June 25, 2019 • 18 mins
This is Amy’s ‘5th Thing’ (a bonus episode) where she answers your questions every Tuesday! ‘4 Things With Amy Brown’ comes out every Thursday, but on Tuesdays Amy answers questions you’ve emailed in.On today's episode Amy will address questions about:
How to clean your ’4 things tote’, tips and tricks for getting rid of and preventing bloat, how to blend your Vital Protein collagen powder so that its not clumpy, if you should be avoiding soy in your diet & an amazing soy sauce alternative and even more life hacks for ways to use vinegar in your home.
You can send in questions directly to Amy here: 4thingswithAmybrown@gmail.com...maybe one week your question will be shared!!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Okay, it's time for the fifth Thing. Every Tuesday we
do a little Q and A. Here answer a couple
of questions that were sent in. I don't know if
you guys, sometimes they're listening to the podcast and you
think of the questions, like when you're listening to the
four Things that comes out on Thursdays, or if these
are just random questions out of the blue. But try
to address them as best as I can. If I
don't know the answer, I reach out to people. So
(00:20):
this is the fifth thing. We'll get into the questions
real quick. But before we do, I just want to
say that I am so late to the the Dipping
your Nails party. You know, I've gotten jail before, um,
but I got dip and I'm obsessed and I know
it's not good for you, and I struggle with that.
And I went to the store and I bought natural
nail polish and I tried to use that and do
(00:40):
my nails myself. But every once in a while, I
just need like a manicure that's gonna last for three
to four weeks and I don't have to think about it.
And that's what's been happening with me in this dip
and I love it. But the minute I have to
go there and stick my hand in acid tone and
for like ten minutes to get it off, I'm gonna
be like, why did I do this? This is so bad.
(01:01):
But if you haven't ever tried it, and maybe you're
going on vacation and you need a reason to have
amazing nails, I highly recommend it. It's going to be addicted.
And I did one coat Funny Bunny, one coat bubble bath,
which is something I've done before with gel and I've
even done before at home because I have the OPI
and Neil polish both of those colors. But you can
do you can do it in dip and it looks
(01:24):
really good. I gotta say, I'm like looking at him
right now while I'm talking to you, and I'm like, Yep,
nailed it. So let's get into the questions. First. One
is from Danny Hey Amy absolutely loving the podcast, learning
so much recently about my own four Things tote and
I'm obsessed. However, I accidentally got some stains on it already.
(01:45):
I know it says you can't throw them in the washer,
so I was wondering if you have any tricks or
products you used to spot clean the tote, So Danny, yeah,
we learned when um, I first got my first tote
that Mary gave me, I got it dirty and I
washed it and it's shrunk like crazy. And that's when
we learned you can't wash the totes. And we feel
really bad about that because obviously it would be awesome
(02:07):
to be able to deliver a product y'all that was washable.
But these are custom made, really good quality totes made
here in the US, and when you think about any
other really nice like tote bags, you may not necessarily
be able to throw those in the wash either. So
we're like, hopefully we're not the only people you know
that have a product, because trust me, we wish it
(02:27):
was washable. Um. So for that, I will say, sometimes
people right when they get the tote, they scotch guard
it right away. So there's there's an option for you. Um.
