A real foods approach to Health
I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s when I was 23. Looking back on my life (poor diet, gluten intolerance, early childhood stress, lots of sugar, being overweight) I can see that all these stressors were setting the stage for autoimmunity. My body just happened to attack my thyroid. Growing up, I also really struggled with liking …
I’m having an affair. I know this may surprise a lot of you but honestly, I’ve felt it coming on for a while now. I’ve known this person my whole life- although at times they’ve felt like a complete stranger. And yet here I am, writing a blog post about the greatest love story I’ve …
What if I told you that chronic use of both over the counter and prescription anti-inflammatory drugs will inhibit your body’s natural ability to heal and increase the likelihood of systemic inflammation. Anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, NSAIDs, and steroids block normal prostaglandin function by inhibiting the conjugation of essential fatty acids in the prostaglandin …
My scale broke, and I have no intention of replacing it. As someone who has spent her whole life trying to lose weight, to take up less space, to just be less and always feeling not good enough because of my weight, I developed a relationship with the scale at a young age. Don’t get …
The common misconception that “if you eat fat, you’ll get fat” has contributed to the obesity epidemic in a multitude of ways. Healthy fats are an integral part of a healthy diet. Healthy fats are responsible for proper hormone production, cell structure and vitamin absorption. Fats are also our bodies most abundant and slow-burning source …
I wanted to take a minute to lay out my intention behind The Nourished Body. I want to provide a resource for education and support for people looking to reconnect with the innate intelligence of their body and how by balancing the foundations of health we can impact all areas of our physical, emotional and spiritual health. The Nourished Body is about more …