A Healthy Gut, A Happier You

June 26, 2025 9:58 am

Boosting Mental Wellness Through Digestive Health

How often do you suppose people hear “trust your gut,” at some point? The truth is that your gut may be guiding your mood more than you think. For many, feelings of fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, or low mood can often be dismissed as “normal” parts of aging. For many, feelings of fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, or low mood are often brushed off as “normal” parts of aging. But as Dr. Basima Williams shares in her insightful conversation on the Health After 30 podcast, the root cause may lie in an unexpected place: your digestive system.

Gut Health and Mental Wellness: What’s the Connection?

In the Health After 30 episode titled “Gut Health and Mental Wellness: How to Heal Your Body and Mind,” Dr. Basima Williams explores how deeply the gut and brain are connected — a relationship often called the gut-brain axis. This connection means that what happens in your digestive system doesn’t just affect your stomach — it can impact your emotions, cognitive clarity, and overall sense of well-being.

“When your gut is inflamed or imbalanced, it’s not just digestion that suffers — your mood, sleep, focus, and even hormones can be affected.” – Dr. Basima Williams

If you’ve ever experienced irritability after a heavy meal or felt anxious without knowing why, your microbiome — the trillions of bacteria in your gut — may be trying to get your attention.

Key Takeaways

  1. Symptoms Are Messages, Not Just Problems
    Too often, chronic symptoms like bloating, brain fog, or anxiety get treated in isolation. Dr. Basima encourages you to dig deeper:“Instead of chasing symptoms, we need to start asking: what’s the body trying to tell us?”By addressing gut imbalances, many of us experience significant improvements in our energy, clarity, and emotional well-being.
  2. Healing Starts with Nervous System Regulation
    Gut health doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Dr. Basima emphasizes that a dysregulated nervous system — often rooted in chronic stress — can make it difficult for the gut to heal, which is why true wellness must take a whole-body approach.
  3. You Have More Control Than You Think
    One of the most empowering messages from the episode is that healing is possible—and it begins with awareness. Simple shifts in diet, lifestyle, and stress management can significantly improve both gut and mental health.

 Helping You Thrive — Inside and Out

This conversation with Dr. Basima is a reminder that you deserve to feel energized, focused, and emotionally balanced and that chronic symptoms are not something you have to live with.

As a partner in Doctors Helping You Thrive, Dr. Basima is part of a mission-driven team that helps women address the root causes of chronic health struggles — especially those related to the gut, nervous system, and hormones. Their holistic approach allows women to reclaim vibrant energy, clarity, and peace of mind.

 Reclaim Your Health

If you’ve been feeling “off” and can’t quite explain why — it’s time to look inward. Your gut might be holding the answers you’ve been searching for. Listen to the full Health After 30 podcast episode with Dr. Basima Williams here: Gut Health and Mental Wellness, and start your journey toward healing today. When your gut is healthy, your whole life gets better.

 

Break free from stress and burnout. Let us help you tap into your body’s natural ability to heal. Discover how holistic care can restore your energy, clarity, and calm today. Connect with us through our email , or join our IG community.

 


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That’s why Pillar 1 of Your Thrive Code is all about the Effects of Stress.

You’ll learn:
✨ How stress impacts your body
✨ The role of the autonomic nervous system & gut-brain axis
✨ Why unmanaged stress can lead to adrenal fatigue & burnout

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#YourThriveCode #StressAwareness #AdrenalHealth #BurnoutPrevention #HolisticHealth #StressManagement #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive
  • Ever feel ‘off’… but can’t explain why? It might be your hormones talking.

Your hormones control your sleep, energy, metabolism, and mood. 

✨ The first step to feeling like yourself again? Understand your hormones. And we can help you with that—in our 7-week online course. YourThriveCode.com
#HormoneHealth #BalanceYourHormones #WomensHealth #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #WomensHormones
  • Healthy eating ≠ boring.
Healthy eating ≠ restrictive.
Healthy eating ≠ anxiety-inducing.

Let’s clear that up real quick. 👇
✅ It’s about giving your body enough food to actually thrive.
✅ It’s about variety—fruit, veggies, grains, and yes, the occasional cookie too.
✅ It’s about ditching guilt, not your favorite foods.

Healthy doesn’t mean perfect.
It means balanced, colourful, and satisfying.

Want gut- and hormone-friendly recipes that don’t taste like cardboard?