But my friend Kara got some stuff on hers and
she used the foe X instant carpet spot remover and
said it worked really well. Fo l e X. You
can pick it up for cheap online Home Depult, Walmart,
(02:50):
et cetera. You just spray it onto the stain, rub
it in with your fingers, blot off the excess after
about like twenty seconds, and let it air dry. And
you know, you just use it the same way you
it on the carpet. Just use it on the tote
and it works wonders. And then maybe you've got some
carpet stains around the house, you hit up those as well. Um,
I like my tote looking a little bit worn when
(03:10):
I get a brand new one, because I get new
ones often can't help myself. But when it's really new,
I'm like, oh, this looks weird. I like mine looking
really worn in so just know that there they can
withhold a lot. Um. My friend Aaron my well, my
trainer that comes on the podcast from time to time
air in Opria. She uses hers as her workout bag
(03:31):
going from clients a client, and she keeps tons of
stuff in there and hers is so dirty and she
loves it dirty, and she she puts like dumbbells in
their heavy ones and it does not fall apart. So
we're definitely proud of how well it's held together. And
we went and bought one of the knockoff totes at
a store. Won't say where, but we bought one and
(03:51):
it HiT's so cheaply made and it's not made in
the US, and it's just such a bummer. It's such
a bummer. We still don't even know exactly how we're
going to handle the situation because again they're not calling
it a four Things tote, so we can't which is trademark,
so we can't go after them that way, which we
don't really want to go after anybody. But it's just
customer confusion. I mean, so many of y'all are sending
(04:12):
a screenshots when you're seeing these knockoff totes that it's like,
it's just we don't want to confuse y'all to where
you think maybe we've partnered with somebody or maybe when
you buy it, you're haiti donation is happening with it
when it's not. So before we get off this tote
or my tote soapbox. After answering Danny's question, I just
want to say that the patriotic four Things tote is
(04:33):
officially out and it's supporting American It aren't military. The
shot Forward has a military fund, so um it just
goes to different groups that we've worked with, Like we
don't have anything specific yet full transparency, but just know
it will support someone and or some people and way,
(04:53):
shape or form that serve our country. Um, we have
quality groups that we've worked with in the past, so
we haven't like pinpointed it yet, but we wanted to
go that direction. This is the first time of four
Things item hasn't supported Haiti. We were doing dogs. Then
it just made more sense to shift to military. I know,
Mary and I try to really be thoughtful about where
(05:15):
the funds go, and you know, sometimes it makes sense
to go one direction and then we have to call
an audible and do a one a D and go
another direction because that is what we genuinely feel like
is best for the products. So just you know that.
But I think the four Things Patriotic totes are so cute.
They say star stripe America, stars stripes Freedom and then
America and it's like blue own bray and then into
(05:38):
red and I love it. So definitely check it out.
Oh and this is fun. You can now go to
four things dot com just four things dot com and
all things that are related to our four Things products
will be there, so boom. Next question is from Maitland. Hey, Amy,
what do you do for bloating. I know you pay
attention to your body and how it responds to different
(05:58):
foods and whatnot, and I try so hard to do
that too, But what do you do when you have
a cheat day or just start to bloat and you
have no clue where it came from? Hope to hear
you address this on your podcast soon. Well, here we go,
we're gonna talk about it. So some quick fixes that
I do when I feel bloat coming on, Like if
I can go for a walk, I do it. If
I can bust out some yoga poses that are good
(06:19):
for bloating, I do it. There's awesome ones on YouTube.
This girl, Sarah Beth has one. You can look it up.
It has like one point four million views, so I'm
pretty sure a lot of people trust it. It's literally
called Yoga for Bloating by Sarah Beth. So if you
just go to YouTube and type that in, you'll find it.
And it's I think it's like a little over ten minutes.
(06:40):
It's like ten to thirteen minutes or so of different
poses they're going to help with bloating and digestion. Also,
peppermint oil is really good. It works by relaxing the
intestinal muscles, which allows gas and maybe even stool to
move along more effectively, which we all want that. I
would say, I try to sit in my infrared sauna,
(07:01):
which is something I talked about in the Four Things
podcast last week. UM. If you don't have that, a hot,
warm bath will do. UM, which is also really relaxing.
I recommend drinking hot lemon water, maybe with some fresh
ginger sliced up in there, and get it, drink it.
Make sure you're drinking it hot or warm, and the
lemon and the ginger and the hot water will all help. UM.
(07:21):
I think this is just and now there's just something
I'm just pulling out a nowhere. I didn't have it
in my little notes, But try to keep all your
water room temperature. When you're feeling bloated. Don't put ice
into the mix. I can't remember exactly why, but somewhere
in the back of my brain, I'm like, it's like
coming back from way back something that I read that
someone said that was if you're having issues with bloating
(07:43):
and digestion, to lip to to take away the ice.
So some long term fixes when it comes to bloating
is make sure that you're drinking plenty of water every day,
and I personally hydrate between meals, so at least thirty
minutes before and then after I've eaten, I wait like
forty five minutes to drink large amounts of liquid. I
don't really drink water with my meal because I feel
(08:05):
like that adds to it. That's a tip that I
learned from Kimberly Snyder, like you just create this lake
in your stomach for food to just sit there and
try to digest in, and it just messes up the
whole digestion process and then you end up bloaded. So
definitely try to hydrate between meals. Um. So, speaking of drinking,
if you're someone that's affected by carbonated drinks, you may
want to cut those out or at least cut back
(08:28):
carbonated drinks. Um They are a culprit when it comes
to bloating. This includes beer, champagne, tonic water, anything with
carbonation added. And I am so addicted to ZVA right now,
Like I hope it's not bloating me, but I try
not to chug it. I have about one a day.
