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Hi, I'm Alexa! I'm a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and writer supporting the IBD and autoimmune communities. My remote practice guides individuals through nutrition and lifestyle healing so they can be empowered in their health and not overruled by it!

The Complete Guide to Crohn's disease & Ulcerative Colitis: A Road Map to Long-Term Healing

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It's easy to spiral when you're having a bad day.

It's easy to spiral when you're having a bad day. or maybe today is the frustrating result of many bad days.

If you need to punch some pillows, scream, or cry, do that. Get it out.

Then — b r e a t h e. I love 4-7-8 and box breathing techniques 💨

Ask, what can I do just to feel better right now? For me, it would be a cup of tea with honey, get under my weighted blanket, turn on my red light, and watch a funny show or guided meditation, something to guide me back.

Then ask, what can I do now to help my situation?

💜 For one, you can choose to be the #1 teammate for your body.
💜 What foods and supplements are available to help you feel better?
💜 What friends or family get it who can send you an uplifting voice note?
💜 Is there something your doctor needs to know? If you have a coach or practitioner, lean on them for help as well.
💜 acknowledge, is there something you're doing or not doing that is keeping you in a frustrating cycle? It's not the blame game here, it's raw honesty. Healing requires that.

Sending you many good days ☀️ and the strength and support to get through the tough ones🌧️

She's the "crazy" patient It's just stressss it's

She's the "crazy" patient

It's just stressss it's just anxietyyyy

Here's an SSRI. Here's an NSAID. Here's an antacid.

No.

BELIEVE patients. REFER out. But END #medicalgaslighting

Self-healers: you are the ONLY one living in your body and you know it best. NEVER give up on yourself when you see, know, and feel something is wrong because a white coat told you there's nothing there.

🙌🏼🫶✌🏼

There are so many things you can do to support our

There are so many things you can do to support our body in a flareup. 🫶

Here are three high-level tips. For specifics, get a spot in my practice so we can roll out an individualized strategy to get through this!

First, dial in diet. I've mapped out my recommendations in my eating for IBD ebook, linked in bio! The focus is nutrient density, but also anti-inflammatory and soothing to the gut.

Next, use supplements intentionally. We're looking to sooth irritated tissue, seal a permeable gut, and target inflammation. As well as support the body and its functional roles like breaking down food, or giving a boost of any micro nutrients that may be needed.

Lastly, support that nervous system. Breath work multiple times a day is a great start. I use in Love 478 breathing and box breathing.

Have questions about healing and thriving through IBD and chronic illness? Book a call to secure a spot in my practice to be under my guidance and get specific recommendations. Let's heal together!

Fluoroquinolone injury, also called getting "floxe

Fluoroquinolone injury, also called getting "floxed," can cause debilitating and permanent damage in some people.

These antibiotics have multiple black box warnings (given to medications by the FDA to the most severe and life-threatening medications), and are advised by the FDA to not be used as a first line of offense.

Watch this live through to hear Talia's story of getting floxed. Not only was she not given informed consent. She was told this is a perfectly safe antibiotic. Four years later, while Talia is no longer on hospice, she's still dealing with the side effects. Talia just wants people to be aware of the potential side effects to make an informed decision before they take a fluoroquinolone.

Please go to the link in Talia's bio to sign the informed consent petition that would require an informed consent discussion every time a provider is recommending a fluoroquinolone. (Informed consent is supposed to be happening anytime a medication or procedure is being discussed).

Thank you so much for sharing your story, @finding_vulneraries . I'm so glad you continue to push forward. You and your healing will continue to be in my heart. #floxed #fluoroquinolones #fda #chronicillness #MCAS #informedconsent

Fairy gut godmother at your service 🧚 Comment

Fairy gut godmother at your service 🧚

Comment your questions about living with IBD or chronic conditions in general! 💬 🫶

#chronicillness #ibd #guthealth #girlinhealing #selfhealer #crohns #autoimmune

‼️ survival mode alert ‼️ It can be hard

‼️ survival mode alert ‼️

It can be hard to live in the moment when you're healthy and things are going well. The thought of feeling lethargic, frustrated, and not tolerating food again is just too exhausting to think about!

Can we control every aspect of our life and body? No.

Can we support ourselves greatly and stack the odds in our favor to feel good and stable? Yes. Not by chance, but with strategy and intentional choices every day.

How to do this? First, it's ensuring that we've laid the groundwork. Have we been intentional with healing our gut, stabilizing our immune system, and regulating our nervous system, after all of the survival mode we've been in?! The foundations are where it's at. Remember, other interventions will not last if these are not nurtured.

Do we have whole body tools in the toolbox via food, supplements/herbs, and lifestyle practices and routines to lean on and bounce back from hiccups more quickly?

Multifaceted health issues require multifaceted solutions. Nurturing m your whole body intention is key!

Do you struggle with fearing the future or relapsing? Are you living with instability in your body? Why? What's in the way of more predictability? share below and let's talk it out. #chronicillness #selfhealer #crohns #autoimmune #ulcerativecolitis #girlinhealing

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