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Functional Nutrition Counselor vs. Dietitian vs. Functional Medicine Doctor: Who Should You See?

You’ve seen your doctor. Maybe a specialist or two. Your labs came back “normal,” and you’re still tired, bloated and foggy, wondering if this is just how it is now. It isn’t. And you’re not imagining it. You may simply be asking practitioners who are excellent at one job to do a different one. Functional […]

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Wearable Health Data Is Useful. But Your Body Gets the Final Say

Wearable health technology can tell us a lot these days. How long we slept. How much deep sleep we got. Our resting heart rate. Heart rate variability. How well we’ve recovered. How many steps we’ve taken. And so much more. And I can absolutely see the appeal. I like information. I use labs when they’re […]

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When Your Body Is Telling You Something Isn’t Right, Start Here

Something new shows up. A rash. A headache that keeps returning. Your digestion suddenly changes. You’re more tired than usual. You’re not sleeping as well. Something simply feels off. What’s the first question that comes to mind? Often, it’s some version of “What can I do to make this go away?” It’s an understandable question. […]

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I Used to Think Losing Weight Meant I Was Getting Healthier

For years, I had a pretty simple way of deciding whether I was getting healthier: if the number on the scale was going down, I was doing something right. I don’t think I was unusual in that. We’re taught to pay an incredible amount of attention to weight. We step on the scale, watch the […]

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Can We Stop Calling Everything “Root Cause”?

As a functional health practitioner, I’m going to say something that might sound strange coming from me: we need to stop calling everything “root cause.” The phrase is everywhere now. Supplements promise to address the root cause of symptoms. Diets and protocols are marketed as root-cause solutions. Practitioners order more comprehensive testing and call it […]

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The Wellness Industry Loves the 1%. Your Body Needs the 99%.

Red-light therapy. Wearables. Peptides. Supplement stacks that require their own kitchen cabinet. There’s always something new promising to help us sleep better, age slower, have more energy, balance our hormones, improve our metabolism, or finally feel like ourselves again. And some of these things may actually be useful. But here’s where I think the wellness […]

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Knowledge Isn’t Enough to Create Lasting Health

You know more than you used to. You understand that gut health matters, that symptoms are connected, that blood sugar affects cravings and energy and mood, that stress affects digestion, that food quality and sleep and inflammation all play a role. You’ve read the articles, saved the posts, listened to the podcasts, and genuinely tried […]

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You Don’t Need More Willpower to Get Healthy

You know that feeling when you tell yourself, “I just need to be more consistent?” More consistent with meals, supplements, workouts, sleep, water. More consistent with not eating the thing, buying the thing, forgetting the thing, or starting over again on Monday. And for a while, that thought sounds completely reasonable. Because consistency does matter. […]

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More Health Information Isn’t Creating Lasting Health

You probably have more health information than any generation of women before you. Podcasts saved. Screenshots in your camera roll. Supplement recommendations from a friend. A book on your nightstand. A few half-finished protocols. A folder of Instagram posts you swore you were going to come back to. And at least one note in your […]

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Hi! I'm Tiffany, child of the 80s, middle-age midwestern mom raised on fast food, garden hose water, and overindulging at the holidays. Now breaking habits and societal norms in favor of long-term health and vitality - and helping you do the same. I'm so glad you're here.