Sometimes I'll even open one, take a few SIPs, put
it back in the fridge, and then later in the day,
(08:49):
sip some more, repeat that process. So maybe that's why
it hasn't caused me to bloat. But I do know
that carbonation does happen to do that. So if you
have an issue but you're not ready to give up
your carbonated drink, then maybe take different times a day
to sip on it and don't chug a whole can
at once. UM, Tracking what you eat and how you
feel after you eat can help with bloating. Like if
(09:10):
you want to, maybe even look into doing a food
intolerance test like Aaron she Aaron Opria, she if she
has onions because she is really sensitive to onions food
intolerance wise, she bloats big time, so she knows not
to have onions. So you may want to look into
(09:30):
one of those tests. But it's a whole another conversation
for another time. Maybe I can do a thing about
it in the Thursday podcast one day coming up, but
maybe I can bring an expert to talk about that. UM.
Avoid excess salt is another tip you know that that
will lead to bloating. Don't eat too much at a time,
and try to eat slow because the faster you eat,
you may over eat and then get that bloated feeling,
(09:52):
which I'm so guilty of. That avoid chewing gum. That's
another long term thing because the sugar, alcohols, and gum
can cause bloating in some people. Plus you swallow air
while chewing, which can lead to bloating. UM. You can
try to add in more fiber gradually to your diet
if you're someone that doesn't get a lot, because that
will keep you more regular if you know what I mean,
and if you're not used to it, I wouldn't like
(10:14):
boom just start adding all the fiber, but just gradually
start making sure that you're looking for foods that are
higher in fiber. UM. You can take probiotics every day
for another long term fix with bloating UM. For optimal
gut health, I personally take Kimberly Snyder's Feel Good sp
O Probiotics. I added them to my Amazon Favorites page
under health and Fitness, which you can find that at
(10:35):
Radio amy dot com. UM. And then before meals, you
may want to consider taking a digestive enzyme, which I
personally take also Kimberly Snyder's brand UM. She makes a
good one, so that's also up on my Amazon page.
If you want to check it out. So there you go,
some quick fixes for bloating and long term fixes. I
hope that that helps you. Maitland, thank you for the question.
(11:04):
Next question is from Jessica. Hey, I'm even listening to
your podcast since the beginning. I've been incorporating a lot
of your health tips in my life. A few months ago,
purchased a tub of the vital proteins collagen, peptides, peptides
excuse me, and I'm loving the results that I've seen
from that. I'm a coffee addict, so I put it
in my milk before I froth it for my coffee. However,
(11:25):
I found it difficult, if not impossible, to get the
powder to dissolve without creating nasty clumps. I was wondering
if you've experienced this issue, if you had suggestions, So, Jessica,
I would say, put it in your hot coffee. It'll
dissolve way easier. Like don't put it in your milk.
I guess the milk is being heated when it's froth.
Maybe I'm not really sure. I'm not that fancy when
(11:45):
it comes to my coffee, but I put it. If
I do it in coffee or tea or anything like that.
It's hot if I'm doing it in cold milk. Before
I make my eyes at I'm blending everything up in
the blender so it all gets nice and blended. So
I would say if you added something hot, you should
be good to go. If you're adding something cold, find
a way to blend it or shake it really well,
(12:07):
and that should totally help your issue. Vital proteins is
another thing you can find on my Amazon page if
you're curious about what that is. Next question is from
Jamie morning Amy. Let me say I've been so inspired
by listening to your podcasts so much that I constantly
find myself telling people about it, which I really appreciate. Jamie,
thank you. I'd literally never listened to a podcast, but
(12:27):
now I have an hour commute to and from work,
so I figured, what the heck Now I'm hooked. You
mentioned briefly that you avoid soy, so I'm curious as
to why I'm avoiding dairy but haven't acquired a taste
for almond milk so yes. A long time ago, I
heard like a lot of crazy, scary studies that said
that eating soy can mess with your hormones and your
(12:48):
thyroid and even cause cancer. So obviously I started cutting
it out of my diet like a S A P.
And I noticed that I felt better because I was
drinking soy latte's every day at the time. So it
was something that I noticed right way, like I felt better, um,
and so I was like, well, I don't know if
this is really going to legit cause cancer, but I
am feeling better not having it. But that was years ago,
(13:10):
and studies are less scary now about soy. Some people
that used to avoid it like the plague, now say
that it's okay to consume, but they advised to make
sure that it's organic. And when I was drinking soy milk,
I was not making sure that it was organic. So
if you're gonna have soy, pick minimally processed forms of it.
