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127 // Simple Habits for a Healthy New Year with Hashimoto's · Health with Hashimoto’s - Thyroid or Immune Education for Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

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  Hey, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It is December 25th when this is releasing,
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  which means that the craziness of December is wrapping up.
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  Everybody is preparing for the new year, looking forward to fresh goals,
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  dreams, hopes, all of those things that we want for the new year.
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  And there's this magical little space in between Christmas and New Year's,
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  and it is probably my favorite time of the entire year.
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  Number one, I feel like I almost always have books to catch up on.
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  I set my reading goal fairly high every year for, I don't use Goodreads anymore, I use Storygraph.
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  And so I'm like trying to cram in as many books as I can before midnight on
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  January or December 31st, so I can hit my reading goal.
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  But it's also the time to plan. And I get out my new planner.
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  If you have not yet gotten your planner, I still love, my favorite one is the
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  Dream Planner from Horatio Printing. I get out my planner and I plot out my next year.
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  It's just, I love it. It's a break from the regular everyday life. I love this week.
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  So welcome back to the Health with Hashimoto's podcast.
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  My name is Esther. I am a registered nurse, busy mom of four.
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  I have a lot on my plate, as I'm sure you do.
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  And with all of that, sometimes improving your health just starts to feel completely overwhelming.
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  Do you ever struggle to find time for self-care? Do you ever wonder where to
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  start, like there are so many things that you could do or that the internet
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  or somebody says that you should do in order to have better health,
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  but you don't even know where to start.
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  If you are saying yes to those things, that is exactly why I created the Simple Habits program.
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  I love creating programs and courses for you, especially if I can make them super simple.
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  Like one of my courses, the Holistic Hashimoto's course, it is a fairly robust course.
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  It's four weeks long, but I still try to make every single week,
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  every single thing in there simple because I know that you don't have the brain
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  space for really complex things.
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  But this program that I made the Simple Habits program.
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  I made it to help when you are feeling overwhelmed with tons of information.
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  I made it for people who feel like the shoulds of health are kind of just like
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  a burden on them. They don't know where to start.
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  I made this program for people who are just there, they have decision fatigue.
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  One of the people who went through it in the past, she said,
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  I make so many decisions all day long, and it feels overwhelming to decide what
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  to do for actual progress. And she was talking about progress in her health.
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  And then there's also the feeling like you're doing it on your own,
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  and you want accountability, or maybe you want a cheerleader,
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  maybe you want a coach, all of those things combined that I made the Simple Habits Program.
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  So I'm going to tell you all about this program.
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  Stay tuned all the way to the end, because I'm going to tell you how to enroll.
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  Enrollment is open now through January 4th.
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  It closes on Saturday the 4th because the program starts on Sunday,
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  January 5th, and I'm not accepting anybody late.
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  So I'm going to tell you how to enroll. I'm also going to tell you how to get
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  it two different ways for free.
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  And I have been told by some coaches, you have to make it simple,
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  only give people one way, but I feel like you are smart.
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  I feel like if you are listening to me, if we are having this conversation right
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  now, obviously it's a one-sided conversation because I can't hear you.
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  If we're having this conversation, you are pretty smart. You are able to make
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  decisions and to know what best fits your life.
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  So I am going to give you a couple different ways to enroll.
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  One way is to pay, and then there's two ways to get this as a free bonus.
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  All right, so let me tell you about the Simple Habits program.
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  I started the program on a whim.
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  It was literally on a whim in the middle of summer.
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  I had just signed up to use a texting software. I wanted to try it out for you,
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  for my podcast listeners, for my course people.
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  I wanted to try it out. And I thought, what better way to try it out than to
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  run a quick habit program?
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  And when I said quick, I said, oh, let's make it 12 weeks. Why not?
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  And so I made a Facebook post. I made a picture, a quick, found it on Unsplash,
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  a picture of, you know, a stack of rocks.
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  And I put a quick quote about how your habits build over time and it's consistency that matters.
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  I don't remember the exact quote now. I posted it on Facebook and I said,
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  who wants to join me in a 12-week Simple Habits program?
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  This will be all via text and it will start. And I gave it a starting date.
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  And then I went to the pool with my kids. We were going up to my aunt and uncles that day.
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  My kids were just like anxious to go like, mom, are you done?
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  Are you done? Let's go, mom. Are you done on your computer? Are you done working?
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  And so I closed down the computer. I went up to the pool.
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  We had a good day about midway through our pool day.
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  I checked Facebook and I had so many people already saying, yes,
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  I definitely need this program.
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  And so in my first initial run, I had about 90 women who went through it.
