What Every Body Needs During Recovery

What Every Body Needs During Recovery

What Every Body Needs When Recovering from Illness When you’re recovering—physically, emotionally, or energetically—your body isn’t just trying to “bounce back.” It’s rebuilding. Resetting. Rebalancing.And it needs more than just time. Here’s what every healing body truly needs:1. Deep, Restful SleepSleep isn’t optional during recovery—it's medicine.This is when your body…
Take Your Body Back

Take Your Body Back

You're Not Losing It—Your Body Is Just Asking for Something New. If you’re a woman over 40 and feeling like:🔸 Your energy tank is always on empty🔸 Your body is reacting to foods it never used to🔸 You’re gaining weight despite eating “healthy”🔸 Your sleep, mood, or focus is all…
How to Reduce Toxins

How to Reduce Toxins

Detoxification is a natural process your body performs daily, and you can support it through lifestyle and nutrition. This is particularly important when managing specific health concerns, conditions or illnesses. Here are some effective ways to help remove toxins: Support Your Liver✔ Eat cruciferous vegetables – broccoli, kale, cabbage, and…
Energy Boosters

Energy Boosters

Feeling drained doesn’t always mean you need more coffee—it’s often a sign your body needs balance. Use these holistic approaches to recharge your energy. Eat for Energy: Focus on whole foods, stay hydrated and limit sugar and processed foods. Prioritize Restorative Sleep: Create a sleep routine and try to unplug…
When You Are Diagnosed With an Illness

When You Are Diagnosed With an Illness

When you have an illness or health condition, it is a life altering event that needs to be given time and space to process. It can change your relationships, career, outlook and financial situation. It can involve doctors/ treatments/ lifestyle modifications/therapy that need to be prioritized over other things in…
Nutrition After a Cancer Diagnosis

Nutrition After a Cancer Diagnosis

Happy to share that I recently wrote an article for SurvivingBreastCancer.org (SBC), a group designed to empower those diagnosed with breast cancer and their families from day one and beyond. Nutrition After a Cancer Diagnosis
What Intensifies Menopause?

What Intensifies Menopause?

Each body is unique, therefore identifying personal triggers and adopting a balanced nutrition and lifestyle plan can make a significant difference in managing menopause symptoms. High Stress Levels Impact: Chronic stress can worsen hot flashes, mood swings, and sleep disturbances. Stress triggers cortisol release, which can disrupt hormone balance. Solution:…
Don’t Know What to Do?

Don’t Know What to Do?

When you have an illness or health condition, it is a life altering event that needs to be given time and space to process. It can change your relationships, career, outlook and financial situation. It can involve doctors/ treatments/ lifestyle modifications/therapy that need to be prioritized over other things in…
Looking for Answers?

Looking for Answers?

I’m finding it is getting increasingly difficult to get good information online about health issues. Much of the information points to a one sided solution or quick fix that only looks to treat symptoms and not get to the root cause. If you are looking for a different point of…
REMINDER: STOP CHECKING YOUR PHONE

REMINDER: STOP CHECKING YOUR PHONE

If you are trying to reduce your stress level, one of the simplest things you can do is to stop checking your phone first thing in the morning. Although this may sound simplistic, when you start your day by scrolling your phone stress levels are immediately elevated, and you become…