If you're gonna do the milk, do organic. If you're
(13:30):
eating in food, think like tempe tofu organic tofu miso
at a mom a and then uh, you know, while
we're on the subject of soy, I totally avoid soy sauce.
I know that that's not what we're talking about here,
but it has soy in it. So but there is
so much sodium in there like so much. And my
alternative for that is coconut aminos. Those are so yummy.
(13:52):
It's like, way, way, way less sodium than soy sauce,
and I feel like it tastes way better than soy sauce. Anyway. Now,
question is from Mary hey Amy. Thank you so much
for sharing the vinegar trick for the dishwasher and the
washing machine. I've heard so many people say they use
vinegar for a lot of things around the house, but
I was wondering if you knew of any other life
hacks with vinegar. Um and Mary, It's funny that you
(14:15):
sent this email because I was actually getting emails from
other listeners telling me their tips, so I'm going to
share those with everyone. This email is from Lisa hey Amy.
Listening to your most recent four Things podcast, you talked
about cleaning with vinegar, so I want to share how
I use it. I use vinegar to clean my strawberries.
Whenever I get home, I soaked them in a mixture
of vinegar and water. This will kill any mold spores
(14:38):
and any bad spots will soften up so that you
can see them and cut them off. Also, whenever I
buy apples. I cut them up and soaked the slices
in salt water mixture. This keeps them from browning, and
I can keep them in a tup wear container in
my fridge for up to a week. They'd probably last longer,
but they usually get eaten by then. I thought this
would be a neat thing to share with you and
your listeners, with any other tips that you might have
(15:01):
to keep produced fresh so that you're not wasting money
by throwing it in the trash. So thank you Lisa
for that tip for me and other listeners. This is
another email from Tricia with a tip she's talked about
cleaning her kitchen drain. She said, Hey, have you ever
cleaned your kitchen drains with baking powder and vinegar? I
poured the baking powder in the drain and then I
dump vinegar on top of it. It bubbles up. I
(15:23):
let it sit there for five minutes. Then I rinse
it down with hot water. It cleans it so well
and takes the smell away. So thank you Trisia for
that vinegar hack. And then a few other ones that
I know of, like if you're looking to kill weeds,
you can use a spray bottle with vinegar on your walkways.
Do you know when your walk away when you have
random weeds pop up? It's just so annoying. You can
use it to repel ants, So if any ants are
(15:46):
finding their way in your home, spray vinegar around the
outside door frame and windows. Same goes for fleas. Also,
you can unclogged drains. You flush hot water and then
funnel about half a cup of baking soda followed by
one cup of vinegar and boom, you save money on
a plumber. And if we learned anything from Tricia's email,
(16:06):
then the vinegar and baking soda is also cleaning our
drain as well. So there you go. That's some other
ways to use vinegar. So that's gonna wrap up today's
Q and A segment. I hope it was helpful for
you guys, and I really appreciate when you email me
your questions. Keep them coming. Four Things with Amy Brown
(16:26):
at gmail dot com, and I'll see y'all on Thursday
with my super exciting, fun interview with Corey robertson you know,
the mom from Duck Dyning's Can I even talk? I
can't talk? Corey robertson the mom from Duck Dynasty. She
is gonna be on with me for all four things.
So the first time I've ever done an interview with
someone where they are on all four things. I've already
(16:48):
done the interview, so I know exactly what we're talking about.
The first thing we discuss, well, in the intro, I
have her settle the French by debate, a big fight
my husband and I got into, and I was like,
what would Corey and Willie do? Like what would the
Robertsons do to handle this situation. Then in the first
thing we that's in the intro. Then the first thing
we talked about is um strong and kind, which are
(17:09):
the core values for her family and her kids, and
why she chose that and why they're important. And she
has a book about it, which is awesome too, and
I think we all can learn from trying to be
strong and kind and and raise a generation of strong
and kind people around us. Then the second thing that
we talked about was gratitude and things that she's thankful for,
and sticking with the theme, we broke down four different
(17:32):
things that she's thankful for, which is really awesome to
kind of see a little look into her life. And
then The third thing was how to throw a good party,
because she likes to throw fun parties and she had
some unique ideas in just ways to like not stress
out about it and just make it fun and make
memories for your guests. Like I'm definitely UM going to
be using some of the tips that she shared. And
(17:53):
the fourth thing we talked about was mission work UM
abroad and just locally right in your neighborhood, like you
don't have to go far to love your neighbor and
I loved some of her insight on that as well.