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  So I have a lot of stories to share with you about what people said,
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  and why they signed up and what they gained from it.
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  But let me tell you a little bit about just the program itself.
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  I am going to give you small, manageable steps. It's all about simple habits.
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  In fact, when I asked about what drew you to this program, one of my friends,
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  one woman, she responded, simple, period. That was it.
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  That is what she needed. She needed it completely simple and manageable.
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  And that is what you can get.
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  So every single week on Sunday, I give you a new habit.
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  And it's always very simple. It's always something that you can do in five to
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  10 minutes or less, you know, sometimes 30 seconds.
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  How long does it take to read a text? Not very long. It will take you that long
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  to implement for most of them.
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  And then also on Sunday, I give you an image with the habit so that you can
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  use it as a wallpaper on your phone if you want.
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  I find that that helps me if I'm switching up my habits.
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  All of a sudden, I'm glancing at my phone and I see the picture like,
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  oh, yeah, I am supposed to, you know, take a deep breath.
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  And so I take a deep diaphragmatic breath, relax my jaw, relax my tongue,
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  and boom, I've lowered my stress level in about, you know, 30 seconds.
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  In addition to making everything very simple and easy to implement,
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  this program also gives you accountability and encouragement.
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  On Wednesdays, I'll send you another text. And sometimes it's a fun fact.
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  Sometimes it's a bit of an encouragement.
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  Sometimes it's a bit more information that I didn't give you on Sunday that
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  I feel might help you implement better.
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  Like I gave you the pertinent stuff on Sunday, but now I'm helping you go a little bit deeper.
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  And so on Wednesday, you get that text. And then on Friday, I check in.
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  And I'm not asking you so that we can like check a box, like you get an A, you get a B, you get an F.
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  No, I'm asking so that we can celebrate wins together.
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  That's one thing I really worked on in this program is celebrating the accomplishments,
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  not looking for what we failed at.
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  And there are some people who were not able to implement very much,
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  and they still felt like the program was good.
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  Ruth said, The only barrier I found was my own limits in participating.
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  However, I never felt pressured or shamed if I had to do less at times.
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  I received the same upbeat and cheerful attitude that inspired me at the beginning.
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  And Ruth, before that, she said that the only reason or the biggest reason that
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  she joined was, well, let me read it to you in her own words.
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  She said, I want to be healthier.
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  Having a cheerleader is the only method that is successful for me.
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  You have that unique balance of both celebrating progress, even if small,
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  while still challenging me to try harder and keep going.
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  It's definitely a rare and valuable approach.
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  So that is why she joined the program. And then, you know, at the end,
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  she said, even if she didn't accomplish what she wanted in a week,
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  she still felt valued is how I would interpret that.
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  And you are valuable, no matter what you are able to accomplish.
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  You are valuable because you are you.
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  And I hope that does come through in my texts.
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  So on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, the texts are automated. I set them up.
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  You know, I worked really hard on those. But anytime you text me, I text you back.
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  That is like me tapping it out with my thumbs. I'm celebrating you. I am encouraging you.
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  I am commiserating with you when things happen. I am praying for you if you
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  need that kind of support.
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  I am here for you when you are part of the Simple Habits program.
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  It was so fun to come alongside people.
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  And the people who live locally.
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  I'm going to tell you, I went into church one day, I was in the office making
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  some copies before Sunday school, getting ready for my class.
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  And one of the people at church walked in and she gave this huge hug.
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  And she said, thank you. And I'm thinking like, what, wait, what did I do?
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  She's like the Simple Habits program.
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  And she went on to tell me how she has been so busy. She hasn't responded to
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  my texts in weeks, but she's still getting them and she's reading them,
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  and they are so encouraging, and they're helping her in her health journey.
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  And she gave me that huge hug just to say thank you for that present.
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  And I've got to say, like recording this and reading off some of these testimonials
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  and things that people have said to me, it feels kind of awkward.
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  It feels like tooting my own horn.
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  And that is really not me. My husband told me yesterday that I need to hire
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  a marketer because I don't do that very well.
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  But I want you to know that the Simple Habits Program can make a huge difference in your life.
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  And the best way to do that is by telling you stories of people who have already experienced it.
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  So over the course of the 12 weeks, we are going to cover a lot of different
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  areas because you know I want you to be healthy as a whole person.
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  And I consider that body, mind, spirit, diet, and environment.
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  So over the course of those 12 weeks, we're going to do a couple of weeks that
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  are focused on more dietary things. We're going to focus on your immune system.
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  We're going to focus on your stress load.
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  Due to these things, due to how they're all coming together,
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  we are going to help you improve your immune system, which is important for
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  everybody, especially people with autoimmune problems.
