Real-Life Detox: How to Reset Your Body Without Going Extreme

Why Women Are So Inflamed: Everyday Ingredients That Secretly Mess With Our Hormones

…and how choosing cleaner rituals (like your lotion) can finally give your body a break.

Let’s be honest: women today are inflamed, exhausted, bloated, moody, and running on iced coffee and pure willpower. And while stress absolutely plays a role, a HUGE part of modern inflammation comes from something most of us don’t even notice:

👉 The everyday ingredients hiding in our food, skincare, and home products that quietly disrupt our hormones.

The craziest part?
We’ve been taught that this is normal. That it’s just “aging,” or “mom life,” or “bad genetics.”

But when you understand what’s actually triggering the inflammation, you start to realize your body isn’t broken — it’s overwhelmed.

Let’s break down the big culprits.

1. Seed Oils (They’re Everywhere… and Your Hormones Hate Them)

Canola, soybean, corn, safflower, sunflower — these are in nearly every packaged snack, restaurant meal, and “healthy” product.

Why they inflame us:

• They oxidize easily → leading to internal inflammation

• They can throw off omega-3/omega-6 balance

• They impact hormone signaling over time

Women especially feel it as:

• PMS symptoms

• Bloating

• Hormonal acne

• Heavy or irregular cycles

• Fatigue

We’re not meant to be walking bottles of vegetable oil — yet somehow we’re all eating it daily.

2. Fragrance (AKA: the ingredient no one regulates)

“Fragrance” is legally allowed to contain hundreds of undisclosed chemicals, including endocrine disruptors.

These can mimic estrogen in the body → which throws off your delicate hormonal rhythm.

If you’ve ever:

• Broken out after using a lotion

• Gotten headaches from a candle

• Felt itchy or irritated after a perfume

…it was probably the fragrance cocktail.

This is EXACTLY why your lotion blends use actual extracts, infused oils, and essential oils instead of synthetic scents. Your body deserves ingredients it can recognize — not chemicals it has to fight.

3. Processed Sugars & “Healthy” Sweeteners

Sugar feeds inflammation like gasoline feeds a fire.

But the sneaky villains?

• Agave

• “Natural flavors”

• Plastic-wrapped protein bars

• Coffee creamers marketed to moms

Too much sugar + stress hormones = the perfect storm for inflammation and hormone chaos.

Your body ends up inflamed, puffy, tired, hungry, and cranky… and it’s not because you “lack willpower.” It’s because your cells are waving a white flag.

4. Plastics & Microplastics (Sorry… they're in basically everything)

From water bottles to food containers to takeout lids — plastics leach xenoestrogens into your system.

Xenoestrogens = fake estrogens that sit on your hormone receptors like a squatter that refuses to leave.

This leads to:

• Weight gain around the stomach/hips

• Thyroid sluggishness

• Breast tenderness

• Irregular cycles

And the kicker? Your lotion is one of the ONLY daily-use products that goes into your skin, not just on it. So using one free of plastics, fillers, silicones, and hormone disruptors is a huge win for your endocrine system.

5. Cheap Skincare Ingredients

Most commercial lotions contain:

• Mineral oil

• Petroleum derivatives

• Parabens

• Phthalates

• Synthetic preservatives

• Artificial scents

• Silicones

These create a fake layer of softness while feeding inflammation below the surface.

Your skin absorbs what you put on it — and your hormones absolutely respond to the ingredients.

So How Do We Reduce Inflammation Without Losing Our Minds?

Here’s the good news:
You don’t have to overhaul your whole life. You just start swapping the things you use every single day.

✔ Choose hormone-friendly fats

Avocado oil, olive oil, coconut oil, grass-fed butter.

✔ Reduce plastics

Glass jars, stainless cups, silicone lids — easy swaps.

✔ Ditch synthetic fragrance

Your nervous system will thank you.

✔ Support your skin with real, nutrient-dense ingredients

This is where your lotion comes in beautifully.

Why Your Natural Lotion Blend Helps Counter This Daily Inflammation

Your blend is the opposite of what mainstream products do. Instead of feeding inflammation, it soothes it.

Because your base formula uses:

• Real plant oils (which the skin recognizes and uses)

• Beeswax + shea (barrier-strengthening and anti-inflammatory)

• Almond and castor oil (fast-absorbing, healing, naturally softening)

• Infused botanicals (which offer cellular nourishment)

• Essential oils instead of fragrance oils (so your hormones aren’t thrown off every time you moisturize)

This means your lotion actually supports:

• Skin barrier repair

• Inflammation reduction

• Hormone-friendly routines

• Nervous-system calming (yes, scent affects hormones!)

• Natural moisture without toxins

It’s not just “clean beauty.”
It’s functional skincare that respects a woman’s endocrine system.

Women today are surrounded by hormone-disrupting, inflammatory ingredients in almost everything we touch, eat, breathe, and wear.

You’re not crazy for feeling inflamed.
You’re not dramatic for having PMS flare-ups.
You’re not “getting old.”

You’re living in a world that overwhelms women’s hormones daily.

The more you swap products for clean, intentional, natural alternatives — like your lotion — the more your body can finally exhale.

