Eat Well and Beyond

04/24/2026

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04/23/2026

04/20/2026

Motility of your gut!

04/18/2026

Sometimes we just kick the ball along and don't face it. But eventually it catches up, but help and support makes dealing with challenges easier. Lol

04/17/2026

Daughter is home from UNH with her US Marine boyfriend. They asked for this. Oh, it's happening. Lol. Hubs perfected skin on salmon on the grill. Just gotta season and game on!

04/17/2026

Social media is toxic to the nervous system. Make sure you're taking long breaks. Long breaks brings the frontal lobe back into a place of processing and clearing as well as creativity, growth and faith.

Social media is designed for addiction, hind brain, fight and flight response. Think about the last time it was used to highlight positive things? Probably locally and very few. Psychological manipulation is NOT always a shock, it's prolonged subtle abuse over long periods of time.

The fix? Long periods with zero social media with a highlight of sunlight, nature, COMPLETE quiet, and time with direct face to face contact with friends/fam! Try it. Nervous system will show you. ❤️❤️

Choose to connect online with things that bring you joy. Art, spiritual, pets, healthy recipes, love stories, strength stories! Let positive stories flood your algorithms because you searched. Work the system. Teehee.

04/15/2026

People ask me why I used certain labs. It's really individual, but one i don't compromise on is food intolerance. Most use a IgG testing but that's not accurate because IgG is a broad reaction that isn't specific enough to gut.

Through my research, IgA must be included to not miss other immune response. But even that wasn't good enough. It was still too broad. Immune complexes that attach are more accurate. IgA3 IgA4

It's like looking at lipids. Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides but never looking at lipoproteins a or b, crp, homocysteine, etc. Missing the bigger picture, giving false reads.

But labs are only one small part of the picture. Lifestyle, stress, sleep, hormone changes, exposures, gut health, medications, supplements, etc.

RFK Jr, this is what dietitians do plus so much more. We know what albumin, BUN, creatinine hemoglobin, ferrratin, A1C, glucose, cal protectin, potassium, magnesium, B12, Folate, vitamin D, blah blah actually mean in a holistic view of patients. No, it's not a supplement issue! It's not a meat issue. It's not a seed oil issue. It's holistic, knowledge of dietary, gastric, swallowing needs, disease state, age, medical, sooooo much more. It requires experts. Maybe make access affordable to all?

Medicaid in NH: no coverage for private practice. Medicare: diabetes and kidney disease outpatient constantly challenged. BMI over 30, only medically supervised (No coverage for private practice).

Private insurance covering literally all things. Definitely keep private if you can afford it.




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04/15/2026

Here's the difference between food allergy vs intolerance. First, testing for allergy looks for specific immediate immune reactions. This is why that skin test is important. Intolerance explores delayed immune responses. Intolerance is based on portion, frequency, gut terrain health and immune sensitivity. Intolerance isn't sensitive enough to pick up on standard skin prick, but it can cross over.

The delay response is annoying because it's hard to pin point especially if you are eating multiple things in a meal. Which one was it? Did I eat a similar food twice today? Did I do too much? Is it an additive? Gaahhh. Frustrating, right?

Throw in fungal and bacterial overgrowth and it becomes one big blur.

Common side effects of chronic "leaky gut" and food intolerance: fatigue, gut motility issues (constipation or loose), skin issues, joint pain, swelling, bloating, sharp pains, reflux, diagnosed "inflammation" upon scoping, gastritis, IBS, etc.

Interestingly, this actually effects more women than men due to hormonal changes. Still high in men especially those with dx celiac, crohn's, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, ulcers, low fiber variety intake, autoimmune.

TBI concussion, chronic high stress, multiple use of pharmaceuticals, multiple use of antibiotics, high use of NSAID for pain (ibuprofen), chronic anxiety untreated, and multiple trauma can also lead to food intolerance.

Individualized is key.

04/15/2026

As a nutrition scientist, I was trained to focus on what to eat, whether it was macros, micros, ratios, or amounts. That foundation still matters, but it is not the whole picture. We are learning more about how metabolism follows a daily rhythm, and how nutrition fits into that timing. Chrononutrimetabolism is what I call it.

There is a sequence to metabolism across the day. During the active, light phase, the body is prepared to receive and process food. Glucose handling is strongest earlier, with a gradual shift toward lipid and protein metabolism as the day progresses. At night, physiology moves into fasting, drawing from stored energy to sustain the body during rest. Health is connected to how we align eating patterns with circadian rhythms that are already built into physiology. Timing is such an essential part of biology. We are rhythmic beings.

I'm looking forward to presenting more on chrononutrimetabolism and other "rhythms" at the 9th Annual Lifestyle & Functional Medicine Conference this November in Dublin!

Image Credit: Doherty EN, Woodie LN. Circadian Timekeeping Through Nutritional and Metabolic Sensory Networks. Nutrients. 2026;18(7):1133. Published 2026 Mar 31. doi:10.3390/nu18071133.

04/14/2026

Who else loves their mashed avocado? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️
Healthy fats and fiber!! Nom

04/13/2026

Protein found in dairy, like casein and whey, are high on the food intolerance list. Unsure? Take it all the way out for two weeks then retry.

04/13/2026

Eggs are becoming a top food intolerance leading to immune responses. Easy test: don't eat them for two weeks. Then retry.