But Laura, how else am I supposed to burn calories from yesterday? ✋🏻🙄 I can’t believe diet culture has spewed such bullshit information without any consideration for female physiology. Whether your goal is to lose weight, feel better, balance hormones, fix your gut, lessen anxiety or depression, etc.. Working out fasted will not help the situation and will probably make matters worse overtime while it continues to suppress your metabolism. If I had a dollar for every time a client comes to me feeling like complete shit and puts on a solid amount of weight after months or even years of fasting. …

I remember the day I walked into the doctors office to get my yearly exam before going off to college. She told me I should go on birth control “just incase” Just incase what? Talk about scaring the shit out of a new freshman heading off on her own for the first time. I know you’ve been there. Whether it was for acne, period pain, PMS, endo, PCOS, heavy periods You once were told it would solve all your problems. I was told birth control was safe and effective and came with zero consequences. 🙄 Excuse me?! You’re telling me that taking …

I get it. I’ve been told “Fasting is good for you + helps with weight loss + hormonal imbalances” “Cruciferous veggies everyday will help with estrogen” “Seed cycling is a great tool to regulate hormones” “Plant based eating is necessary if you want to feel better, ditch red meat and dairy, it’s inflammatory” “Low carb will help with your insulin resistance and weight loss goals” “Work out as much as possible! Oh and make sure it’s fasted in the morning to burn what you ate the night prior” “Maybe you should try eating 1200 calories a day, you will def lose weight and feel great” WHAT DA FUCK. After …

How many times have you been told take these supplements? A multi or prenatal? Maybe you were told to consume foods enriched with vitamins A + D? Or perhaps you were “influenced” by some random person to take said supplements promising to boost immunity, heal acne, or aid in weight loss. I know girl, i’ve been there. I get it. These nutrients are important but ONLY if they are in balance with one another. Supplementing in isolation, in abundance, in the incorrect ratios will create an imbalanced mineral shit storm in your body. Cough, cough, multivitamins + prenatals. Minerals are a game of cofactors, they …

But Laura, I was told that flax is supposed to help balance my hormones, help me go to the bathroom and eliminate excess estrogen. 🙄 Girl, if you are having a hard time going to the bathroom there is a whole lot more that needs to be addressed. Here’s the deal. Linseed oil (flax) is used in paints and coatings because it undergoes oxidation and forms a natural, plastic like film under heat aka a nice 98 degree human body. YUM! Plastic! I can’t think of anything better to balance my hormones! You all know the deal by now, PUFAs cause hormonal …

I hate to say it but you’ve been fooled! Melatonin is a stress hormone! No not a vitamin, not an “all natural” support for sleep, and certainly not a supplement everyone should be taking. Marketing has done a great job at duping us once again! It is a highly profitable supplement bringing in millions per year. “Many health food stores are now selling melatonin, to induce sleep and “prevent cancer.” They have taken some information out of context, and don’t realize how dangerous melatonin is. It makes the brain sluggish, causes the sex organs to shrink, + damages immunity shrinking …

I know. I sound like a complete nut job. But what if I told you your mineral levels, ratios + patterns reflect your thoughts, emotions, + behavior. More often than not, when looking at a clients HTMA results I can determine exactly how their personality + mental health is simply based off their results before even speaking to them. Minerals are the spark plugs of life. They give every cell in your body energy while also helping your body naturally detox. Minerals are required for every process in the body. Repeat that, REQUIRED FOR EVERY SINGLE PROCESS IN THE BODY. And where do …

Studies show that those who avoid consuming meat have significantly higher rates of depression + anxiety. People on a plant-based diet are twice more likely to take prescription drugs for mental illness than meat eaters. Why is this? ENERGY. If I was malnourished, riding the blood sugar roller coaster, restricting entire food groups and HANGRY my moods would tank too. Animal proteins + fats provide your body satiation, energy, and nutrients your body needs to thrive. Plant-based diets create vitamin and mineral deficiencies, stress, low stomach acid, disruptions in gut microbiome, low energy, low progesterone, and blood sugar imbalances. Nutrients that impact mental health: …

Yup, you read that right. We as humans have the same cells, all of us. Pick up any biology book and I can guarantee it will say the same. Cells take in nutrients from food and convert those nutrients into energy to carry out every single function in the body. And guess what, your cells require the exact same nutrients as every other human on earth. Our cells require carbs, animal protein (key word, animal), fat, and sugar, and they operate best when they are provided an array of all these nutrients. I don’t care what Sarah on Instagram is promoting. Whether …

Girl, I hate to break it to you but intuitive eating simply does not exist. Intuitive eating is the lazy way to say, I just want to keep eating + living the way that I am. I don’t actually want to work on myself. I want to be able to eat all the foods + keep my stressful, unhealthy lifestyle even tho I feel like shit or want to lose weight. What’s the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again + expecting different results. That is all intuitive eating is promoting. Let’s be real here. Most of us …

Listen up, estrogen is not a dirty word. Altho it tends to get a bad rep, it is actually necessary + wonderful. But when out of balance she can be a real bitch. Causing bloating, heavy/ irregular periods, PMS, breast tenderness, acne, mood swings, endometriosis, PCOS, weight gain, allergies/asthma, blood sugar swings, depression/anxiety, dry skin, infertility, fatigue, breast + uterine cancer, water retention, fibroids, cysts, hypothyroidism, + GI Issues. Girl, is this you? 👀 Estrogen must be in a balance with progesterone. This balance can get disturbed by stress, exposure to environmental toxins, poor diet, birth control, poor sleep, poor digestion + elimination …

There are lots of studies + controversy out there about green tea. Understandably so. Green tea is a plant after all and what do we know about plants? They are really good at sucking up all the heavy metals and toxins in soil. Green tea is exceptionally good at this. Green tea is known for its high accumulation of fluoride, lead, aluminum, and arsenic. What do all of these things have in common? They are estrogenic, anti-thyroid and anti-metabolism. Studies show that fluoride in green tea will reduce thyroid function by 50%. A real bummer since green tea in and of itself …