Episode 15 - Taking Control of Your Health Through a Holistic Approach

Send a textIn this episode, Dawne & Larry are joined by a very special guest, Dawne's oldest daughter Lexi Jacoby.   Lexi has had quite the health journey over the past few years.  It started with an array of symptoms - sudden unexplained weight gain, problems with her monthly cycle, horrible acne, constantly bloated and sick after everything she ate, sleep issues, constant fatigue, racing heart and much more.  Her first step was going to her primary care physician to get bloodwork done and discuss the issues to find out what was going on. She had to beg for the bloodwork despite her symptoms, but she finally got it done.The bloodwork revealed elevated levels in her liver functions to which her doctor suggested that she should lay off alcohol and decrease Tylenol, neither of which she consumed often.Lexi ultimately felt let down by her doctor so she took matters into her own hands and sought out a holistic physician.  One who would get to the root cause of the issues - not try to put a bandaid on it.  Lexi knew in her heart there was something wrong and thank goodness she was an advocate for her own health because there was a lot wrong....which she shares in great detail on this episode today.Lexi was on a mission to heal from the inside out and has transformed her health through a lifestyle change which incorporates the food she eats, the products she uses, her exercise regimen, natural calming remedies, and everyday self care.  Her mission is to now help others who have had or are currently having these same issues.To learn more, you can follow Lexi's Instagram dedicated to this topic @ healing_lifestyle_with_lexiand her tiktok is linked in her bio as well.Resources that she mentions in this episode are as follows:My instagram: healing_lifestyle_with_lexi - tiktok is linked in bio as well Holistic Healing in Wayne, PA - Dr. Nadia AliLionville Natural Pharmacy, Lionville, PA - Ben Briggs, and Mike BriggsFullscript for high quality supplements physicians use: https://fullscript.com/ - a lot of physicians will have discount codes available through their websites/instagramEWG Website and App for rating clean/toxic home and self products along with information about what every ingredient and chemical is and does to our body *amazing resourceEWG Dirty Dozen/Clean Fifteen - which to buy organic, highest/lowest pesticide and chemical amoutnsDirty Dozen: https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.phpClean Fifteen: https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean-fifteen.phpAldi for cheaper produce (organic if possible!)Good RX for coupons for medicationsGhia for non-alcoholic aperitif or seltzers: drinkghia.comYuka app - easily scan (free version) or type in ($8/year) products to have ingredient list rated for toxic ingredients like endocrine disruptorsBobby approved app - guide for clean eating / food productsThink Dirty app - another scan or type in products app like Yuka to see if there are any harmful ingredients or "clean"Flo app - for tracking cycle naturallyPremom app - use the app along with the LH test strips to test ovulation and then log in the app for results so can track cycle along with FloDown Dog app - free or paid, amazing at home yoga app with many customizations/various types of yoga practices, focus areas, levels, etc.Insight timer - free meditation app