Ellie Kempton Lifestyle Architect

Ellie Kempton Lifestyle Architect Ellie Kempton, MS, RDN, is a functional medicine dietitian and founder of EKLA.

She provides bespoke care for high-performing women through 1:1 architecture, mentorship, and strategic partnerships. Simply Nourished revives the traditional concept that real food can provide potent medicine and preventative healthcare. Ellie’s programs elevate the sweet simplicity of the choices that promote growth, transformation and empowerment by balancing the conflicting needs and expectations of a modern lifestyle. Simply Nourished provides clarity amidst the confusion with reliable resources and educated advice. From personal counseling to group mentorship, Ellie is dedicated to planting seeds of nourishment and celebrating the decisions that grow resilient habits for life. In a nutshell:
Simply: Without ambiguity
Nourished: promoting growth



Who would benefit from Simply Nourished? Anyone who craves guidance for the following diets and/or lifestyles:

• Gluten Free
• Paleo
• SCD/GAPS
• Blood sugar stability
• Food allergies
• Food intolerances
• Inflammatory Conditions (Crohn’s, IBD, IBS, diverticulitis etc)
• Clean, healthy, and balanced living

11/24/2025

There comes a point when you know your body is asking for a reset.

Not a cleanse, not a challenge, but a real physiological recalibration.

Most of the fatigue, bloating, and brain fog I see traces back to a gut that has been holding more stress than support.

The Reboot inside The Vitality Architecture Journal is where we rebuild that foundation.

Winter begins with the gut. You get a clear sequence that restores motility, lowers inflammation, strengthens the gut lining, and brings your nervous system out of constant alert.

This is where your body gets to reset its baseline so energy, focus, and digestion can steady again.

Explore The Reboot inside The Vitality Architecture Journal and let your system recover with clarity, not chaos. Link in bio.

11/21/2025

Most people think eating well demands more time, more planning, more discipline.

It doesn’t. Your body needs structure, not complexity.

The Kitchen is a section of The Vitality Architecture Journal where I turn functional nutrition into meals you can live with. Every recipe is built to support blood sugar stability, digestion, hormone balance, and steady energy.

What I prepared for you are meals that regulate glucose, support microbial balance, calm inflammation, and keep your energy predictable across the day.

If eating has felt confusing or overwhelming, The Kitchen returns you to clarity.

Meet the recipes that match your biology. Explore The Journal in my bio.

11/19/2025

Most women collect wellness products without knowing which ones their biology can trust.

The Curation inside The Vitality Architecture Journal ends that cycle. This is where I organize the tools that support your cells, your hormones, your nervous system and your energy curve in the season you are in.

Every category has a purpose.
• Inner Alchemy: supports cellular repair and mineral balance.
• Gentle Mornings: uses light and hydration to regulate cortisol.
• Radiance with Reach: restores the skin through internal equilibrium.
• Adaptogenic Alchemy: stabilizes stress and rebuilds focus.
• Twilight Pause: guides the body into deep evening recovery.
• Living by Design: gives you the essentials that help your day flow with rhythm and intention.

Nothing is trendy. Everything is tested.

Explore The Curation inside The Vitality Architecture Journal and feel what clarity does for your wellness. Link in bio.

Your digestion performs best when your day has structure. Not rigidity, but rhythm.Most women experience bloating or aft...
11/18/2025

Your digestion performs best when your day has structure. Not rigidity, but rhythm.

Most women experience bloating or afternoon crashes simply because meals land at times the gut is not prepared to process.

When timing is predictable, the body stabilizes cortisol, clears each digestive phase fully, and protects the energy needed for cognitive work.

Precision Meal Timing Architecture is one of the systems I use in practice to support metabolic clarity.

It is less about perfect meals and more about aligning with the digestive capacity your body already knows how to follow.

When your timing is steady, hunger becomes predictable, meals lift your energy, and digestion feels efficient instead of effortful.

