Tag: #functionalnutrition
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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…
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How Sleep (and the Right Foods) Can Help You With Autoimmune Disease

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP When you’re dealing with an autoimmune disease, sleep is a lifeline. Chronic sleep deprivation creates inflammation, disrupts immune function, and slows healing. On the other side, deep, restorative sleep can calm an overactive immune system, repair damaged tissues, and even help regulate the gut microbiome — all…
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What Supplements Should I Take for Autoimmune Thyroid?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune thyroid condition like Hashimoto’s or Graves’ disease, you might be wondering what supplements can help. Supplements can play an important role by addressing nutrient insufficiencies and deficiencies, reducing inflammation, and regulating the immune response. If the autoimmune condition is active,…
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Autoimmune Thyroid Healing Starts in the Kitchen: What to Eat & Why

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP You may be experiencing symptoms like feeling drained, foggy, and struggling with weight changes, hair loss, and inflammation. Maybe your doctor told you food has nothing to do with it, mine sure did. You may need medical intervention to get symptoms under control while you make changes, but…