And then she did the closing with me too and
read the email shout out because at the end of
every episode, I do an email shout out, so she
was the one that read it, and it happened to
be about foster care UM and an adoption, so UM.
(18:16):
It was good to have her take on that because
she has she's an adopted mom and she's fostered and adopted,
so it's perfect. I really appreciate you all being a
part of this little community that we have here. If
you want to subscribe or rate and review, I feel
like doing that. If you've got some exture time today,
then that would be amazing. If you had yet to
(18:36):
do it, appreciate it more than you Okay, everyone, have
a great day. I talk to you later.
Okay, it's time for the fifth Thing. Every Tuesday we
do a little Q and A. Here answer a couple
of questions that were sent in. I don't know if
you guys, sometimes they're listening to the podcast and you
think of the questions, like when you're listening to the
four Things that comes out on Thursdays, or if these
are just random questions out of the blue. But try
to address them as best as I can. If I
don't know the answer, I reach out to people. So
(00:20):
this is the fifth thing. We'll get into the questions
real quick. But before we do, I just want to
say that I am so late to the the Dipping
your Nails party. You know, I've gotten jail before, um,
but I got dip and I'm obsessed and I know
it's not good for you, and I struggle with that.
And I went to the store and I bought natural
nail polish and I tried to use that and do
(00:40):
my nails myself. But every once in a while, I
just need like a manicure that's gonna last for three
to four weeks and I don't have to think about it.
And that's what's been happening with me in this dip
and I love it. But the minute I have to
go there and stick my hand in acid tone and
for like ten minutes to get it off, I'm gonna
be like, why did I do this? This is so bad.
(01:01):
But if you haven't ever tried it, and maybe you're
going on vacation and you need a reason to have
amazing nails, I highly recommend it. It's going to be addicted.
And I did one coat Funny Bunny, one coat bubble bath,
which is something I've done before with gel and I've
even done before at home because I have the OPI
and Neil polish both of those colors. But you can
do you can do it in dip and it looks
(01:24):
really good. I gotta say, I'm like looking at him
right now while I'm talking to you, and I'm like, Yep,
nailed it. So let's get into the questions. First. One
is from Danny Hey Amy absolutely loving the podcast, learning
so much recently about my own four Things tote and
I'm obsessed. However, I accidentally got some stains on it already.
(01:45):
I know it says you can't throw them in the washer,
so I was wondering if you have any tricks or
products you used to spot clean the tote, So Danny, yeah,
we learned when um, I first got my first tote
that Mary gave me, I got it dirty and I
washed it and it's shrunk like crazy. And that's when
we learned you can't wash the totes. And we feel
really bad about that because obviously it would be awesome
(02:07):
to be able to deliver a product y'all that was washable.
But these are custom made, really good quality totes made
here in the US, and when you think about any
other really nice like tote bags, you may not necessarily
be able to throw those in the wash either. So
we're like, hopefully we're not the only people you know
that have a product, because trust me, we wish it
(02:27):
was washable. Um. So for that, I will say, sometimes
people right when they get the tote, they scotch guard
it right away. So there's there's an option for you. Um.
But my friend Kara got some stuff on hers and
she used the foe X instant carpet spot remover and
said it worked really well. Fo l e X. You
can pick it up for cheap online Home Depult, Walmart,
(02:50):
et cetera. You just spray it onto the stain, rub
it in with your fingers, blot off the excess after
about like twenty seconds, and let it air dry. And
you know, you just use it the same way you
it on the carpet. Just use it on the tote
and it works wonders. And then maybe you've got some
carpet stains around the house, you hit up those as well. Um,
I like my tote looking a little bit worn when
(03:10):
I get a brand new one, because I get new
ones often can't help myself. But when it's really new,
I'm like, oh, this looks weird. I like mine looking
really worn in so just know that there they can
withhold a lot. Um. My friend Aaron my well, my
trainer that comes on the podcast from time to time
air in Opria. She uses hers as her workout bag
(03:31):
going from clients a client, and she keeps tons of
stuff in there and hers is so dirty and she
loves it dirty, and she she puts like dumbbells in
their heavy ones and it does not fall apart. So
we're definitely proud of how well it's held together. And
we went and bought one of the knockoff totes at
a store. Won't say where, but we bought one and
(03:51):
it HiT's so cheaply made and it's not made in
the US, and it's just such a bummer. It's such
a bummer. We still don't even know exactly how we're
going to handle the situation because again they're not calling
it a four Things tote, so we can't which is trademark,
so we can't go after them that way, which we
don't really want to go after anybody. But it's just
customer confusion. I mean, so many of y'all are sending
(04:12):
a screenshots when you're seeing these knockoff totes that it's like,
it's just we don't want to confuse y'all to where
you think maybe we've partnered with somebody or maybe when
you buy it, you're haiti donation is happening with it
when it's not. So before we get off this tote
or my tote soapbox. After answering Danny's question, I just
want to say that the patriotic four Things tote is
(04:33):
officially out and it's supporting American It aren't military. The
shot Forward has a military fund, so um it just
goes to different groups that we've worked with, Like we
don't have anything specific yet full transparency, but just know
it will support someone and or some people and way,
(04:53):
shape or form that serve our country. Um, we have
quality groups that we've worked with in the past, so
we haven't like pinpointed it yet, but we wanted to
go that direction. This is the first time of four
Things item hasn't supported Haiti. We were doing dogs. Then
it just made more sense to shift to military. I know,
Mary and I try to really be thoughtful about where
(05:15):
the funds go, and you know, sometimes it makes sense
to go one direction and then we have to call
an audible and do a one a D and go
another direction because that is what we genuinely feel like
is best for the products. So just you know that.