If you want a deeper look into the rituals and frameworks I use to support metabolic and nervous system steadiness, take a peek inside The Journal. Link in bio.

11/14/2025

You wake up dysregulated.

Cortisol flooding before your feet touch the floor. Scattered by 10am. Wired at night but exhausted all day.

Your nervous system isn't broken. It's operating exactly as designed in an ecosystem that never taught it how to regulate.

The Ritual is where that changes.

This is the section of The Journal that gives your day nervous system architecture. Not more to do. The scaffolding that actually holds you.

Morning activations that downregulate stress. Midday recalibrations that interrupt urgency. Evening wind-downs that signal safety so rest becomes possible.

This isn't another wellness routine. This is nervous system literacy translated into repeatable rhythm. Evidence-based. Simple. Relentless in its precision.

I'm walking beside you in every step.

The Journal is live. Link in bio.

11/12/2025

I’ve lived it firsthand: the fatigue no supplement fixes, the sleep that doesn’t restore, the feeling of running on empty even when you’re doing everything “right.”

I know what it’s like to be capable and high-performing but powered by stress hormones instead of real energy. When your biology is stuck in survival mode, no supplement or planner can pull you out.

You need a rhythm. One that rewires your system, not another routine to manage it.

That’s what inspired me to built The Vitality Architecture Journal.

A curation of clarity + calm, energy + digestion, and focus + inspiration that fits into your life. Into your new rhythm.

For the seasons when your body feels out of sync, The Journal is where you rebuild balance, reconnect with your biology, and remember what real vitality feels like.

The Vitality Architecture Journal is here.
Link in bio to join.

The first ever edition of The Vitality Architecture Journal is here.I’ve been quietly building this for months — every w...
11/11/2025

The first ever edition of The Vitality Architecture Journal is here.

I’ve been quietly building this for months — every word, recipe, and ritual designed to bring your body back into rhythm.

The Journal is a seasonal digital experience that connects functional science to the way you actually live. It’s a living system that evolves with your biology and the season you’re in, replacing burnout with balance and discipline with ease.

Inside, you’ll find:
• The Ritual — daily practices that restore calm and steady energy
• The Curation — vetted products that simplify and elevate wellness
• The Kitchen — effortless, functional recipes for real nourishment
• The Reboot — evidence-based seasonal resets for deep restoration
• The Inspiration — distilled wisdom to help you grow without overwhelm

This is my heart, my work, and my invitation for you to begin again — with rhythm that feels human.

Your next season of vitality starts today.

Explore The Vitality Architecture Journal through the link in bio. 🔗

10/31/2025

For years I’ve been searching for a way to bring you into the real architecture of my life, not just the principles but the lived rituals that sustain it.

Every season, I test and refine my own protocols for energy, metabolism, and nervous system regulation. I curate my favorite recipes and products for vitality through each season.

Until now, there hasn’t been a way to share it in full. So I built one.

On November 11, I’m launching The Vitality Architecture Journal, a living, seasonal guide that merges functional medicine with design and daily rhythm. Think evidence translated into beauty and behavior.

Each edition includes:
• The Ritual: daily practices that regulate the nervous system and support steady energy across the day.
• The Curation: my vetted product selections including supplementation, wearables, and targeted formulations.
• The Kitchen: seasonal recipes designed to stabilize blood sugar, support mitochondria, and simplify nourishment.
• The Reboot: quarterly science-backed protocols that restore metabolic flexibility and resilience.
• The Inspiration: research, reflections, and resources that refine how you think about vitality and leadership.

Each quarter brings new data-driven insights, recipes, and rituals to help you align your biology with the season.

If you want early access and updates, use the link in our bio to join the list. I can’t wait for you to experience this next evolution of Vitality Architecture.

The autumn season increases autophagy, the process that clears damaged cells and optimizes mitochondrial function.Reduce...
10/27/2025

The autumn season increases autophagy, the process that clears damaged cells and optimizes mitochondrial function.

