Essential Wellness Solutions

11/10/2025

🌱 Reflecting on my trip last month to the Ancient Nutrition R.A.N.C.H. in Tennessee 🌿

Spending the day learning from Jordan Rubin and seeing regenerative agriculture in action was both grounding and inspiring. What struck me most was the beautiful simplicity of it all — when we nurture the soil, we nurture ourselves. Healthy soil truly does create healthy plants, healthy animals, and ultimately, healthy humans.

Walking the land and witnessing how Ancient Nutrition is restoring the earth through their regenerative organic practices reminded me that healing begins at the roots — of both our food system and our own bodies. Their mission to heal the world through healing the soil deeply aligns with everything I believe in and share through my work every day. 🌾💚

Grateful to partner with a company that’s leading the way in sustainability, quality, and purpose — truly bringing wellness full circle.

11/07/2025

🥒🥒 What’s On The Plate 🥒🥒

🦃 Fuel for the Festivities — Gut-Healthy Dill Pickle Chicken Salad 😋

As the holiday season ramps up, keep your meals light, protein-packed, and gut-friendly!

This simple Dill Pickle Chicken Salad uses a touch of fermented pickles and pickle brine to add flavor and probiotics — making it both delicious and functional.

🥗 Serve it in lettuce wraps, on top of mixed greens, or enjoy it with gluten-free crackers for an easy meal that keeps you energized (and your digestion happy).

🥬 Top with fresh microgreens for a crisp finish and extra nutrients!

🛒 Find your favorite Ferments and Microgreens in-store at Essential Wellness Solutions!

11/05/2025

🌿 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulas offer a distinctive approach to wellness, emphasizing holistic, personalized care with strong historical roots and evidence of efficacy.

• ✅ Only licensed Eastern medicine practitioners can prescribe these complex herbal formulations, ensuring safety and optimal results.

• 🫶 TCM formulas are meticulously customized for each individual by qualified practitioners, addressing unique health patterns rather than just symptoms.

• 🧘‍♀️ Unlike Western medicines, which are typically standardized, TCM blends multiple herbs to target overall balance and multi-system health for long-term wellness.

• ✨ Minimal side effects are common due to the balancing nature of TCM formulas and their ability to mitigate adverse reactions among ingredients.

• 📚 Scientific studies and centuries of historical use demonstrate the efficacy of TCM for conditions such as digestive issues, stress, immune support, and fatigue.

• 💊 TCM can be combined with other therapies, offering a natural option with fewer risks than some Western pharmaceuticals.

• 👩‍⚕️ Exploring TCM herbs opens doors to personalized, effective, and holistic healthcare guided by expert practitioners.

🏪 Many standard formulas and herbs are available over the counter, just like Western medicine. Schedule a one-on-one to review your signs and symptoms with a Board Licensed Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor with licensed herbal prescriptive rights for your customized formula.

🩵 Dr. Anne Setnor is taking new patients at Forage Medicine Clinic, 101 N Michigan St, Plymouth, IN (located inside Essential Wellness Solutions, across from the Rees theatre).

11/05/2025

🌿 I’ve been reflecting on how much I’ve grown this past 2 years and how many amazing people I’ve met along the way.

If I’ve helped you in any way — big or small — I’d truly love to hear your feedback in the comments. Your words help others know what to expect and keep me inspired to continue doing what I love. 💚

Thank you all for being part of this wellness community — you mean more to me than you know!

11/03/2025

Did you know that your gut and adrenals are constantly talking to each other?

When your digestive system is inflamed from food sensitivities ,pathogens, bacterial overgrowth, yeast, parasites or leaky gut — your body sees it as CHRONIC STRESS!!

Chronic stress = overworked adrenals.

💥 Here’s what that looks like:

- You’re tired but can’t sleep
- Crave salt or sugar
- Feel bloated, puffy, or anxious
- Inability to lose weight
- Hormonal imbalance
- Struggle to focus or recover from illness
- Rely on caffeine to function

Over time, this stress on your gut and nervous system can drain your adrenals and leave you running on fumes.

But here’s the good news!! When we heal the gut, the adrenals can finally rest and rebalance.
That’s why I always look at both systems together.

✅ At Essential Wellness Solutions, we use functional lab testing like the GI-MAP and adrenal stress panels to uncover what’s really going on.
✅ Together we build a personalized plan for restoring gut integrity, balancing stress, and rebuilding your energy from the inside out.

✨ Don’t ignore the early signs — address the cause before burnout takes over.

