Tag: #functionalnutrition
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Autoimmune Inflammation Explained: How to Calm Your Body’s Alarm System Naturally

Learn how to calm autoimmune inflammation naturally, understand your body’s alarm system, and use food, herbs, and lifestyle to restore immune balance.
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Daily Detox Done Right

Why Autoimmune Recovery Starts in Your Kitchen (Not a Doctor’s Office) By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Let me guess, you’ve been told that you don’t need to “detox,” because you have a liver. Right? That your liver is a filter that keeps you safe from whatever garbage you eat, breathe, or slather…
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What Triggered My Latest Autoimmune Flare (And How I Recovered Faster This Time)

All of a sudden, I realized I was going into an autoimmune flare. At first, I thought I was just reacting to a bug bite. My ear swelled up and turned red. It was painful to the touch. Then the lymph nodes under my ear and down my neck became sore and visibly swollen. I…
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How My Autoimmune Diagnosis Saved Me

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Most people don’t think of a diagnosis as a gift. But for me, my autoimmune diagnosis was the very thing that saved my life. I don’t mean that lightly. It didn’t feel like a blessing at first. I was SCARED. What do you mean I have an…
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Why You Don’t Feel Like Yourself, And What Colorful Food Has to Do With It

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you’ve been struggling with low energy, hormone craziness, chronic inflammation, or digestive issues that seems to have no clear cause, you’re not alone. Have you’ve tried cutting out gluten? Sugar? Dairy? Meat? Or even lectins, oxalates, …? AND… you still don’t know what to eat?! Maybe…
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What’s Love Got To Do With Healing From Autoimmune Disease?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP When we think of healing from autoimmune disease, we often picture strict elimination diets, specific supplements, and maybe a stack of functional lab results. All the things! And while food, herbs, and detective work all have their place (and trust me, I love digging in to get…
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Why Are You Afraid To Eat That?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Have you ever felt paralyzed in the grocery store? What can I eat? Is there anything left that won’t hurt me? Is this tomato in my hand going to hurt me, because they are a nightshade or have lectins? Is it okay to eat something with almonds,…
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What’s Bugging You? Could A “Bug” Be a Hidden Root of Autoimmune Disease

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Let’s have a real conversation—the kind we have over tea in the kitchen while chopping herbs or sprouting mung beans. Because if you’re living with an autoimmune thyroid condition, you’ve probably had LOADS of tests, tried ALL the diets, spent a TON on supplements, and still find…


