A Living Balance

A Living Balance You'll find tasty, healthy recipes and health posts to help you stay looking and feeling vibrant

It's my desire to use this page to teach, encourage and offer ideas and direction to anyone who is interested in learning how to use food as medicine and how the body can heal itself when given the right tools. This is a place where healing and delicious recipes will be posted that I hope you'll enjoy! It will also be a place for me to share with you links, ideas, and people that I hope will guide you to understanding your body better and how to navigate the often over-whelming and confusing maize of healing ourselves within the current western medicine system. I would like nothing more than for people to post their ideas and questions so that we can all learn!

Hot flashes that hijack your day.⁣Night sweats that steal your sleep.⁣Brain fog that makes you question yourself.⁣Weight...
03/02/2026

Hot flashes that hijack your day.⁣
Night sweats that steal your sleep.⁣
Brain fog that makes you question yourself.⁣
Weight gain that doesn’t respond to what used to work.⁣
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These aren’t character flaws. They’re hormonal shifts.⁣
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For many women in peri and post-menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) can be a powerful tool — not a last resort.⁣
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Reasons to consider it:⁣
• Severe hot flashes and night sweats⁣
• Insomnia and mood swings⁣
• Vaginal dryness or painful intimacy⁣
• Rapid bone loss or osteopenia⁣
• Cognitive changes that feel frightening⁣
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Estrogen impacts your brain, bones, heart, metabolism, and connective tissue. When it drops, your whole system feels it.⁣
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HRT is not for everyone. And it’s not something to start blindly. It requires thoughtful screening, understanding your risks, and individualized dosing.⁣
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But fear-based decisions help no one. Informed decisions change everything.⁣
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If you’ve been told to “just deal with it”, you deserve better.⁣
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Watch my video: Pulling The Curtain Back On Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) II and learn what most women are never told. Link is in my bio.⁣
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02/28/2026

Here’s how we turn lab results into real-life action. It’s no longer just information. We weave your personal information and history into something useful-creating an action health and longevity plan for you.
All you need to do to get started is book an Introductory Call. The link to get started with an introductory call is in my bio.
P.S. I also offer labs at prices very similar to Function. If you just need a few markers checked and not the whole shebang, this might be a perfect way to go.

What every woman should know about menopausal anxiety:⁣⁣It’s not “just stress.”⁣It’s not you being dramatic.⁣And it’s de...
02/27/2026

What every woman should know about menopausal anxiety:⁣
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It’s not “just stress.”⁣
It’s not you being dramatic.⁣
And it’s definitely not a personality flaw.⁣
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As estrogen and progesterone fluctuate in peri- and post-menopause, your brain chemistry shifts too. These hormones influence serotonin, GABA, and cortisol — the very systems that regulate mood and your stress response.⁣
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So when you feel:⁣
• Heart racing for no clear reason⁣
• Waking at 3 am with a sense of dread⁣
• Irritability that feels unlike you⁣
• A constant undercurrent of unease⁣
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That’s not a weakness. That’s biology.⁣
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But here’s the part most women are never told: you don’t have to white-knuckle your way through it.⁣
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Nervous system support, blood sugar stability, thyroid optimization, gut health, and strategic hormone decisions (including informed conversations about HRT) can dramatically shift anxiety patterns.⁣
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Peri & Menopausal anxiety is common.⁣
But it is not something you have to accept as your new normal.⁣
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If you’re feeling anxious and don’t recognize yourself anymore, let’s look at the root causes together.⁣
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Book a complimentary call with me to review your symptoms, labs, and next best steps so you can feel steady, clear, and in control again. Link in bio.⁣
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Here’s the truth most women are never told about their lab work:⁣⁣“In range” does not mean optimal.⁣And it definitely do...
02/26/2026

