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Let's talk about the ***Thyroid***! Are you feeling tired or have low energy? The thyroid is involved in converting food into energy, it improves fat metabolism, and supports secretions of gastric juices. It also affects protein synthesis and converts beta-carotene into Vitamin A. Digestive issues often coincide with thyroid issues.
In addition to fatigue, symptoms of thyroid issues include the following:  

👉 High cholesterol 
👉 Allergies 
👉 Poor sleep 
👉 Frequent respiratory infections 
👉 Anxiety or panic attacks 
👉 Brittle nails, coarse brittle hair, or hair loss 
👉 Sensitivity to cold, weight gain, low body temperature 
👉 Decreased perspiration 
👉 Constipation 
👉 Rheumatic pain 
👉 Bloating after meals 
👉 Poor concentration and memory 
👉 Difficulty losing weight even

IF you have three or more of the symptoms above, it's time to look deeper. 


📍 In Oriental medicine, low thyroid function is associated with deficiency of kidney energy. The emotion related to kidney issues is fear aka our friend Anxiety. It is not a surprise that the Adrenal glands (involved with our stress response) which sit on the kidneys are typically impacted.  


📍 NOW, here is the kicker. If your doctor is ordering labs that just look at TSH hormone, this is NOT a reliable sole marker to determine thyroid function.  You need also ask for:
Free T4, T4, Free T3, TPO, and TGAB labs. 

📍 ALSO, Some people have subclinical hypothyroidism which will not show up on a lab as out of the norm. Your doc may say, "It's a little low but your still fine". When I work with clients, I look at the whole picture and the whole person. It isn't just about the numbers. Plus, why wait till a problem is a problem? So what to do? 
Let me give you 2 easy lifestyle tips and then we will dive into herbal allies.  

**Tip #1 **

REST WORK. Give yourself 15 min. per day of doing nothing. Leave the phone and responsibilities behind. Just tune into your breath and your body. Ask yourself, how am I feeling? Am I sending messages of safety or danger to my body? Just listen. Stop. and DO NOTHING. The thyroid likes rest.  

**Tip #2**

20 minutes of morning sun a day (if you can't do every day, do what you can). That means outside (not through a window) with no sunscreen or sunglasses. I find by 8:30 AM to be the best. This is really healing for the thyroid. I feel it. Today I did 20 min of yoga outside with ducks and a blue heron in my view. It put me at peace and got me regulated with the world around me.   

**2 Thyroid Plant Allies (Focusing Solely on Nervines and Adaptogens): This is very individual and depends on the person. I included flowers and leaves to get you fully acquainted with this plant.
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**Herb #1: Astragalus membranaceus (Astragalus)**
Benefits: boots immunity as a tonic herb taken over time. Also an adaptogen, meaning it modulates your stress response.  It can be taken in many ways. The root of the plant is the part used. I like to incorporate the powder into foods and cook with the root slices. I will pick them out of soups and dishes and suck on the bark before discarding. It can also be found in pill, alcohol tincture, roots simmered into tea, glycerite, or made into syrup. 
  
**Herb #2: Withania somnifera  (Ashwaganda) **

Benefits: Great for anxiety, depression, and modulating stress as it is also classified as an adaptogen. It is also anti-inflammatory esp. good for arthritic pain and assists in T4 to T3 conversion. Ashwaganda root is the part used. It does not taste very good so it simmered into a tea, good to use coconut milk with vanilla and honey for example. Pills and tinctures are also available.  

*Contraindications:  for some who are sensitive to nightshade family and some herbalists believe it is contra indicated for hyper thyroidism but this is controversial.*   

**Need more help solving your health puzzle? Book a free discovery call and receive a roadmap to solve your health problems! **


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A way to further work with the inner-critical is with crystals. Dravite is one which supports self-love, self-healing, and acceptance which I am experimenting with. As I hold the crystal I imagine what this stone would have to say to the Ms. Critical part inside of me. If Dravite could talk, it would say, “Hold yourself with gentleness child. You're human. It’s okay. Let me give you a hug. You are still a good person. Your intentions are good. "

Emotional work is such an important part of the Gut Revive Program I run and must not be forgotten in healing work. There may be a sciency root cause; however, chronic issues always have an emotional component in my opinion. A client after being in the program for just 3 months reported, “I feel a deep sense of peace. I have this inner trusting that everything is going to be okay.” Gotta love that! Her increased regular bowels and psoriasis are fading away without medication. We simply use emotional work, in conjunction with incorporating healing foods and herbs in the diet.

