Building a Preparedness Pantry Without Relying on Junk Food with Mira Dessy

05/15/24 • 33 min

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Episode Highlights With Mira

Why preparedness is a growing trend
How financial concerns are leading to more interest in having preparedness pantries
The problem with most long-term food storage — highly processed foods
Why access to clean water is so important with stored foods
How much food and water do we need to store ahead
A reason to have a regular pantry and a preparedness pantry
How to figure out what your family eats over a two-week period to know what to store
Freeze-dried vegetables and fruits are a good option
What canned goods to consider for food storage
Why you should keep a few things in your car to be prepared

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Episode Highlights With Mira

Why preparedness is a growing trend
How financial concerns are leading to more interest in having preparedness pantries
The problem with most long-term food storage — highly processed foods
Why access to clean water is so important with stored foods
How much food and water do we need to store ahead
A reason to have a regular pantry and a preparedness pantry
How to figure out what your family eats over a two-week period to know what to store
Freeze-dried vegetables and fruits are a good option
What canned goods to consider for food storage
Why you should keep a few things in your car to be prepared

Resources We Mention

Episode Highlights With Dr. Olivia Lesslar

The science of the mind-body connection and why it matters so much
Ways foreign things enter the body and why understanding this is important
What guardian sites are and how to support them
How to get the mind, body, and emotions in alignment
It is only within a parasympathetic state that the body will heal
Your nervous system responds to the neurochemicals you pump out in relation to your emotions
The biggest needle movers for supporting the nervous system and spending more time in parasympathetic
The real deal about blue light and how it impacts the nervous system
Getting light exposure right for nervous system health
Easy things you can do at home to manage your light exposure at night and help your body get ready for sleep
The importance of melatonin and how it helps address inflammation in the body
Why shift work is now considered a carcinogen
How animal products in the diet are a signal of safety to the body and nervous system

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Episode Highlights With Mira Dessy

The problem with fragrances and why she calls the cleaning product aisle "the aisle of death"
How chemicals and fragrances affect the body and why it matters
Why fragrance-free isn’t always a better alternative
Fragrances can have a lot of harmful compounds involved and they aren’t required to list them
The easiest and most important first things to swap out in your house
Why dryer sheets are terrible offenders for home air
The biggest offenders in personal care products
We can reset our olfactory senses when we avoid artificial fragrances
Why laundry is often the worst offender

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