Interview w/ Me: Cleansing From Candida, Benefits of Red Meat, Workout Splits & Managing Stress

Mari Llewellyn
This is the pursuit of Wellness podcast, and I'm your host, Mari Llewellyn.

What is up, guys? Welcome back to the Pursuit of Wellness podcast. I am so happy to be tuning in today for another solo episode. I thought today we would do a Q and A. You guys love the Q and A's.

We get to kind of dive deep on topics you want to hear about. Sometimes they get really personal. Sometimes we talk about health and wellness. I think today we're going to do a health and wellness routine focused Q and A, and I'm really excited to chat. I have fi here asking me the questions, interview style.

I'm ready to go. So instead of me interviewing today, I am being interviewed, which will be really, really fun, and we're excited to get going. We've got our beverages ready. We've had our greens, and let's hop into this q and A. Let's do it.

Fi Attics
So, kind of ranging in topics, but generally health and wellness focused. This one's kind of more a diet question, but what are your favorite cuts of red meat? Oh, good question. So, I love ground beef, grass fed beef. I think it's quick and easy and can be used in a lot of different things.

Mari Llewellyn
I mean, I literally just like to eat a bowl of beef sometimes, but you can do it in tacos. You can make it into, like, a pasta. I really like filet mignon, grass fed. All of these are grass fed, pasture raised, grass finished filet mignon. If I'm having, like, a treat, I like a ribeye.

I think they're so delicious, but they are very high in fat. And then I love lamb chops. That's something we do every now and again to switch things up. I like flank sometimes. What else do we do?

Am I missing any? I think you kind of said all your top. You said filet, right? Yeah. I feel like those are my top choices.

Yeah, it's good ones. What everyday things have heavy metals. What should I avoid to not consume them? So, I'm not a doctor, but I have had an experience with having heavy metals in my system and kind of realizing what was causing them. I was eating salmon very frequently, at least every other day.

You know, every day for lunch. It was farm raised salmon. I was also having tuna frequently, a lot of sushi. So, you know, even if you are getting wild caught fish, the truth is that our oceans are just filled with metals nowadays, and heavy toxins, and fish are carrying that with them. So too much seafood is a big one.

And then just being conscious of, like, honestly, everything you're consuming down to the capsules you're taking, or whatever it may be, but I think seafood was a really big culprit for me. And in order to detox, supplements, herbal supplements, binders, liver. The liver is what processes those toxins. So cleansing the liver with the hot lemon water, with the castor oil packs, with the sauna, schisandra root, every day, you know, eating whole foods, helping your liver detox from those things, has really helped me lower the toxin load in my body. Yeah, I feel like that's something like, so few people know about.

Fi Attics
Like, to me, I'm like, oh, eating salmon every day, that's, like, so healthy. But, like, salmon has become, like, a really trendy dinner now, and I see people eating it all the time, and I love it. Like, I wish I could eat it all the time too, but I literally saw in my lab work as someone who was living a healthy lifestyle, it wasn't, you know, healthy enough. I think people are still scared of red meat every day, and so they're like, oh, salmon, it's protein, and it's not like maybe someone that doesn't love chicken or something thinks salmon every day would be a better choice than, like, red meat. But, yeah, I feel like a good alternative if you like seafood is wild caught.

Mari Llewellyn
Black cod is really, really good. That's, like, what they serve with miso sometimes at restaurants. That's really good. Shrimp is really good. Sardines, it sounds disgusting, but they have really great nutrients in them.

And they're so small that they don't carry heavy metals. So you can actually mash it up into kind of a tuna salad and, like, make that work on toast. But, like, I did hear about Joe Rogan having some kind of mercury poisoning from overdoing sardines. So, like, you know, don't overdo anything every day. Yeah, in moderation.

Fi Attics
You know, some meals that are dairy and gluten free. I love eggs and cheese, but my face does not. Oh, same girl. It is so upsetting. Like, this acne do be ruining our lives.

Mari Llewellyn
But gluten and dairy free, I mean, I eat that way majority of the time, and I love the meals I eat, genuinely. Um, I love. So I'll give you an example. Like a taco night, ca tate, chickpea tortillas. I'll do ground beef.

