Category: Gut Health

Gut Issues Without Symptoms–What Is Your Cycle Trying To Tell You?

June 6, 2023

I’ve talked quite a bit about gut health and how it impacts our hormones. One thing I want to dig into more is gut issues without symptoms. This article that discusses a research study that found pathogenic strains of E. coli in the urine of women without UTI symptoms. They looked into their gut bacteria and found […]

5 Steps to Gut Healing

May 23, 2023

Healing your hormones is not as simple as taking a supplement, but requires an investigative approach that includes the gut (even if gut symptoms may not be present). ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I thought I’d go into what it looks like to actually take action on healing the gut since one of the biggest mistakes I see when it […]

How To Grow Broccoli Sprouts

May 11, 2023

My most popular youtube video is STILL the one of me showing you how to grow your own broccoli sprouts from like 2-3 years ago. ⁣ 🥦Why broccoli sprouts?⁣ 1. 3-4 day old broccoli sprouts have up to 100x the amount of sulforaphane as mature broccoli.⁣ 2. Sulforaphane is a potent cancer-fighting, detox boosting, and […]

What’s Really Causing Your SIBO?

December 28, 2020

SIBO or Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth is a condition where you have too much bacteria present in the small intestine. This leads to excessive bloating, especially after meals. It also causes constipation and a host of other health issues since digestion is essential for our overall health. So, what does SIBO have to do with […]

How Gut Health Impacts Hormones

December 14, 2020

I often get women that come to me wanting hormone testing, and I totally understand why. They are tired, have painful/heavy periods, irregular cycles, endometriosis, PCOS, etc., which are all related to hormones. BUT, and that’s a big but, we need to think about what is causing these hormone imbalances. This is where the digestive […]

Gut Healing Gelatin

December 7, 2020

Gelatin has long since been studied and used for its therapeutic effects. Have you heard the craze over gelatin? Have you been wondering if you should give it a try? You’re in luck. I’m going to tell you exactly why you should incorporate gelatin into your diet. I’m even going to give you my favorite […]

Why You Should Work With A Functional Medicine Practitioner

October 19, 2020

When I decided to get off the pill, I struggled a lot. Even though I was familiar with how the pill worked, I was shocked at how difficult the transition off of birth control was on my overall hormones and health. I figured that since I did not want to be on synthetic hormones anymore, […]

Are Food Sensitivities Stressing You Out?

October 8, 2020

Are you struggling with food sensitivities? Do you find that you are all of a sudden reacting to foods you love and eat all the time? I am probably going to surprise you with what I say next. Food sensitivities are a symptom, not your problem. Reacting to food is not normal. It is feedback […]

Saturated Fat: Friend or Foe?

August 31, 2020

For so long, we have been warned against consuming saturated fats. Are they really the villain they are made out to be when it comes to our health? You might be surprised to hear this, but no, they are not. In fact, saturated fats are very stable. Think about it–they are solid at room temperature […]

Bone Broth: A Functional Food

August 20, 2020

When I think of medicinal foods, I think of bone broth. There’s a reason homemade chicken soup is given to people when they are sick. Many cultures like Chinese, French, Japanese, African, and Italian have different broths that are made to help different ailments, such as gastrointestinal issues, joint pain, constipation, etc. Let’s dive into […]