The Toxin Free Texan

30/04/2024

A Mini Magnesium Series

22/03/2023

It is estimated that 36 million Americans have SIBO and so many people don’t even know what that is!

I finally got my whole blog post written and published on my new site!

What I cover:
- What SIBO is
- What are the symptoms?
- How do you get it?
- How do you get diagnosed?
- How do you treat it?
- My personal SIBO story
- Special considerations
- Resources for additional learning!

Read it here!

This blog post has been a long time coming! I have been chatting about SIBO on my Instagram for a few weeks but I wanted to write out a whole post to give all the details. It is estimated that up to 20% of healthy individuals have SIBO and yet I don’t think many people even know what it is! It is ...

05/03/2023

- Miscarriage Care Package-

I have wanted to put together something like this for a few years. I have walked through the road of miscarriage 3 times now. It’s not a road I would wish on anyone. We have really awesome people in our lives and our friends sent gorgeous floral arrangements after our losses. It means so much that friends would think to do that for us.

If you haven’t walked this road then you might feel confused when a mom close to you loses a baby. I didn’t understand until it happened to me. I often see posts from others asking what to send to a mom who has experienced this.

I know it is pretty costly these days to send flowers. Flowers are beautiful of course & I love them but I wanted to put together something small but yet sentimental for others to send out to their friends. Nothing takes away the pain of losing a child but knowing others are thinking of you truly means so much. Small gifts = big meaning.

Care package will include:
- A keepsake card
- Remembrance seeds
- Little Luxuries: lip balm, chocolate, tea— all non-toxic of course
- Personalized Card from me with a note & a recognization of the person sending the gift

$27 per package. This includes shipping.
*Only available in the United States. Alaksa and Hawaii might incur an additional shipping fee.

I have no clue if this is something people are interested in but it is just something I’ve wanted to do for a while.
I currently have 5 packages ready to go. 💗

DM me to order.

01/03/2023

March 7-9th Earthley is doing their birthday sale!

Enter here to win a gift card to use during it!

https://earthley.com/birthday-sale-giveaway/ref/bayley.poydock/

10/02/2023

I’m going to play devil’s advocate here a bit.

It is very trendy right now to take “natural” progesterone supplements. I’ve seen several promote them recently so I thought a post on this would be good. If you are taking a natural progesterone supplement/cream/oil but you’re not doing anything to address the reason why your body cannot produce adequate progesterone on its own then this is really no different than taking a prescription progesterone supplement-especially if you have no game plan to get off of them.

Now let me say I am NOT against progesterone support. I personally have used it in the past and likely will in the future so this is not a post bashing it. I have taken it with all 4 pregnancies and even a couple of months ago so again, this is not a post saying it is bad. I just want people to think about their own bodies, the purpose of progesterone, if extra supplementation is really needed, if testing is warranted and not to just trust an influencer who posts one.

As with everything, we should look to our own bio-individuality.

We do live in a society where a lot of women might be progesterone depleted but without testing you don’t really know.

You could actually have adequate progesterone but your estrogen could be way too high so really you don’t need progesterone support, you need to detox estrogen. You could just have an imbalance of the two.

If you do have truly low progesterone then we need to be asking why. Just supplementing won’t address the reason for the imbalance in the first place. S*x hormone imbalances mean you need to look upstream. How are your adrenals? What is your stress like? Are you getting enough protein? Could your gut be off? Do you have thyroid issues? Are you eating enough nutrients for your body to produce hormones? There are so many factors to look at when addressing hormone imbalances.

There might be times when you need to support while also working to improve your health and that is okay!

Progesterone is so important for fertility! One thing to also note is that if you are maybe low, but not too low or borderline then you might be okay with taking a topical progesterone cream/oil in the first trimester of pregnancy but if you have serious progesterone issues then you might actually need bio-identical compounded progesterone from your provider such as a suppository or shot. Those tend to be stronger. Everyone is different which is why your levels should be monitored.

The goal of this post is just to get your wheels turning. 🙂

01/11/2022

I know this might seem counterintuitive to what some might think but hear me out!

A common mindset is that if you just take a probiotic all your gut issues will be healed. I regularly see people asking in groups what probiotic they should take to “heal their gut”. There is nothing inherently wrong with probiotics and they CAN be beneficial for some at certain times, but they are conventionally seen as a one size fits all magic pill to heal everyone’s guts.

