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Rachel Claire Functional Health

NBHWC Board Certified Functional Medicine and Holistic Health Coach.

Partnered with physicians to provide functional lab testing, treatment, and 1:1 health coaching for gut, thyroid, hormone, and autoimmune conditions.

12/25/2025

Best thing I’ve ever done for my health?
Coming off birth control.

Two words: life changing.

Read this with an open mind 🤍

There’s growing research showing hormonal birth control can impact:
• mental health (anxiety + depression)
• gut health and the microbiome
• key nutrient levels needed for thyroid function

Hormonal birth control works by shutting down your natural hormonal rhythm. And the hard truth is — you can’t truly “balance hormones” while synthetic hormones are running the show.

Coming off HBC changed everything for me.

🔻My anxiety nearly disappeared.
🔻My gut healed.
🔻My libido came back.
🔻My energy improved.
🔻Brain fog lifted.
🔻Weight felt easier to maintain.
🔻I stopped crying all the time.
🔻Recurring UTIs stopped.
🔻And the fear around my future fertility finally eased.

I felt like myself again — not muted, not disconnected, not overridden.

If you’re on birth control and have questions (or are thinking about coming off), drop them below ⬇️⬇️
I’m happy to talk about it.

12/23/2025

The vagus nerve isn’t a trend, and it’s definitely not something you need to shock into submission.

Somewhere along the way, “nervous system regulation” turned into cold plunges, breath-hold challenges, and pushing harder in the name of healing — especially in places where hustle culture wears a wellness costume.

Here’s the truth: your vagus nerve is the communication line between your brain and your body. When it’s supported, stress settles faster, digestion works better, sleep improves, and hormones stop feeling so chaotic. When it’s not, you stay wired, tired, bloated, anxious, and stuck in survival mode.

More intensity doesn’t fix that. Safety does.

Real vagus nerve support looks a lot less extreme:
• stable blood sugar
• warm, regular meals
• slow exhales (not aggressive breathwork)
• humming, singing, or gentle vocal work
• consistent sleep instead of trying to “optimize” everything

Your nervous system doesn’t need to be shocked into calm. It needs to be convinced — slowly and consistently — that it’s safe again.

If you’re done chasing wellness trends and want regulation that actually works in real life, I put it all into a simple guide you can download! Or book a free consultation with me!

12/18/2025

If you feel anxious for no clear reason, this might not be a mindset issue.

It might be your gut.

About 90% of serotonin is made in the gut, not the brain. When your gut is inflamed or imbalanced, anxiety can show up even when life feels calm.

That’s why so many women say,
“Nothing is wrong… so why do I feel like this?”

Everyday stressors — blood sugar swings, poor sleep, too much caffeine, constant hustle — disrupt the gut. And when the gut is off, your brain feels it fast.

Signs your anxiety might be gut-driven:
• bloating or irregular digestion
• tired but wired at night
• anxiety after meals
• mood swings that don’t match your life
• sudden sugar cravings

This isn’t random.
And it’s not in your head.

Calming anxiety often starts by calming the gut — with stable blood sugar, better sleep, and real microbiome support (not TikTok trends).

If you’re done guessing and want to address the root, I built a resource that shows you where to start.

12/16/2025

If you’re doing all the right things — eating clean, taking the supplements, squeezing in workouts — but your body still feels off…
this might be the piece no one taught you to look at.

Your nervous system runs everything.
Hormones. Energy. Blood sugar. Digestion. Stress response.

Winter has a way of exposing it.
Cold mornings. Short days. Packed schedules. Long ski days that look “healthy” but leave you wiped.

And when your system is stuck in survival mode, no amount of meal prep, magnesium, or chasing fresh powder can convince your body it’s safe.

That’s when symptoms start stacking up:
• tired but wired after a full day on the mountain
• crashes that hit fast and hard
• sleep that feels fragile
• cravings, bloating, migraines
• hormones that feel chaotic no matter what you try

This isn’t a motivation problem.
It’s a regulation problem.

Chronic stress shifts how your brain communicates with your hormones and gut — especially during winter, when your body actually needs more support, not more pushing.

The good news?
Your nervous system is trainable.

Think slower mornings, warming meals, stable blood sugar, breathwork you can do in ski boots, and learning when to rest instead of grind. When your body feels safe, everything from energy to mood to hormones starts to regulate.

If you’re tired of doing everything “right” and still feeling off, I built a guide to help you support the systems that actually control stress and emotional regulation — even in winter.

12/11/2025

Ever feel like you’re doing everything right…
and your body still isn’t responding?

Yeah.
That’s usually your nervous system talking — not your willpower, not your hormones, not your mindset.

When your nervous system is stuck in survival mode, your body doesn’t care how clean you eat or how many supplements you take. It’s too busy trying to protect you.

That’s when you feel:
• overwhelmed by the smallest things
• “tired but wired” at night
• anxious for no reason
• reactive, overstimulated, on edge
• like your hormones are all over the place

And women in Salt Lake City, Park City, Utah County, even up in Boise or St. George tell me the same thing:
“I feel off… but my labs look normal.”

Exactly. Because labs don’t measure safety.
Your nervous system does.

If your body hasn’t felt safe in a long time, symptoms become your language — not your failure.

And the minute we start supporting the nervous system?
Everything else finally clicks into place.
✨ If this feels like you, grab the Hormones, Explained Guide from my website— it’s the first step to helping your body feel safe again.

12/09/2025

𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗱 𝗱𝗼 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗱𝗼):

1. I 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 do a 30-day shred
2. I 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 start working out everyday
3. I 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 cut out all sugar, all carbs, or all sweet treats

Here’s what I 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 do:

1. 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵: Willpower fades, life gets busy, and having someone in your corner with a plan (and perspective) is a game-changer.
2. 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: This impacts literally everything
3. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: Before adding extra workouts
4. 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 2–3x/week
5. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲

Health isn’t a January project. It’s a lifetime relationship.

I help women lose weight without losing their minds in the process. You already know where to find me.
Let’s make 2026 the year it clicks.

12/06/2025

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

Did you know that not eating enough can cause constipation? 💩

Chronically under-eating slows your entire digestive system down. When you don’t take in enough energy/calories, the gut becomes less of a priority, motility slows, and the muscles of the intestines literally contract less often. The result is stool that becomes dry, compact, and way harder to pass.

On top of that, under-eating almost always comes with low fiber and low overall carb intake, which means there’s not enough material to feed your gut bacteria or pull water into the stool.

I help women fix their nutrition to fix their gut, hormones, blood sugar, and nagging symptoms that doctors brush off. Website below.

12/05/2025

We all want a shortcut, a hack, an easy fix.

But your body isn't a machine... it's a relationship you have to actually show up for.

And when you 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯... when you stop forcing and start honoring what your body's been telling you for years... That's when things finally shift.

Healing isn’t a straight line. Sustainable weight loss isn’t just about the plan.
And long-term energy isn’t built by pushing through.

It's built through awareness.
Through respect.
Through a real, honest relationship with your body.

No more chasing quick fixes, no more burning yourself out, no more ignoring the signs your body gives you every day.

When you’re ready... let's put all the pieces together! Link in bio

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+16784774605

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http://www.rachelclairehhc.com/

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