Here’s the truth most women are never told about their lab work:⁣
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“In range” does not mean optimal.⁣
And it definitely doesn’t mean you’re fine.⁣
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If you’re exhausted, gaining weight, losing sleep, dealing with brain fog or mood swings — your body is talking. The problem is, conventional lab interpretation is only designed to rule out disease.⁣
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It’s not designed to catch dysfunction early.⁣
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High triglycerides with “normal” glucose? That’s often insulin resistance brewing.⁣
Low ferritin but technically not anemic? That can still leave you drained.⁣
Vitamin D low with elevated hs-CRP? Your body is inflamed even if no one calls it that.⁣
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Individual markers in isolation don’t tell the story. Patterns do.⁣
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When I review labs, I’m not asking, “Is this disease?”⁣
I’m asking, “Why is her body compensating like this?”⁣
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That’s the difference between being dismissed and being deeply understood.⁣
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You deserve answers before things escalate.⁣
You deserve someone who connects the dots.⁣
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Book a complimentary call with me to finally understand what your numbers are really saying, and let’s create a plan that supports your hormones, metabolism, and long-term health.⁣
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Or put LABS in the comments and we’ll reach out to you. It’s that easy.⁣
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Most women (and men) don’t realize their gallbladder can be struggling — even when digestion feels totally fine. ⁣⁣⁣⁣For...
02/24/2026

Most women (and men) don’t realize their gallbladder can be struggling — even when digestion feels totally fine. ⁣⁣
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For years, I thought bile was mostly about digestion and maybe dry skin.⁣⁣
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Most of us don't think about our gallbladder or the bile that's it stores much. Maybe when there’s sharp pain on our right side or we find ourselves sprinting to the bathroom after eating a fatty meal are we aware of it.⁣⁣
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But poor bile production AND flow affects way more than digestion.⁣⁣
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It impacts hormones, mineral balance, and even your immune system.⁣⁣
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Here are some non-digestive signs your gallbladder may be struggling:⁣⁣
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PMS or estrogen dominance⁣⁣
Joint pain or stiffness⁣⁣
Itchy skin or rashes⁣⁣
Fatigue after meals⁣⁣
Trouble absorbing vitamins A, D, E, K⁣⁣
Histamine reactions to ‘clean’ foods⁣⁣
Low Mineral status (due to higher oxalates)⁣⁣
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Let's talk about Hormones, Estrogen & Bile:⁣⁣
Bile is one of the primary ways your body clears estrogen. Bile is produced in the liver -- stored in the gallbladder, dumped into the upper GI tract and if all goes well, is eliminated when we p**p, along with estrogens and toxins.⁣⁣
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When bile becomes thick, sluggish, or low, estrogen doesn’t leave — it recirculates, contributing to estrogen dominance symptoms when we're still cycling. BUT here’s the part that often gets missed as we move into perimenopause and menopause.⁣⁣
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Estrogen plays a vital role in our body’s ability to produce choline which is the backbone of bile.⁣⁣
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As estrogen declines during perimenopause and menopause, choline production can drop right along with it. That means bile production and flow often take a hit at the exact stage of life when we need efficient detox and hormone clearance the most.⁣⁣
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This is why many women see things quietly nosedive in menopause:⁣⁣
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* more hormone symptoms⁣⁣
* more inflammation⁣⁣
* more histamine issues⁣⁣
* more “mystery” reactions⁣⁣
* more headaches⁣⁣
* SIBO⁣⁣
* Low Vitamin D⁣⁣
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One of the most powerful things you can do in menopause and beyond is this: lift 💪⁣⁣Not endless cardio.⁣Real resistance....
02/23/2026

One of the most powerful things you can do in menopause and beyond is this: lift 💪⁣
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Not endless cardio.⁣
Real resistance. 🏋️‍♀️⁣
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When estrogen declines, bone loss accelerates. That’s biology. ⁣
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But here’s what most women are never told: bone is living tissue 🦴 It responds to stress. ⁣
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When you challenge it with strength training, you stimulate bone-building cells to lay down new tissue. Translation? You can slow bone loss and even improve density.⁣
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Strength training also improves balance, muscle mass, and stability, which dramatically lowers your risk of falls and fractures. And fractures after 50 are not minor events. They change lives.⁣
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Midlife is not too late. It’s strategic. This is the decade to train for the next three or four!🔥⁣
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If you’re worried about osteoporosis, unsure how to start lifting safely, or confused about what your labs mean, you don’t need to figure this out alone 🤍⁣
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Watch my video: Know your osteoporosis risks and how to prevent them — link in my bio.⁣
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