Check out this glowing testimonial that just came in:

“I came to Melanie with acid reflux issues and was hoping to avoid the path of taking pharmaceuticals to alleviate the increasing discomfort. I was also hoping that the reflux could be treated so as not to interfere with my enjoyment of swimming. Melanie suggested several herbs that proved to be very helpful and not only for the acid reflux. It was even possible to do treatments while traveling as she recommended both teas, tinctures and powdered formats of these herbs. She is a very positive coach and communicates well with follow-up check-ins to see how her herbal recommendations are working for you. You receive not only her suggestions on herbal supplements but also her guidance on “breathing techniques” and dietary recommendations that support you in the treatment of your particular issue. I have learned so much while working with her, especially how to better understand and pay attention to my body and work with it. She has given me tools to go it “on my own” with some degree of confidence, although I know there’s still much to learn. Melanie has a wealth of information, if you are willing to listen and are open to trying her well considered suggestions. I know I’m swimming more comfortably and have made other positive dietary and lifestyle changes to avoid exacerbating the reflux and above all have avoided the “well worn” pharmaceutical path. I would enthusiastically recommend Melanie as a health coach! - Karin R.

Need support to feel vibrant, healthy, inner-peace, joy, and vitality? Register for a complimentary consultation. I look forward to hearing your story.

The Secret Ingredient for Healing Chronic Health Issues

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Unsure of which provider is the right one for you but know you need help? Feel like 15 minutes is too short for a discovery call? That's why I created this one time only intro call :) 

In this session we can take a deep dive into what issues you are facing and I can share what tools I have to solve your problem.  My clientele varies from those who have been many nutritionists and functional medicine people and still haven't been able to solve their problem to those who need education, support, and are just realizing they deserve a better life and want to start living it.  I meet my clients where they are at and have a plethora of tools to use to get you there.  

This session is for those who are ready and open to using a variety of holistic tools to meet their health goals involving herbs, supplements, diet, energy work, and mind-body work.  This session is not for those who are resistant to natural and holistic tools, who aren't willing to face their shadow self with guidance, and who are unwilling to make lifestyle or habit changes with support.  

To prepare for this session I will send you a short form to complete regarding what your issue is so we can make the most from this hour together.  

Following our session you will receive a roadmap to your health guide for how I would go about solving your issues using my program pillars.  



Your Roadmap to Health 

In this session you will receive a roadmap for solving your health issues!  

Gut Revive Me Baby!

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Are you experiencing reflux, exczema or skin conditions, or irregular bowels? Do you feel lost with all the info. that is out there and what you should be doing? Do you want to get healthy but don't know where to start and know something is up? Do you emotionally eat to fill a void and feel like it is uncontrollable? Are you looking for a coach that is intuitive and knowledgable with tons of tools to help you through your issues? Look no further! 

In this 3 month program customized program you will learn (and not limited to):

- Ways to re-program and retrain your mind to receive and digest foods better. 
- Learn what foods are right for YOU and how to prepare them to make them more digestable.  
- Learn what plants and supplements can support you on your healing journey to reaching your goals. 
- Understand why you emotionally eat and learn how to stop it in its' tracks with no will-power needed.  
- Learn tools that will settle an upset gut in minutes. 

This program is not for those who aren't willing to make step by step changes, who aren't willing to face their shadow self with guidance, or who are not open to natural and holistic tools such as flower essences, herbalism, Ayurveda or ancient Indian wisdom, vagus nerve activation, breathe work, emotional work or energy work.  These are the basis of the tools that I use in my coaching program. 

Interested but need more info? Book a discovery call.

Setting the foundation.  Let's connect to your goals and what you would like to achieve and why.  We will get to the root of your issues and work from there.  Usually this is emotional related and that's where I often start but it could be that diet and nutrition is where we need to begin.  I let you be my guide.  

Coaching Call #1

Here we will move deeper into what tools we began with integrate energy work with easy practices and protocols you can do on yourself to re-calibrate.  Or perhaps it is time for us to try some supplements and herbs.  Or perhaps you need recipes and recommendations for what to eat.  I teach you how to tap into your body's wisdom. 

Coaching Call #2 

We will tap into what is working and what you need more support with.  Perhaps it is emotional eating or understanding your cravings.  In that case we would learn which plants and foods help to curb those cravings.  What healthier alternatives can be.  I may teach you a technique to release emotional stagnation which manifests into disease or a way to kick emotional cravings to the curb that is powerful and easy!

Coaching Call #3

Depending on where you are in your journey we may integrate some health routine practices with Ayurveda or ancient Indian wisdom or crowd out some foods that aren't working with new options.  We may incorporate easy tools to use when you can't fall asleep or what you have reflux or diarrhea symptoms.  This is highly individualized and you will receive handouts, videos, meditations, or audios specific to your goals and issues.  

Coaching Call #4 

This is the last month of the program where we continue to work on your goals and fill in any gaps.  You will leave with many supportive natural and holistic tools to use whenever you need. 

Coaching Call #5 

This is the integration and celebration session.  We will continue to fill-in any gaps and determine where we go from here.  We will look back at your goals for prevention, maintenance, and see how far you have come.  

Coaching Call #6 

Gut Revive Short Program

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This program supports those with digestive illnesses such as but not limited to :
- GERD or reflux
- Emotional Eating Tendencies
- IBS
- Leaky Gut
- IBD (Chron's and Colitis) 
- General constipation or diarrhea issues
- General inflammation issues
- those who would like to loose weight
- those having difficulty gaining weight

And anyone ready for a transformational experience!  Check out our reviews on google :) 
If you feel like your body is betraying you and like you are deprived, you are not alone.  I understand and will empower you to move past these issues! 