A probiotic could cause more harm in some cases. For example, if you suffer from bloating that means there is something going on in your gut to cause that. It could be low stomach acid or lack of digestive enzymes to properly digest food. When you aren’t able to digest food and/or don’t have the capability to do so then food just sits in your stomach when you eat. What happens when food sits in your stomach? It ferments— & that causes gasses to form hence bloating.

You know what will make that worse? Throwing in more fermented foods or supplements!

I’ve gone through my own journey so I know the frustration of gut issues but gut healing takes time, effort and testing to know what your specific issue is.

It could be H. Pylori, SIBO, lack of stomach acid, parasites, leaky gut, lack of enzymes or bile, high amounts of bad bacteria, low good bacteria, etc…. Just taking a probiotic isn’t going to address those issues.

The only way to know is to test! It’s not glamorous but it’s SO worth it. If you’ve ever felt worse when starting a probiotic this could be the reason why. I would also caution you to not take a probiotic just because it’s popular without knowing what strains your body needs & I wouldn’t stay on the same one long term. Our bodies need variety! Fermented foods are a great way to get all the good stuff once you’ve gotten your gut to a healthy place.

07/10/2022

“Pinkwashing” is when companies slap a pink ribbon on their products during October but yet still make products with known carcinogens in them.

I’ve been using Crunchi makeup and skincare items for a few months and I’m happy to see they are making donations this month to an organization that preaches what I do all the time about avoiding these chemicals!

If you’d like to swap over some of your items now is a good time! If you spend $150 you get a lip pencil with your order!

If you don’t want to spend $150 you can still use my link and get $10 off any order of $50. 😀

I’ve been loving the sunscreen, foundation and lip pencil the most lately!

Happy to answer any questions you have. 💗

http://crunchi.com/bayleypoydock

26/09/2022

Today is the last day for the Earthley Fall Bundle sale!
We’ve been using the Feel Better Fast all week long so I wanted to share.

Shop the sale here.

https://www.earthley.com/product/fall-health-bundle-2022/ref/bayley.poydock/

14/09/2022

Earthley came out with a children’s book today all about a natural approach to the sniffles. 😀

It’s only $8 and a great book addition for those who want a good book for their kiddos to show how to handle sickness at home.

You can buy it at the link below.

https://www.earthley.com/product/the-green-family-launch/ref/bayley.poydock/

11/08/2022

A week ago I tried this foundation and I won’t lie- I didn’t like it! 😬

I switched my brush and added in the Crunchi sunscreen and I am shocked at how much of a difference if made in the way this foundation wears.

I’m dipping my toe in the Crunchi world. So far I’ve tried the sunscreen, eyeliner and foundation and I like them all.

If you wanna try out some of their products you can use this link for $10 off your first purchase over $50. 👍🏼

https://www.crunchi.com/?referral=RFFDWC5U3AGR1DOZ1464DYMNM4

09/08/2022

-BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!-

Seven years ago out of the blue I started to get migraines, hormonal acne and brain fog. All of it was completely debilitating at times and interfered with my daily life. I went to my P*P and OBGYN & I was given medicine for migraines (that ended up sending me to an emergency clinic) & different birth control that made me bleed consistently. I knew there had to be another way to figure out what was wrong with my body & heal other than taking these medicines with completely awful side effects that weren't even fixing the issue & that is where all of this began.

I had one "crunchy" friend at the time & she told me about a podcast called Colorful Eats with Justine Campbell and Caroline Potter. I immediately started listening to it & I was shocked at what I was hearing. Food as medicine? Natural remedies? Toxins in our products and food? All of this was new information to me. I began to swap out products, change my diet, utilize natural remedies (essential oils) & I saw my life transform. The veil had been lifted.

A few years into the journey I had gotten married and that's when we went through all of our fertility struggles with multiple losses. After going through fertility testing and realizing nothing was "wrong" on testing I again did more research and overhauled my life even more before getting pregnant with our sweet little boy. That is when I became more active with sharing things on Instagram.

Fast forward to now and I have now become the "crunchy" friend & I have friends and lovely people on Instagram reach out to ask me questions & I absolutely love it! Several months ago my good friend asked me for some ear infection remedies because her child needed help. I immediately sent her some posts from nurses, blog posts and articles. I had a thought right then- I need to compile all of these various resources into one spot so if anyone else needs this information I have it ready to send. That is where this resource began.

