I’m an emotional eater….This is THE most common sentiment I hear from clients...
This happens about a month or two, a day or two, or even an hour or two into any program, and is one of the reasons people self sabotage - they just want some specific food...
1. Start to love your body because God loves you and you honor and respect him - changes everything
2. To the emotional eater - You can learn to stop it in the act. When would you want to stop a robbery? Before it happens or at the worst - in the middle of it before they do the damage. As an emotional eater - take back your control. Thoughts precede emotions - walk away from the pantry and the fridge as soon as you realize you are eating emotionally - WALK AWAY!
3. As you go, throw away whatever item you were eating…
4. Not there yet - wrap your head around this. would want their body to be less than QUALITY!!?? Your car burns gas and uses oil - nothing emotional about that Our body burns carbs/fats and proteins and uses carbs fats and proteins to repair itself. The quality of the three will determine the quality of your body. It’s easier to chose healthy when you think about it this way. You would want your body to be less than QUALITY!!??
5. Need to have a DTR talk with Food. You CAN take control of this…

Food: Gluten? Dairy?
Good bugs vs Bad bugs?
Vitamin/Nutrient Deficiency?

Last week We talked about whether the pain of staying where you are with a certain painful thing in your life is harder than the change required to move beyond that thing.
Maybe you're avoiding a relationship change that needs to happen or maybe youre ignoring a health issue
SO lets go down the road that you have decided NOT to change anything…Let’s start with the rule that you can only change yourself.
1. So, if you’re avoiding a change in a relationship, you won’t be able to change the other person.
2. If this is a health issue, like weight, type 2 diabetes, a gut issue, inflammation, autoimmune, - That’s on you…
3. Your mental health is also on you. You can keep blaming everyone around you, and you continue to respond in the same old way -That’s fine 4. Let me ask you a couple questions: if you don’t change….
Where will those issues be in 6 months?
Will the relationship be better or worse or gone entirely?
What about that nagging health issue?
If you don’t do anything about for the next year, 5 years from now, 10 years from now…what will happen?
Do you think you'll be able to reverse it in 10 years if it's difficult now?
If you don’t change, what changes?

Quick answer is NO!
Ultraprocessed foods that don’t look anything like the original form of food. Think sausage vs a piece of protein; or bread vs whole grain quinoa or rice; or ultra processed fat vs clean extra virgin olive oil; veggies vs no veggies whatsoever…
Most nuggets of anything, fried, stuffed, breaded,
These kinds of foods - mostly carbs very little protein or anything else - the worst - actually suck nutrients out of your body as your body has to work extra hard to detox them , and these foods feed your inflammation, so your body is busy making inflammatory chemistry instead of healing you.
Complex
Grains
Legumes
Squash
Root veggies - potatoes, carrots, rutabagas, turnips parsnips, sweet potatoes
Less Complex/ Lower Carb
The rest...broccoli cauliflower,

When was the last time you challenged yourself and won?
What if you had all the best conditions to win?
Would you want that information?
Do you need motivation?
Are you super frustrated with a certain thing in your health?
You know you need accountability, but not judgement. I am the Judgement free zone This challenge is going to be set up so you can learn the absolute maximum amount in 5 days. You will make changes you never knew and will have a new level of awareness…that will propel you to continue to make the changes you’ve started. The first thing I’m going to put out there for all of you who join us is a free one hour call…Once the challenge is over, you will need a personalized plan
Well, thats exactly what I’m up to in my Facebook Group: Spark Yourself: Body For God https://www.facebook.com/groups/sparkyourself
I’m planning a challenge in my group to get your summer started off right and show you exactly what confidence feels like. For Five Days we are going to do some hard things.

The last three Mondays we talked about making and keeping promises to ourselves, what happens when we don’t and the fact that our self confidence/esteem/value all goes down when we don’t keep promises to ourselves .
So, Which is harder? *Keeping the promise or living with in your current pain?
*What do you want your life to look like? *WHAT DO YOU think GOD wants your life to look like?
*Is NOT keeping promises to yourself interfering in your relationships?
*Are those around you starting to not trust what you say you're going to do for yourself because you always flake on yourself?
What needs to change? Where is the pain? Weight loss, ending a relationship, staying in a relationship,
There is a technical term for this - delayed gratification…we should all be learning to delay gratification. This is a skill developed between the ages of 8 and 13. So, you may be running programs about delaying gratification that you were taught or caught from your parents during that age. I talked extensively about this in another podcast.

Overwhelmed with where to start your Gluten Free journey
1. What is your main health goal. For many it’s weight loss. However, if you’ve been sick for a while that might not happen. Your body has to heal first. It’s in survival mode and isn’t going to release any weight until it’s sure it’s healthy
2. Most clients try substitution first; GF doesn’t equal carb free
3. Best way is to substitute veggies. Lettuce wraps for sandwiches and burgers; fall squash, sweet potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes vs pasta; spaghetti squash, hearts of palm noodles zucchini noodles for pasta.
4. The basic diet…

BONUS EPISODE
The Process… then the Solution
Resentment: Pool of emotions that have never really been looked at; manifests as Negative self talk; anger/anxiety/depression/gut: constipation/diarrhea/IBS; You’ve convinced yourself of all your negative thoughts
Resistance: The gap between what is in reality and what we think it should be or what we expect it to be: Defend your position, Feel disconnected, lack intimacy, holding people at arms length; our immune system can start to turn on ourselves as we hold in the toxic emotions
Revenge: You no longer can identify your dreams, you feel flat, your health has probably spiraled to a low point
Honest Self Responsible Communication - we have to own our own behavior - whatever it is - from overeating, to being the victim
Acceptance - must give up being right
Self Forgiveness

What are you committed to? So, if you’re like I was - I kept promises to myself way less thanI kept my word to others - For so long I hid behind people pleasing, traffic, getting busy, got overwhelmed, the inevitable “something happened and I…”
It’s like having a cloud over your head though right? What does it feel like when you let yourself down? - I’d love to know how it makes you feel...
Proverbs 25:13-14Reliable friends who do what they say are like cool drinks in sweltering heat—refreshing! Like billowing clouds that bring no rain is the person who talks big but never produces.
If you’re unsure what your typical excuses or what may also be described as a well designed lie to yourself….
**Ask your self a different question….
***What is consistently more important than keeping your word to yourself?
****Who else do you think this is affecting in your life?
I can tell you - all those excuses - were affecting my parenting. Your kids do what you do - not what you say - they will also learn to self sabotage and not keep their word to themselves. So much more...

