It's just such a critical part 

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of my wine down routine. 
And I love the oil cleansing 

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method. 
Our cleansing oil works so well.

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It smells amazing. 
It really balances out the skin.

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It gives you this deep clean 
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its natural moisture barrier. 
And you even just you, your skin

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feels really clean and 
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And it's really relaxing, like 
just taking time to take some 

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deep breaths, massage that into 
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It really helps me unwind for 
the day and and gets me ready 

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for sleep. 
So that would be the one that I 

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would choose if I had to pick OK
meal recommendations for healthy

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skin and body. 
So protein I would say is #1 if 

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you build your meals around 
protein, you will be more 

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satiated, your, your skin will 
will look better and you'll have

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more energy. 
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protein because the nutrient 
profile is just so bioavailable,

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such a robust mineral vitamin 
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based protein. 
So that would be my one 

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recommendation. 
Just balance your meals around 

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protein. 
Eat the protein before you move 

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on to carbs or even fat. 
I do love healthy fats also, but

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I think eating protein first at 
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meals around that is key. 
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example of dinner time that 
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or steak or even just ground 
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And then I will like make some 
white rice or a big tray and or 

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a big tray of like veggies and 
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broccoli, and just put that in 
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And that is kind of how we eat. 
It's pretty basic, but but it 

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works OK. 
Tips for eczema? 

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We got so many questions about 
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I was actually really surprised 
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And while I don't have personal 
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for myself or with my kids, I do
know so many people who have 

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struggled with eczema. 
It's, it's such a common thing 

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and I think it's something that 
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struggling with. 
So I'll just talk about what I 

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have seen work for others and 
what I would do if I had eczema 

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or if one of my kids was dealing
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First, I just want to mention 
our baby bomb is amazing, 

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amazing for eczema. 
So I wouldn't say it's a cure 

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per SE for eczema because I 
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eczema, it is the manifestation 
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But I have had countless people 
tell me that our baby bomb is 

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the one thing that soothes their
child's eczema and doesn't cause

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it to flare up. 
So our baby bomb is amazing for 

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that. 
But like I said, there's always 

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an underlying cause with eczema.
So my first recommendation would

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be to look at look at your diet,
look at your your kids diet and 

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eliminate all dairy. 
I'm a big dairy fan. 

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I love raw organic dairy 
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time I do think it's really 
important to eliminate dairy if 

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you are struggling with eczema 
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butter. 
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But I have a friend who who had 
eliminated dairy for her son and

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he was continuing to have these 
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And once she got rid of the 
butter, his eczema actually 

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healed. 
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of time, also removing grains, 
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sugar, minimizing sugar intake 
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forms of sugar, I think can be 
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artificial additives in food, 
just focusing really on real 

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food and then adding in some 
extra gut support like bone 

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broth. 
Tailored Dukes has an amazing GI

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immune support powder supplement
that you can put into smoothies 

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or even into water, and that is 
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for helping to heal the gut. 
I would look at personal care 

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and skin care products and 
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there. 
If you're using a lot of 

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products with chemicals, I would
especially avoid anything with 

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fragrance, but also anything 
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especially a lot of synthetic 
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I would also avoid essential 
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Again, that's something that 
there's nothing inherently wrong

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with essential oils, but when 
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really sensitive state, they 
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that sensitivity that you're 
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So I would avoid all of that for
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Our baby line is really great 
for anyone struggling with 

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eczema. 
We always recommend that because

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it's so gentle, it contains so 
few ingredients and it has 

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healing herbs that are super 
gentle but not any essential 

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oils. 
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detergent. 
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chemicals in laundry detergent 
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And so those chemicals are just 
in constant contact with the 

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skin. 
And a lot of times they are 

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carcinogenic, allergenic. 
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detergent I think is really 
important if you're struggling 

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with eczema. 
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That's what I would switch to. 
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clothing, and this can be a 
tough one because it's such a 

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big thing to do an overhaul 
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And, and I don't think you need 
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once, but it's just something to
be mindful of and, and to start 

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choosing clothing that is made 
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and linen and really avoiding 
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and, and other fabrics made from
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possible. 
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clothing, I would do it with 
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So if you are using polyester 
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with eczema, that is definitely 
something that you'll want to 

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change. 
And, and cotton is a great 

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option. 
Linen is a great option. 

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So these are all just ideas and 
my goal in sharing this isn't to

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overwhelm, but just to provide 
options. 

