Audrey Christie, Naturopath

11/12/2025

This is not an overnight quick fix, but nutrition can have a huge impact on how your skin ages!

First, the must-have foundations:
✔️ Water (to hydrate the skin)
✔️ Protein (as a building block for collagen & elastin)
✔️ Fruits & Veg (for antioxidants to block free radical damage). This is for summer only -- so for us locally, in SE Texas, this time has almost passed.
✔️ Healthy Fats (to keep inflammation in check)

Then the targeted nutrient supplements:
✔️ Collagen (supports skin firmness and elasticity)
✔️ Antioxidants like curcumin, pomegranate, and green tea (support antioxidant defenses)
✔️ Omega-3s (support healthy inflammation & defenses against sun damage)

Here’s the thing:

If you jump to the supplements without first having the foundations of a skin-healthy diet in place, you won’t get the results you deserve.

11/11/2025

The main driver of unhealthy skin is 💥inflammation, which means a sustainable solution has to address this root cause.

We do that from the inside out, with things like:

✔️ Omega-3 Fats (essential fatty acids in fish, nuts, & seeds)

✔️ Sleep (disrupted sleep increases markers of inflammation)

✔️ Movement (exercise improves metabolic health to reduce inflammation)

✔️ Water (skin is approximately 64% water)

✔️ Colorful foods in season (antioxidants help to combat inflammation)

✔️ Probiotics (short term supporting the microbiome and gut-skin axis)

These are just a few examples of how I help clients combat breakouts, redness, rashes, and irritated skin. The best solution for your skin will be unique to you, and I’d love to help 🩷

11/10/2025

✨5 Facts About Skin Health Most Doctors Won’t Tell You✨

For clear and healthy skin, read this ( and don’t skip #3)!

1️⃣ Skin health is a reflection of gut health.
Breakouts, rashes, irritations, and redness are outward signs of inflammation, which often stems from the gut.

Tip: Support your gut AND skin with healthy fats!

2️⃣ Sugar accelerates skin aging.
Excess sugar triggers a process called glycation, where sugar binds to collagen proteins in the skin, leading to fine lines, wrinkles, and aging skin.

Tip: Limit sweets to occasional treats!

3️⃣ Diet can minimize sun damage.
Avoiding seed oils and increasing certain nutrients like beta-carotene and lycopene help protect against UV damage.

Tip: Avoid ultra-processed foods and enjoy eating the rainbow SEASONALLY

4️⃣ Sleep is needed for glowing skin.
During sleep, the body releases growth hormone and produces collagen to strengthen the skin, reduce fine lines, and minimize sagging or puffy skin.

Tip: It’s true that we all need our beauty sleep!

5️⃣ Chemicals in skincare products can seep into your bloodstream in 26 seconds after contact.
Chemicals that persist in the environment and in our bodies (meaning they never go away!) are called forever chemicals. Many of these are ingredients in skincare products from sunscreens to lipsticks to moisturizers to soaps.

Tip: Read labels and choose non-toxic products!

Okay, I know that’s a lot of information, and it really just scratches the surface, but the point is:

Chasing skin health with nothing more than expensive topical products and procedures is not doing anybody much less YOUR body any good. Skin health is truly a reflection of whole-body health.

11/06/2025

10/27/2025

TLDR or already an expert? Young or old focus for brain health focus on fat, gut health, and sleep.

For the rest of us let’s break this down 👇

1️⃣ 60% of the human brain is fat
Ever think about what happens to fats from your diet once you eat them? They become building blocks for things like cellular membranes, nerve cells, and brain matter! That means eating healthy fats is one of the best things you can do for your brain.

2️⃣Sleep removes toxins from the brain.
The brain actually has a self-cleansing mechanism that creates waves of fluid to clear metabolic waste. These waves are most active during sleep, so you can think of sleep as a form of detox for the brain.

3️⃣Gut microbes signal the brain and affect behavior.
The gut-brain axis is a two-way communication network between the gut and the brain that is largely influenced by the gut microbiome. Studies have even linked gut integrity and specific probiotics to stress and mood.

Is any of this making you think about the brain in a little different way?

Truth is that brain health is about so much more than memory. Brain health depends on our everyday habits and influences our overall health.

Want to learn more about how to optimize and boost your brain?

Be sure not to miss the new podcast on the Root Cause Revolution coming out tomorrow.

10/26/2025

10/26/2025

I don’t recommend my clients and patients eat fries daily - but even when you are having a treat 👉👉 quality matters.

Choose places like La Cruda Brand BBQ that cook their fries in beef tallow.

10/13/2025

What is Traditional Naturopathy + what can it help with?
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Naturopathy is a science-based system that uses natural methods to allow your body to heal itself.

No masking symptoms or putting duct tape over the check engine light.

The focus is on root cause analysis rather than diagnosis or symptoms, and it relies on natural means: diet, lifestyle, herbs, supplements, avoidance of chemicals, support for detoxification, and reduction and/or relief of stress instead of prescriptions and invasive therapies (I leave those to your conventional medical team).

It's beneficial and supportive for acute and chronic conditions, but is NOT intended for urgent or emergent care. We can work alongside your conventional medical team if needed.

Find out more in episode 321 of the Root Cause Revolution Podcast -- https://rootcauserevolutionpodcast.buzzsprout.com

10/10/2025

🤧 allergies are not normal - AND oatmeal is not a health food

Common but not normal. And luckily - easily fixed.

First stop - breakfast. You gottta stop with the oatmeal. It’s leaving you/your kiddo zinc depleted at best. Zinc is one of the primary levers for histamines.

Oatmeal is NOT a health food.

10/09/2025

Brain fog 😶‍🌫️ 🧠

About 50% of the folks I’ve worked with this week have complaints of brain fog. So I thought I’d share some of the most important nutrients to improve mental clarity:

1️⃣ Omega 3 Fatty Acids - from cold water fish. One of my FAVORITES is Barleans. This one can be a real challenge for people to get in their diet naturally bc many don’t like fish or don’t have access to quality seafood. Fatty acids are the building blocks for nerve cell membranes and important for cell-to-cell communication in the brain. Supplementing this can help even if you can’t change your nutrition currently.
Food sources: fish, nuts, & seeds

2️⃣B Vitamins
B vitamins act as cofactors for energy metabolism, and the brain needs a constant supply of energy to maintain function!
Food sources: eggs, meats, nuts. This one can be supplemented short term (methylated b vitamins only!) and support while making nutritional changes

3️⃣ Choline
Choline is a building block for acetylcholine, a key neurotransmitter related to memory and brain function.
Food sources: egg yolks & liver

4️⃣Polyphenols
These colorful compounds in plant foods protect brain cells from oxidative stress and damage.
Food sources: berries, chocolate, & green leafy vegetables

5️⃣ Probiotics
Probiotics influence brain health through the gut-brain axis, benefiting mood and memory.
Food sources: yogurt, kefir, & kombucha (if you supplement - short term only!)

If you aren’t eating food sources of these nutrients every day, or if you are and still aren’t clearing the fog 👉supplementation is an option. Make sure your purchase from a trusted source (not Amazon 👀) and let me know if you have questions 💕