I'll do shrimp, guacamole, red onions, salsa. Keep it really, really fun instead of real milk. I love coconut milk as an option. I mean, truthfully, I've been eating this way so long, I don't even think about it anymore. I also really love doing just steak and sweet potato.

Keep it really simple. What else do I do that's creative? Oh, I love chicken thighs with coriander and yellow curry seasoning, and then do that on some lettuce or rice. It's, like, really good. It tastes like lebanese food.

There's so many things you can do. You're good with dairy free dressings and balsamic. I feel like all the food you make still is very tasteful, but it doesn't. I think dairy, obviously, is a big thing people add for taste. But, like, you've made pasta, even pasta dishes that, like, have a sauce that isn't a dairy based sauce.

Puttanesca. Puttanesca. Oh, is that the pasta? Yeah, it is, like, tomato base with olive. It's incredible.

It technically means hoar in Italian. Like, hor pasta. I think putin. I don't know. Sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone.

It's just literally, the direct translation is hor pasta, but it's incredible. Really good. So we call it Mari's hor pasta, Mari's horror pasta. And you can make it with gluten free pasta. Like, jovial's a really good brand.

Yeah. Nice. I got a couple questions about your current workout, split and training. I feel like it's changed a lot, kind of over the last couple months. To a degree, yeah.

Fi Attics
Period. Would you like to expand on that? I'd say it's a lot less intense. Like, I work out every other day at the moment. So let's say I go down to my garage and weightlift.

Mari Llewellyn
I mean, weightlifting and strength training is my bread and butter and what I will always do. Um, so let's say I go down. I. Yesterday, I trained biceps, triceps, abs. Um, I always keep it pretty high.

You know, keep my heart rate high. I'll do, like, ski machine sprints up the driveway. Bike sprints. Um, I'll train for 45 minutes the next day. I will just walk over 10,000 steps or a horseback ride or just stay active.

I feel like I'm a pretty active person day to day. I really stay moving as much as I can, but I really just weight train every other day. And then my split is, like, upper body, lower body, upper body, lower body.

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And for me, it was so much about, you know, managing my depression, managing my mood, just becoming a stronger person. So even when I plateaued on my weight loss journey, which obviously happens, like, you just keep going because it's about a greater mission, it's about health. It's about living to your full potential. Like, do you really want to throw in the towel because you're not seeing the scale go down? And also, like, I don't weigh myself anymore.

I kind of like, kind of think it's b's. Like, sure, maybe the scale's telling you something, but, like, if your clothes are fitting better, if you feel better, if you're treating people better, if your skin looks better, like, those are the reasons you should keep going. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, totally agree. What is one of the best things you can do to help Candida issues?

Candida is an interesting one. And I did have Candida in my lab work until recently. I was able to get rid of it, so I would talk to an integrative health practitioner like I did. Emily Morrow is my doctor and I. I've done a whole episode with her.

You guys should go listen to that because she's much more qualified than I am. But in terms of candida, just like becoming aware of mold in general and gut health in general, you can be a healthy person, but still be accidentally creating an environment that candida can thrive in, in your gut. So, like, same thing with the heavy metals. Heavy metals are going to contribute to helping the candida thrive. Um, maybe you're consuming too many nuts.

Maybe you're having coffee that's moldy. I think liver detoxing, these things are all connected, so limiting the toxins in your body, helping your liver detox. Sauna if you can, or get a sauna blanket. I think all the things I talk about regularly are things that will, in turn, help with Candida. I think people have the misconception that these are all isolated problems, but they're not mold.

Or you have candida, or you have heavy metals, you have acne, you have gut issues. It's like, this is a full circle problem. You know, they're all linked. Yeah. Um, tips on managing stress.

I actually think I've gotten better at this. I do, too. That's why I asked. I know I make that face because I'm, like, kind of notorious as someone who's, like, not good at managing stress. And I think that's kind of genetic.

Like, I have family members who are highly, highly stressed and have nervous system regulation problems, and that's been passed down to me. I have a much more balanced lifestyle here in Austin. I used to identify myself with my work ethic. I was someone who was disciplined and worked hard, and that was all that I really had. And then slowly but surely, I started implementing, like, hobbies, like my horseback riding, moving to Austin.

I've been way more social. Like, I hang out with people regularly. I have a friend group. I go on walks. Tonight I'm doing a ceramics class.

