Category: Gut Health

The gut-eczema connection

In my podcast episode, the gut skin connection with christa biegler, I covered one of my most requested topics: gut health and its connection to our skin. Specifically, we dove deep into eczema and…+ the different types (there are ten, which is more than I could fit in our slide!)+ the root causes and how […]
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Understanding Your Gut Bacteria

The bacteria in our gut microbiome play a crucial role in maintaining our overall health and hormone balance. The gut microbiome is a complex and diverse community of microorganisms that resides in the GI tract. While it consists of various microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and fungi, bacteria make up the majority of the gut microbiome […]
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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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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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How Our Gut Health Impacts Mental Health

In 2023 I went through the Functional Mental Health Practitioner course with Brendan Vermeire  so I could deepen my knowledge of how to support those with mental health concerns that often accompany hormone health concerns. We got deep into specific labs both conventional and functional, but a lot of what it came back to was the […]
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Making Decisions On The Healing Journey Part 2!

In Part 1 of this topic we covered how to identify your main health concerns, establish a baseline, and assess your lifestyle. In this post I want to focus on choosing the most appropriate lab test based on your main concerns and then how to make a timeline to reassess and reflect. Before we jump […]
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Making Decisions On The Healing Journey Part 1

There are many different ways to go about healing. What I am going to share in this blog post is some guidance that you can apply to your situation, but please know that you don’t have to follow this exactly. I think it’s always important to listen to your intuition and what your body is […]
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Understanding GI Map Stool Testing Results​

Time to dig into stool testing! The GI Map from Diagnostic Solutions Lab is my preferred stool test, so that’s the one I’m going to be using images for and will be referring to throughout this newsletter. You can apply the concepts I discuss to all stool tests though. If you’re wondering where you can […]
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Gelatin & Digestion

In this post I want to expand a bit more on why I intentionally choose to eat gelatin on a regular basis. One of the main reasons is because of how gelatin improves our ability to digest food.⁣ One particularly fascinating thing about gelatin is its ability to attract and hold liquids. This allows it […]
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