📍 Stop in or message me to schedule a Wellness Session .
www.myessentialwellnesssolutions.com

11/03/2025

🐲 Cupping therapy, rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 2,000 years, uses suction to improve Qi flow and balance yin-yang, promoting healing and pain relief.

☯️ Therapeutic effects include pain reduction (chronic pain, low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, osteoarthritis), enhanced blood flow, fascia mobility, lymphatic drainage, and reduced muscle stiffness. (The shoulder is seen here.)

Its benefits include:
• Reduces muscle tension and pain by promoting relaxation and relieving tight muscles.
• Increases circulation and blood flow to oxygenate and nourish tissues while aiding toxin removal.
• Enhances mobility and flexibility by improving the range of motion in muscles and joints.
• Promotes natural healing processes and reduces inflammation.
• Produces anti-inflammatory effects and lowering cortisol levels, which helps reduce stress and anxiety.
• Sliding cupping provides a deeper myofascial release than traditional static cupping without leaving marks and causing little pain.
• Improves the appearance of cellulite through enhanced blood flow and tissue stimulation.

Types of cupping:
• 🥛 Suction cupping: Modern method using a vacuum pump or heated glass cups to create suction and lift tissues.
• 🔥 Fire cupping: Traditional method where a flame briefly heats the cup interior before application, creating suction as it cools.
• 🩸 Bleeding (wet) cupping: Involves small skin incisions (lancet, like a finger prick) before suction to remove stagnant blood, believed to help detoxify and improve circulation.
• 💆‍♀️ Sliding cupping, also known as gliding or dynamic cupping, is a therapeutic technique where suction cups are moved across the skin, combining the effects of traditional cupping and deep tissue massage.
This technique is effective for chronic muscle tension, pain relief, improved mobility, and relaxation, making it a versatile option in massage therapy and wellness practices.

📚 Evidence supports benefits for pain management and improved tissue mobility, with mechanisms involving enhanced microcirculation, endorphin release, and modulation of nervous system signals.

👩‍⚕️ Cupping is safe when performed by trained professionals and serves as a complementary therapy in integrative medicine.

Duration on body:
• Usually 5 to 10 minutes, orthopedic cupping may be longer.
• Pain relief onset: often immediate after treatment.
• Duration of relief: may last up to a week.
• Frequency: typically once a week to once a month; for chronic pain, up to 2-3 times weekly initially may be beneficial.

This approach balances effectiveness with safety and allows the body time to recover between treatments to avoid overstimulation or excessive bruising.

Forage Medicine Clinic provides evidence-based cupping therapy as part of holistic patient care to alleviate pain and enhance well-being.

10/27/2025

🌿 Why I Choose to Sell Natural Soap 🌿

When I decided to carry soap in my health and wellness store, it wasn’t just to fill a shelf — it was to support healthier choices from the outside in.

Our skin is our body’s largest organ. It absorbs what we put on it — including the chemicals, dyes, and synthetic fragrances found in many commercial products. Over time, those small daily exposures can add up, contributing to inflammation, hormone disruption, and toxic load on our bodies.

That’s why I’m intentional about every product I bring into my store. The soaps I carry are Certified All-Natural, made only with herbs, essential oils, and natural plant-based ingredients — never synthetic fragrance or questionable additives. The company I source from goes the extra mile to verify the authenticity and purity of their essential oils and natural components. You can truly feel the difference — clean skin, soft lather, and no artificial residue.

Because what we put on our bodies is just as important as what we put in them. 💧

🪶 This same care extends to the natural face, body, and cleaning products I choose to carry. My goal is to make it easier for you to find truly clean options that align with your wellness journey — products you can feel good about using every single day.

✨ Come in and explore the difference that clean, natural body care can make.

10/25/2025

I am so excited to share this amazing new service that Plymouth has to offer!!! A much needed service our area will be blessed with🙌🙌🙌 And Alissa is an amazing provider with a wealth of knowledge!! If Hormones balance is something you are in need of reach out get scheduled, you'll be in great hands!!

At ReNEWed Hormones, our mission is to provide exceptional care so our patients can achieve a meaningful quality of life. We believe every person has a purpose. Our goal is to empower our patients through optimizing their hormones to help fulfill that purpose.

10/24/2025

🍫✨ Did you know we carry Good Stuff Cacao right here at Essential Wellness Solutions?

Sweetened with raw honey and made with clean, simple ingredients, Raw Cacao is a delicious way to satisfy your sweet tooth without straying from your wellness goals. 🌿

Not just for kids this Halloween — but for anyone craving something a little sweeter while staying on the healthier side. 💚

📍 Stop in and grab yours today!