ADHD, Naturally: Smart Solutions for Holistic Women

For episode 100, I’m taking a look back at the most downloaded episode of the last 100: Episode 5, Why am I so freaking tired all the time? I share my thoughts on that episode + other considerations I now have 2 years later!

Cholesterol seems to be marked as the big bad bogeyman of bad health--but is that fair? And since our bodies MAKE it, seems like we might need it. On this episode, why we do need cholesterol, how it works, and why as a woman you might want to think twice if you’re offered a statin drug to lower it.

One of the first things I teach all my clients is how to visualize their desired future and use it as a tool for healing. This is not the direction most people expect to go! But if we only ever rely on the tools of labs, food, and supplements, we’re losing out on at least half the healing potential of the body. On this episode, I go step by step on how to do this if it’s new to you, and share some...

There are all sorts of sneaky disguises and cute names for crash diets, but perhaps the most deceptive is the white-coat haloed “medically supervised” crash diet. On this podcast episode we get into why these plans create long-term metabolic chaos even if they “work” in the short term, and what else is happening in the body with crash diets of all stripes. I get a little hot under the collar with...

You've been misled. The food industry has done an exceptional job putting metabolic wolves into sheep's clothing, leading you to believe that some metabolism wreckers are boosting your health when they're actually doing the opposite. On today's episode, we're taking that sheepskin off so you can see what these foods are ACTUALLY doing to you!------ Ready for a metabolic makeover? Join me LIVE next...

We’ve all done it: fallen prey to the idea that if we just do something MORE or HARDER, we’ll suddenly get the results that we weren’t getting before--the results we EXPECTED to get from whatever it was we were trying. I see this so much in the health and wellness world: I’ll keto harder. I’ll vegan harder. I’ll cardio harder. But all the while we just feel worse than ever. On this episode, why ha...

Our bodies change. I know, I know, not a shocker logically, but so many of us are indeed still surprised when things change, and we wonder if it means something is “wrong.” For me personally, I have the context of my own recent gut testing results, which I shared on the last couple of episodes showed me that things had changed inside my body. So on this episode, I share about what change means and...

While we can gain SO much insight into what’s going on in the body from looking at bloodwork, I put gut assessment right up there with it, because even IF you’re eating a wonderful diet of all the right foods for you, if you can’t break those foods down and absorb them, you’re never going to get access to what you need to build your body. Health, hormones, mood, and energy all suffer. And since I...

There’s a funky little bug that can take up residence in the stomach and silently start taking over and causing all sorts of problems downstream that you’d NEVER think were related. But because everything is related (you know that because you listen to this show) it can actually relate to skin, hormone, and immune issues among other things. It’s called H. pylori, and you’re gonna want to know abou...

Most health-conscious women won’t dare step foot into sunlight without sunscreen, but won’t think twice about the junk-food light we’re exposing our eyes and brains to all day every day. Light that can be disrupting your sleep, mood, energy, and yes, hormone balance. On this episode we talk about what modern light sources are doing to our bodies and what to do about it if we aren’t willing to move...

Autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto’s) is the second-most prevalent autoimmune condition in the US. But far too many women--even those who are on Synthroid or another thyroid replacement hormone--don’t even realize that this hormone problem is a * symptom * of a deeper immune problem. Many of them aren’t even getting antibodies tested as part of thyroid testing. Today on the podcast, I’m breakin...

Breast tenderness is DEFINITELY one of those famous “common but not normal” symptoms that a ton (dare I say most) women complain about. But listen y’all, we should not be in mammary misery every month! On this episode, I’m breaking down 3 top reasons for breast tenderness, so if your body is speaking this language, consider this  your secret decoder ring.

Most of us have heard that stress might not be all that good for our health . . . . but could you actually be addicted to stress? I think a lot of us ARE, and on this podcast episode, I break out 3 reasons why that could be true. P.S. Our stress hormone cortisol is one of my three “big dogs” of hormone balance. Take my Big Dogs quiz to find out if this hormone is at the root of your hormone imbala...

I get asked a lot about specific foods, and one of the tops on the list is DAIRY. Now my general take is that there aren’t a whole ton of black and whites on food, but I have seen a high number of women with one of the three issues with dairy I share in this episode. So we get down into it: The problems some women face with dairy, the symptoms that might show up, how to figure out if YOU have a da...

Symptoms are our bodies way of telling us when things aren’t working. Periods going wonky. Losing hair. Brain fog. Fatigue. These symptoms are all too common . . . but they’re NOT normal! They’re your body’s check engine light coming on. On this episode, we’re getting into what’s going on when you get symptoms. ____ Ready to kick your symptoms? You start with my 5-day reset, Detox for the Equinox....

Scrolling in the Facebook rabbit hole the other day, I came across a product claiming to block absorption of fat and promoted for weight loss. There were about a zillion comments. Now y’all can probably guess what I have to say about this. But besides the obvious, let’s say this product DID work as advertised. Might there be any unwanted side effects? As a matter of fact yes. Duh.  P.S. Want to su...

You are what you eat . . . but also what you DRINK. To the tune of over half of your body composition, and up to 60% is good ol’ H2O. The trouble is, even though water is associated with purity and clarity, most of our modern water supply is dirty. Not with actual DIRT (I’d actually be OK with that) but with a host of other things that can disrupt our body systems. On today’s episode, what’s in yo...

Have you suspected that you might have an issue with some particular foods? There are actually multiple ways we can react negatively to food, and on this episode I’m breaking down the most common 3 ways . . . AND what those reactions might be doing to your hormone balance!

Confession: Even though my first love in all the world was writing, I used to HATE journaling. I avoided it like the plague, but well-meaning friends kept gifting me with gorgeous journals. I ended up with piles and piles of lovely, empty pages. But slowly, after trying a few different methods to getting going, I found my groove. And kinda like meditation, now I can’t imagine how I’d get through a...

There’s ONE PATTERN, if I see it out of whack on a lab, that will almost always get my immediate attention, because it impacts SO many other parts of the body. And it’s not what almost anyone else is looking at . . . in fact, most of conventional medicine considers this organ disposable. In my mind, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Au contraire; I think of her as Goddess Gallbladder. And t...

Imagine sitting down and trying to eat all your meals for the whole week in one sitting. Or having your GPS spew out all the directions you’d need for your trip the second you closed the front door. It just wouldn’t work, right? There’s an order to things, and also only so much that can be implemented at once. This is often where people get stuck. They either don’t know where to start (so just sta...

Lots of women start a vegan diet thinking it’s the healthiest thing they could be doing for their bodies. And they may even feel GREAT for awhile . . . until the honeymoon is over. In this episode I share why it’s all great until it’s not, how long the honeymoon might last, and what to do when the honeymoon’s over.

A health trend I can TOTALLY get behind (and am participating in!) is Dry January. On this episode I get all into my personal history with drinking and alcohol, why I decided to join in on Dry January, and how this pertains to making all sorts of changes in your health and life.

Do you take a multivitamin? If you’re like a third of Americans, you do. And as a professional, I used to kinda hate on multis . . . but after combing through dozens of client charts in detail, I’ve changed my tune. In this podcast I go through why, what these charts revealed, and what to look for AND avoid in yours! _____ Resources mentioned in this episode:  Cronometer to track nutrient intake f...

Have you been tempted to jump on the “detox” or “cleanse” bandwagon for the new year? Please, don’t! Not because detoxing is all bad, but because the common pitfalls can leave you feeling hella worse. . .which is kinda opposite of the point. I’m breaking down for you the top 3 things to avoid and what to do instead!