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  We need a healthier immune system.
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  I am going to help you through this program release weight. We don't want to
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  lose weight because then you can find it again. We want to release it.
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  So this Simple Habits program will help you release weight. The Simple Habits
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  Program is also going to help you reduce stress.
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  Over the course of the 12 weeks, you will effortlessly build a healthier lifestyle
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  because we're implementing small, manageable habits that fit right into your daily routine.
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  Every single week, yep, you'll be getting that new habit and you'll be creating
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  a powerful ripple effect.
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  So one participant said, I liked the idea of having help building small habits
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  in small ways that ultimately equal to big changes in the long run.
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  It's hard for me to look at the big end goal and know how to break it down into
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  smaller, more manageable habits to create the long-term change I'm looking for.
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  This program helps me do that.
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  In another message, she said that she didn't have a specific plan of what she wanted to work on.
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  And so many times when she would get that Sunday text, she'd think,
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  oh my gosh, I need to work on that. I've been thinking about that.
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  So it definitely is going to hit you where you need it.
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  Linda said that it became like a little game to challenge myself.
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  Liz said, I implemented less than I wanted, but even when I didn't quote do
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  everything, the texts and reminders and the asking for my input was very helpful
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  in keeping healthy choices top of mind instead of going months without focusing.
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  That was from Liz. And did you know that most people give up on their New Year's
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  resolutions by mid-January. I don't want that for you.
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  I want you to be able to make changes and to keep those changes.
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  After finishing the program, Carrie said, I am overall calmer and I'm also learning
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  to focus on self-care and that even a little bit of time for myself counts.
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  Sometimes I feel like I have to do big things or make changes to take care of
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  myself. I have a different perspective now.
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  I have a couple more to read to you. One participant, I'm not going to list
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  her name. She had a very, very, very rough year.
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  She lost relationships, very, very important relationships.
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  She lost some important people in her life due to death. There were so many
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  things. She lost her housing.
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  There are so many things that happened over the course of her year.
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  And she said this, I will keep going back to these small bite reminders I have learned daily.
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  They are certainly extremely helpful and more manageable for me than the long
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  courses on trauma and anxiety that I can't seem to focus on for long periods of time or complete.
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  Thank you so very, very much. I so, so appreciate you and I'm grateful.
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  Keeping the gratitude reminders needs to be key for me too.
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  She signed off with a little heart.
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  And somebody else said, I appreciate all your encouragement about life in general
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  and looking at things in a new light. It makes me a better person.
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  So I'm sure you're wondering, okay, the Simple Habits program sounds amazing.
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  How can I sign up? Let me tell you, like I said, I have three different ways
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  for you to get this because I want to get it to as many people as possible.
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  And I believe that you are smart, that you can listen to these three options.
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  You can make the best decision for you.
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  Now, the first way to get it is just to purchase the Simple Habits program.
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  You're going to go to healthwithhashimoto's slash resources and everything is going to be on there.
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  So healthwithhashimoto's.com slash resources.
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  Everything will be there.
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  The cost of the program is $97, which is not as much as they said it was worth.
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  Participants said it was worth $300 and $400. Like I said, I really want to
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  make this accessible for a lot of people.
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  So it is $97, healthwithhashimoto's.com slash resources. You will find all of the options there.
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  The second way to get it is by enrolling in the Holistic Hashimoto's course.
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  I know that this is on a lot of people's radar.
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  And after Christmas, when it starts the new year, people are like,
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  that is when I'm going to do the course.
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  I don't want to make you decide between doing the Holistic Hashimoto's course
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  and the Simple Habits program. They go so well together.
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  They really complement each other. You will be able to do both of these and
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  they will both work better because you're doing them together.
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  And so I want to be able to, you know, let you do that.
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  So you're going to pay for the Holistic Hashimoto's course and you will get
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  the Simple Habits program as a bonus.
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  And that is if you enroll in the Holistic Hashimoto's course before January 4th.
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  You have to do all of these things before January 4th. That is the deadline
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  for the Simple Habits program.
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  Now, of course, you can sign up for the Holistic Hashimoto's course after January 4th.
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  It is available every single day of the year.
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  But to get the Simple Habits program as a bonus, you have to sign up before
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  January 4th or before evening on January 4th.
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  And the second way to get it as a bonus is another thing that I know a lot of
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  people listening to this podcast really, really want to start.
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  And that is the Protandim NRF2 and the MindBody GLP-1 system.
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  You've heard me talk about the Protandim NRF2 for probably since like towards
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  the beginning of the podcast.
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  And that is because it activates your body to do what it's supposed to do.
