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LARP Studio Certified health/nutritional coach. Certified in NLP, CBT, REBT, HYPNO, Yoga & Nutritional Psychiatry

01/13/2026

📉Your office is costing you 30% productivity. Aromatherapy could fix it in minutes!

Research from the University of Maryland shows employees exposed to essential oils experienced a 30% increase in productivity and 20% decrease in stress. Companies like Google have seen employee satisfaction jump 20% since introducing aromatherapy workspaces. The National Institute for Health Research found that essential oils reduce stress by up to 30%, while typing errors dropped 54% when rooms were scented with lemon.

💗Best oils for cleansing air and boosting focus:
🍋Lemon: Stimulates memory and mental alertness. Japanese research showed 54% fewer typing errors when lemon was diffused. Uplifts mood and promotes clarity.

✅Peppermint: Increases alertness and cognitive performance. Cuts through mental fatigue like a breath of fresh air for your brain. Improves concentration on demanding tasks.

đŸȘŽRosemary: Enhances memory retention and concentration. Studies show improved test scores after inhaling rosemary oil.

🍃Eucalyptus: Stimulates alertness and prevents lethargy. More effective than caffeine for some, without side effects. Purifies air naturally.

👃Why this works: Your sense of smell connects directly to the brain’s limbic system, which controls emotions, memory, and focus. When you inhale essential oils, aromatic molecules travel instantly to brain centers that regulate alertness, calm an overactive mind, and reduce mental fatigue.
Implementation: Add ultrasonic diffusers to conference rooms and break areas. Use 10 drops per 100ml water. For entire offices, add 10-20 drops to ventilation filters. Create custom blends: peppermint + rosemary for focus, lemon + eucalyptus for energy.

♚Investing in aromatherapy shows employees their wellbeing matters while boosting your bottom line through increased productivity and reduced turnover.

📚Sources:
https://vorecol.com/blogs/blog-the-impact-of-workplace-aromatherapy-on-employee-interactions-and-team-dynamics-196745

https://volantaroma.com/blogs/recipes/aromatherapy-at-work

01/11/2026

Your genes determine which diet works for YOUR body. One-size-fits-all nutrition is failing you.

Research shows not everyone responds the same way to one diet. Your genetic variations in protein, fat, fiber, and carbohydrate metabolism determine which dietary pattern optimizes YOUR health.

✅APOE-Δ4 carriers (northern ancestry): Mediterranean diet reduces Alzheimer’s in APOE-Δ3 carriers but NOT APOE-Δ4. APOE-Δ4 carriers have higher LDL and negative alcohol response. Hunter-gatherer diet with aerobic exercise makes most sense.

✅Mediterranean ancestry: Greater adherence to Mediterranean diet lowers oxidized LDL in MTHFR 677 variants. TCF7L2 variants show lower fasting glucose on Mediterranean diet.

✅Northern ancestry (Nordic): Lower folate requirements (MTHFR), higher omega-3 needs (FADS2), lactose tolerance (LCT), higher choline needs (PEMT), sensitivity to high carbs (TCF7L2).

✅East Asian ancestry: ALDH2 variant for rice adaptation, ADD1 for salt intake, FTO for fried foods, TCF7L2 for white rice regarding hypertension and diabetes risk.

✅Plant-based optimal genotypes: BCMO1 wild type, MTHFR 677/1298 homozygous, FADS2 wild-type, FUT2 homozygous, PEMT wild type, PON1 heterozygous/homozygous, 9p21 heterozygous/homozygous. Must address choline, B12, and omega-3 deficiencies.

✅9p21 gene: Affects all ethnicities. Cardiovascular disease risk modified by diet high in raw vegetables and fruits across all populations.

The Mediterranean diet works better for Mediterranean Basin populations than other regions. Your ancestry matters. Your genes load the gun, your diet pulls the trigger.

This is precision nutrition through genetic testing.

📚Sources:
https://www.nutritiongenome.com/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6290293/

Harvard Business Review just published 7 strategies to improve employee wellbeing. They missed the most important one: f...
01/08/2026

Harvard Business Review just published 7 strategies to improve employee wellbeing. They missed the most important one: feed your employees’ brains.

