Is your gut health preventing hormone balance?
Is your gut health preventing hormone balance? You digestion plays a BIG role in your hormone regulation! Some other common issues that come up with gut health are: BloatingConstipationDiarrheaGasUnregulated AppetiteNutrient Depletion These are all things that will prevent you from hitting your health goals in a sustainable way! You could be taking all the right […]
Top 5 benefits of a quick reset
Top 5 benefits of a quick reset There are so many benefits that come with doing a reset on your health and goals, even a short one! Let’s go through them. 1. Refocus – it is easy to get stuck in routine and let your body and goals become stagnant. Changing things up will allow […]
Are you cutting calories but not seeing results?
Are you cutting calories but not seeing results? This is why… Let’s talk about calorie deficits first. The concept essentially means consuming less calories than you are using. The calories in, calories out process does not work for the female body! Why? Because you assume the female body stays the same the entire month and […]
Don’t let that Easter candy get you down!
Don’t let that Easter candy get you down! It’s all about balance, and if you had a few pieces (or more!) of the easter chocolates, that’s ok! But now is the perfect time to check in with your gut health, blood sugar levels and hormones and see what could be underneath those sugar cravings. So […]
Sustained Carb Restriction Leads to Fatigue and Fat Storage.
Sustained Carb Restriction Leads to Fatigue and Fat Storage: Cutting carbs seems to be popular in the weight loss world. This can actually lead to fatigue and eventually weight GAIN. So let’s talk about what is actually happening when you restrict carbs. First off, regardless of your carb amounts you need to get the right […]
Fad diets hurt your hormones!
Fad diets hurt your hormones! Let’s talk about what can be considered a fad diet first. Fad diets are typically a way of eating that becomes popular and promote quick weight loss, sometimes through ridiculous methods or steps. Think about every diet you have ever tried… most of them are probably fad diets, that left […]
The Constipation-Hormone Connection
The CONSTIPATION – HORMONE connection Your gut health plays a huge role in how your hormones function in your body! Digestion impacts so many other essential areas in female physiology. When you look at these issues, many people look at them as separate issues. This is a huge disservice, because everything in your body is […]
Ditch that diet!
Ditch that diet! The health & fitness industry (and even your doctor!) will tell you that you need to restrict your calories, follow generic diets/fitness programs and ignore your individual health needs, just to see a few pounds lost on the scale. I am here to tell you there is a BETTER way! You NEED […]
Is it really 80% Nutrition and 20% Exercise?
Is it really 80% Nutrition and 20% Exercise to lose weight? It is true that you need to focus on both, however the ratio has some flaws… Think about it. 80+20 = 100% of your effort! That means you don’t have energy or time left to focus on any other aspect of health. Here is […]
Why Whole30 is not sustainable
Whole30 is not sustainable! This type of diet is a restrictive, elimination style diet! Sometimes we do need to cut some foods out for a period of time to recover our gut health, and detox. However, many people want to use this form of dieting as a long term tool and then wonder why they […]
