Category: Lifestyle

Thyroid Health & Thriving In Menopause

Once most women reach midlife, if not MUCH sooner, they are likely experiencing suboptimal thyroid function. This is often related to years of chronic stress and nutrient deficiencies. Let’s dig into how suboptimal thyroid function leads to many symptoms women experience during menopause. When we are in peri-menopause and then officially enter menopause, sex hormones […]
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Food doesn’t fix everything

We place a lot of value on food, which is absolutely important for our health, but it can easily become stressful, obsessive, and cause more harm than good. One of the concepts I discussed in detail with @danamonsees_cns on this podcast episode of the AYM Podcast is neutral nutrition—something I believe can improve your relationship with food, […]
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How To Naturally Detox

While the internet would have you believe that you need a supplement or cleanse to support your body’s detox pathways, our bodies detoxify daily on their own. We can absolutely have difficulty with certain organs that can negatively impact our ability to detox, but you might be surprised at what will actually help you detox […]
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Creating Safety Through Nutrition

One of the most important parts of eating in a way to support our hormones is thinking about creating safety with our nutrition. The female body requires safety in order to thrive. When our bodies are in a stressed state, they don’t prioritize important things like hormone production. They eat up the stored glucose in […]
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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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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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My Number One Way To Reduce Stress

To put it simply, my number one way to reduce stress is to stop rushing. I truly believe that if you can stop rushing, you can start healing. When we are constantly rushing from one thing to the next, rushing through meals, and always thinking about what’s coming next, we are never present. This puts […]
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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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Meal Prep/Planning Strategy & Tips!

I want to start this off by saying there is no one perfect way to meal prep/plan. I have worked with hundreds of clients over the years and the approach we take to make eating balanced, nutrient dense meals easy is always different. I will be sharing two primary strategies in this blog post, but […]
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Holistic Dentistry with Dr. Kelly Blodgett

What is holistic dentistry? Holistic dentistry (at least the way Dr. Kelly Blodgett practices it) is when you look at the whole person and all of the systems in the body rather than treating the symptoms. When we look at most conventional dentists, you will be treated with a symptom-based approach (just like all conventional […]
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