It does feel weird for me and a bit different to be allowing myself to have fun in a way, because my life was so serious all the time in LA. But it has deeply helped me with my stress and just feeling like I am a person outside of my job. Love reading. I've gotten back into reading again. Red light therapy time without the phone.

I feel like my phone time. You know how you get the weekly usage every week? It's gone down significantly every week. I have been deleting my social media every weekend without an issue. And I think.

I think we're all living kind of like, it's crazy. Such. We all have such a high stress. Not even, like, just our own doing of it, but just the atmosphere, the environment we live in, like, is so high stress all the time. It's crazy that it's normal, but then.

Fi Attics
You go to, like, you go to, like, Europe, and like, you've said, it's like, there's that not. Yeah, no, but I wonder, like, even the younger generation in Europe, are they all on their phones. But it's just, it's so wild to me that we all are all living on this fake platform looking at what we're all doing. And whenever I delete it, I come back and I'm like, literally didn't miss anything. Like, the only thing that I get slightly concerned about is that I'm gonna miss a DM for the podcast.

Mari Llewellyn
Like a guest or something. Yeah. But other than that, I'm like, really just loving my present life. That's good. That is good.

Fi Attics
I think when you become more present and learn to kind of live in the moment, that is a true sign that you're really happy. Yeah. You don't have to distract yourself or be curious what someone else is doing because you're like, I'm happy on the boat right now with my parent in laws and dog. I know. That's all I need.

I don't care what anyone else is doing. It's weird. Cause every time I go to a doctor appointment or a fertility appointment or I talk about my acne, they're like, you're too stressed. Like, are you managing your stress? And I'm like, I honestly am the happiest I've ever been.

Mari Llewellyn
Yeah, you know, maybe there's some more trauma work I need to do, but that'll happen in due time. You know, I thought this was an interesting question. I want to know what your answer is because I'm not really sure. Do you think one has to be super disciplined and restrictive before learning balance? Yeah, I do.

Yeah. Like, I wish I could answer that and be like, yeah, like, balance is everything. But for me personally, and I think for many people, I needed to kick myself in the arse back at the beginning of my fitness journey. Like, I was really just drifting through life, getting away with doing the bare minimum when it came to school, work, exercise, taking care of myself. And it really came from a place of not having self love.

And for me to find self love, I needed to show up every day and do hard things. And it wasn't like taking a bath and doing pilates and no, I was like kicking my own ass. I was doing things that were really hard and that was how I chipped away at all the B's and sort of figured out who I am. And just now I feel like I'm implementing balance honestly. And I've allowed myself to do that because I've done all the hard work and I still know, like, when we show up at the podcast studio or when I go to the gym or when it's time for a board meeting or I need to get my health back in order.

Like, the discipline comes back and I know what it feels like because I've done that work. Yeah. Yeah. Like, change, it shouldn't be. It shouldn't be easy.

No. Yeah, no. And anyone on TikTok saying that, like, they haven't done anything hard. Yeah, I agree. And I feel like everyone does go through, even if, even if, like, maybe it wasn't always the healthiest or a little too restrictive.

Fi Attics
Like, I think everyone kind of goes through that flow of, like, it was a little, like, maybe it started out as a good thing and then got a little too restrictive, but then you find the balance, but you have to go through that, like, journey to get to the balance or you don't even know what balance is. Yeah. Then you're just letting yourself go down.

I could go on and on about that. Are you a fasted am workout girly or do you do it after eating? Curious about your routine? I do it fasted, but I'm not a fan of fasting. So, like, I probably have a twelve hour window between my dinner and my breakfast because I wake up quite early and I just pretty much roll out of bed and go downstairs to work out.

Mari Llewellyn
But I do have this, like, electrolyte drink that I talked about in my morning routine episode recently. So I don't eat food, but I do have my drink and then I eat breakfast afterwards. I just, I'm not hungry, like, immediately and I really want to eat, like, after I've worked out, but I think either way is fine. Like, I don't. It's not because I think it's optimal, it's just because that's how my schedule works.

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Fi Attics
At what point in your fitness wellness journey did you start to feel like your true self? Wow. And I thought that was a nice one. I don't think there was, like, a moment where I was like, I am currently my true self. Like, it was.