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Eczema can be so defeating and I
think it's just important to be 

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aware of all of the potential 
things that could be 

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contributing to it. 
OK, someone wants to know the 

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best product to prevent stretch 
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I would say our baby bomb. 
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good at preventing stretch 
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Both of them are so nourishing 
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in particular has both tallow 
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a really really rich profile of 
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The Baby Bomb also has 
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marshmallow root contains this 
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called mucilage, which is really
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the skin. 
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is a genetic component as well, 
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three kids and I've used Baby 
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marks. 
Next question, what is the 

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weirdest skin care ritual or 
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So this is an easy one. 
I recently had my own stem cell 

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rich fat injected into my face. 
That may sound really weird, but

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let me back up a little bit. 
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Doctor Chestnut, who is a a 
plastic plastic surgeon, but a 

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very alternatively minded 
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getting a procedure done where 

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he took fat from from my own 
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And he filtered it down to the 
most stem cell rich and dense 

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portion of the fat and then 
injected that back into my face 

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kind of evenly, evenly dispersed
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And that does two different 
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So it can help to replace lost 
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filler does, in the sense of it 
kind of like distorting and 

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changing the look of your face, 
but it does help to replace some

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volume that has been naturally 
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And the stem cells in the fat 
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skin and improve the health of 
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even years down the road. 
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immediate benefit, but it does 
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improve skin health long term. 
He also used a few different 

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lasers on my skin, which was a 
totally new experience for me. 

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I've never had anything like 
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the stem cells. 
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our baby bomb and then applied 
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healing. 
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that mixture home to continue to
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next few days. 
So that's not necessarily a 

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weird experience, but maybe it 
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I still kind of can't believe 
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thing was really fascinating and
I feel like it definitely 

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improved the health of my skin 
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benefits will only increase with
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If you want to see more on this,
you can look at my interview 

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with Doctor Chestnut. 
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about my philosophy on a lot of 
different skin treatments and 

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procedures, I just recently 
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well that you can look back and 
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What are some biohacking tools 
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You guys know I love to talk 
about biohacking, so I'm going 

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to tell you all of the devices 
and tools that we have, but also

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keep in mind that we didn't get 
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Like we have been kind of 
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over the last eight years 
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And these we really see these, 
my husband and I, as investments

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in our health and things that 
are going to really help to 

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compensate for some of the toxic
exposures and some of the body 

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burdens that can accumulate over
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world. 
I don't think these things are 

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foundational to health. 
I don't think that every person 

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needs to have all of these, but 
it's just kind of something that

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we enjoy geeking out on and and 
it's something that's been kind 

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of fun to like bring our kids 
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Like I'll talk more about this, 
but my kids, we have a cold 

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plunge. 
Like my kids like to go back and

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forth between the sauna and the 
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intuitively at their own pace. 
It's not something that we 

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force, but it's just kind of 
been a become a cool like hobby 

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that we do as a family. 
So at this point, we have an 

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infrared sauna. 
We have an ozone generator. 

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Ozone is a gas and you can 
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You can infuse it into oil. 
You can put the gas in the ear 

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canal. 
You can do rectal ozone 

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insufflations with the gas. 
So there's a lot that you can do

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with it. 
Ozone is really powerful for 

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eliminating pathogenic bacteria.
We have a hyperbaric chamber, 

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which is a pressurized oxygen 
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So when you get in that, it just
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floods your tissues, your 
bloodstream with a fresh supply 

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of oxygen. 
I have a few different red light

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devices that I'll kind of use 
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what I feel like I need at the 
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We have APEMF MAT and we have a 
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So again, not something that I 
think everyone needs, but we do 

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in some regards live kind of a a
higher paced and what some might

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consider to be more stressful 
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And these things kind of help to
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to kind of help to sharpen us so
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the areas that we need to really
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OK, our last question, how do 
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So I try to get ahead of it as 
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And for me that looks like 
staying really disciplined with 

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the habits that put me in a good
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And some of those things are 
going on daily walks, being 

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outdoors, sauna, cold plunge, 
strength training, eating well, 

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a lot of prayer. 
So staying consistent in in 

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some. 
Or all of those things, not all 

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of those things every day, but a
lot of those things depending on

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what makes sense in any in any 
given day really helps me, Helps

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to fill my tank so that when 
anxiety inducing situations do 

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come up, they don't rattle me as
much as they might if I if I had

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been, let's say, like overworked
and rundown. 

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And if I hadn't invested in 
myself leading up to whatever 

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stress, stressful situation I 
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And so I still do get rattled 
and stressed at times. 

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I'm human. 
I'm not immune to that. 

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And when that happens, I really 
think of my stress or anxiety in

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two different ways. 
I kind of put that into two 

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different buckets, one bucket 
being things that are within my 

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control. 
So I I'll think like, OK, what 

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can I do in this situation? 
If anything? 

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Is there something that I can do
to change my circumstances or 

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alleviate some of this stress? 
And then what, what do I need to

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surrender in this situation? 
And usually it's, it's the 

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surrendering that's actually a 
lot harder than the things that 

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I have control over and the 
things that are within my power 

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to change. 
But I do find that the older I 

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get and the more life experience
I have, the easier it is to 

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surrender the things that need 
to be surrendered. 

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I have seen God be faithful in 
my life again and again and 

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again. 
And so when things come up that 

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are difficult, it has become so 
much easier for me to to trust 

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him with those things. 
And that doesn't mean that I get

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what I want out of those 
situations all the time. 

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Sometimes it's the opposite, but
I get what I need. 

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And ultimately that is so much 
more important. 

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OK, I think that was a good one 
to end on. 

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Thank you guys so much for 
listening and for watching. 

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If you ever have a question that
you want me to answer, you can 

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Have an amazing rest of your day

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