Grab our FREE Recipe eBook—created by a Functional MD + Holistic PT just for women like you. Link in bio!

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #WomensHealth #HealthyWomen #BalancedEating #NoMoreFoodRules #GutHealth #NutritionTips #HealthyEating #HealthyRecipes
  • Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃

We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too.

Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
  • @healingwithak, our amazing Holistic Physical Therapist, was just featured on the Voices in Health & Wellness podcast, hosted by @greenland_medical_clinics! 🙌✨

She dives deep into stress, breath, and the female nervous system — topics she’s incredibly passionate about and brilliant at explaining.

📲 Listen to Voices in Health and Wellness on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #WoemensHealth  #HolisticHealing #Breathwork #FemaleNervousSystem #Podcast #WellnessPodcast
  • You don’t need to earn rest.
You don’t need to fix everything before you breathe.
Calm isn’t something you wait for. It starts with your next exhale.
Try this:
🌬 Inhale 
✨ Exhale 
Let your body soften.
You deserve a nervous system that feels safe.
#Breathwork #NervousSystemHealing #YourThriveCode #WomenHealingWomen #FunctionalWellness #MindBodyHealing #ExhaleToThrive
  • You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart.

You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this.

The truth?
Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context.
And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind.

💚 It’s time to change that.

If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇

#PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
  • You’re working out. You’re watching what you eat.

But the scale isn’t budging. And your body just doesn’t feel like you anymore.
Here’s what most women don’t know:
Stress could be the missing link.

Chronic stress triggers your body to hold onto weight—especially around the belly—by keeping cortisol levels high. And when your nervous system is stuck in “survival mode,” your metabolism slows, your cravings spike, and your sleep suffers.

You’re not doing anything wrong.
Your body just needs safety and support before it can let go.

✨ This is exactly what we help women with at Doctors Helping You Thrive. Because it’s not about more willpower—it’s about healing your stress response. Comment STRESS below, and we’ll send you a FREE video on how to manage it properly. 

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #StressAndWeightGain #WomensHealth #PerimenopauseSupport #CortisolAndWeight #HormoneBalance #NervousSystemReset
  • Ever wonder why breathwork is such a powerful tool for your nervous system and core? Let’s talk exhales 👇

🫁 When you're looking to calm down, try making your exhale twice as long as your inhale. This gentle shift slows your breathing rate, slightly increases CO₂ in your blood, and activates your vagus nerve—your body’s natural brake pedal—so you feel grounded, safe, and at ease. Soft, slow exhales (not forced or tense) send the message: “You’re safe.”

🏋🏼‍♀️ But during exercise—especially postpartum—your exhale does something totally different. Here, you want a pursed-lip exhale, coordinating with pelvic floor lift, deep core engagement, and rib movement to create stability through effort. This is the kind of breath that protects your back and rebuilds your core.

💡Breath is dynamic. You take 22,000 breaths a day—mastering even just a few can dramatically shift your energy, your stress, and your strength.

Comment “EXHALE” if you want to learn how to tap into your core through breath—it’s one of the simplest, science-backed ways to change your state ✨

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Stress isn’t just in your head—it’s a full-body experience that can affect your hormones, gut, energy, and mood.

That’s why Pillar 1 of Your Thrive Code is all about the Effects of Stress.

You’ll learn:
✨ How stress impacts your body
✨ The role of the autonomic nervous system & gut-brain axis
✨ Why unmanaged stress can lead to adrenal fatigue & burnout

Start with Pillar 1 and get the knowledge you need to break the cycle. Get started today at YourThriveCode.com

#YourThriveCode #StressAwareness #AdrenalHealth #BurnoutPrevention #HolisticHealth #StressManagement #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive
Stress isn’t just in your head—it’s a full-body experience that can affect your hormones, gut, energy, and mood. That’s why Pillar 1 of Your Thrive Code is all about the Effects of Stress. You’ll learn: ✨ How stress impacts your body ✨ The role of the autonomic nervous system & gut-brain axis ✨ Why unmanaged stress can lead to adrenal fatigue & burnout Start with Pillar 1 and get the knowledge you need to break the cycle. Get started today at YourThriveCode.com #YourThriveCode #StressAwareness #AdrenalHealth #BurnoutPrevention #HolisticHealth #StressManagement #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive
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Ever feel ‘off’… but can’t explain why? It might be your hormones talking.

Your hormones control your sleep, energy, metabolism, and mood. 

