Your at-home guide to gut health
Sans elimination diets and restrictive meal plans
Browse the blog for tips and tools centered around our unique & holistic approach to gut health.
We address digestive function holistically. While you won’t find elimination diets or meal plans here, what we do share is a variety of tools that address the many influences of digestive issues.
You don’t need to implement everything, simply choose a couple of things that feel right for you and your lifestyle, and apply them slowly. Because it’s the small shifts that can make such a huge difference. Snuggle up and get comfy, we’re sure you’ll love it here.
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Meal Prep Part 2
If you read PART 1 of the meal prep blog, you’d see that creating small but actionable steps over time will facilitate a process where meal prep becomes a part of the natural routine. Some non-traditional elements that are a bit out-of-the-box can also make meal prep...
Meal Prep Part 1
There’s nothing worse than getting home from a long day of work and being asked “what's for dinner”. The dreaded question after a long day can induce anxiety about food and test your sanity. I know for many of our clients, in the past they have felt like food was a...
Navigating Gut Health During Stressful Times
If you are an adult reading this, then you likely have experienced stress at some point in your life. There is the stress that is all-consuming where you’re practically frozen in your tracks with overwhelm, or perhaps it is the ominous lingering kind that drifts in...
Gut Health On The Go: Managing Gut Health While Traveling
While traveling can be one of the most rewarding, fun, and exciting escapes from everyday reality, for those with chronic gut symptoms it can also ignite intense fear and anxiety. Particularly with covid growing more manageable, upcoming travel is on the agenda for...
Gut health on the go: Managing Gut Health at Work
Let’s face it, we do not live in a protective bubble. Our world is often designed around the workplace, whether it be a corporate office, healthcare setting, a construction site, school, or since covid, a makeshift office within the home. Success at work should not...
Root Cause #5: Dysbiosis
Did you know that you have 2-5 pounds of bacteria in your gut? In fact, we actually have more bacteria in and on our bodies than we do human cells! When I first learned this my mind was completely blown. In the last decade, we have learned how incredibly important...
Root Cause Series #4: Motility
Do you go to the bathroom but feel like it's just rabbit pebbles? Or, do you go days without having a bowel movement only to then go and feel like there’s no way “that’s it?" You could be experiencing slow gut motility. So many of our clients experience slow motility...
Root Cause Series #3: Stress
Recently I shared a free quiz on my Instagram to help individuals identify the top underlying cause that could be contributing to their symptoms. Would you be surprised if I told you that 67% of individuals who have taken this quiz got chronic stress as their #1...
Root Cause Series #2: Digestive Insufficiencies
We are kicking off week #2 of the root cause series by talking about digestive insufficiencies. If you missed the first week talking all about low stomach acid, click here. So, what are digestive insufficiencies? Digestive insufficiencies can include: Poor pancreatic...
Root Cause Series: Low Stomach Acid
A few weeks ago, I polled everyone on Instagram and asked what the biggest confusion was surrounding their digestive symptoms. The resounding answer was, “how to determine the root cause." If you are reading this wondering what “root cause” even means... let me...
Easy Hearts of Palm Pasta Dinner
About this RecipeA quick and easy, gut-friendly dinner using a new favorite Trader Joe's item: Hearts of Palm pasta! You only need a handful of simple ingredients (chicken, olive oil, seasonings and veggies), but the combination is delicious. Plus, the chickpeas and...
My RD Journey
Last week, my team and I had a fun after-hours happy hour call (where everyone was drinking tea... #pregnancyproblems). We talked about our career journeys and how we ended up where we are now. One of our amazing team members, Samantha, is a second-career RD and is...
Gut-Healthy Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
About this Recipe Who needs Starbucks when you can make an easy, delicious, and gut-loving pumpkin spice latte at home? It tastes like fall in a cup (think maple and pumpkin pie vibes), with added benefits for your digestion. Plus, you likely already have all the...
How to Soak and Sprout Food
Do you know about the benefits of soaking and sprouting your foods? I'll break it down for you (digestive pun intended). Soaking and sprouting... Increases digestibility Increases nutrient bioavailability (B12, magnesium, zinc) Reduces phytic acid content Increases...
One Pan Chicken Sausage and Veggies
About this RecipeI'm all about a quick throw-together meal, and this sheet pan dinner is no exception! However, choosing a meal that saves time doesn't mean you have to neglect your gut - you can still easily incorporate ingredients that will benefit your digestive...
Prep-Ahead Chia Seed Pudding
About this RecipeA quick and easy dinner after a busy day, with only 4 ingredients! Even faster to put together with your ingredients prepped in advance, which I often do. I love all the fun combinations you can make with spaghetti squash, and this is a great way to...
Italian Turkey Spaghetti Squash
About this RecipeA quick and easy dinner after a busy day, with only 4 ingredients! Even faster to put together with your ingredients prepped in advance, which I often do. I love all the fun combinations you can make with spaghetti squash, and this is a great way to...
Why Supplements Alone Don’t Work for Constipation Relief
If you have ever remodeled or built a house, you know how tedious and (sometimes) arduous the process can be. You embark on the exciting journey of updating your home and you are excited for the outcome, often without thinking about all the little details that go into...
The difference between a food sensitivity, intolerance and allergy
There is a good chance you know someone who experienced an adverse reaction to food. It could've been severe hives after eating a peanut, or something more mild like a rash. You also probably know someone who did food sensitivity testing, whether it was through a...
How to Actually Hydrate (Not Just Drinking Water…)
If you have been struggling with constipation for any length of time, chances are that you have been told to "drink more water" at some point. Many of our clients have too. This is frustrating advice, because likely you feel like you DO drink a lot of water and it's...
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