Menopause has a way of changing things you once took for granted. Perhaps you’re waking up in the middle of the night feeling unusually warm, noticing that your energy isn’t quite what it used to be, or wondering why your body seems to respond differently to foods you’ve enjoyed for years. Much of this comes
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One of my favorite things about summer is its carefree simplicity. Fresh fruits and vegetables are more available and taste better. The digestive fire is higher, so it’s easier to eat some raw food. In fact, raw foods are cooling, so they help keep your body balanced in the heat. And when you work with
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The Gutsy Guide to Eating Out How to enjoy restaurant meals while supporting your gut health, digestion, and long-term healing. Inevitably, when someone considers a 5-Day Gut-Brain Reset, they run into scheduling conflicts. Meaning, there’s always a restaurant meal or a celebratory family dinner on the books. My response? Go for it! And that doesn’t
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Clear emotional patterns, support digestion and the nervous system. Prepare the soil for the seeds you’re planting this season. Spring is when your body starts asking for a cleanse. When you work with the gut-heart-mind-Spirit axis, cleansing goes far beyond the physical. Years ago, I heard one of my mentors say that just one Ayurvedic
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How to Eat Healthy When Your Family Won’t More and more, I’m hearing that women want to eat food that works for them; they’re tired of fitting in at the dinner table. They know the right foods support their digestion, mood, energy, and mental clarity. Other family members they eat with often have different needs
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There’s a reason we instinctively feel the urge to spring clean. That spring impulse to clear out and refresh applies to more than your home. It feels wonderful to include your body as well! Even the most health-conscious person benefits from cleansing the liver at least once a year. I prefer three times annually. But
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January is the month of fresh starts, and many are inspired to detox at this time of year. But from a seasonal and nervous system perspective, this is actually not the time to do a cleanse, at least not in the northern hemisphere, where everything is cold and dark. Right now, your body is
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Blog written by Gillian Hood, an Intuitive Eating counselor and health & wellness coach who supports women in breaking free from disordered eating, body hatred, and a life revolving around food. Gillian is a co-author on “The Wellness Universe Guide to Complete Self-Care: 25 Tools for Transformation.” Do you love food? If so… do you
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You’re about to receive a system upgrade. I encourage you to let this article land in your system and to follow up with one simple change in habit. If you do, I guarantee it’ll transform your life. Like most things that are simple, this new habit may not be easy; old habits die hard for
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When it comes to healing your gut lining, there’s a lot of confusion out there. Understandably so, because there’s a lot of buzz about gut healing right now, it’s a complicated topic, so there are a lot of half-truths, misinformation, and marketing to wade through. In this post, I’m going to do a bit of myth-busting
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