✨ The first step to feeling like yourself again? Understand your hormones. And we can help you with that—in our 7-week online course. YourThriveCode.com
#HormoneHealth #BalanceYourHormones #WomensHealth #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #WomensHormones
Ever feel ‘off’… but can’t explain why? It might be your hormones talking.

Your hormones control your sleep, energy, metabolism, and mood. 

✨ The first step to feeling like yourself again? Understand your hormones. And we can help you with that—in our 7-week online course. YourThriveCode.com
#HormoneHealth #BalanceYourHormones #WomensHealth #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #WomensHormones
Ever feel ‘off’… but can’t explain why? It might be your hormones talking.

Your hormones control your sleep, energy, metabolism, and mood. 

✨ The first step to feeling like yourself again? Understand your hormones. And we can help you with that—in our 7-week online course. YourThriveCode.com
#HormoneHealth #BalanceYourHormones #WomensHealth #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #WomensHormones
Ever feel ‘off’… but can’t explain why? It might be your hormones talking. Your hormones control your sleep, energy, metabolism, and mood. ✨ The first step to feeling like yourself again? Understand your hormones. And we can help you with that—in our 7-week online course. YourThriveCode.com #HormoneHealth #BalanceYourHormones #WomensHealth #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #WomensHormones
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Healthy eating ≠ boring.
Healthy eating ≠ restrictive.
Healthy eating ≠ anxiety-inducing.

Let’s clear that up real quick. 👇
✅ It’s about giving your body enough food to actually thrive.
✅ It’s about variety—fruit, veggies, grains, and yes, the occasional cookie too.
✅ It’s about ditching guilt, not your favorite foods.

Healthy doesn’t mean perfect.
It means balanced, colourful, and satisfying.

Want gut- and hormone-friendly recipes that don’t taste like cardboard?

Grab our FREE Recipe eBook—created by a Functional MD + Holistic PT just for women like you. Link in bio!

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #WomensHealth #HealthyWomen #BalancedEating #NoMoreFoodRules #GutHealth #NutritionTips #HealthyEating #HealthyRecipes
Healthy eating ≠ boring. Healthy eating ≠ restrictive. Healthy eating ≠ anxiety-inducing. Let’s clear that up real quick. 👇 ✅ It’s about giving your body enough food to actually thrive. ✅ It’s about variety—fruit, veggies, grains, and yes, the occasional cookie too. ✅ It’s about ditching guilt, not your favorite foods. Healthy doesn’t mean perfect. It means balanced, colourful, and satisfying. Want gut- and hormone-friendly recipes that don’t taste like cardboard? Grab our FREE Recipe eBook—created by a Functional MD + Holistic PT just for women like you. Link in bio! #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #WomensHealth #HealthyWomen #BalancedEating #NoMoreFoodRules #GutHealth #NutritionTips #HealthyEating #HealthyRecipes
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Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃

We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too.

Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃

We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too.

Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃

We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too.

Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃

We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too.

Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃

We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too.

Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃

We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too.

Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃

We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too.

Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
Meal prep doesn’t need to take over your weekend (or your sanity). 🙃 We’re all about keeping things real, healthy, and doable—especially when you're juggling work, family, and trying to take care of your own body, too. Start with these 5 meal prep hacks to simplify your week—and if you want even more gut + hormone-supportive meals, download our FREE Recipe Book today. 📚💪 YourThriveCode.com/get-free-recipe-book #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #HealthyMoms #FunctionalMedicine #BusyMomLife #MealPrepForMoms #MealPrepTips
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@healingwithak, our amazing Holistic Physical Therapist, was just featured on the Voices in Health & Wellness podcast, hosted by @greenland_medical_clinics! 🙌✨ She dives deep into stress, breath, and the female nervous system — topics she’s incredibly passionate about and brilliant at explaining. 📲 Listen to Voices in Health and Wellness on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #WoemensHealth #HolisticHealing #Breathwork #FemaleNervousSystem #Podcast #WellnessPodcast
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You don’t need to earn rest.
You don’t need to fix everything before you breathe.
Calm isn’t something you wait for. It starts with your next exhale.
Try this:
🌬 Inhale 
✨ Exhale 
Let your body soften.
You deserve a nervous system that feels safe.
#Breathwork #NervousSystemHealing #YourThriveCode #WomenHealingWomen #FunctionalWellness #MindBodyHealing #ExhaleToThrive
You don’t need to earn rest. You don’t need to fix everything before you breathe. Calm isn’t something you wait for. It starts with your next exhale. Try this: 🌬 Inhale ✨ Exhale Let your body soften. You deserve a nervous system that feels safe. #Breathwork #NervousSystemHealing #YourThriveCode #WomenHealingWomen #FunctionalWellness #MindBodyHealing #ExhaleToThrive
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You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart.

