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HEALTH | August

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Things I've Learned This Month Youtube Podcast ( Source ) Herbs that can help with lowering Cortisol  Ashwaganda, Maca, Reishi mushrooms, Holy Basil  Infrared saunas have several benefits Top 5 ways to balance hormones Clean up diet; 70-80 grams of protein, nutrient dense food Fast every now and then, not everyday.  Clean up the liver (milk thistle, dandelion tea, infrared sauna) Deep & consistent sleep  Movement Cortisol  I've been learning more and more about hormones and cortisol and recognized the symptoms of high cortisol in my body. Much of the information I've gathered supports the suggestions listed in the previous bullet point as ways to help balance hormones.  Stress I was hooked by social media ahaha and took this stress test by Dr. Daniel Amen. I scored a 35 (moderate levels of stress). I'll put my results at the end. I think it was spot on lol Things I've Implemented Increasing my protein. Ideally, I want to get 70 - 80 grams of protein dai...

Summer 2024

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Well.. March-April-May all happened lol So many good things.....that I know I don't have the energy to go back and record lol.  But we're picking back up again for this summer.... JUNE 1. Sefa went to his first football camp at BYU.  2. Our stake split. We stayed as Orem Utah 2nd Tongan Stake. The other stake is now Lehi 3rd Tongan Stake. We now have 3 Tongan stakes in Utah County. Blessings!  3.  We celebrated our 15-year Anniversary at Disneyland! 4. Leila went to Stake Young Women's Camp As always, the young women had so much fun and were well-fed. Leila loved getting closer to all the young women in the ward and being out in nature. They camped in cabins in Heber. Nature is always so good for the soul. We're so grateful for wonderful leaders who work so hard for our girls to have experiences that build their testimonies, strengthen their beliefs in their divine identity, and help them know they are loved.  JULY 1. Leila went to her first FSY.  FSY was h...

HAWAII 2024

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TRAVEL TEAM:  Lehi Fuis, Vineyard Fuis, Seiulis * These are just the photos from my phone. Soooo many are spread out across everyone's phones.  DAY 1 - Wednesday, 7/17   3:00 AM     Off to the aiport  6:45 AM      Departure from SLC 11:00 AM      Arrive in HNL Aljay picked up our turo rental, while we gathered our bags. Britt and Ian got their rentals from the airport rental companies. It was so fun seeing the kids ride in the back of the truck. Our first stop was Aunty Fola's! I purposely didn't tell her we were coming because I knew she would try to cook up a storm. Didn't stop her from giving us mangos and juice. It was so good to see her! Next stop was Laie! - We were too excited to be hungry and only stopped at the Kaaawa 7/11 to grab snacks.  - The house we stayed at was Penny's Grandma Alice's house. It was such a blessing because hello free and so close to everything! - After dropping our bags off at the house...