Let’s talk histamine intolerance
As most of you know, histamine intolerance ruined my life. At one point I was almost bedridden, I had symptoms of anxiety, shingles, psoriasis flares, feeling wired and tired at the same time, unable to drive from panic attacks, dizziness, drowsiness, brain fog, chronic daily migraines and headaches, and constant sinus congestion/ runny nose. I ……
9 things I would go back and tell my younger self about health and nutrition
Let’s come together and teach our daughters that their bodies were not mistakes. Teach our daughters to love their bodies. That they don’t need to be altered. That by denying and erasing the body they were given they are denying where they came from, their mother. Teach our daughters how to tune in to their ……
The 6 biggest mistakes women make when trying to balance their hormones
Anytime a woman does not feel good or shows an inkling of emotion the blame is put on hormones. Apparently women are not allowed to feel unwell or show feelings or emotions without being told they are hormonal. I appreciate the acknowledgement that women have different physiology than men. Truly I do but that does ……
A cup of Orange Juice a day keeps the doctor away
In a world where everyone on social media wants to blame fruit and carbs for every ailment under the sun I am here to tell you… THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO THE STORY. It appears people are being fear mongered about carbs and fruit to the point that they are forgetting why they were eating ……
The 4 functional lab tests I recommend every woman run as a yearly preventative
If you are over the age of 30 and consider yourself healthy as a horse (first off, you lucky duck) but second that does not exempt you from needing to do yearly check-ins on your health. What is the saying? If you don’t invest in your health now you will pay for it later. Support ……
Blood sugar monitors do not work for your female physiology and jumping on this bandwagon will likely be more harmful than helpful.
Checking your blood sugar markers all day everyday won’t fix your blood sugar issues. Here’s the deal. You get a fancy blood sugar monitor and realize you are having a lot of spikes after your meals. You start spiraling thinking you are pre-diabetic. You’re eliminating foods, carbs and fasting and all around just spinning your ……
1 in 8 women will develop thyroid problems in their lifetime
You walk into the doctors office and tell them you are having the typical thyroid symptoms of chronic fatigue, decreased ability to handle stress, cold intolerance, circulation issues, aches and pains, anxiety, depression, weight gain, fertility issues, slow speech, brain fog, problems utilizing carbs, hair loss and skin issues, constipation… You name it. You check ……
5 observations I’ve made during my 5 years in practice as a women’s health practitioner
5 years in practice working with hundreds of women. Working in this space has been the most healing, not only for my clients but for myself and the biggest learning experience of my life. What a gift it has been to help all the women I have. I will always remember one of my very ……
The 6 most common weight loss myths being sold to women
Unfortunately we live in a world where we need to be told what to eat, how much to eat, and how to live to be healthy. Should we need to track our food and jump from diet to diet just to maintain health and weight? No. If we had stuck to eating the way nature ……
I’ve got 99 problems but healing my digestive system solved like 98 of them
👆🏻Actual footage of me confident AF after all my problems resolved by working on my gut health. But really tho. Most of you have heard my story. The reason I became a nutritionist was because I healed my digestive system and in turn every other symptom or ‘diagnosis’ I had. My clients will likely tell ……
Animal protein sources are biologically appropriate and far superior to plant protein sources
Protein is not created equal and let’s stop pretending plant protein comes even close to what our body needs and requires or that eating plant-based is going to save the planet. 🙄 When I see RDs promoting a plant based heavy nut, seed, soy diet for women’s hormones I want to cringe. 🥴 It’s no ……
Women shouldn’t only feel alive for two weeks of the month
One thing a lot of women have in common is they feel like complete trash the week before their periods and during. For some it starts as early as right after ovulation, giving them three weeks of hormonal symptomatic, emotional chaos. Their symptoms can take over their life and in some cases can ruin their ……