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When is it OK to splurge on your gut-healing diet? A nutritionist’s guide

When is it OK to splurge on your gut-healing diet? A nutritionist’s guide

by Alexa | Jun 23, 2025 | IBD, Living with chronic conditions

So you’re following certain eating guidelines to heal your gut and reduce uncomfortable symptoms like bloat, urgency, gas,and more. You’re wondering, “When is it OK for me to indulge in a food that may or may not trigger me?” I got you. Maybe you’re on vacation and...
5 ways you could be self-sabotaging your own healing

5 ways you could be self-sabotaging your own healing

by Alexa | Jan 22, 2025 | IBD, Living with chronic conditions

Preventing yourself from healing through autoimmunity and chronic illness might sound like something you’d never do. However, this happens more than you know. It could even be happening right now. Yes, it’s true. And I’m here to gently lift the veil,...
Why you feel unsafe on the chronic illness journey and how to restore trust in yourself

Why you feel unsafe on the chronic illness journey and how to restore trust in yourself

by Alexa | Dec 19, 2024 | Living with chronic conditions

Have you been on a health journey with Crohn’s, UC, or another chronic diagnosis and resonate with feeling unsafe, unstable, and unpredictable in your own body? It’s less of a common theme and more of a ‘given’ that someone with long-standing...

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!

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Summer is the B E S T and I'd be so sad if you can Summer is the B E S T and I'd be so sad if you can't enjoy it to the fullest. Idk about you, but I love all-day beach days, floating in the pool with an iced coffee, snacking on fruit salad all day and grilling steaks at night, early morning walks to catch the sunrise, and even a sweet treat or two 🍨 Without a predictable gut and enough energy, these things aren't nearly as doable. Your summer fate is being decided right N O W. If you started eating right for your state of IBD health, taking the supplement protocol that supports your digestive and microbiome needs, and started building the self-healer routines that IBD thrivers are doing, your July and August will look quiteeeee differently compared to if you do... n o t h i n g 😕 ☀️ To celebrate my birthday with you and kick off summer, sign up for my one-month gut-healing intensive: the Self-Healer Starter Package for 32% off thru Sunday 6/7 only! Use code "BIRTHDAY" to redeem at the link in my bio! Returning clients also get 32% off the Maintenance Program ☀️ DM me "MAINTENANCE" for the 🔗 It's healed girl (and guy) summerrrrr💛👙🍉
There's nothing like doing the opposite of misguid There's nothing like doing the opposite of misguided nutrition principles to get your health right 😎 As an NTP and someone who has healed through a whole-body wellness lens, many outdated nutrition concepts that miss the mark are still widely popular and wildly misguiding those who really need the right information. In partnership with @ntatraining In my gut health x chronic illness practice (and what I live and breathe daily myself), I focus on principles that directly counter many of those misguided principles, such as: 🍜 nutrient density and quality over calorie counting 🧈 including fats from whole foods vs excluding out of fear (as well as not fearing any macronutrient) ⏰ changes that are centered on long-term gains, not temporary relief You can learn more about this approach through a free webinar offered by the NTA: https://www.nutritionaltherapy.com/webinars/ntp
Will never get over this client transformation 🔥🔥 Will never get over this client transformation 🔥🔥 My client started as someone who was scheduling her life around her out-of-control IBD — from needing to nap regularly, stuck on a short list of "safe" foods, brain fog, and visiting the bathroom way more than what's normal, and in three short months she become someone who didn't need naps, expanded her diet to tolerate all of the whole foods, was clear-minded and alert, can now understand what her body is saying (symptoms aren't random — now they make sense!), and she is in the driver's seat of her health. Transformations like this are what's possible when we take a: 🥩 personalized strategy (no cookie cutter here) 🥩 with ample support built in to keep it sustainable 🥩 with the goals of long-term results in mind (this is no quick fix, were in it for the long haul). If you're *so done* living life dictated by your unruly bowels, low energy, and super-restricted diet, comment or DM, "HEAL" to book your free Gut Health Strategy Session today! 🔥
This might feel like a FAR away goal but I'm telli This might feel like a FAR away goal but I'm telling you it's 1000% in the realm of possibilities for you. IBD isn't a life sentence of torture (I know it can feel like that). In reality, IBD needs us to change what we've been doing and live life a different way. After all, what was going on when IBD got diagnosed will not be what gets you healing it! So, if you're ready to have a morning routine other than being frustrated with your digestion, comment or DM "HEAL." Let's get your Gut Health Strategy Session booked and kickstart your healing! 👋
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Now you know some of my biggest fears 🤯 Can you r Now you know some of my biggest fears 🤯 Can you relate to these??
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