My Anxiety Journey

Sun, 05 May 2024 19:59:20 +0000(AND MY DAILY NON-NEGOTIABLES TO KEEP FEEING MY BEST) 10 years ago, after graduating college, finishing my nutrition program and landing my dream job at as the nutrition coordinator for a functional medicine doctor’s office, I suddenly started experiencing significant anxiety. It wasn’t a feeling I had never experienced before. Initially I pawned it off … Continue reading My Anxiety Journey

Is Candida Ruining Your Mental Health?

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:46:26 +0000Candida Overgrowth and Its Impact on Brain Health  Click here to view my Live talk on this topic in my private Facebook group, Holistic Solutions For Mental Health and Wellness! Candida albicans, a yeast-like fungal organism naturally found in the human gut, plays a dual role within our body’s ecosystem. Under normal circumstances, it exists … Continue reading Is Candida Ruining Your Mental Health?

How Blood Sugar Affects Mental Health

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:43:14 +0000As I share in this video, blood sugar imbalance is a major trigger of mood issues, especially anxiety, depression, and focus problems. As of 2022, a whopping 50% of the US population has prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes… …not only is this alarming because of the impact diabetes has on obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and … Continue reading How Blood Sugar Affects Mental Health

The Cortisol-Anxiety Connection

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:44:03 +0000High AND low cortisol can cause anxiety  Cortisol is secreted by the adrenal glands and is important for: Setting the circadian rhythm – the day/night cycle that allows us to sleep at night and wake up in the morning Regulating our immune system Mobilizing energy, increasing your body’s glucose metabolism Responding to stressors Regulating blood … Continue reading The Cortisol-Anxiety Connection

Low Iron Is Commonly Connected to ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:29:52 +0000Iron is an essential mineral (ie: it must be obtained through diet) that is needed to manufacture hemaglobin, the oxygen-transporting component of red blood cells. Oxygen is needed to produce energy at the cellular level. It is also needed to manufacture key neurochemicals: Dopamine, norepinepherine, serotonin, acetylcholine, gaba. Low iron therefore = imbalanced neurochemistry = … Continue reading Low Iron Is Commonly Connected to ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression