Author: Amanda

How to stimulate your vagus nerve

Before reading this post lets stimulate your vagus nerve! 1. Breathe in through your nose as you count to 4 in your head: 1-2-3-4.2. Breathe out through pressed lips as you count to 8 in your head: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.3. Repeat twice. Congratulations, you’ve just stimulated your vagus nerve. Do you feel more calm? Less anxious? Clearer-minded? […]
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Prioritizing Minerals To Support Gut Health

What do minerals have to do with our gut health? Everything! But seriously, they have a big impact on many different aspects of gut health from supporting digestion to ensuring our immune system is functioning properly to avoiding imbalances of bacteria and fungus. They really impact every aspect of our gut health. One of the […]
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How the thyroid sets the pace for our cells

Thyroid health can be so confusing, especially because you don’t need to be diagnosed with a thyroid disorder to suffer from thyroid issues. Hypothyroidism or sluggish thyroid is incredibly common–see the symptoms in the last slide. Your thyroid is a 🦋-shaped gland that powers every cell in your body. It sets the pace for your […]
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Getting Curious On The Healing Journey

When you begin a healing journey it’s typically because you have a problem (usually a symptom) that you are trying to find a solution for. Maybe you’ve tried conventional medicine without any relief, maybe you want to try other things before you go down the conventional medicine route. Either way, you’re in a place where […]
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Why hemoglobin levels go down during pregnancy

A common question I get is why does hemoglobin go down during pregnancy and how to help prevent this in order to have a homebirth. I had my hemoglobin tested all 3 trimesters and didn’t experience a significant dip until the third trimester.-first trimester: 13.8-second trimester: 13.5-third trimester 12.3 Most providers will require a hemoglobin […]
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Thyroid Foundations Deep Dive

The topic of thyroid health has generated an overwhelming number of questions. You don’t need to be diagnosed with hypothyroidism to suffer from thyroid issues. I’ve discovered subclinical thyroid dysfunction in myself and many of my clients, impairing their ability to heal fully. How does the thyroid work? Your thyroid powers every cell in your […]
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My pregnancy eczema journey

One big part of my third trimester experience has been eczema. Not super fun but thankfully, I know people like @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist and @nutritionbyrobyn that were able to provide resources to help me heal. I did a whole episode on eczema with Christa from @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist and all of that information applies to my situation. I completed a GI map stool test right […]
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Normalizing Eating: It’s Normal To Nourish Your Body

A common theme that comes up in my work with clients and the women in this community is being worried about eating too often, too much, or not at the right time. It’s almost like an abundance of food is bad, which I do understand. We live in a society that is obsessed with extremes […]
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Assessing thyroid health on an HTMA

There’s a lot more to assessing thyroid health than just blood work. Yes, I think blood work is an important piece, but blood work doesn’t tell us WHY the thyroid is off. This is why we want to look deeper at things like mineral levels. Why? Because minerals fuel our metabolism and adrenals, which have […]
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Recovery is key for fitness and hormones

Recovery is key when it comes to fitness for hormone health. Take a look at the Stress Adaptation Cycle—and you’ll see that recovery is where the magic happens. When we are coming from a depleted place of high cortisol, sluggish metabolism, under-functioning thyroid, and imbalanced hormones, we don’t have a ton of energy to spend […]
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