Reduced daylight raises melatonin and shifts cortisol timing, signaling the body to slow external output and increase internal repair.

Ignoring this transition forces the nervous system to stay in sympathetic dominance. The result is anxiety, poor sleep quality, and erratic blood sugar control.

The nervous system interprets seasonal change as safe only when the body experiences consistent physiological feedback. Rapid nasal breathwork with raised arms activates the diaphragm and vagus nerve, improving heart rate variability and rebalancing autonomic tone.

Grounding foods such as roots and tubers supply resistant starch and minerals that stabilize insulin sensitivity and support adrenal recovery. These inputs reduce the metabolic friction that drives seasonal fatigue.

Courage in autumn is not emotional endurance. It is the body’s capacity to adapt efficiently to environmental shifts.

Wellness was never meant to feel like noise.Yet here we are—drowning in trends, quick fixes, and advice that leaves us m...
10/23/2025

Wellness was never meant to feel like noise.
Yet here we are—drowning in trends, quick fixes, and advice that leaves us more confused than connected.

The Vitality Architecture Journal was built to be the antidote.
Launching November 11, it’s a seasonal digital experience designed to slow the spin, clear the clutter, and guide you back to a rhythm with your body that feels like home.

Sign up for updates at the link in bio. Your new season of clarity begins soon.

I can’t wait to see you there. 🤍

Most of us are eating in a pattern that fights our physiology instead of supporting it.Metabolism is governed by circadi...
10/08/2025

Most of us are eating in a pattern that fights our physiology instead of supporting it.

Metabolism is governed by circadian biology. Cortisol, insulin, stomach acid, and digestive enzymes all follow timed hormonal peaks that dictate how food is processed.

When your meals are out of sync with that rhythm, nutrient absorption drops, blood sugar fluctuates, and energy regulation weakens.

Morning is when fat metabolism is most efficient because cortisol and mitochondrial activity are high. Midday digestion reaches its peak, allowing for better protein breakdown and amino acid utilization. By the evening, as cortisol and glucose naturally fall, carbohydrates help restore glycogen, stabilize serotonin, and signal safety to the nervous system before sleep.

Aligning meals with these natural rhythms restores metabolic flexibility.

Your hunger will become predictable, your energy stabilizes, and your recovery deepens. You stop managing symptoms and start leading your biology.

10/03/2025

This is something I remind women inside The Magic: the habits that feel frustrating or “dysfunctional” are often the very lifeboats that kept you safe.

The nervous system writes those codes in early, through your experiences, and it protects them at all costs.

Which means 90% of the patterns running your life aren’t choices you made consciously; they’re strategies your body created to make sure you survived.

So when we do this work together, it isn’t about shaming patterns. It’s about understanding them, honoring them, and then deciding which ones still serve and which ones it’s time to release.

Because when you stop fighting your patterns and start listening to them, you finally gain the power to change them. ✨

Which pattern in your life feels less like a choice and more like protection?

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Simply Nourished revives the traditional concept that real food can provide potent medicine and preventative healthcare. Ellie’s programs elevate the sweet simplicity of the choices that promote growth, transformation and empowerment by balancing the conflicting needs and expectations of a modern lifestyle. Simply Nourished provides clarity amidst the confusion with reliable resources and educated advice. From personal counseling to group mentorship, Ellie is dedicated to planting seeds of nourishment and celebrating the decisions that grow resilient habits for life. In a nutshell: Simply: Without ambiguity Nourished: promoting growth Who would benefit from Simply Nourished? Anyone who craves guidance for the following diets and/or lifestyles: • Gluten Free • Paleo • SCD/GAPS • Blood sugar stability • Food allergies • Food intolerances • Inflammatory Conditions (Crohn’s, IBD, IBS, diverticulitis etc) • Clean, healthy, and balanced living