{"id":7878,"date":"2015-02-19T16:07:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T00:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fxnutrition.com\/?p=7878"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:21:03","slug":"are-you-trying-to-resuscitate-a-dead-frog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/blog\/are-you-trying-to-resuscitate-a-dead-frog","title":{"rendered":"are you trying to resuscitate a dead frog?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I&#8217;ve got a story for you. . .<br \/>\nI&#8217;m going to call it:<\/p>\n<h1>The Resuscitation of the Dead Frog<\/h1>\n<p>It sounds like a fairy tale, and it <em>is<\/em>.<br \/>\nThe good news? Fairy tales usually have happy endings!<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;ve got a moment, stick with me for a quick recount that leads you to a much happier ending than it might appear from the title of this tale.<br \/>\nIn 1780 an Italian anatomy professor discovered that a spark of electricity could cause the limbs of a dead frog to twitch. Yesterday I used this historical tidbit in conversation with a client who was concerned that she had become a &#8220;food addict&#8221;.<br \/>\nThis self-proclaimed &#8220;food addict&#8221; is a gorgeous woman who&#8217;s been through some rough patches in her adult life. She&#8217;s highly capable and well-versed in the ways of making healthy food choices and taking good care of herself.<br \/>\nThe &#8220;food addict&#8221; knows how to make herself a batch of date-sweetened and grain-free brownies instead of grabbing a sugar laden one from the corner bakery. She knows to sip her green tea instead of caving for the cup of coffee she&#8217;s craving in the late afternoon.<br \/>\nAnd yet, she surrenders to old patterns more often than she&#8217;d like.<br \/>\n<strong>The result?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>more fatigue<\/li>\n<li>increased bloating<\/li>\n<li>embarrassing puffiness under her eyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the point in the story where we come to a fork in the road.<br \/>\nOne road leads us down the path of exploring food addiction and the psychological reasons we eat when we&#8217;re not hungry.<br \/>\nThe other road leads us toward the physiology behind those decisions;<br \/>\n<strong>what might be happening internally that takes hold of the steering wheel and sits solidly in the driver&#8217;s seat?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>You know that sensation I&#8217;m talking about, right ~ where your decisions seem out of your control?<\/em><br \/>\nWhile it&#8217;s true that both paths may need to be explored, let&#8217;s take a look at what&#8217;s down the latter path for our &#8220;food addict&#8221;, what&#8217;s happening inside her body that&#8217;s driving her decisions to grab that cookie or latte when she knows she&#8217;ll be left regretting the decision, not on principle, but on how she actually <em>feels<\/em> on the <em>inside<\/em>?<br \/>\n<strong>Sitting before me were the recent labs for the &#8220;food addict&#8221;, labs that showed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>depleted iron levels (iron carries oxygen to the body&#8217;s cells for energy)<\/li>\n<li>sluggish thyroid hormone production (thyroid hormones control your body&#8217;s Energy supply, regulating metabolism and body temperature)<\/li>\n<li>depressed cortisol production (cortisol is one of the hormones released from your adrenal glands that allows not only for fight-or-flight but also your daily get-up-and go. . . ie. ENERGY!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 align=\"center\">energy, Energy, ENERGY!<\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><em>(did you catch that?)<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\">she had three physiological strikes against energy production<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Can you see where the jump start of the dead frog comes in?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nNot yet?<br \/>\nOK. Let me explain. . .<br \/>\nWhat the self-identified &#8220;food addict&#8221; and I were able to see by looking deep through the physiological lens is how the psychology or patterns of behavior were driven not only by mind games, but also by several hormonal and nutritional imbalances.<br \/>\nShe was <strong>eating to try to boost her energy<\/strong>.<br \/>\nShe was making choices in an attempt to resuscitate the &#8220;dead frog&#8221; with a spark of electricity (in the form of sugar or caffeine).<br \/>\n<strong>There are better ways to achieve a more solid and longstanding spark<\/strong>, ones that won&#8217;t leave you or our &#8220;food addict&#8221; feeling fatigued, bloated, puffy (or <em>addicted<\/em>), after the spark has faded!<br \/>\nWhere to start?<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Start by nurturing the adrenals glands,<\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\">learning how to restore your baseline energy production.