As a nutritional psychiatry health coach, I work with burned-out employees whose companies invest in wellness programs while stocking break rooms with processed snacks that destroy mental health. Research shows workers with unhealthy diets are 66% more likely to experience productivity loss, while those who rarely eat fruits and vegetables are 93% more likely to be unproductive.
Here’s what matters: 95% of serotonin is produced in your gut, not your brain. Processed foods trigger neuroinflammation that travels directly to the brain through the vagus nerve, causing anxiety, depression, and brain fog that no amount of PTO can fix.
The mind-gut-earth connection means chronic workplace stress depletes gut bacteria that produce neurotransmitters. Your stressed employees can’t absorb nutrients, creating a cycle where poor nutrition worsens stress, which damages the gut, which worsens mental health.
**The solution: provide free organic fruits and vegetables in every break room.**
Google saw 20% productivity increases. Companies stocking healthy snacks report 25% higher energy levels and lower healthcare costs.
Organic matters because pesticides disrupt the gut microbiome. Provide berries rich in polyphenols that reduce neuroinflammation, leafy greens with folate for neurotransmitters, and nuts containing omega-3s for brain health.
Stop putting vending machines full of poison in your office and wondering why everyone’s burned out.
📚Sources:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6909496/

https://www.benefitsandpensionsmonitor.com/benefits/wellbeing/healthy-eating-increases-productivity-lowers-health-costs/384764

https://hbr.org/2021/10/7-strategies-to-improve-your-employees-health-and-well-being

You’ve tried therapy. You’ve tried medication. But has anyone looked at what you’re actually feeding your brain?Most men...
01/08/2026

You’ve tried therapy. You’ve tried medication. But has anyone looked at what you’re actually feeding your brain?
Most mental health professionals are missing the biggest piece of the puzzle: your gut is producing 90% of your serotonin, and if you’re eating foods that destroy your microbiome, no amount of talk therapy will fix your anxiety and depression.
Here are the top 3 reasons you need a health coach specializing in nutritional psychiatry:

1. We connect your symptoms to root causes, not just manage them.
That brain fog, insomnia, anxiety, and mood swings aren’t character flaws or “just stress.” They’re likely nutrient deficiencies, blood sugar dysregulation, intestinal permeability, or heavy metal toxicity. I help you identify what’s actually broken so we can fix it at the source instead of masking symptoms forever.

2. We address the mind-gut-earth connection that conventional psychiatry ignores.
Chronic stress destroys your microbiome. Your inflamed gut sends danger signals directly to your brain through the vagus nerve. Your depleted soil means your food lacks the zinc, magnesium, and B vitamins your neurotransmitters desperately need. I help you understand how gluten triggers neuroinflammation, how butyrate-producing bacteria regulate your mood, and how to break the vicious cycle keeping you stuck.

3. We create personalized protocols and give you accountability that actually works.
Your genes, your microbiome, your stress levels, your toxic load—they’re all unique. Generic advice fails because it ignores your biochemical individuality. I build nutrition strategies based on YOUR body, then walk beside you with the support and accountability you need to make lasting change. You don’t need another diagnosis. You need someone who translates the science into action you can take today.
If you’re tired of being told your anxiety is “just anxiety” or your depression is “treatment-resistant,” it’s time to look at what’s happening in your gut, your bloodstream, and your mitochondria.
Ready to address the root cause of your mental health struggles? Visit www.jameysinardi.com to learn more about working with me.

Your anxiety isn’t just in your head. It might be heavy metals hijacking your brain.I work with clients struggling with ...
01/06/2026

Your anxiety isn’t just in your head. It might be heavy metals hijacking your brain.

I work with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, and brain fog who’ve tried everything, only to discover their symptoms trace back to heavy metal toxicity disrupting their neurotransmitters. Mercury blocks GABA production while overstimulating glutamate and dopamine, creating that wired-but-tired feeling. Lead and cadmium disrupt serotonin pathways, manifesting as depression and mood swings. Arsenic damages the hippocampus, impairing memory and triggering anxiety disorders.

Here’s what most people don’t know: rice is loaded with arsenic. Brown rice contains 217 ÎŒg/kg versus 131 ÎŒg/kg in white rice. One in four rice samples exceeds FDA limits. Dark chocolate contains cadmium and lead. Leafy greens accumulate cadmium. Large fish like tuna concentrate mercury. If your home was built before 1987, your water likely contains lead.

The mind-gut-earth connection is critical here. Heavy metals generate oxidative stress that damages your gut lining, increasing intestinal permeability. This allows bacterial endotoxins into your bloodstream, triggering neuroinflammation that feeds back to your brain through the vagus nerve, worsening anxiety and depression. Meanwhile, these metals deplete the very nutrients—zinc, magnesium, B vitamins—that your brain needs to produce calming neurotransmitters.