But I think the four Things Patriotic totes are so cute.
They say star stripe America, stars stripes Freedom and then
America and it's like blue own bray and then into
(05:38):
red and I love it. So definitely check it out.
Oh and this is fun. You can now go to
four things dot com just four things dot com and
all things that are related to our four Things products
will be there, so boom. Next question is from Maitland. Hey, Amy,
what do you do for bloating. I know you pay
attention to your body and how it responds to different
(05:58):
foods and whatnot, and I try so hard to do
that too, But what do you do when you have
a cheat day or just start to bloat and you
have no clue where it came from? Hope to hear
you address this on your podcast soon. Well, here we go,
we're gonna talk about it. So some quick fixes that
I do when I feel bloat coming on, Like if
I can go for a walk, I do it. If
I can bust out some yoga poses that are good
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for bloating, I do it. There's awesome ones on YouTube.
This girl, Sarah Beth has one. You can look it up.
It has like one point four million views, so I'm
pretty sure a lot of people trust it. It's literally
called Yoga for Bloating by Sarah Beth. So if you
just go to YouTube and type that in, you'll find it.
And it's I think it's like a little over ten minutes.
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It's like ten to thirteen minutes or so of different
poses they're going to help with bloating and digestion. Also,
peppermint oil is really good. It works by relaxing the
intestinal muscles, which allows gas and maybe even stool to
move along more effectively, which we all want that. I
would say, I try to sit in my infrared sauna,
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which is something I talked about in the Four Things
podcast last week. UM. If you don't have that, a hot,
warm bath will do. UM, which is also really relaxing.
I recommend drinking hot lemon water, maybe with some fresh
ginger sliced up in there, and get it, drink it.
Make sure you're drinking it hot or warm, and the
lemon and the ginger and the hot water will all help. UM.
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I think this is just and now there's just something
I'm just pulling out a nowhere. I didn't have it
in my little notes, But try to keep all your
water room temperature. When you're feeling bloated. Don't put ice
into the mix. I can't remember exactly why, but somewhere
in the back of my brain, I'm like, it's like
coming back from way back something that I read that
someone said that was if you're having issues with bloating
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and digestion, to lip to to take away the ice.
So some long term fixes when it comes to bloating
is make sure that you're drinking plenty of water every day,
and I personally hydrate between meals, so at least thirty
minutes before and then after I've eaten, I wait like
forty five minutes to drink large amounts of liquid. I
don't really drink water with my meal because I feel
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like that adds to it. That's a tip that I
learned from Kimberly Snyder, like you just create this lake
in your stomach for food to just sit there and
try to digest in, and it just messes up the
whole digestion process and then you end up bloaded. So
definitely try to hydrate between meals. Um. So, speaking of drinking,
if you're someone that's affected by carbonated drinks, you may
want to cut those out or at least cut back
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carbonated drinks. Um They are a culprit when it comes
to bloating. This includes beer, champagne, tonic water, anything with
carbonation added. And I am so addicted to ZVA right now,
Like I hope it's not bloating me, but I try
not to chug it. I have about one a day.