She woke up one morning. Oh, my God, it's me. It's me. Mari's back. Yeah, yeah, no, maybe a time period.

Or, like, when you. Or a moment you remember just being like, wow. Like, I. Yeah, I can tell you, actually, slowly but surely, I felt honestly, like, not my. I guess, my true self, but I'd never really experienced that version of me.

Mari Llewellyn
Like, oh, my gosh. Like, look at all these things I'm capable of. I'm so independent. I'm showing up every day is the best version of me. I remember my 25th birthday.

I was in Long island at Greg's parents house, which is where we spent a majority of our relationship together. And it was the happiest I'd ever been. And it wasn't necessarily, like a physical thing. It was like, look at the last year. Like, my last year was more transformative than any year I've ever had.

And I did it on my own. And I remember in that moment being like, this is just the start because now I know my full potential, and I understand and love this version of myself. And I remember just being so happy on my birthday. I love that 25 is so chilled. I know.

25 is so, like. Yeah, I feel like that's like, a very. Those, like, mid 20 years, I feel like, are, like, the really big, transformative years because, like, you're not in college anymore and you're not. You're, like, really on your own, but a lot of time, it's like, I mean, you were with Greg, like, a lot of time. I know for a lot of people.

Fi Attics
Not just girls, but, like, a lot of people are, like, kind of getting into relationships then, but, like, are really alone a lot. And, like, figuring out maybe, like, work is kind of starting to pick up. So I feel like that's, like, a very prime. I know. And now I'm turning 30 in a month.

Mari Llewellyn
So crazy. So crazy. And I haven't really thought about it. I'm not freaking out. I can't wait to be 30.

Really. I feel like every person I talk to says it's like their thirties are, like, the best years of their life. Cause they find, like, kind of what I'm saying. Like, they finally, like, know who they are. Yeah.

Fi Attics
And, like, have stuff figured out a little more. And, like, I don't know. I know. I feel so happy right now. I'm sure it's gonna, yeah, get better and better and then having children.

Mari Llewellyn
I'm sure it's just like, oh, my God, this is what life's about, you know? I think you just gain a confidence. I feel like every. Even, like, women in their forties or fifties, it's like they're like, oh, like, I can't believe I cared about that in my twenties. Like, you know what I mean?

Fi Attics
So I'm looking forward to that. Can't wait. I'm gonna ask this, and if you don't want to answer it, it's fine. But I thought it was interesting how they phrased it. They said, how does it feel to be on a conceiving journey and getting asked if you're pregnant all the time?

Which I know now I'm asking you that, but, like, more about the actual journey of it. And obviously, like, you being in on social media and stuff, and, like, you probably get asked a lot more than even normal people that get asked a lot by their families and stuff. I know I have mixed emotions about it because I think, on one hand, I've always really felt like my purpose was to share my journey because it helps other people. And I find that extremely fulfilling. And I really feel like at my core, that's my.

Mari Llewellyn
The reason I'm on earth. And I'm not even sure what will that will turn into. But if I didn't speak about it, I feel like I'd almost be not showing up for my true purpose. Like, I really think it's a reason I'm here. At the same time, I feel.

And also, I just like to say, following other women who have posted about their journey has really helped me. So, like, Jacey Marie. Is it Jackie Marie or Jacey Marie? I always say Jaycee. She posted about her IVF journey on YouTube and I followed it so closely and it was so emotional.

And I think when she announced she was pregnant, it was such a big thing on the Internet because everyone had been watching for her and rooting for her. And I think that's kind of special. But on the other hand, I think I was kind of naive about how emotional the trying to conceive. I mean, you know, like, it's been really up and down for me and, like, sharing about it. I am then asking people.

Fi Attics
You're inviting people to ask people? I'm inviting people in to give me advice and ask me questions and are you pregnant yet? And even honestly, every time I pick up the phone with a family member or a friend, I can tell that they're like, are you pregnant? And I'm always like, I'm not pregnant. I always just say it.

Mari Llewellyn
And what was I gonna say? I think also, just to be completely transparent, like, a little piece of me is super duper surprised at how long it's taking because of how healthy Greg and I are. And it's confusing. And I almost feel, like, a little embarrassed that, like, I'm on here giving health advice and I have a health and wellness brand and I can't get pregnant. And something feels wrong about that.

