What Do Anxiety and Alcoholism Have in Common?
What Do Anxiety and Alcoholism Have in Common?
by Jen Springer
There’s one person who’s book kept me going when I was crippled with anxiety and panic attacks. When I read Depression Free Naturally by Joan Mathews Larson, I had hope that one day I’d feel normal again. She boldly states in her book that alcoholics and people with mental un-wellness are hypoglycemics and also have specific nutrient deficiencies that are creating havoc on their brain. This is mind blowing and refreshing information. This may have you scratching your head in disbelief, but how can you argue with her 75% recovery rate for alcoholics at her Health Recovery Clinic in MN. That is astounding and exciting.
Joan states that different mental un-wellness categories (bi-polar, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive, etc) are dependent on which set of nutrients are out of balance in the body. When I received my blood test results, I was completely out of whack on many of the levels Joan talks about. After the first day of starting the protocol from my doc (Ann Stanger MD), I started to feel human again. The intense anxiety was … gone, without drugs.
Are you wondering, “That’s great Jen, but how do I go about figuring out which nutrients are out of balance in my body?”
Take a deep breath and relax, there’s a Note in Facebook to help you with locating a doc who isn’t going to label you as crazy asking for the types of tests Joan refers to in her book. Start with going to the note HERE. Print it out. Make sure you “LIKE” that page while you’re visiting so you can easily go back and refer to the note. It’s the official Natural Anxiety Therapy home on Facebook, or I often refer to it as Face Crack. I wonder if Joan Mathews Larson has a protocol for Facebook addiction? Sign me up!
Go to Facebook Note, like the Page, pronto. This isn’t for the later, “To Do” list. Your health can’t wait another day.
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Jen Springer is a Holistic Nutrition Expert who currently serves 10,000 clients. Her approach to health is refreshing and out of the box, yet makes so much sense. She has a track record of helping people have the “A-HA” moment they need in order to start rebuilding vibrant health which is their birth right. With her guidance, people quickly get results even though they’ve spent years of chasing for answers. Jen has been a health educator and practitioner for the last 10 years.
Sinfully Savory Gluten Free Pizza Crust Recipe
Sinfully Savory Gluten Free Pizza Crust Recipe
by Jen Springer
Face it, if you’re eating gluten free you’ve tried things that were so gross you wouldn’t even feed it to your arch enemy. Soggy, bitter, rock hard, and tasteless are all terms often used when describing commercially available gluten free pizza crusts. Oh, did I mention over-priced?
Do you have 6 minutes to make the most savory and satisfying crust from scratch?
The above video will show you the simple steps how.
The real pet peeve of mine aren’t the above issues. What? Commercial gluten free pizza crusts are full of refined sugar and flours. Tapioca, potato, rice, and corn flours may taste yummy but your blood sugars sky rocket and yeast (candida) blooms as if Miracle Grow has been sprinkled on it. Who likes an itchy butt and wet ears anyways? Not I!
This recipe has been mildly adapted from Elana Amsterdam’s Almond Flour Cookbook Pizza Crust Recipe. She has simple and outrageously delicious recipes. Everything I’ve ever made of hers is FABULOUS! Yeah, don’t be worried about the calories and fat in the almond flour. This is what anchors your blood sugar and keeps you satisfied for hours.
The Recipe
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup of blanched almond flour
1/4 teaspoon of Sea Salt (I like Redmond Real Salt)
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1 tablespoon of grapeseed oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon of your favorite savory herbs (Italian Seasoning, rosemary, basil & sun dried tomato)
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix in a large bowl all of the ingredients. Press into a greased non-stick pan, or roll between parchment paper. Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
Take out of oven and dress with your favorite yummy toppings. We did tomato sauce, chicken, garlic, colby jack cheese, and cilantro on the pizza shown below. You can get fancy and make a chili or even an alfredo pizza too!
After you put on your favorite toppings, put back in the oven for 10 minutes or so. You’ll know when it’s done when all the cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling.
If you come up with an outta sight topping combo, please post here so others can benefit from your creativity.
Bon appetit!
Jen Springer is a Holistic Nutrition Expert who currently serves 10,000 clients. Her approach to health is refreshing and out of the box, yet makes so much sense. She has a track record of helping people have the “A-HA” moment they need in order to start rebuilding vibrant health which is their birth right. With her guidance, people quickly get results even though they’ve spent years of chasing for answers. Jen has been a health educator and practitioner for the last 10 years.