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Aug 2023
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Life-Saving Bathroom Swaps with Dr. G | ...

HEAL THY SELF
About this episode

Knowledge Bomb:


How many products in your bathroom may contain carcinogenic chemicals? Dr. G runs down the list of common chemicals found in familiar self-care products that could be harboring toxins potentially contributing to sickness over time. 



- What to look for in your self-care products


- The Toxic Substances Control 1976


- A large majority of chemicals are unregulated 


- bringing more awareness around chemical exposures


- The danger of cumulative exposure 


- Which ingredients to avoid 


- Fragrances


- Phthalates 


- Heavy Metals


- Heavy Metal testing 


- Parabens


- PFAs


- Styrene


- Titanium Dioxide 


- The importance of Packaging 


- Empowerment not fear 


- Environmental Working Group


Guest Segment:


Dr. Lexie Kite and her twin sister Lindsay Kite are best-selling authors of “More Than a Body: Your Body is an Instrument, Not an Ornament,” and international speakers teaching about body image, beauty ideals and misrepresentation of women in media. They are co-directors of the non-profit Beauty Redefined.


Lexie joins the show to discuss how our negative view of our own bodies is affecting our ability to truly experience life to the fullest, and preventing us from being our healthiest selves. 


- Introducing Lexie Kite 


- Body Confidence 


- Is the body-positivity movement helpful, harmful or somewhere in between


- Beauty as the highest form of value is flawed


- Knowing your body is good, regardless of how it looks 


- Girls and Women and self-esteem


- Boys and Men and where they derive their worth


- Women being defined by their bodies


- How long has this problem existed for women? 


- Women and media


- The anti-aging industry


- How early are girls being exposed to these ideals? 


- Sexism in children’s media 


- Femininity as work 


- Self-objectification 


- The Subject & The Object 


- What is a young teen experiencing?


- Teenagers and social media 


- The Beauty industry 


- Changing Beauty ideals 


- A new way of being 


- Body Image Resilience 


- How to connect with resilience


- Identify the source of the shame 


- Disruptions as an opportunity to change 


- Getting back into your body in tough moments 


- Your body is an instrument, not an ornament 


- Prioritizing how you feel 


- Getting into a flow state 


- Coming back to your authentic self


- Objectifying our health 


- Setting experiential goals 


- Facing disruptions with better coping skills 


- Coming back to our childhood selves 


- Where you find information on Lexie and Lindsay Kite’s work 

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