But I know there's so many factors. There's so much more to it than that, though. Yeah. Like, so much more. And then I ask every single person that comes on the show about fertility and it makes me question what I'm doing.

It's just hard, you know? So shout out to anyone listening who's trying to get pregnant because I know it is so emotional. But after. I mean, just asking other women in my life about their journeys, it's quite common. And they have kids.

Fi Attics
Yeah. I think a lot of people, like yours is almost exasperated because you're in the public eye and people ask you all the time. But, like, I think a lot more people go through it. And, like, you're saying it's like. Not that it's shameful, but it's like.

It is something that can be almost. I don't wanna say embarrassing either, but, like, people, everyday people probably don't wanna be sharing about that and don't like talking about it because it makes them feel like women especially, like they're doing something wrong. Like, this is a natural thing. Why is it not just naturally happening, but there is so much more to it, which we've learned also, just from. A health perspective, without sounding offensive.

Mari Llewellyn
Well, maybe it is offensive to some people, but I just. I hope that me sharing is eye opening to women who are, like, I want to have kids, but, like, not for a few years. So I'm fine. Get lab work done and, like, just start thinking about it earlier than you think you need to. I mean, I came off birth control, what, three years ago, and it took me a year to get my period back.

Like, I just hope that women in our generation are aware that all of us who are put on birth control are at a disadvantage when it comes to fertility. And it may be a smart idea to start thinking about it sooner than you think. And lifestyle changes, like, if you're partying too much, if you're overtraining too much, if you're being too restrictive, you know, it all affects it. Yeah.

Fi Attics
How do I want to end it? We could end it on this. How is your mental health doing these days for getting deep? I feel like it's really good. Honestly.

Mari Llewellyn
Like, I feel really happy and very grateful. I feel like gratitude has been a big thing for me lately. I just wake up in my house and in Austin and with the friends we have, like, you guys, our new friends, like, just our life in general, I'm just loving it, and I just feel really content. So I feel like you have a lot more, like, good, happy days than, like, bad days. Yeah.

Fi Attics
Especially. Could just. My whole time I've known you now, like, almost, what, three years? I don't even know how long. Feels like my whole life.

I feel like. I. Like. I don't know. Like, it was kind of, like, a mixed match of them or, like, sometimes there'd be, like, a week where I was just like, oh, shoot.

Like, it's just not. Not a good week. And now I feel like it's, like, literally almost always good. Yeah. With, like, a little bit here with.

But that's normal life. Like, that's. You know what I mean? So I feel like you've come a long way. I feel like there was a lot of crying in LA, you know?

Mari Llewellyn
Yeah, not crying, but, like, it really, like. And I'm not even just saying it's, like, at Austin necessarily, but I think moving from, like, just that arrow in. Yeah. Like, it just was so important to get out of that rut, and, like, I didn't realize how much rut I was even in living there. I think I was just, like, really stressed every day.

Stressed. Comparing yourself worried what someone else was doing next to you, because everyone there is constantly doing something. I say to Mari when I have a weekend now that she'll be like, what are you doing this weekend? I'm like, I have no plans, and I am ecstatic. I don't owe anything to anybody.

Fi Attics
I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. And now it's like, okay, I'm gonna go on. You have time to go on a walk or go on the lake or go. It is so freeing. It really is.

Mari Llewellyn
I am so, so happy we didn't go to Coachella or stagecoach. Oh, yeah, I know. Gosh, I might want to go to stagecoach next year. It did look fun. But I say that now.

Fi Attics
I probably will not feel that way. I have never felt more content not being somewhere. I guess I was watching TikToks this morning on the treadmill of Morgan wall and postmodern, which I was like, whatever. I didn't do this by myself. I need some help.

Mari Llewellyn
I don't know the words, but it's so good. That is gonna be. Can we go to his concert, please? Like, I'm dying to go. He's coming to, like, san Antonio, somewhere in Texas.

Fi Attics
That's like, I will go. I will go. Okay, wait, and also, he's out of jail, question mark. Yeah, he's out of jail. I mean, whatever.

Mari Llewellyn
Someone should have thrown his chair on stage. That would have been iconic. He should have, like, had a chair on station. Like, no, people literally canceled him. Like, kicked it over.