<\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><em>Did you know this is the season to nurture your adrenal reserves?<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The adrenal glands produce myriad hormones, several of which affect your energy levels.<br \/>\nStress and inadequate nutrition are precursors to altered hormone production and can easily lead to substantial fatigue. There are a good number of stressors that tax the adrenal glands and contribute to this fatigue.<br \/>\nThey include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>lack of sleep<\/li>\n<li>poor diet<\/li>\n<li>physical trauma<\/li>\n<li>emotional trauma<\/li>\n<li>chemical toxins<\/li>\n<li>excess exercise<\/li>\n<li>infections<\/li>\n<li>anxiety or depression<\/li>\n<li>prescription drugs<\/li>\n<li>pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>and, let&#8217;s face it, the <strong>fast pace of everyday living!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And there are a number of ways to address that fatigue from the core.<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t need to feel like you&#8217;re jump-starting a dead frog each morning or afternoon.<br \/>\nThe frog&#8217;s not dead. It just needs a little help getting its hop, skip and groove back.<br \/>\nYou know my favorite place to start is with the choices me make, day in and day out!<br \/>\nToday I want to invite you to hop and skip over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/replenishpdx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Replenish Recipe File<\/a> to get kitchen inspiration, revitalize what feels like the dead frog within, and most certainly get your groove back.<br \/>\nSee if you can make one choice to find what I like to call &#8220;the cradle&#8221; ~ the place where you offer <em>yourself<\/em> the care and support you would your very own child.<br \/>\nYour cradle can include going to bed an hour earlier, upgrading your breakfast or afternoon snack with a good-for-you goodie that you find in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/replenishpdx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recipe File<\/a>, or remembering some of your favorite practices from one of the past Replenish programs that&#8217;s dropped off your radar.<br \/>\nThe best thing about a cradle is that <strong>you choose<\/strong>!<br \/>\nThe moral of this story? To resuscitate the seemingly dead frog, go for love and compassion as opposed the the shock value.<br \/>\n<strong>In other news. . .<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re a nutrition practitioner, I&#8217;ve got just the cradle for you!<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/fullbodysystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The doors to Holistic Nutrition Lab: Full Body Systems ~ the step-by-step interactive training in the art and science of the functional nutrition practice ~ are officially open. Step into the cradle of direct mentorship. And, as the saying goes, the early bird gets the worm (click here to get your proverbial worm).<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Now go rock your cradle!<br \/>\nWarmly,<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Andrea-sig-158px.png\" alt=\"Andrea Nakayama\" width=\"218\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Early Bird Alert!<\/h2>\n<p>The doors to <a href=\"https:\/\/fullbodysystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holistic Nutrition Lab: Full Body Systems<\/a> have just swung open. If you are a health coach, nutrition pro or health practitioner, this program is for you.<br \/>\nThe early bird ends on March 22nd. You don&#8217;t want to miss this bird!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fullbodysystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more about Holistic Nutrition Lab: Full Body Systems<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fxnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/replenishlogoflower.gif\" alt=\"replenishlogoflower\" width=\"179\" height=\"182\" \/>Your comments and feedback are always welcome.<br \/>\n<em>Is there an ingredient you&#8217;d like to learn more about?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Is there a nutrition class you always wish existed?<\/em><br \/>\nLet me know!<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:support@fxnutrition.com\">Andrea Nakayama<\/a><br \/>\nFunctional Nutrition<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fxnutrition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fxnutrition.com<\/a><br \/>\n800 496-0383<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I&#8217;ve got a story for you. . .<br \/>\nI&#8217;m going to call it:<br \/>\nThe Resuscitation of the Dead Frog<br \/>\nIt sounds like a fairy tale, and it is.<br \/>\nThe good news? 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