Summary of 🌿Ask April! ✨Friday Health Q&A✨10.18.24

Key Wellness Strategies and Self-Care Techniques:

Immune System Health:
Regularly getting sick can help strengthen the immune system, while chronic stress may lead to increased illness when the body finally relaxes.
Tea Preparation:
Use proper water temperatures for brewing different types of tea to enhance flavor and benefits.
Stress Management:
Engage in grounding techniques and spend time in nature to help manage stress and intrusive thoughts.
Herbal Remedies:
- For Children: Use unscented Castile soap for shampoo and body wash; infuse with dried herbs for added benefits.
- Dry Skin: Check Vitamin A levels; consider increasing healthy fats in the diet.
- POTS and Low Blood Pressure: Ensure adequate potassium and magnesium alongside salt intake.
- Chronic Pain: Consider Lion's Mane mushroom and B12 for nerve pain.
Dietary Recommendations:
Emphasize animal-based eating for hormone balance and overall health, focusing on nutrient-dense foods like red meat and ripe fruits. Remove seed oils from the diet to improve liver health and reduce inflammation.
Mental Health:
Use calming herbs like Motherwort and Tulsi for mood stabilization. Consider dextrose therapy for immediate mood stabilization.

Boundaries in Work:
It’s important to maintain personal boundaries while engaging with the audience to prevent burnout.
Question Engagement:
Encourage viewers to ask questions in a structured manner to ensure clarity and effectiveness in responses.

April discusses her upcoming book on common herbs and plans to split it into more manageable volumes for affordability.
She emphasizes the importance of community support and engagement through memberships and sharing content.

— 01:30 — « Your immune system is very much so like if you don't use it, you lose it. »

— 01:44 — « People who never catch colds or anything like that can end up with like bigger, badder illnesses like cancer. »

— 01:54 — « I would rather wait just so they're not in a rush to push things out. »

— 03:16 — « When I do get sick, when it hits me, I make it count. »

— 03:38 — « You need to do something to calm that down. »