Cilantro Protocol (2-week cycles):
Fresh cilantro: 1/4 cup daily blended into smoothies

Chlorella: 3-5 grams daily with cilantro to bind mobilized metals

Cycle: 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off, repeat quarterly

Additional support: fiber 10+ grams daily, NAC 500mg twice daily for glutathione, vitamin C 2 grams daily, selenium for mercury protection, bentonite clay between meals.

Start slowly. Switch to California-grown white basmati rice or substitute quinoa with 3x less contamination.

📚 Sources:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1402715/full
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8588955/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7663342/

Low estrogen doesn’t just affect your mood and hot flashes, it’s silently destroying your gut microbiome and triggering ...
01/05/2026

Low estrogen doesn’t just affect your mood and hot flashes, it’s silently destroying your gut microbiome and triggering a cascade of inflammation that feeds back to your brain.
Your microbiome regulates estrogen through the estrobolome, a collection of gut bacteria carrying genes that encode beta-glucuronidase enzymes. These enzymes deconjugate estrogens into their active forms, allowing them to bind estrogen receptors throughout your body. When estrogen levels drop during perimenopause or menopause, gut microbiome diversity collapses. Low estrogen decreases beneficial bacteria like Lactobacillus and Faecalibacterium while increasing inflammatory species.
This triggers a domino effect: decreased GLP-1 secretion means weakened intestinal barrier function, elevated hexa-LPS index showing lipopolysaccharide leaking into your bloodstream, increased mucus degradation leaving your gut lining vulnerable, elevated hydrogen sulfide from sulfate-reducing bacteria causing brain fog and bloating, and chronic neuroinflammation affecting mood and sleep.
The mind-gut-earth connection becomes a vicious cycle. Low estrogen disrupts your microbiome, which then produces less beta-glucuronidase, further lowering circulating estrogen. Meanwhile, stress depletes the beneficial bacteria you need while LPS triggers systemic inflammation that feeds back to your brain through the vagus nerve, worsening anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction.
Fix this by supporting the estrobolome: eat 30+ grams of diverse fiber daily to boost butyrate-producing bacteria, add fermented foods like kimchi and kefir, include phytoestrogens from flaxseeds and organic soy, supplement with probiotics containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains, support GLP-1 with resistant starch from cooked and cooled potatoes.
📚Sources:
https://www.maturitas.org/article/S0378-5122(17)30650-3/fulltext
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9276867/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9610230/

01/04/2026

When we talk about your performance in the workplace, especially as a woman who is trying to establish themself within an executive position, and can often be neglected.

Yet it is one of the most important things to support you, in being a physically and emotionally, strong performance based team player!

A lack of vitamin D can cause schizophrenia, and for women a lack of folic acid can cause disruptions
 So what does this mean for somebody that’s burning the candle at both ends, and some in the middle?

Proper meal planning and knowing how to get nutrition density in your body throughout the day is vital to a healthy mind, and healthy performance.

Lack of sleep can disrupt cellular methylation that can lead to gene, mutations creating chronic diseases alone.

Imagine neglecting the body of the vital minerals it needs to perform the tasks to make you a top performer?

Breakthrough the noise of false advertising and misinformation.

Consulting with a health coach to not only boost your performance but your career!When we talk about your performance in the workplace, especially as a woman who is trying to establish themself within an executive position, nutrition and health can often be neglected.

Yet it is one of the most important things to support you, in being a mentally physically and emotionally, strong performance based team player!

A lack of vitamin D can cause schizophrenia, and for women a lack of folic acid can cause hormonal disruptions
 So what does this mean for somebody that’s burning the candle at both ends, and some in the middle?

Proper meal planning and knowing how to get nutrition density in your body throughout the day is vital to a healthy mind, and healthy performance.

Lack of sleep can disrupt cellular methylation that can lead to gene, mutations creating chronic diseases alone.

Imagine neglecting the body of the vital minerals it needs to perform the tasks to make you a top performer?

Breakthrough the noise of false advertising and misinformation.

Consulting with a health coach to not only boost your performance but your career!