I have taken a plethora of topics & compiled articles, posts, stories, videos, books, podcasts, etc... on these topics to help you research things from a non-conventional viewpoint. I'm kicking myself for not saving more resources from the start but I never imagined it would evolve like this.

Some of these topics have many links and others might only have one. The purpose of this is to help give you a kick start and maybe open your eyes to new information. My goal is to continually add to these posts as I come across new information. These are in no way all-inclusive but my goal was to provide a starting point for you.

This is not a fancy website made by a graphic designer. I have done this all myself & I need to fine-tune these but the knowledge is there! If I took from an Instagram post I tried to take screen shots so you could see the photos & caption. For others I just provided links. You'll see below there were a few times where I accidentally made two articles on the same topic. I'll eventually go back and clean that up. I should also note that just because I use someone as a source it doesn't mean I agree with that person on everything 100%.

I am going to list all of the topics below in alphabetical order. Eventually I will try to link all of these here but for now just go to www.thetoxinfreetexan.com & in the search bar on the top right enter any of these key words and the article should pop up.

I hope this is a resource that makes your life easier. This whole thing is just a side hobby I do in my (very limited) spare time but it is something I have become passionate about. Please reach out with any questions or if you have another topic you'd like for me to add.

ACNE
ADHD
ALLERGIES- FOOD & ENVIRONMENTAL
ANEMIA/LOW IRON
ANTIBIOTICS
BABY DEVELOPMENT
BABY FEEDING/INTRODUCING SOLIDS
BABY REGISTRY ITEMS
BABY SLEEP/COSLEEPING
BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS (BV) & YEAST INFECTIONS
BIG FOOD
BIRTH
BIRTH CONTROL
BOTOX
BPA/PLASTIC
BREASTFEEDING
BUG SPRAY
BURNS
CANCER
CASTOR OIL PACKS
CHILDHOOD CONSTIPATION/MIRALAX
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
CHLORINE
CHOKING
CHOLESTEROL
CIRCUMCISION
COLDS AND COUGHS
COLD SORES
COFFEE
CROUP
DEHYDRATION
DELAYED CORD CLAMPING
DENTISTRY- BIOLOGICAL/HOLISTIC
DIAPERS
DROWNING
EAR INFECTION REMEDIES
ECZEMA
EPIDURALS
EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS
ESSENTIAL OILS
EYES- PINK EYE, STYES, GENERAL EYE HEALTH
FATS/COOKING FATS
FEET
FEVER
FLAME RETARDANTS
FLU MANAGEMENT - INCLUDING TAMIFLU
FORMULA
GLUCOSE/BLOOD SUGAR
GLUCOSE TEST IN PREGNANCY
GROUP B STREP
GUT HEALTH
HAND FOOT MOUTH DISEASE
HEAD INJURIES
HEARTBURN/ACID REFLUX
HEAVY METALS- ALUMINUM, MERCURY ARSENIC
HORMONE HEALTH- GENERAL
HPV/Pap smears
INDOOR AIR/ AIR DOCTOR
INTRODUCTION TO CLEAN LIVING
LIVER
MASTITIS
METABOLIC HEALTH/MINERALS/ADRENALS
MIGRAINES
MINERALS
MTHFR GENE MUTATION
NEBULIZING
NICU
NON-TOXIC KITCHEN ITEMS
NON-TOXIC- LAUNDRY
NON-TOXIC MATTRESSES
NUTRITION- GENERAL
OLIVE OIL
ORAL TIES
PAIN RELIEF
PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY
PITOCIN
PFAS
PHARMA
PREECLAMPSIA
POLYSORBATE 80
PLACENTA/PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION
PREGNANCY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
PREGNANCY- GENERAL
PROGESTERONE
PUFAS
RAW DAIRY
RHOGAM
RSV
SEED OILS
SILICONE
SKIN- RASHES, DIAPER RASH, ECZEMA, ACNE
SOURDOUGH BREAD
STREP THROAT
SUNSCREEN
TEETHING
TETANUS
TEXTILES
THIEVES CLEANER
TICKS/LYME
TYLENOL
ULTRASOUNDS
UTI REMEDIES
V*******
VASECTOMIES
VERNIX
VITAMIN A/RETINOL
VITAMIN A TOXICITY
VITAMIN D
VITAMIN K & ERYTHROMYCIN
WATER

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