Sometimes I'll even open one, take a few SIPs, put
it back in the fridge, and then later in the day,
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sip some more, repeat that process. So maybe that's why
it hasn't caused me to bloat. But I do know
that carbonation does happen to do that. So if you
have an issue but you're not ready to give up
your carbonated drink, then maybe take different times a day
to sip on it and don't chug a whole can
at once. UM, Tracking what you eat and how you
feel after you eat can help with bloating. Like if
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you want to, maybe even look into doing a food
intolerance test like Aaron she Aaron Opria, she if she
has onions because she is really sensitive to onions food
intolerance wise, she bloats big time, so she knows not
to have onions. So you may want to look into
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one of those tests. But it's a whole another conversation
for another time. Maybe I can do a thing about
it in the Thursday podcast one day coming up, but
maybe I can bring an expert to talk about that. UM.
Avoid excess salt is another tip you know that that
will lead to bloating. Don't eat too much at a time,
and try to eat slow because the faster you eat,
you may over eat and then get that bloated feeling,
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which I'm so guilty of. That avoid chewing gum. That's
another long term thing because the sugar, alcohols, and gum
can cause bloating in some people. Plus you swallow air
while chewing, which can lead to bloating. UM. You can
try to add in more fiber gradually to your diet
if you're someone that doesn't get a lot, because that
will keep you more regular if you know what I mean,
and if you're not used to it, I wouldn't like
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boom just start adding all the fiber, but just gradually
start making sure that you're looking for foods that are
higher in fiber. UM. You can take probiotics every day
for another long term fix with bloating UM. For optimal
gut health, I personally take Kimberly Snyder's Feel Good sp
O Probiotics. I added them to my Amazon Favorites page
under health and Fitness, which you can find that at
(10:35):
Radio amy dot com. UM. And then before meals, you
may want to consider taking a digestive enzyme, which I
personally take also Kimberly Snyder's brand UM. She makes a
good one, so that's also up on my Amazon page.
If you want to check it out. So there you go,
some quick fixes for bloating and long term fixes. I
hope that that helps you. Maitland, thank you for the question.
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Next question is from Jessica. Hey, I'm even listening to
your podcast since the beginning. I've been incorporating a lot
of your health tips in my life. A few months ago,
purchased a tub of the vital proteins collagen, peptides, peptides
excuse me, and I'm loving the results that I've seen
from that. I'm a coffee addict, so I put it
in my milk before I froth it for my coffee. However,
(11:25):
I found it difficult, if not impossible, to get the
powder to dissolve without creating nasty clumps. I was wondering
if you've experienced this issue, if you had suggestions, So, Jessica,
I would say, put it in your hot coffee. It'll
dissolve way easier. Like don't put it in your milk.
I guess the milk is being heated when it's froth.
Maybe I'm not really sure. I'm not that fancy when
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it comes to my coffee, but I put it. If
I do it in coffee or tea or anything like that.
It's hot if I'm doing it in cold milk. Before
I make my eyes at I'm blending everything up in
the blender so it all gets nice and blended. So
I would say if you added something hot, you should
be good to go. If you're adding something cold, find
a way to blend it or shake it really well,
(12:07):
and that should totally help your issue. Vital proteins is
another thing you can find on my Amazon page if
you're curious about what that is. Next question is from
Jamie morning Amy. Let me say I've been so inspired
by listening to your podcasts so much that I constantly
find myself telling people about it, which I really appreciate. Jamie,
thank you. I'd literally never listened to a podcast, but
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now I have an hour commute to and from work,
so I figured, what the heck Now I'm hooked. You
mentioned briefly that you avoid soy, so I'm curious as
to why I'm avoiding dairy but haven't acquired a taste
for almond milk so yes. A long time ago, I
heard like a lot of crazy, scary studies that said
that eating soy can mess with your hormones and your
(12:48):
thyroid and even cause cancer. So obviously I started cutting
it out of my diet like a S A P.
And I noticed that I felt better because I was
drinking soy latte's every day at the time. So it
was something that I noticed right way, like I felt better, um,
and so I was like, well, I don't know if
this is really going to legit cause cancer, but I
am feeling better not having it. But that was years ago,
(13:10):
and studies are less scary now about soy. Some people
that used to avoid it like the plague, now say
that it's okay to consume, but they advised to make
sure that it's organic. And when I was drinking soy milk,
I was not making sure that it was organic. So
if you're gonna have soy, pick minimally processed forms of it.
If you're gonna do the milk, do organic. If you're
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eating in food, think like tempe tofu organic tofu miso
at a mom a and then uh, you know, while
we're on the subject of soy, I totally avoid soy sauce.
I know that that's not what we're talking about here,
but it has soy in it. So but there is
so much sodium in there like so much. And my
alternative for that is coconut aminos. Those are so yummy.
