January’s Brownie Bites Covered Gaslighting in Women’s Health, Chef Allen Campbell Views On Longevity Nutrition, Reducing Hot Flashes With Vegan and Pegan Diets, and Benefits of Vitamin D
Blog #1: Gaslighting and Hysterectomies
The Brownie Bites takeaway;
🏥 Doctors recommend hysterectomies for almost any uterine issue in midlife (if they listen to women in the first place); despite less invasive surgeries and holistic and lifestyle changes proven to work
💊 Taking a pill (such as hormone replacement therapy) continues to be what our healthcare system suggests
👟 Exercise, lifestyle changes and decreasing stress all help reduce perimenopause symtoms
💫 Hysteria and gaslighting is still a thing. Women must advocate for their needs!
Blog #2: 8 Benefits of Vitamin D
The Brownie Bites takeaway;
🌞Vitamin D from the sun is nature’s way of keeping us healthy
💊 Supplements can help prevent Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in the Winter
👟 Vitamin D strengthens our bones and optimizes muscles
💫 Vitamin D is linked to longevity
Blog #3: Vegan Diets Relieve Hot Flashes
The Brownie Bites takeaway;
🌶 Hot flashes, night sweating and other vasomotor symptoms are related to declining estrogen
🥑Eating a vegan diet can help alleviate these symptoms (soy)
🐟 Eating fish can also help alleviate symptoms (omega 3!)
🧀Avoid animal products including dairy
Blog # 4: Chef Allen Campbell Fireside Chat
The Brownie Bites takeaway;
🌾Eat whole foods (not processed)
🥑Eat plants and good fats
🧀Avoid dairy, gluten, alcohol
❄️Eat seasonally and for your environment (such as hot nourishing meals for Boston’s winter)
☀️Trust your intuition: your body knows whats good for it if you slow down and listen
Read the whole article here. Technically this was 2.2.24, but the event was 1.31.24 🙂
