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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!

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Tips for gaining and maintaining weight I went th

Tips for gaining and maintaining weight I went through ups and downs with my weight in the past and this is a regular concern for the clients in my practice as gut issues are often linked with unintended weight loss and difficulty gaining weight back.

1. Heal your gut. Even if you ignored the rest of the tips here, healing your gut is the most important and the most impactful because if you can't break down and then absorb macro and micro nutrients from your food, it doesn't matter what you eat and weight gain will continue to be a struggle.

2. Don't skip on macros - not the time to be low-fat low-carb, etc. Make sure you have fat, carbohydrates, and protein in your diet, daily.

3. Add in more calorie dense foods - healthy fats like olives, avocados, and nuts can bulk up your meals or round out a snack with more calories.

4. Eat more - sounds obvious and yet many people are under eating, especially women. If you're trying to gain back weight, you need to account for the extra nutrition you're needing.

5. Smaller meals more frequently - when gut issues are present, a big meal can quickly throw off the gut causing more symptoms and potentially more weight loss. This is a good time to have smaller meals more frequently.

6. Liquid nutrition/protein shakes - you don't get the fullness of eating a whole meal, but consuming liquid nutrition gives you the nutrients from a whole meal. Elemental Heal is my favorite nutrition product. I also have other protein powders that I like - @equipfoods (affiliate discount count "girlinhealing) and @lineageprovisions (affiliate discount code ALEXA10).

7. Strength training - not only will this make you stronger, more resilient, and healthier overall but adding muscle mass will support your weight gain goals.

‼️ If you're ready to take control of your gut issues and other factors that are contributing to unintended weight loss, my practice is now enrolling May-July healing program clients! Book your on-boarding call to get started or DM if you have any questions🥰

#selfhealer #guthealing #crohns #ulcerativecolitis #autoimmune #chronicillness #girlinhealing #ibd #youcanheal

It is possible to adapt your diet to one that is h

It is possible to adapt your diet to one that is health-promotive, in a sustainable way⬇️ Follow these four best practices to help you in this process!🫶

1. The all-or-nothing mentality is just a way to avoid getting started. Begin by zoning in on one meal, like breakfast, or replacing or improving a food group, like eating more sweet potatoes over gluten-filled bread or eating more protein at each meal.

2. Use short-cuts. Why not utilize ways to make this change easier, as long as it still supports your health goals?

3. Be prepared. Snacks at work, your car, and of course, at home.

4. Ingredient prep. Focusing on new recipes every week can be overwhelming

What do you find most challenging about sustainable diet changes? What's most helpful?

#chronicillness #guthealth #ibd #selfhealer #crohns #ulcerativecolitis #ibdnutritionist #girlinhealing

This e-book is a must-have resource for anyone wit

This e-book is a must-have resource for anyone with IBD! 🍵🥑🧀🍒🫚

Why?

This resource outlines three diets to follow, depending on where you are in your health - and they build on each other! These three seasons of health are named flaring, healing, and thriving.

If you're newly diagnosed, in a flare-up, or simply want a resource you can refer to, this e-book is for you (plus it contains sample meal plans, tips on food reintroductions, some favorite products and recipes, and more).

It's always available in my bio to purchase or simply DM me "e-book" and I'll send you the link 😊

#ibd #ulcerativecolitis #crohns #guthealing #chronicillness #ibdnutritionist #selfhealer

When you join forces with the thing you're suppose

When you join forces with the thing you're supposed to hate, some pretty fricken cool things happen, like getting healthier, happier, and hotter

signed from experience,
my self-healer community & me 🔥🌻

#youcanheal #guthealth #rootcausehealing #selfhealer #ibd #girlinhealing

Chronic illness, inflammation, IBD, etc. are not r

Chronic illness, inflammation, IBD, etc. are not resolved by food eliminations [ a l o n e ]

If a house is on 🔥, the firefighters come put it out. They have removed the thing that is fueling the damage. Now the house remains, but there is significant damage inside. Rebuilding, repairing, restructuring, and redecorating will all have to happen in order for the house to be livable.

This is just like our gut health!

So if you've done diet changes but find yourself frustrated that your safe food list is now the same *five* things or that you haven't gotten the ROI you believe you should have given all the hard work, it's because you're missing pieces of the gut healing puzzle. Without a strategy, removing foods at random will continue to feel frustrating.

👀 A comprehensive gut-healing strategy is what allowed my client to go from living on liquid nutrition to eating all food groups with minimal restrictions within three months. ‼️

If you're in a cycle of flareups and don't know what to do except restrict harder, book a call with me through the link in my bio or send me a DM for more info. Let's start a new chapter in your healing that addresses your whole body and provides tools and strategies and place that you can use long-term ☀️

The way that healing your gut is the literal KEYYY

The way that healing your gut is the literal KEYYYY!

healing your gut means

➡️ the anxiousness + stress about what to eat goes wayyy down
➡️ the anxiousness + stress over the painful and disruptive symptoms goes wayyy down
➡️ energy goes up, so more time for ANYTHING else but gut issues
➡️ the drive to be social, invest in yourself, follow passions, etc returns because you're not in survival mode and have space for other things
➡️ other issues tied to gut health improve: sleep, hormones, thyroid, skin, etc.

Ready to spend three months with me on your team addressing these very issues? Let's get your personalized journey started (1:1 spots now starting in May🌸) and book a brief on-boarding call in the coming weeks 🫶

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