People often come to work with me asking if they should go keto or vegan right away. I look at their food journal ... and realize it's not a matter of needing to do something extreme like that. It's usually more a matter of actually just creating a wholesome, balanced diet.
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I am a functional nutritionist and past environmental attorney on a mission to transform the food system into one that makes people and ecosystems vibrant and healthy. I have a BA in anthropology, an MA in environmental policy and am the author of a Falcon guide on foraging for wild edible plants...
This has been a summer of recalibration. I have been seeing people ready to move from the pandemic space of white knuckled let's just get through it, into a time of more thoughtfully caring for ourselves, and for healing.
I am proud to be on the forefront of the functional...
Managing chronic health conditions can be one of the most stressful and traumatic experiences that any of us go through. We can lose ourselves as we struggle to regain our health. Here is a roadmap of the 4 best, and most helpful strategies to employ whenever your health takes a turn for the...
A few moths ago I started feeling not good (like hungover, but different) after even one or two glasses of wine. But only sometimes. WHY SOMETIMES? I absolutely couldn’t figure it out… Until my MRT test results came back.
I will admit that this year, the occasional...
The body unravels in predictable and orderly ways, even though to experience an unravelling, a loss of mental or physical function, can feel incredibly frantic and out of control.
When I create healing protocols for my clients, I systematize the process based on the specific...
Our digestive system is a literal ecosystem containing a symbiotic world of organisms that are as necessary to our wellbeing as our brain, our heart and the food we eat! Our digestive system is also a delicate, breakable and immensely powerful set of organs including the stomach, the...
Lab testing is a vital part of the work we will do together.
We will work with a comprehensive set of tests that might include our comprehensive blood panel, food sensitivity testing, adrenal stress hormone testing, sex hormone tests and our comprehensive digestive function and microbiome...
The closer I get to menopause, the more awestruck I become, humbled by the life-giving ebb and flow of our bodies. We are mere inhabitants. They are the wise ones.
I am ever more awestruck by how generations pass on to the next, and new girls turn into new women, inherently...
Our digestive systems are powerful enough to turn all of the food we eat into every cell and function of our body while also being the first line of defense against pathogens and invaders! The digestive system literally gives us life, bodies to live in, breathe, brain function and even...
Years ago, when I was just getting my nutrition practice up and running, I had a conversation with a doctor friend about my services. I told him that my initial meeting with my clients is 90 minutes. He was in shock that I would spend this much time with people, not only or financial...
In this holiday season, when we normally love our extra family time, in a year overwhelmingly marked by massive amounts of family togetherness, we have to ask, how does family time play into our health and wellness goals for the new year? Do our families help us live the lives of...