You will learn:
- How to strengthen the gut to enjoy the foods you love
- Banish cravings and emotional eating tendencies
- Create internal peace and harmony 
- Supplements and herbs to support you on your journey to reach your health goals
- easy and nourishing ways to prepare foods to enjoy
- Energy work you can do on yourself to get your body in balance in minutes (this includes eliminating stomach pain, headaches, virtigo and more) 
- A greater understanding of yourself so you can be your own body's healer.  

We use the acronym BALANCE which takes you on a month by month journey where we build in healthy practices and crowd out what is not serving you.  
B- Basics
A - Align
L - Laughter
A - Acceptance
N- Nourish
C- Communication
E - Ease

Built into the program are accountability check-in and customization.  You will receive everything you need on an easy to use platform.

Know more about Gut Revive Transformational Program with Melanie Alice Yukov

Discovery call with Melanie Alice Yukov

Your program includes 2 60 minute coaching calls per month. Month 1 is focused on BASICS AND ALIGN. 
We will get on our foundations of what is out of place, defining goals and outcomes, determining what we want to create and why.  Learning a few simple tools to bring the body back into balance with time to incorporate them.  (Based on hacks and techniques to tap in to the inner terrain of our body and incorporate vagus nerve activation which keeps us grounded in the face of the storm).  Incorporate a few strategies for improving how we eat.  Our connection with food is after all a reflection of our connection with life. 

Session #1 Coaching Call

Session #2 Coaching Call

Month 2 LAUGHTER AND ACCEPTANCE – Connect with ways to bring the body back into balance and alignment further deepening  knowledge and incorporating daily routines to stay grounded, de-stress, rest, and digest.  Learn how to connect bodily sensations to emotions.  What we resist persists.  In this month we work on acceptance of all of us, all our parts while putting into practice hacks for increasing digestive fire.  Let’s laugh and have fun with this!  

Session #3 Coaching Call

Session #4 Coaching Call

Month 3 – NOURISH – discover ways to nourish ourselves, our body, and our needs.  Incorporate more techniques into daily routines for somatic work.  Learning how to pause and acknowledge where we are at and tune to our inner knowing of what would be self-nourishing.  I help you be your own doctor as we incorporate Ayurvedic strategies to create inner balance and love. 

Session #5 Coaching Call

Session #6 Coaching Call

Month 4 – Continue to NOURISH and COMMUNICATION – our mind-talk, inner communication.  We work on brain re-training through techniques we put into practice and inner wiring for changing thought patterns. Changing our inner communication will change our outer manifestations.

Session #7 Coaching Call

Session #8 Coaching Call

Month 5 – EASE – How can we find more ease and go with the flow of life.  Incorporate strategies for grounding and herbs, dietary and digestive health practices to further nourish ourselves and help us to go with the flow and digest food with ease.  

Session #9 Coaching Call

Session #10 Coaching Call

Month 6 – INTEGRATION  - Continue practices we set in place and determine what is missing and needs more support.  This is the month where we become more whole physically, spiritually, and emotionally.  We celebrate all the accomplishments and give ourselves compassion for the healing journey we are on.  Your dreams in 3 years are now going to become a reality based on the work we laid out.  

Session # 11 Coaching Call

Session # 12 Coaching Call

Reach your Health Goals for Chronic Health Issues using Natural and Holistic Methods

Gut Revive Transformational Program

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I empower women with digestive issues to create balance and harmony in the body, tap into the body’s inherent wisdom and ability to digest foods, to lead fearless, joyful, and confident lives.  My moto is "High-Vibe, Whole-Body Wellness"

I do this by teaching people to tap into their body's natural wisdom and ability to heal itself to become whole emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

I use programs that incorporate Emotional Freedom Technique, visualization, mind-body or "parts work", herbal medicine, flower essences, brain retraining, energy work, vagus nerve activation, aspects of Ayurveda or ancient Indian wisdom, diet, nutrition, myo -fascial release, and supplement education.  

I customize what I share with the individual coming to me and what their individual needs are in a bio-individual approach.  

I have studied herbalism internationally for the last 11 years completing numerous programs and certifications. 

I am also a Speech and Language Pathologist specializing in oro facial myology as a side practice :) 

So pleased to be here to share everything I have learned on my healing journey with you :) 

You can find me on: 
instagram as @root.2.rise.wellness
Facebook @root2risewellnessllc
YouTube @root2risewellness

Check us out here: 
The Gut Health Puzzle Made Simple: 
https://yourguthealthpuzzlemadesimple.buzzsprout.com/2037234/12624619-emotional-freedom-from-emotional-eating-w-guest-speaker-melanie-yukov

Content for a Mother's Group on Becoming your Own Body's Healer:
https://herhealthcollective.com/tips-to-become-your-own-bodys-healer/

Techniques for Relaxing the Nervous System and Toning the Vagus Nerve:
https://herhealthcollective.com/two-powerful-techniques-for-relaxing-the-nervous-system-amp-toning-the-vagus-nerve/







Melanie Alice Yukov

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