The Whole Person Nutritionist

12/06/2025

The Holiday Season has begun and with that all the parties! They can be a minefield when you are trying to maintain healthy choices. I’ve got some tips to help you make it through relatively unscathed.

• Make sure you eat normally during the day. Skipping or undereating so you can binge doesn’t support your health.
• Plan ahead and pack some snacks in your purse, bag or pocket. Nuts, dried fruit, protein squeeze packs, squares of dark chocolate
• If you have input on the menu being offered, suggest options that support health
• Remember your health is more important than situations may support and you are awesome for making it a priority

10/11/2025

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07/05/2025

Have you heard of “detox diets”? Most of the hype out there about these is not based in sound nutrition. Most people have bodies that will detoxify on their own. Your liver, kidney, digestive track and lungs all work together to remove toxins from your body. Some people have genetic issues (like me!) where some part of their system doesn’t work right, and they need help to activate the processes inside them. There are plenty of things a nutritionist can help you with if you need extra help.

But most people feel “toxic” because they are making food choices that are not supportive to their health. Excess sugar and low-quality foods will make you feel tired and slow your system down. Lack of exercise can also contribute. Sweating actively removes toxins from your body.

If you are feeling tired and not right – reach out and we can create a plan together to get you back on track.

06/07/2025

So true!

An overwhelming body of scientific evidence shows the profound impact healthy lifestyle behaviors can have on preventing chronic diseases and reducing all-cause mortality—that is, death from all causes put together. What about genetics, though? Don’t chronic diseases, like coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer, just run in families? Our DNA is not our destiny.

For many chronic diseases, non-genetic factors often account for at least 80 to 90 percent of risk. Modifiable risk factors, such as diet, weight, activity, and smoking status, can account for:
more than 70% of stroke and colon cancer risk
more than 80% of coronary heart disease risk
more than 90% of type 2 diabetes risk

And for those already living with chronic diseases? We still have the power to make a dramatic difference in the quality of our life with healthy diet and lifestyle choices.

To learn more, see the following videos:
"Why Don’t People Eat Healthier?" at https://bit.ly/3MjyEAz
"Lifestyle and Disease Prevention: Your DNA Is Not Your Destiny" at https://bit.ly/3lcJ5u8

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02/10/2025

It's and ! I could tell you about the foods and exercises you need to keep your heart healthy, but you can find that anywhere. Instead, I want to remind you to open your heart to love - not just romantic love, but the love of everyone you encounter. We often think about protecting our hearts, but opening them up to interact and exchange with the world can heal pieces you didn't know needed healing. Letting your heart share in the gifts of others can change your whole world. Give it a shot this month and see what happens... you might be surprised!

02/08/2025

Sometimes we get stuck in a rut in our lives and we need to start looking at things in a different way. I took all these random different pictures with different filters within seconds of each other to illustrate that sometimes we just need to shift our perspective. Health involves making decisions all the time. You can't just stay in your normal view of the world all the time. You have to be willing to check in with how you feel that day, what your body is telling you it needs. And I don't mean what you emotionally want it to tell you to eat. I mean what it needs to feel nourished that day. So if you feel stuck in your choices and life around health, just change your perspective and look at it a different way...you might be surprised what you can see.

02/01/2025

I took a break from posting all the time as this new year started because I needed a moment to check-in with myself. Each year I put my focus on a quality that I want to share with the world. Last year that was determination and I brought it and shared it everywhere. I could feel it change my life and the places that I interact with. It is a fierce and focused quality. This year, however, I chose to focus on Acceptance. And it has a totally different feel to it. It's softer and holds you and others in it. So, that being said I had to look at my approach to my practice and social media. That Determination will always be a part of it, but there needed to be a place for the softer pieces of Acceptance. So we begin again this year with a changed approach.

And Acceptance is a beautiful piece of health. We must become at peace with our bodies, while at the same time knowing when to change and when to push. Accepting that we don't have to be what the world taught us about superficial pieces but at the same time not letting that be an excuse for not living health. It's ok to admit that you are not where you want to be or that you have let that outside stuff make you feel powerless. You are not, but you have to have that feeling so more space can be created for the health you desire. If you don't life will never move forward. You will be stuck in a cycle of mental knowing but life never changing. It's the qualities of us that move our lives forward, not what we know.

01/18/2025

I have talked about diets and my dislike for them a lot. For instance you could lose weight just eating potato chips but keeping your calories to about a bag and a half a day. But you wouldn't be supporting yourself with health. What happens when you are down to the weight you want? You haven't changed anything about your relationship with food, emotions or body. So then what happens? You gain it back and you are probably in worse health than you were before.

Another example is a food app that says it is going to change your relationship with food. There are a ton (noom is the most common). You will probably lose weight on this program b/c you are essentially counting calories. But you are just learning new mental ways of approaching food. You are doing nothing to deal with your emotions, your relationship to food or your body. Sound familiar? I have a new client who used Noom, lost 25 lbs. But she didn't learn anything about loving health. Things came up and she gained it back plus a ton more. She is now the heaviest I have ever seen her. Because she never embraced loving health and dealing with the emotions that it put the weight there in the 1st place.

So stop dieting!!!!!
Want a place to begin?
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01/08/2025

The new year has begun and with it a barrage of diet culture. Do you want to start to see where you are in your relationship with food and see how you can start making changes? I am offering a discount on my informational series "Forming a Healthy Relationship with Food." For a limited time use code HEALTHY2025 when you check out to receive $15 off the program (taking it from $25 to just $10).

Click this link to register or reach out and I can help you get set up.
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01/06/2025

01/05/2025

I like to say but I want to be clear, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't care about what you are putting into your body. You should start shifting towards more mindful eating and healthy eating. The problem I really have is with "diet culture" that teaches you to deprive to get to a goal with no skills for how to live. Developing a more healthy relationship with your food and life means that you will begin to know when you need to eat certain foods. You don't have to micromanage your life, but become in tune with what your body needs.

If you are ready to start the shift - message me and I can help.