Category: Nutrition

Macros and your thyroid

Like all other hormone issues, there’s quite a bit of confusion when it comes to thyroid health and nutrition. Some people say that a low-carb diet is good for those with hypothyroid, while others say it’s going to exacerbate your symptoms. We’re in the latter camp: Protein, fat, and carbs are ALL important for thyroid […]
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Why WHEN you eat affects your thyroid

Did you know that it’s not just what you are eating but when you are eating that impacts thyroid health? This is in large part due to the connection between thyroid health and blood sugar balance. Keeping blood sugar levels balanced is critical for thyroid health, and the opposite is also true: Thyroid health is […]
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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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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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Optimizing Potassium For Healthy Hormones

Potassium is one of those minerals that most people can start supporting without doing any testing and start seeing benefits because of all of the different areas of our health it impacts. Let’s talk about exactly how potassium impacts our hormones, what depletes it, and how you can start supporting potassium levels today. How Potassium […]
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Functional Food Highlight: Organ Meats! ⁣

If there’s anything I want you to know about organ meats, it’s that they are extremely nutrient dense. That’s why I’m highlighting them as a functional food.⁣Liver, kidneys, and heart all contain beneficial nutrients. Liver is definitely the most nutrient dense source, but they all have benefits. ⁣ ⁣Let me put how nutrient dense liver […]
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Nutrition mistakes that can lead to excess estrogen

In my previous blog post, I discussed how when estrogen goes up, cortisol goes up and how this can be hard on our hormone balance. Let’s dig into 5 ways that your food can lead to excess estrogen (relative to progesterone). 1. Not eating enough bio-available proteins that are found in animal foods. Without adequate […]
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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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