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  And in doing so, it helps address so many of the root causes and triggers of Hashimoto's.
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  So the Protanum NRF2 is an activator I encourage everybody to be on.
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  And in the healthy weight stack, it is bundled with the MindBody GLP-1 system.
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  Now I've done a whole bunch of episodes, I guess five.
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  It feels like a whole bunch on the mind-body GLP-1 system and what that does in your body.
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  The GLP-1 hormone, how that helps regulate your hormones.
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  Obviously, it affects your blood sugar. But then when your blood sugar is balanced,
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  that has a trickle-down effect and helps other things.
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  The GLP-1 in your body increasing, that helps with your hunger, your satiety.
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  It helps with your mental focus. It helps with cravings. Oh my goodness.
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  I have to tell you, I love milk duds.
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  Like I know they're not very good for you, but it is my favorite candy right
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  now. And I keep a box hidden in my room so that my kids won't eat it.
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  Well, I usually get out like five milk duds, five to 10, and I set them,
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  you know, next to me and I put the box away and then I eat my milk duds thinking,
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  okay, this is all I'm going to have.
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  Well, I finished those milk duds and then I get the box back out of hiding and
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  I have some more and I repeat that like two or three times. Can you relate to that?
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  Like, it's just ridiculous. Every time I'm like, okay, I'm putting the box away
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  and I'm not going to get it back out.
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  And then before I stand up, I've gotten the box out and I've gotten some more Milk Duds out.
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  Well, the other day I poured out five Milk Duds and I ate two and I was like,
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  those were good, but I don't think I need another one.
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  This is really weird. So I had a third one just to make sure.
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  And I ate that third one. I'm like, no, I don't need another one.
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  And I got the box out of the hiding place and I put Milk Duds back in the box.
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  That is how my sugar cravings have changed.
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  My willpower has increased. Like all of a sudden, I have willpower again.
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  It is the craziest thing.
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  Crazy in a good way. Crazy as in like this is how your body is designed to work.
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  This is how your body and mind are designed to work together.
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  So the healthy weight stack is those two products, the MindBody GLP-1 system
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  and the Protandim NRF-2 put together so that you get the benefits.
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  Because one thing that happens as you start to release weight,
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  your fat cells protect you from some of the chemicals and toxins that your body
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  hasn't had time to deal with.
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  So it stores them away, kind of like puts them in bubble wrap.
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  Well, as you release weight, those are back into circulation.
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  And so you absolutely have to be able to deal with that.
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  And that is one thing that the protanum NRF2 helps with. It helps with your detox pathways.
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  So those are stacked together with a healthy weight stack to get this Simple Habits program.
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  As a bonus, you will subscribe to the Healthy Weight Stack.
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  And make a commitment to use it for at least three months.
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  And ideally, you're using it every single day because that's how it's working.
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  So that is the third way that you can get this Simple Habits program.
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  Because like I said, I know that people who listen to this podcast want all three of those things.
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  Now, I might not know you personally and know which of those you want the most.
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  I don't know if you have had the Holistic Hashimoto's course on your bucket
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  list. Like, I really want to do this in the new year.
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  I don't know if the MindBody GLP-1 system has been on your list of things to
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  investigate and to start using.
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  I don't know if you had the Protandem NRF2 on your list of, oh my goodness, I want to try this.
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  I don't know which of those applies to you, but I 100% know that the Simple
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  Habits program is such a great complement to those things.
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  So those are the three ways that you can get the Simple Habits program.
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  The link is down in the show notes, of course, or healthwithhashimoto's.com
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  slash resources, and all three options are there.
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  So once again, you can get the Simple Habits program on its own for $97.
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  You can get it as a bonus when you sign up for the Holistic Hashimoto's course,
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  and you can get it as a bonus when you sign up for the Healthy Weight Stack on subscription.
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  And you do have to use my affiliate link in order to get this as a bonus.
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  If you know somebody else who sells or is an affiliate for LifeVantage,
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  their link will not get you the Simple Habits program. You have to get it through me.
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  All right, so that's how you can get started with the Simple Habits program.
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  Again, we are going to start on the first Sunday in January.
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  I cannot wait to be texting you and hearing from you, hearing how you're doing,
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  how you're growing, how your life is changing, how your health is increasing
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  over the course of these 12 weeks.
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  I will see you next week on the Health with Hashimoto's podcast and hopefully
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  on your phone with the Simple Habits program.
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  This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only.
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  Please discuss any concerns and plans with your trusted healthcare professional.
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  If you found this episode helpful, will you please share it with a friend?
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  I'll see you next week on the Health with Hashimoto's podcast.
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  Music.