Is Gluten that Bad For You?
The short answer is: it depends…
Do you have celiac disease? This is an autoimmune reaction to gluten that causes long term digestive issues and prevents your body from being able to absorb the nutrients it needs Gold standard is biopsy; blood tests are not totally accurate. Interestingly the associated disorders include low thyroid - Hashimoto’s - AI thyroid; malabsorption, B-12 and iron deficiency
Gluten sensitivity? This is a blood test for the antibodies to the gluten - this is different than an allergy - IBS, brain fog, headaches, neurological symptoms, tremors, vertigo, anxiety, depression, fatigue, muscle and joint pain
Any other Auto-Immune disorder or symptoms of AI? Positive ANA - and maybe other AI?
Do you have leaky gut?? Check out my last two Wednesday podcasts to learn more...

Let's get to the root of the problem - that's what it's all about in Functional Medicine!
🧐How did you end up with a Leaky Gut and a Leaky Brain in the first place?? There are about 10 basic factors that lead to a Leaky Gut. Of course, there are many more but this covers the main ones.
Here are the links I promised, just copy and paste:
I'm here to serve you...and we will have FUN! Let's keep you out of the overwhelm, and create a personal path to get you healthy! Here's a link to schedule a convenient time for us to chat.
https://drkrissargent.as.me/SPARKCall
Gut Healing Protocol: Specific supplement protocol designed to start healing MOST people's Leaky Gut. https://us.fullscript.com/protocols/drkrissargent-jump-start-gut-healing-protocol
Replay of Cultivating a Mind for God: 3 Foundations for Mental Health https://dr-kris-sargent.mykajabi.com/pl/2147590135

How often do you flake on your friends? How often do you flake on yourself?
I’m going to continue on this path of mental/soul/gut health. I believe that when we get these three parts on the right path, we can really start to transform all the parts our life for God. And my guess is, if you're really honest, and like I was - you rarely flake on your friends - you rarely let them down. However, you let yourself down regularly and then beat yourself up for it!
So, as important as it is to get help when you need it. There’s also a time to do the work, and start getting real with yourself.
Biblical - Galatians 6: 2-5 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. 4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, 5 for each one should carry their own load.

This episode is for your heart, from the heart. My heart is heavy today with everything that has happened this week and I am here to encourage you....
*I believe that our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health are the cornerstones to living the BIGGEST life God has planned for us.
*I believe that we are to get and stay healthy FOR God, not out of guilt and shame but love and gratitude.
*If we persevere and stay uncomfortable, I believe our world will change when we step into THAT GIANT God-sized life.
You can all do a little better everyday, with everything.
*You can be more kind to ourselves FIRST.
*You can learn that your validation, self confidence and self worth is from God, not things you do, or your job, or anything else in this world. *God put you here for a purpose, ON purpose and knows everything - the good, the bad, and the messy about you!
*AND He LOVES YOU! Psalm 139:14-16 Jeremiah 29:11

The 6 Steps to Healing a Leaky gut and a Leaky brain.
Bad News: If you have one, you probably have the other.
Good News: I offer a free 1 hour consultation to get your questions answered, and give you a Personalized Health Map of the steps you need to take to start healing. Besides you Personalized Plan - you will also receive my Mini-eBook to teach you how to shift from Self Sabotage to Self Worth. My signature process to understand your self worth.
Below you will find a link to my Mental Health and Gut Healing Jumpstart Supplement protocols I discussed.
Just copy and paste the link, put in your email and choose a password.
Gut Healing: https://us.fullscript.com/protocols/drkrissargent-jump-start-gut-healing-protocol
Mental Health: https://us.fullscript.com/protocols/drkrissargent-basic-mental-health-protocol
Free One Hour consultation: Copy and paste the link, pick your time zone and choose a convenient time. Besides you Personalized Plan - you will also receive my Mini-eBook to teach you how to shift from Self Sabotage to Self Worth. My signature process to understand your self worth.
https://drkrissargent.as.me/SPARKCall

SHALOM:Forming your own mental health strategies
Means complete wholeness and wellness - not just peace - inner peace
800 days of hard
KA shared traumatic reality
Body keeps score
NS has taken a hit
Empathy is low
We need a team: Not the time to go it alone!
Jeremiah 29 tells the exiles to find shalom…to the exiles, they were sent to Babylon for 70 years - we all may feel like exiles in our own hometown. He told them to settle down in a home, plant gardens, and eat the food they produce
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. 14 I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”
Empathy is low
People we normally count on don’t have the bandwidth. We need a team: Not the time to go it alone! Researchers and professionals tell us we need 4-7 people on our mental health team. Inner circle friends, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, social worker, therapist, counselor, pastor/priest, spiritual director, Life Coach.
Radical Grace: For yourself and others - perspective, slow down to see that
Radical Boundaries - you have to slow down to say no so you can make margin in your life for what will heal your soul
Radical Rest - you have to slow down to get good SLEEP, yes, and naps,
Radical Adventure - you have to slow down to stay in the moment of play