One thing that’s come up regularly throughout quarantine is clients waking up tired even though they slept for a good 8-9 hours.⁠ They have to peel themselves out of bed in the morning and it takes longer than usual to feel ready to take on the day.A cup of coffee might do the trick, but relying on outside stimulation to get our energy levels up isn’t getting to the root of why you’re feeling so sluggish in the first place.Let’s explore:What happens... more

Part of holistic wellness is understanding that everything in the body is connected. Hormone balance affects many other areas of your health, and when this delicate balance is thrown off for some reason, your body’s way of telling you can be through energy issues, digestive troubles, insomnia, infertility, and more.My approach to health focuses on getting to the root of the problem with culinary nutrition. For getting hormones back in balance, seed cycling can a powerful way to... more

Think about the last time you ate. Most likely, you were eating at your desk, or while watching TV, or scrolling through your phone. Maybe you often eat as you’re running out the door to work, or you forgot to eat all while running from one meeting to the next so you inhale an entire day’s worth of food when you get home.How does it feel when you eat that way? Did you get a chance to actually taste your food? Enjoy its presentation, its aroma, its texture? Did you chew?... more

Hormones are the chemical messengers of your body and major players in your health. They essentially tell your body what to do and when, and have a lot of say in how everything from your fertility, sleep, sex drive, metabolism, mental health, energy, and more play out.It’s safe to say that if your hormones are out of whack — and for those assigned female at birth (AFAB), it’s a delicate balance — you’ll feel it in places that may not seem related at all.The body is... more

We all know that our world is set up to serve the patriarchy, but many of us don’t realize how deep it goes. We live by the circadian rhythm, attempting to perform at the same level day in and day out until the end of time. But menstruators have a second clock that needs attention, too. It’s called the infradian rhythm. An infradian rhythm is technically any cycle that lasts longer than 24 hours. In this case, we’re talking about the menstrual... more