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It's like, way, way, way less sodium than soy sauce,
and I feel like it tastes way better than soy sauce. Anyway. Now,
question is from Mary hey Amy. Thank you so much
for sharing the vinegar trick for the dishwasher and the
washing machine. I've heard so many people say they use
vinegar for a lot of things around the house, but
I was wondering if you knew of any other life
hacks with vinegar. Um and Mary, It's funny that you
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sent this email because I was actually getting emails from
other listeners telling me their tips, so I'm going to
share those with everyone. This email is from Lisa hey Amy.
Listening to your most recent four Things podcast, you talked
about cleaning with vinegar, so I want to share how
I use it. I use vinegar to clean my strawberries.
Whenever I get home, I soaked them in a mixture
of vinegar and water. This will kill any mold spores
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and any bad spots will soften up so that you
can see them and cut them off. Also, whenever I
buy apples. I cut them up and soaked the slices
in salt water mixture. This keeps them from browning, and
I can keep them in a tup wear container in
my fridge for up to a week. They'd probably last longer,
but they usually get eaten by then. I thought this
would be a neat thing to share with you and
your listeners, with any other tips that you might have
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to keep produced fresh so that you're not wasting money
by throwing it in the trash. So thank you Lisa
for that tip for me and other listeners. This is
another email from Tricia with a tip she's talked about
cleaning her kitchen drain. She said, Hey, have you ever
cleaned your kitchen drains with baking powder and vinegar? I
poured the baking powder in the drain and then I
dump vinegar on top of it. It bubbles up. I
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let it sit there for five minutes. Then I rinse
it down with hot water. It cleans it so well
and takes the smell away. So thank you Trisia for
that vinegar hack. And then a few other ones that
I know of, like if you're looking to kill weeds,
you can use a spray bottle with vinegar on your walkways.
Do you know when your walk away when you have
random weeds pop up? It's just so annoying. You can
use it to repel ants, So if any ants are
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finding their way in your home, spray vinegar around the
outside door frame and windows. Same goes for fleas. Also,
you can unclogged drains. You flush hot water and then
funnel about half a cup of baking soda followed by
one cup of vinegar and boom, you save money on
a plumber. And if we learned anything from Tricia's email,
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then the vinegar and baking soda is also cleaning our
drain as well. So there you go. That's some other
ways to use vinegar. So that's gonna wrap up today's
Q and A segment. I hope it was helpful for
you guys, and I really appreciate when you email me
your questions. Keep them coming. Four Things with Amy Brown
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at gmail dot com, and I'll see y'all on Thursday
with my super exciting, fun interview with Corey robertson you know,
the mom from Duck Dyning's Can I even talk? I
can't talk? Corey robertson the mom from Duck Dynasty. She
is gonna be on with me for all four things.
So the first time I've ever done an interview with
someone where they are on all four things. I've already
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done the interview, so I know exactly what we're talking about.
The first thing we discuss, well, in the intro, I
have her settle the French by debate, a big fight
my husband and I got into, and I was like,
what would Corey and Willie do? Like what would the
Robertsons do to handle this situation. Then in the first
thing we that's in the intro. Then the first thing
we talked about is um strong and kind, which are
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the core values for her family and her kids, and
why she chose that and why they're important. And she
has a book about it, which is awesome too, and
I think we all can learn from trying to be
strong and kind and and raise a generation of strong
and kind people around us. Then the second thing that
we talked about was gratitude and things that she's thankful for,
and sticking with the theme, we broke down four different
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things that she's thankful for, which is really awesome to
kind of see a little look into her life. And
then The third thing was how to throw a good party,
because she likes to throw fun parties and she had
some unique ideas in just ways to like not stress
out about it and just make it fun and make
memories for your guests. Like I'm definitely UM going to
be using some of the tips that she shared. And
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the fourth thing we talked about was mission work UM
abroad and just locally right in your neighborhood, like you
don't have to go far to love your neighbor and
I loved some of her insight on that as well.
And then she did the closing with me too and
read the email shout out because at the end of
every episode, I do an email shout out, so she
was the one that read it, and it happened to
be about foster care UM and an adoption, so UM.
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It was good to have her take on that because
she has she's an adopted mom and she's fostered and adopted,
so it's perfect. I really appreciate you all being a
part of this little community that we have here. If
you want to subscribe or rate and review, I feel
like doing that. If you've got some exture time today,
then that would be amazing. If you had yet to
(18:36):
do it, appreciate it more than you Okay, everyone, have
a great day. I talk to you later.
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