Ellagic acid is one of the most powerful compounds for supporting estrogen metabolism, and your gut bacteria determine w...
01/02/2026

Ellagic acid is one of the most powerful compounds for supporting estrogen metabolism, and your gut bacteria determine whether you can actually use it.
Ellagic acid is a polyphenol found in many foods that your gut microbiota metabolizes into urolithins, bioactive compounds with estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity.
Urolithins A and B act as estrogen receptor alpha agonists, meaning they can bind to estrogen receptors and produce estrogen-like effects when your own estrogen is low. This makes ellagic acid-rich foods critical for women in perimenopause and menopause.
Here’s the catch: only 25-80% of people can produce urolithin A, the most beneficial metabolite. Your gut bacteria, specifically Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and Gordonibacter species, must be present to convert ellagic acid into bioavailable urolithins. Without these bacteria, you’re in “Phenotype 0” and won’t get the benefits.
Best food sources of ellagic acid:
Wild strawberries (highest), raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cranberries, cloudberries, boysenberries, pomegranate and pomegranate juice, walnuts, pecans, chestnuts, almonds, pistachios, muscadine grapes, red grapes, peaches, green tea, red wine, single malt whisky.
Support your gut bacteria with fiber-rich foods, fermented foods like kefir and kimchi, and probiotic supplements containing Bifidobacterium strains. Eat ellagic acid-rich foods daily: add a handful of berries to breakfast, snack on walnuts, drink pomegranate juice, or enjoy green tea. Your microbiome will thank you, and your estrogen receptors will too.
📚Sources:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.800990/full
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf0527403
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10873453/

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12/31/2025

Your microbiome is literally running your metabolism, and functional stool testing proves it.

When we measure functional capacity markers like short-chain fatty acids, beta-glucuronidase, hydrogen sulfide production, protein breakdown, and ammonia, we’re getting a direct readout of what your gut bacteria are doing right now. These markers control everything from your energy levels to your brain function.

Short-chain fatty acids, especially butyrate, are the gold standard of gut health. Butyrate-producing bacteria like Faecalibacterium and Roseburia fuel your colon cells, reduce inflammation, regulate blood sugar, and communicate directly with your brain through the gut-brain axis. Low SCFAs mean your microbiome isn’t fermenting enough fiber, and research shows decreased butyrate is linked to diabetes, obesity, IBD, and depression.

High hydrogen sulfide signals sulfate-reducing bacteria are dominating, which correlates with diarrhea, brain fog, and bloating with that rotten egg smell. Elevated ammonia and poor protein breakdown indicate dysbiosis and inadequate digestive capacity. Your gut can’t process what you’re eating.

The mind-gut-earth connection is undeniable here. Chronic stress depletes butyrate-producing bacteria and increases inflammatory species. Your stressed mind alters your microbiome composition, which then feeds back to your brain causing more anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. When your earth element, your digestive foundation, weakens, the entire system collapses.

Fix this: eat 30+ grams of fiber daily from diverse plant sources. Resistant starch from cooked and cooled potatoes boosts butyrate production. Add fermented foods. Reduce sulfur-rich foods if H2S is elevated. Support stomach acid and digestive enzymes for protein breakdown.

📚Sources:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10180739/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9722381/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32865024/

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Not all folate is created equal, and if you have the MTHFR gene mutation, taking folic acid could be silently harming yo...
12/31/2025

Not all folate is created equal, and if you have the MTHFR gene mutation, taking folic acid could be silently harming you.
Let me break down the confusion: Folate is the natural form found in food. Folic acid is the synthetic version added to supplements and fortified foods. Methylfolate (5-MTHF) is the active form your body actually uses.
Here’s the problem: your body must convert folic acid into methylfolate using the MTHFR enzyme. About 40% of people carry the MTHFR C677T mutation, which reduces enzyme activity by 30-70%. If you have this mutation, folic acid piles up as unmetabolized folic acid (UMFA) in your bloodstream instead of converting properly.
UMFA is toxic. Research links it to reduced natural killer cell function, increased cancer risk, cognitive impairment, depression, bipolar disorder, masked B12 deficiency, organ fibrosis, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Approximately 40% of older adults have detectable UMFA circulating after fasting.
If you have MTHFR mutations, skip folic acid entirely. Choose methylfolate supplements that bypass the broken enzyme. Better yet, get folate from food where it’s already in bioavailable forms.
Best food sources: dark leafy greens like spinach (263 mcg per cup cooked), asparagus, Brussels sprouts, lentils (180 mcg per half cup), chickpeas, beef liver (215 mcg per 3 oz), avocado, citrus fruits, and sprouted legumes. Sprouting legumes for 4 days converts nearly all folate to methylfolate naturally.
Always cook vegetables lightly or eat raw. Boiling destroys folate.

📚Sources:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11930790/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10648405/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20573790/

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I will NEVER stop learning!And you shouldn’t eitherthere are so many great resources online where you can find out how t...
12/30/2025

I will NEVER stop learning!
And you shouldn’t either
there are so many great resources online where you can find out how to be able to live a healthy lifestyle without the misinformation that’s out there

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