So many people deal with feeling crabby, irritated, sad, or blue…..thinking there is nothing they can do except go to their doctor for a...

Feeling grumpy, sluggish, or just plain blah? 🥣 Foods can have a powerful effect on your mood (both good and bad), so let’s start there....

Lots of people think mood only relates to serotonin levels in the brain, but that’s only part of the story. Think of it this way: So your...

✨ You don’t need a mental health diagnosis to struggle with mood—OR to get relief from functional medicine ✨ There is a huge...

When your lifestyle is at odds with your internal body clock (your circadian rhythm), it can cause everything from fatigue to insomnia,...

Feeling tired but wired…sleepless nights…trouble waking up? Any of these can be signs of circadian disruption—meaning your external daily...

Daily rhythms keep your body ticking like a clock. It’s true for flowers, crickets, birds, dogs, and yes—humans too. Here’s a...

💤 Sleeping 5 hours or less per night? New research on the health of 70,000 men and women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s, showed a link...

🌱 A new study found that a one-hour walk in nature decreased activity in a part of the brain called the amygdala—which translates to a...

Insulin resistance means that the cells in the body have become less responsive to insulin, which leads to elevated blood sugar levels,...

Before a person ever meets the medical criteria for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, invisible changes are going on in the body—including...

🤔 Most people think that if they don’t have diabetes, they don’t have to worry about their blood sugar. That’s not actually true. Have...

Most people have no idea how important B vitamins are for mental health. The entire family of B vitamins work synergistically together,...

The most powerful way to resolve estrogen dominance is by making some key lifestyle changes. (In case you missed my 2 previous posts...

Estrogen dominance is a common pattern in women, where estrogen levels are high in comparison to progesterone levels, and it causes a lot...

Women come to me all the time suspecting hormones are playing a role in their symptoms, but stuck about how to confirm that and what to...

Lots of us feel crunched for time. But what if you could take just 5 MINUTES to relax your body, clear your mind, and rejuvenate your...

Back to school? Back to work? Time to brainstorm some simple and healthy lunches you can pack up and go!

🧠 Dementia. It’s one of the most tragic and terrifying things to witness in others and something nobody ever wishes to face themselves....

😴 It’s hard to sleep when your mind is filled with anxieties and worry. 😌 Then it’s hard to feel relaxed and calm when your body is...