You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this.

The truth?
Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context.
And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind.

💚 It’s time to change that.

If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇

#PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart.

You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this.

The truth?
Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context.
And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind.

💚 It’s time to change that.

If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇

#PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart.

You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this.

The truth?
Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context.
And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind.

💚 It’s time to change that.

If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇

#PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart.

You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this.

The truth?
Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context.
And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind.

💚 It’s time to change that.

If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇

#PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart.

You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this.

The truth?
Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context.
And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind.

💚 It’s time to change that.

If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇

#PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart.

You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this.

The truth?
Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context.
And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind.

💚 It’s time to change that.

If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇

#PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart.

You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this.

The truth?
Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context.
And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind.

💚 It’s time to change that.

If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇

#PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
You’re not unmotivated. Not dramatic. Not falling apart. You might be in perimenopause, and no one prepared you for this. The truth? Most women are navigating hormone shifts, brain fog, and mood swings without support or context. And it’s costing them their confidence, energy, and peace of mind. 💚 It’s time to change that. If this feels familiar, share what you wish more people understood about this season of life. 👇 #PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #WomenWhoThrive #MidlifeWellness #MentalLoad #MoodSwingsAreReal #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #NervousSystemHealth #YourThriveCode
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You’re working out. You’re watching what you eat.

But the scale isn’t budging. And your body just doesn’t feel like you anymore.
Here’s what most women don’t know:
Stress could be the missing link.

Chronic stress triggers your body to hold onto weight—especially around the belly—by keeping cortisol levels high. And when your nervous system is stuck in “survival mode,” your metabolism slows, your cravings spike, and your sleep suffers.

You’re not doing anything wrong.
Your body just needs safety and support before it can let go.

✨ This is exactly what we help women with at Doctors Helping You Thrive. Because it’s not about more willpower—it’s about healing your stress response. Comment STRESS below, and we’ll send you a FREE video on how to manage it properly. 

#DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #StressAndWeightGain #WomensHealth #PerimenopauseSupport #CortisolAndWeight #HormoneBalance #NervousSystemReset
You’re working out. You’re watching what you eat. But the scale isn’t budging. And your body just doesn’t feel like you anymore. Here’s what most women don’t know: Stress could be the missing link. Chronic stress triggers your body to hold onto weight—especially around the belly—by keeping cortisol levels high. And when your nervous system is stuck in “survival mode,” your metabolism slows, your cravings spike, and your sleep suffers. You’re not doing anything wrong. Your body just needs safety and support before it can let go. ✨ This is exactly what we help women with at Doctors Helping You Thrive. Because it’s not about more willpower—it’s about healing your stress response. Comment STRESS below, and we’ll send you a FREE video on how to manage it properly. #DoctorsHelpingYouThrive #StressAndWeightGain #WomensHealth #PerimenopauseSupport #CortisolAndWeight #HormoneBalance #NervousSystemReset
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Ever wonder why breathwork is such a powerful tool for your nervous system and core? Let’s talk exhales 👇 🫁 When you're looking to calm down, try making your exhale twice as long as your inhale. This gentle shift slows your breathing rate, slightly increases CO₂ in your blood, and activates your vagus nerve—your body’s natural brake pedal—so you feel grounded, safe, and at ease. Soft, slow exhales (not forced or tense) send the message: “You’re safe.” 🏋🏼‍♀️ But during exercise—especially postpartum—your exhale does something totally different. Here, you want a pursed-lip exhale, coordinating with pelvic floor lift, deep core engagement, and rib movement to create stability through effort. This is the kind of breath that protects your back and rebuilds your core. 💡Breath is dynamic. You take 22,000 breaths a day—mastering even just a few can dramatically shift your energy, your stress, and your strength. Comment “EXHALE” if you want to learn how to tap into your core through breath—it’s one of the simplest, science-backed ways to change your state ✨ #YourThriveCode #NervousSystemReset #BreathworkHealing #PerimenopauseSupport #FunctionalCore #BreathForCalm #PostpartumCore #WomenWhoThrive #FunctionalMedicine #MindBodyConnection
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