Fi Attics
When that song comes out, that's gonna be our summer money. Some mail. Oh, so good. Post Malone performed with. We should perform it.

Was it Keith? Keith Urban? He performed with someone else. I think it was Keith Urban. I don't know.

He was singing another. Oh, my gosh. Like, the man should be a country star post. Oh, my gosh. He was meant.

No, he was incredible. And I'm like, it's so funny. They started out as, like, a rapper with, like, so white Iverson, and now he's, like, on stage drinking bud light. So funny. Good old country boy.

Mari Llewellyn
I love it. Yeah. We should go to the concert, because I feel like a country concert is, like, where we're at right now. Okay. Your birthday's coming up.

I know. Maybe I'll. Ooh, lot something. I'll be pregnant at a concert. I think it's coming, like, September.

Fi Attics
All right, well, that is my questions. Yeah. Thanks for the questions, babe. Thanks for the questions, you guys. If you guys could just take a moment to follow or subscribe.

Mari Llewellyn
It would mean the absolute world to me and fi. We put our heart and soul into this show. Truly blood, sweat and tears and leave a review. Can I say a cute note about that really fast? Say cute note.

Fi Attics
I was scrolling back through the POW Instagram page like yesterday. Just like, I forget why I was even looking at it. First of all, we have like 126,000 followers in like a year and whatever months. That's like a lot of people, like, on our pal account, the podcast account. That's a lot.

And I was scrolling just through all the gas and I was like, oh, my gosh. Yeah. Or even like, I create asset folders for all our guests. Like, we have pages of them now. Like almost.

We're almost at 100 episodes. And it's just like, are we? We're almost at 100. We need to do something special. I know.

I think this is like 97 maybe or 98. We're almost there. Let's do a big giveaway on 100. Yes. Look out on the pal page and Mario probably repost it.

Mari Llewellyn
The giveaway. We are going to do 100 episode giveaway. Wow. But I was just so proud of us. And some of these, I mean, all of our guests are absolutely incredible.

Fi Attics
But, like, there are some names on there that I was just like, how did we land them that early? Damn, you've been killing it. And it's just, it's a lot of work, but I'm so thankful to be on the show and do this with you. I'm proud of you. I mean, 100 episodes.

A bunch of girls on the Bachelorette were talking about, they were, like, saying they listened to the show and it was, like, so cool to have people, girls I hadn't even really met before that were, like, big fans of the show and, like, were so involved in it. It was really cool. Every single person who comes up to me or fee now, like, they used to know me through Instagram or bloom, but now every single person that comes up says, I listen to the show. I listen to the show. I met a girl in South Congress Saturday night.

Mari Llewellyn
I listened to the show. It's like, so special. And, I mean, it's almost like writing a book, like this compilation of a hundred conversations. Like, we should clip it all together. And I know it's made us better people.

I feel like, yeah, yeah. Whoa. Didn't mean for this tangent this emotional. Like, no, I really was, like, laying in bed yesterday on my Sunday just like, wow. Insane.

Fi Attics
Like, we really. No, it's good. You get so wrapped up in the week and the moment that you don't look back. And I was like, literally looking back at the guests, and I was like, wow. And guys, like, if you haven't scrolled back and listened to some of the old episodes, there's some killer conversations back there.

Mari Llewellyn
I mean, we should honestly bring some of them back, like glucose goddess or Mindy pels or, you know, want to. Start a little, like, Sunday recap vibe. I want to name it something cute. That's cute. I'm working on it.

Fi Attics
Sunday, I was gonna do, like, wellness weekend rewind or like, something cute like that. Cute wellness rewind. That doesn't start with the WWE. Rewind. A wellness rewind.

Cut. Rewind it back, DJ. Yeah. QQ. I love that.

Mari Llewellyn
We'll brainstorm on that one. Mario's like, we're not calling it a we wind. Okay. Love you guys. Subscribe, leave a review.

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Interview w/ Me: Cleansing From Candida, Benefits of Red Meat, Workout Splits & Managing Stress

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1. Introduction to the Episode

2. Benefits of Red Meat

3. Detoxing from Heavy Metals

4. Managing Stress and Hormonal Health

5. Workout Routines and Recovery

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