After seeing this water bottle trend, you know the one, that fancy gallon size water bottle with cute markers like “ you’ve got this,” “no excuses,” “keep drinking” I couldn’t help but wonder, where the hell did we get the idea that we should be drinking a gallon of water a day regardless of your size, what you ate that day, the outside temperature, your activity level and most importantly your metabolic rate. If you are already showing signs of low metabolism like frequent urination, cold hands and feet, dry skin, anxiety, mood swings, poor sleep, skin issues, digestion probs then …

Just as I talk about nuts + seeds + raw vegetables wreaking havoc on your gut, gluten is no different. 1 in 3 Americans are gluten intolerant. It goes undetected because it manifests in so many different ways. Skin issues like acne, psoriasis and eczema, diarrhea, constipation, bloating, headaches, migraines, fatigue, anxiety + depression, ADHD, brain fog, joint paint, autoimmune disease, acid reflux, GERD, mood changes, PMS, hormonal imbalances, you name it. Gluten is not what it used to be due to industrialization and the use of glyphosate. Gluten also became a staple in our diets, most people eating it at every meal …

From day one my relationship with food was fucked. I remember being 10 and my grandmother eating a box of peeps, telling me they are good for you because they don’t have any fat and that fat is bad for you. There began my journey into low fat dieting. I remember in middle school my mother doing all those slim fast shakes and only allowing herself to eat wheat thins or pretzels if she needed to. I remember when I was a teenager and the biggest thing to hit the news was that Oprah had lost weight. During all of her interviews …

What are we doing Really tho. What the F are we doing. How many times have you felt guilty for having the white rice, the potatoes, or the bun? I will never forget the time when I was deep into my orthorexia. I went to chipotle for lunch and they put white rice in my bowl instead of lettuce (I would have even felt “safer” with the brown rice). I was starving so I ate it, the guilt that ensued for the rest of the day was unbearable and because I had the white rice I knew I needed restrict at …

Newsflash. There has never been a study showing that weight is the problem. Weight does not determine your worth or your status of health. The best weight for you is one where your body feels warm and comfortable all the time, your cycles are painless and uneventful, your happy and enjoy life, you have a robust amount of energy, you have successful bowel movements and your skin and hair are strong and clear. Once you start focusing on these biomarkers rather than the number on the scale magic will happen, you WILL find your happy weight and you WILL feel good. Spending half …

Raise your hand if you really know your happy weight. I mean really know. I’m talking the weight your body FEELS it’s best, the weight your body feels nourished, safe, energetic, happy and less symptomatic. As women we have no idea what our happy weight is. We have had negative thoughts around food and our bodies since we were in grade school. We have been restricting, over-exercising, under-eating and starving ourselves for the majority of our lives because society tells us we need to be skinny to be worthy and the wellness industry promotes things like juice cleanses, low carb diets and fasting …

You wake up tired AF from a mediocre nights sleep but get in your 10 mile run upon waking anyways. You come home and have your coffee on an empty stomach (that coffee you have been craving the whole run). Then about an hour later you make your smoothie bowl filled with raw veggies and greens, flax seed, soy and almond milk. You then take a shower and slather your body in toxic soaps and top it off with chemical ridden makeup. You get busy and don’t have time to eat so you grab a snack bar filled with nuts and seeds to …

Yup. SUGAR, your metabolism runs on sugar and carbs! Are you shook? I know I have talked about the importance of metabolism but here is a quick metabolism 411 and why I emphasize it. To put it simply, your metabolism is how well you take in nutrients for energy and has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not you will be fat or skinny. Symptoms of a sluggish metabolism: ⫸ cold hands and feet ⫸ digestive symptoms ⫸ wacky hormones + period probs ⫸ acne + dry skin ⫸ thinning hair ⫸ weak bones or teeth ⫸ frequent urination ⫸ low sex drive ⫸ brain fog ⫸ weight fluctuations ⫸ poor sleep ⫸ …

I know. I am that crazy lady that always talks about the benefits of eating sugar + carbs but in reality it’s all about dat’ protein. Yes, your body’s main source of energy is glucose BUT in order to actually be using that glucose appropriately you have got to have a significant amount of protein. So why do we need so much protein? Protein is responsible for nearly all the work carried out in every cell of the body. It is absolutely necessary for the structure and function of all tissues and organs including bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, blood and especially, muscle. Protein …

Time + time again I have clients come to me with a lot of digestive distress, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, headaches, brain fog, fatigue, skin issues, acne + other various digestive related symptoms. One of the most common questions I get is, “do you think I need to take a food sensitivity test?” + my answer is pretty much always no. Food sensitivity tests are absolutely useless unless you are addressing the root cause of the sensitivity. It’s not the foods fault. It’s your F’d up digestion + sluggish metabolism causing the problem. In my opinion, food sensitivity tests just lead to restriction …

Are you addicted to nut butters? I know, I called you out. I get it. My middle name should have been peanut butter back in the day. If this doesn’t say something, when I went to do research on this topic I found legit “Peanut Butter Addiction Support Groups” online. When I started looking into this further I realized the nut butter addicts were among these 4 categories: 1. Athletes, runners + Youtube bikini competitors 2. People under the assumption that nut butters are a great source of protein (great marketing JIF! You get about 8 grams of protein at best in 2 …

Every morning you review all your goals for the day and plan out how you’re going to accomplish all of them. Throughout the day you are laser focused on your to-do list accomplishing one task after another, pushing yourself and others to get shit done. When you are out with friends you don’t share your problems, you keep them internalized because you don’t want opinions. You’re so busy during the day that you forget to eat or you’re rigidly following a diet plan that is not satisfying. You pick your workouts based on your fitness goals for the month, you push to do …