co, Health Coaching, Lifestyle Medicine, Functional Nutrition, Gluten-Free Lifestyle, NBCHWC

The human body is a marvelous machine. It is designed with precision and is a complex communication system that functions like the motherboard of a computer. We are each comprised of our own genetic makeup/mother board: our DNA. Deoxyribonucleic Acid, or DNA, is the carrier of individual genetic information, also known as our genetic code. Each of us is a high-powered machine capable of great things! We are all more alike than different as our DNA code (as a species) is 99.9%

If you have followed me for any length of time, you have no doubt seen me post or hashtag about how Mindset Matters. I am willing to bet you have also seen this quote from Buddha, "The mind is everything. What you think you become." I want to unpack this a bit today as it has been on my mind while working with more clients that are suffering post-cov*d. Some of the very things many long-cov*d patients are struggling with are the same things I live with on a daily basis (and I

"You have Celiac Disease, Gluten Sensitivity, Gluten Ataxia, Gluten Neuropathy, Wheat Allergy (or some other gluten-related disorder), so you should avoid eating gluten from now on." Have you heard these words? Have you wondered... "How in the world am I supposed to do that? Gluten is in everything!" Well, here's a handy graphic from the Gluten Intolerance Group sharing with you the 10 Stages of Going Gluten-free, and my little twist! Everyone seems to start with SHOCK, "What

This photo is of me at the base of a steep climb in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This was a climb I was convinced I couldn't do. I had been very ill, unable to do most activities of daily living without support. I had been suffering from uncontrolled Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, made worse by an unknown leaky gut! Since 2011, my health had spiraled out of control. I was struggling to eat most foods without severe reactions. I was in chronic, widespread, debilitating pain. I st