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Hello Palate was founded on the principles of connection, care, and community, with a focus on bio-individual nutritional needs and a shared collective goal that good health is attainable for everyone. At HP, the body's innate intelligence works in tandem with nutritional science to nourish clients with sustainable, joyful, and healthy practices that contribute to overall wellness. With more than

20 years in nutritional therapy, it seems I have been destined to support people’s health. As a practitioner, I’m on a mission to return to the wisdom of connecting our food to nature and nature to food, with a holistic lens of supporting bio-individuality. As a functional nutritional therapist, my training and guidance are rooted in evidence-based therapeutic practices. Nutritional therapy considers the entire individual rather than just their symptoms in isolation. HP views wellness in terms of physical, mental, and spiritual balance - all of which contribute to the individual's state of health. Whether the need is to revitalize your digestion or address specific health concerns, Hello Palate supports you to reclaim your health. Corporate Consulting
HP will create, produce, and present wellness guidelines for a healthier more efficient workplace, create content, recipes for your products, and produce online learning segments.

04/14/2026

Testing 1, 2, 3… curlers in, cortisol up, and another midlife mystery to solve: why are so many women waking at 3am?

There is a pattern I see often in midlife that doesn’t get talked about enough.

You wake between 2–3am, heart racing, fully alert. The next day feels flat …low energy, off appetite, cravings that don’t quite make sense. Nothing in your diet looks extreme, yet something is clearly off.

I was recently listening to Sims discuss this with , emphasizing how front-loading calories earlier in the day—and avoiding large late-evening intake—can improve sleep efficiency and reduce fragmentation. Just as critical: eating enough. Low energy availability, especially earlier in the day, is associated with more awakenings, shorter sleep, and impaired recovery.

This mirrors what I see in practice. One perimenopausal client came in with this exact pattern—undereating through the day, then relying on evening intake. Her circadian rhythm had shifted later, and her cortisol pattern reflected it. We didn’t overhaul everything; we adjusted timing and rebuilt her morning appetite:
• small amounts of food in the morning
• progressing to a protein-based breakfast
• anchoring lunch
• moving to a lighter, earlier dinner
As her intake aligned with her physiology, her sleep consolidated and the early wake-ups resolved.
This is the foundation of circadian fasting—eating in sync with light-driven biological rhythms, earlier in the day, and allowing the body to rest overnight. It’s not restriction; it’s alignment.

I expand on this in my recent article on eating with the sun. Linkinbio

Have you noticed your sleep change depending on when you eat?
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04/09/2026

Let’s talk wearables: Apple Watch, Oura, WHOOP. Are they actually helping you, or just becoming really expensive collection devices for numbers on a screen?
I’ve seen both sides, through my clients and in my own experience wearing WHOOP for the past year. It gave me something valuable: patterns. I could see how my sleep, strain, and recovery connected over time. But the real shift didn’t happen in the data. It happened in what I actually did with it… and more importantly, who I had around me while I was doing it.
Because here’s what I’ve learned: wearables can create a false sense of connection. They check in on you, give you feedback, even “coach” you—but they don’t replace real support. They don’t sit with you, guide you, or help you navigate change in a way that feels human.
For me, the real behavior change didn’t come from my dashboard. It came from my kitchen—and from not doing it alone. Even practitioners work with coaches and for sure I’m so grateful that I get to partner with them.

The days I cooked more, shared meals, had conversations, and stayed consistent with simple habits were the days everything else started to move—sleep improved, energy stabilized, recovery followed. Not because I hit a perfect score, but because I was supported in the process of actually living it.
That’s the part we overlook.
Wearables can show you patterns—but they can’t build behavior, and they can’t replace human connection.
And often, the habit that moves the needle most isn’t more data.
It’s cooking, sharing, and being supported while you do it.

Tell me your experience if you have been wearing a device or thinking about getting one….

04/03/2026

Spring asks us to adjust in real time.

The days get longer, routines shift, holiday gatherings fill the calendar, and the way we want to eat starts to change too. That’s why so much nutrition advice misses the mark. It gives you rules, but not rhythm.

This SUNDAY morning in the HelloPalate NEWSLETTER we’re exploring a different approach: eating with the sun and defining the role and impact chrononutrition may have in our daily life and healthspan.

Inside, I take you into circadian fasting and how aligning your meals with your natural rhythm may support digestion, energy, and weight management. I also including a seasonal spring recipe and a savory breakfast ideas to help you break your fast in a way that feels grounding, satisfying, and more in tune with nature.

A gentle nudge in adjusting habits to seasonal shifts:

Make your sleep rituals a non - negotiable
Eat enough food to sleep through the night
Most people wake due to low calorie intake.

Get your sunglasses off, use the morning sunlight to adjust your bodies internal clock.

Set your bodies rhythm and break fast - yes that is simply eating a little food to regulate hormones and not drive cortisol levels up.

Practice self care in our overly productive schedules. That may look like getting off your desk, stretching for 5 mins, journaling, choose your self care adventure and let it be a non negotiable to avoid burnout and immune response
Most people are not ready to rush in a spring detox. Build good habits, support your body and then work with a reputable practitioner.

03/08/2026

Most nutrition advice focuses on personal choice.
But one scientist spent decades proving that our food system shapes our health far more than we realize.

For Women’s History Month, I’m spotlighting Dr. Marion Nestle, one of the most influential voices in nutrition and food policy.
Her research helped expose how food companies, policy, and marketing shape what ends up on our plates.
Nestle’s work shifted the conversation from:
“Why aren’t people making better choices?”
to
“What kind of food environment are we creating?”
Because improving public health isn’t only about willpower, it’s about the systems influencing what we eat every day.

If you’re interested in how food policy shapes health, her work is essential reading.
Learn more:�https://www.foodpolitics.com

Scarpetta is how you know a meal worked.That’s exactly what my coaching supports:Learning how to cook in a way that meet...
01/11/2026

Scarpetta is how you know a meal worked.
That’s exactly what my coaching supports:
Learning how to cook in a way that meets your health needs and makes you want to eat it again tomorrow.
This isn’t just a gift to yourself.
It’s a gift to your family, your table, and your future.
If you want details on coaching packages and duration, comment “taste” below and I’ll send you the information.

Make food you enjoy, with habits that last, and don’t leave the sauce behind.

Ok it’s officially the first Monday in January. I am blending together a cup of FAITH, a mixture of COURAGE and a flowi...
01/05/2026

Ok it’s officially the first Monday in January.
I am blending together a cup of FAITH, a mixture of COURAGE and a flowing jug of CURIOSITY into a recipe of daily practices. Will you join me in a lively, inspired life, and the secret to staying young at heart?!

What would you add to this recipe?

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