Women's hormones, gut + metabolism

Before taking a food sensitivity test try this…

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 of the sensitivity. It’s not the foods fault. It’s your F’d up digestion + sluggish metabolism.

In my opinion, food sensitivity tests just lead to restriction + food fear.

The same pattern always occurs, you run a food sensitivity test + find out you are highly sensitive to dairy (or another food). This then causes you to eliminate the dairy FOREVER because you are too afraid to add it back in. You start using dairy alternatives like nut milks, skipping meals for relief, + restricting foods because your digestion is so wack you can only find relief if you just don’t eat. I know, this cycle all too well, I’ve been there, I was once so afraid of food I ate the same 5 foods for 2 years straight.

What does restricting, skipping meals/ fasting, starving yourself for the sake of your digestion, + swapping superior foods out for inferior alternatives, have in common?

Stress + nutrient depletion.

Like I mentioned before, in times of stress your blood gets diverted away from your digestive system + stress hormones are released since your bodies main concern is survival.

Stressed out body = poor digestion + absorption of nutrients.

You are left in a worse place than before and your metabolism has only gotten more + more sluggish. Sure, maybe you feel better initially eliminating these foods but this is only a bandaid, the root cause is your sluggish metabolism. What do you need to support your metabolism? Lots + lots of nutrients.

Digestion requires a lot of energy + nutrients to do it’s job.

The last thing we need to be doing is skipping meals, eliminating foods + especially replacing them with anti-metabolic foods like nut milks.

Before taking a food sensitivity test + restricting food work on increasing your metabolic rate.

Ready to join a community of like-minded women ending the war on their bodies and breaking free from diet culture? Ready to finally balance your hormones, understand your body, and become your own health advocate? Ready for unfiltered and uncensored wellness talks? Then you’re in the right place! Click here to learn more + enroll.

A self-paced program designed to help you overcome your uncomfortable digestive symptoms without restrictive diets and stressful protocols so you can enjoy food again and live a happier, healthier life. Click here to learn more + enroll.

You did not get sick overnight so you can not expect to feel better overnight.

I remember when a mentor told me I shouldn’t be a nutritionist because “people are just too sick now a days and can’t get better with diet alone.” That stuck with me.

This changed my perspective and I realized I could not just help people to eat better but I needed to really dive deep into their history and uncover everything that has been impacting them from birth.

Nutrition is the foundation and it should be as early as 2 years before conceiving but unfortunately a lot of us grew up with parents that did not understand this even tho they truly did their best.

You do not need to eliminate dairy for your breast feeding baby due to colic, acid reflux or eczema, or whatever else blanket recommendation you are given. Perhaps they just inherited your gut microbiome and mineral status.

I also hate to break it to you but you don’t have painful periods, IBS, acne, or thyroid issues “just because” this goes WAY back my friend.

I grew up as a 90’s kid. My mom smoked cigarettes with me in the womb. I was formula fed.

I was exposed to toxins from day one with scented everything, sunscreens, bug sprays, gerber baby food, high fructose corn syrup and canola oil galore.

Antibiotics for eczema.

I loved bath and body works lotion or victoria secret love spell perfume.

I was obsessed with sour patch kids, diet coke and little debbies.

Frozen pizzas and some conventional processed meat and skim milk was a staple.

I was on birth control for 12 years.

I would go out drinking in my 20’s, get 2 hours of sleep and then do it all over again the next day. I worked for an energy drink company at the time, so you can imagine.

I started to get into “health” and decided to buy tons of random supplements I was told to take by some random person on the internet, I over-exercised and under-nourished.

Oh and then I play victim and pretend like I had no idea why I was sick and my health came crashing down on me.

You see, your entire life is a reflection of your health today. Even the small things.

That mentor was wrong.

People are not too sick to help, you just need to deeply understand them, where they came from and have the tools to be able to help them.

Ready to join a community of like-minded women ending the war on their bodies and breaking free from diet culture? Ready to finally balance your hormones, understand your body, and become your own health advocate? Ready for unfiltered and uncensored wellness talks? Then you’re in the right place! Click here to learn more + enroll.

A self-paced program designed to help you overcome your uncomfortable digestive symptoms without restrictive diets and stressful protocols so you can enjoy food again and live a happier, healthier life. Click here to learn more + enroll.

DIGESTION: The missing piece to your hormone healing journey

The number one biggest thing I hear women say when they are struggling with their health is “it’s just hormonal.”

I hate to break it to ya but it’s never JUST hormonal and taking some random hormone balancing supplement, getting unnecessary surgeries, hormone replacement therapy, birth control or fancy cream/powder is not going to get to the root of your issues.

You see. Your digestion and hormones have a very intimate connection. I am not just talking sex hormones but every hormone in your body especially your thyroid and stress hormones will also be severely impacted by poor digestion.

And here’s the deal we ALL have wrecked digestive systems.

Due to most of us growing up never learning how or what to eat and consuming an abundance of processed packaged garbage, poor quality fats, antibiotics or medications, being overloaded in estrogen and iron laden foods, and toxins. Add in all the stress, trauma, under-eating and diets we have endured throughout our lives from childhood to adulthood.

And then switching to a “healthier” lifestyle filled with plant-based man-made foods, raw salads and vegetables, loads of nuts and seeds and PUFAs we are now seeing our digestive systems in even worse places.

We have never gotten the nutrients, minerals, quality fat, carbs and protein we need to thrive.

When it comes to hormone health its all about energy and bringing down as much stress as possible in your system. Where do we get that from? The minerals and nutrients from the food we consume and a well functioning digestive system that is not under stress and has the ability to absorb nutrients and deliver.

We need to be addressing the body as a whole. You may not think you have digestive issues but they are likely expressing as what you would say is “just hormonal.”

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Ready to join a community of like-minded women ending the war on their bodies and breaking free from diet culture? Ready to finally balance your hormones, understand your body, and become your own health advocate? Ready for unfiltered and uncensored wellness talks? Then you’re in the right place! Click here to learn more + enroll.

A self-paced program designed to help you overcome your uncomfortable digestive symptoms without restrictive diets and stressful protocols so you can enjoy food again and live a happier, healthier life. Click here to learn more + enroll.