I help women 40+ with GI and IBS issues decrease bloating, fatigue, & stress so you look and feel your best to be who God created you to be!
Does the thought of meal planning and prepping make you want to run and hide? I know. I hear that. A lot. And I’ve felt the same. And when you’re busy with work, family, other activities or have any health conditions, the last thing you want to do is cook. But we talked last week …
Do you see commercials or read articles spouting the need for probiotics? But you get confused on what they actually are and also on another term – prebiotics. And do you wonder if you really need them, do they actually do any good, and what type to take? If so, we are answering those questions …
“Keep calm and eat a strawberry.” — Anonymous 🍓 Do you love strawberries? 🍓 I do and it’s strawberry season where I live. When my kids were little, every year we would go strawberry picking. There’s a field about an hour from where we live. It was a lot of fun. Did you know that …
Do you think carbs (AKA carbohydrates) are bad for you? If so, you’re not alone. There’s a lot of misinformation on the internet. Last week we talked about the macronutrient protein. This week let’s dig into carbs. What are Carbohydrates? Carbohydrates or carbs are essential nutrients that your body turns into glucose to give you …
Have you heard that old Sound of Music song called “Do-Re-Mi?” The first few words are,” Let’s start at the very beginning, it’s a very good place to start.” We all have to start at the beginning when learning something new, right? What about regarding your health? And nutrition? Even with autoimmune and chronic health …
Do you feel stressed or overwhelmed trying to eat healthy? Does even seeing those two words “eating healthy” cause your stress levels to increase or send you into panic mode? As a board certified health and wellness coach, I’m often asked how to make healthy eating easier. And less stressful. Eating healthy doesn’t have to …
I posted a recipe for beef brisket in my Facebook group recently which got me thinking about red meat and how many of us try to avoid protein, and red meat in particular, to lose weight. But that can cause other issues. Do you have any of these? Fatigue or exhaustion (having to take naps …
Has this ever happened to you? You wake up and already know you have several options in the fridge for dinner for the next several days? Or you have several options already for breakfast and lunch for you and your family? If that’s you, then you know what a great feeling that is. But if …
Are you familiar with the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 list of foods? Or does that sound foreign? These are lists of foods the Environmental Working Group annually distributes advising consumers which foods have the most pesticides on them and which have the lowest amount. The Dirty Dozen are composed of twelve fruits and vegetables …
Anybody get sugar cravings? When emotions are high or low? Or stressed or tired? But going ahead and eating a whole cake or the whole pan of cookies doesn’t help, does it? (Not that I know about that personally, ahem!) I know I used to do that. A lot. And it only caused my energy to crash, my moods to …