I help moms suffering from years of gut issues, stress, and feeling tired to finally understand their symptoms, eat the foods they haven’t been able to eat in years, and feel as energetic as they did before having kids and busy careers
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so of course we need to discuss how this ties into our gut! The Gut-Brain-Mental Health Connection The gut and brain are connected through the “gut-brain axis”, a communication network that allows for the exchange of information between the two. Read more…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome I can just hear you saying, “Ah, but I already know my bowel is irritable, Amy, do I really need more awareness about this???” An irritable bowel is unpredictable, uncomfortable, and at times, can be downright embarrassing. So yes, you’re definitely already aware of Read more…
My toxic trait is Perfectionism. If I’m not doing it 110%, I’m not doing it sufficiently. And I have been this way for as long as I can remember. So you’re probably not surprised to hear that my doing it 110% is no different when Read more…
The year is drawing to a close and I’m finding that amidst the frenzy of consumerism, school parties, sick kids, wrapping of loose ends, and other attention thieves, a few moments of quiet reflection time is blissful. As my sick toddler naps feverishly with her Read more…
Halloween can be a time of excitement and anticipation for children, and outside of dressing in costume, one of the key highlights is often the delicious candy they collect while trick-or-treating. As parents, we may be entering into a controversial space here: should we let Read more…
Did you catch our article on the stress response and how being stuck in it all the time is a root driver of poor health? What we didn’t mention there was the role of the vagus nerve in this situation. This single nerve acts as a super highway, connecting the Read more…
What’s the single most significant root cause of symptoms and diagnoses that we see here in our FWT clientele? Without hesitation, our coaching team all agrees that it’s STRESS. While the human body is designed to weather episodic acute stress, we aren’t designed to be Read more…
Now that many of us are safely on the other side of the time change, we can enjoy the extra daylight hours a little more. And hopefully by now our circadian rhythms have also gotten with the program that our sleep-wake times have been shifted Read more…
Your body is made up of about 70% water. 70%! We lose water all the time and need to replenish it. But just because you’re drinking water doesn’t mean you’re automatically “hydrated.” Take this mini quiz to learn if you’re dehydrated… If you answered “yes” to Read more…
But fiber. That’s food for the gut microbiome. Fiber 101 We’ve all heard that we should get plenty of fiber from our diet every day to support heart health, healthy weight management, and gastrointestinal function. Despite these recommendations to eat a high-fiber diet, and many Read more…