“Detoxing From Processed Foods: 5 Simple Steps to Get Your Body Regulated Again (Because We Can’t Survive on Drive-Thru Forever)”

Let’s get real for a second:
Modern life has us out here eating vibes and convenience, not nutrients.
One day you’re meal-prepping like a Pinterest mom…
Next, you’re eating leftover fries from the bottom of your kid’s bag like a raccoon behind Wendy’s.

Processed foods happen.
Life gets loud.
Hormones get chaotic.
And suddenly your body is like:
“Girl, we need a reset before you turn into a walking sodium packet.”

The good news?
Your body WANTS to regulate.
It wants balance.
It wants ingredients it can actually pronounce.

Here’s how to detox from processed foods WITHOUT starving yourself, overcomplicating things, or buying some sketchy MLM cleanse powder.

✨ Step 1: Hydrate Like Your Life Depends On It (Because It Kinda Does)

If you’re dehydrated, your body literally can’t detox — period.
Your lymphatic system, digestion, liver, hormones… they all slow down.

Goal:

• 60–80 oz water a day

• Add minerals (even a pinch of salt works)

• Or coconut water with a splash of organic juice

Quick Recipe: “Bloat-B-Gone Water”

• 1 lemon slice

• 3 cucumber slices

• Pinch of sea salt

• Splash of apple cider vinegar

• Ice like you’re at a spa you can’t afford

Hydrates + alkalizes + helps your body release excess fluid.

✨ Step 2: Crowd Out Processed Foods With Whole Foods (No Cold Turkey Needed)

Instead of banning everything, just add MORE good things in.

Your body naturally shifts.

Try adding daily:

• 1 fruit

• 1 raw veggie

• 1 protein source

• 1 healthy fat

These stabilize blood sugar and lower cravings.

Quick Recipe: “Hormone-Comfy Snack Plate”

• Sliced apple

• Almond butter

• Cucumber rounds

• Handful of nuts

• Sprinkle of cinnamon

Keeps you full, stable, and less likely to dive headfirst into the chip bag. After a while, this will become routine, and you're going to find yourself wondering why you even liked fast food in the first place.

✨ Step 3: Support Your Liver (She’s Overworked, Underpaid, and Tired)

Your liver is filtering EVERYTHING — dyes, sugars, oils, preservatives.
Give her backup.

Add daily:

• Lemon water

• Bitter greens (arugula, dandelion, kale)

• Turmeric

• Ginger

Quick Recipe: “Liver Love Shot”
Mix in a small glass:

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 1 tsp grated ginger

• Sprinkle turmeric

• Warm water

Tastes like wellness and regret, but works beautifully.

✨ Step 4: Reduce Sugar Without Losing Your Mind

You don’t have to quit sugar — just swap it with foods that support detox instead of fighting it.

Swap ideas:

• Candy → berries & honey ( I ate an ungodly amount of gold Kiwi because they reminded me of sour patch kids)

• Soda → sparkling water + lime

• Ice cream → frozen banana “nice cream.”

Quick Recipe: “Craving Crusher Nice Cream”
Blend:

• 1 frozen banana

• Splash of oat milk

• Dash cinnamon

• Optional: vanilla extract

Creamy, sweet, no crash.

✨ Step 5: Add One Daily Cleansing Ritual (Your Nervous System Will Thank You)

Detox isn’t only physical.
Your nervous system HAS to be regulated or your body won’t release inflammation.

Try ONE of these a day:

• 10-minute walk

• Warm shower before bed

• Light stretching

• Stitching, crafting, crocheting

• Dry brushing

This signals:
“We’re safe now. You can detox.”

Quick Recipe: “Mom Reset Tea”
Steep:

• 1 tbsp chamomile

• 1 slice ginger

• 1 tsp lemon

• ½ tsp honey

Drink when you’re overwhelmed and resisting the urge to eat your feelings.

Bonus: 1-Day Mini Cleanse to Reset Fast

Morning:
Warm lemon water + fruit
Lunch:
Veggie/Protein bowl
Snack:
Nuts + berries
Dinner:
Broth-based soup with greens
Before bed:
Ginger tea

You’ll feel less bloated, more grounded, and way less snack-attack-y.

Living an 80/20 lifestyle is honestly the sweet spot between being healthy and being human. It means you nourish your body with whole foods, movement, hydration, and stress-reducing habits about 80% of the time… and the other 20% you enjoy the fun stuff without guilt — the iced coffee runs, the late-night snacks, the drive-thru emergencies, the “I’m not cooking tonight” moments. That balance keeps your hormones steadier, your digestion happier, and your mindset way healthier than any all-or-nothing diet ever could. Your body LOVES consistency, not perfection, and the 80/20 lifestyle gives you room to live well and live realistically.

Sometimes detoxing your body isn’t just about what you eat — it’s about what you put on your skin. Swapping to cleaner skincare gives your body a break from the heavy fragrances, filler chemicals, and hormone-disrupting ingredients found in most commercial products. When your skin isn’t fighting synthetic junk, it can actually breathe, absorb nutrients, and regulate itself the way it’s meant to. Cleaner skincare supports your lymphatic system, reduces inflammation, and helps your body detox more efficiently, leaving your skin calmer, clearer, and way less stressed out.

If you’re ready to swap to cleaner, more intentional skincare, take a peek at my shop — it’s full of blends made with real ingredients your body actually recognizes. Everything is designed to support detox, balance, and calm from the outside in, without the synthetic fillers or harsh additives. Think of it as a self-care upgrade, your hormones will thank you for.