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Happy Halloween! 🎃👻 This is how I felt when

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻

This is how I felt when I checked-in for my 3pm colonoscopy last month! If you’ve had an afternoon colonoscopy, you get it!🫣

Have you ever had an afternoon colonoscopy?

If you haven’t, do everything in your power to get scheduled in the morning because afternoon colonoscopies are rough!

My Gastro doc needed to get me in quickly, which is why I didn’t have much of a choice…but hey, at least I arrived looking like Beetlejuice!😂👻

Can you relate? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Halloween!👻🎃 Which slide is your favo

Happy Halloween!👻🎃

Which slide is your favorite?🦇

Let me know in the comments below!💜

Steer clear of health coaches, functional medicine

Steer clear of health coaches, functional medicine doctors, chiropractors, holistic practitioners, and naturopaths who claim they can:

🚫 Balance your hormones
🚫 Get to the “root cause” of your disease
🚫 Sells several supplements
🚫 Tells you to buy organic

What you should know:

✅ If you feel that you may have a hormonal issue, see an Endocrinologist. Hormones are incredibly complex and charlatans who claim they can “balance” your hormones are lying to you.

🚩Many charlatans claim they can get to the “root cause” of complex diseases. They are lying to you.

🚩Charlatans often try to sell you several supplements by claiming supplements will improve your health or medical condition.

🚩Charlatans may claim that organic fruits and vegetables are better than non-organic. There are negligible differences between the two.

For years I was desperate to heal from debilitating Crohn’s disease symptoms and believed that functional medicine practitioners could get to the “root cause” of my disease. I never got better and wasted a ton of money in the process.💸

I also wasted so much money on supplements recommended by naturopaths, functional medicine doctors, and chiropractors. These supplements did little to nothing to improve my disease. 💸

I used to only buy organic foods and would avoid perfectly nutritious, healthy, local fruits and vegetables because they weren’t “organic.” 💔

What do you think should be added to the spooky charlatan checklist? Let me know below!👻

You don’t need to start a “detox protocol” t

You don’t need to start a “detox protocol” tomorrow! Or ever.

Detox protocols, cleanses, supplements, and diets are all a scam pushed by health coaches, functional nutritionists, gym bros, holistic nutritionists, and even some MDs.🫣

Facts⬇️

✅Your body “detoxes” itself.

✅Your organs work together to get rid of waste created by cells.

✅Carbon dioxide waste travels in the blood to the lungs, which is then exchanged for oxygen.

✅The liver pulls waste out of the bloodstream.

✅The liver processes this waste to either your digestive tract or sends to the kidneys for urine disposal.

✅Your blood is continuously purified throughout the day thanks to your kidneys.

The best part? This is all 100% natural. Your body does this for you. For free.

What isn’t 100% natural? Detox supplements, protocols, diets and cleanses that cost 💸 and may make you sick.

Empower yourself, unfollow anyone who recommends detox protocols. Your mental health and wallet will thank you. 😮‍💨

Have you ever been tempted to go on a detox protocol or been told you need to detox? Let me know ⬇️

If you suffer from autoimmune disease, stay far aw

If you suffer from autoimmune disease, stay far away from the Medical Medium. 🚩🚩

The Medical Medium preys on the insecurities and fears of autoimmune patients. He claims he has answers that your doctor does not. Many of us fall into this trap because we are scared and feel unheard by the medical community. Many of us may feel like our doctors don’t listen to us. However, if you experience this, don’t hire the Medical Medium or charlatans who preach his message.

Instead, fire your current doctor and find one who does listen to you. There are plenty of caring doctors out there who care about your quality of life. I personally have fired a few gastroenterologists and primary care docs who just wouldn’t listen to me.

As autoimmune patients, it’s important we feel heard. However, the Medical Medium doesn’t “hear” you, he extorts your fears and makes false healing promises. 😭 It’s already hard enough suffering from an autoimmune disease, the last thing we need are charlatans making false promises which may cause us to suffer irreversible damage due to progression of disease.

Here are some 🐂💩 protocols by Medical Medium:
❌ Liver rescue smoothie
❌ Healing broth
❌ Heavy metal detox smoothie
❌ Cleanses

Facts:
✅ Your liver does not need rescuing, it’s a highly vascular organ that “rescues” itself
✅ Broth may contain minerals and amino acids but does not contain magical “healing” properties
✅ Heavy metal detoxes are scams-if you think you may suffer from heavy metal poisoning, see an MD to get proper testing
✅ Your body “cleanses” or “detoxes” itself thanks to your liver and kidneys

If you are trying any of the Medical Medium protocols and are experiencing an exacerbation of disease symptoms, it is NOT your body detoxing. It may be your disease progressing. We, as an autoimmune community, need to stand up to this madness. In desperation to heal from debilitating Crohn’s Disease symptoms I fell for lies like these and almost died in 2010.💔

What are your thoughts? Let me know below⬇️

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I feel like I just got slapped in the face by my d

I feel like I just got slapped in the face by my disease.

After 3 years of remission, my disease symptoms have erupted, reminding me that IBD is part of my everyday life.

During my three years of remission, I still experienced occasional joint pain, fatigue, and skin issues as I got closer to my biologic injection time, but at least I didn’t have bowel issues. Until now.💔

My current flare game plan is to apply the best evidence-based information we have on nutrition and Crohn’s Disease and see if that will help relieve my symptoms. I work closely with a nutrition PhD who understands the pathophysiology of IBD and stays up to date on the most current research, so will implement what he recommends.

I’ll continue to take my biologic medication and start prioritizing sleep. I also need to recognize that I need to give myself a freaking break and stop stressing so much! 🥺

I’m continuing with my nutritional sciences/dietetics classes and will find a way to work through disease symptoms. I refuse to put my schooling on hold because I have developed a true love for nutrition science and am passionate to get my RD credential so I can work with IBD/autoimmune patients in a clinical setting.

For those of you suffering from a flare-up, hang in there. Having an autoimmune disease is rough, but we’ll get through it together.💜
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Crohn’s disease came out of nowhere and slapped

Crohn’s disease came out of nowhere and slapped me in the face in 2006. I was scared, lonely, depressed and overwhelmed.💔

It’s taken many things from me, but I’ve gained many things in the process. My diagnosis ended my career as an intelligence officer, but by doing that, put me on the nutrition path.

By desperately believing the 🐂💩 of the wellness and holistic health community (even becoming an IIN health coach in 2011), I’ve been able to learn the pseudoscience they “teach” and have experienced first-hand the harm that comes from the lies “taught” by the alternative wellness space.

When I chose to embark on the “natural healing” route, IBD taught me how vicious it can be when ignored. I learned this the hard way when I believed the late David Klein when he told me that his fruitarian diet had a 99.9% cure rate for IBD. I knew better, I knew it sounded too good to be true, but I was desperate for healing and relief. 😭

Two weeks later, I was almost dead. It wasn’t just the fruitarian diet that almost killed me, but the fruitarian diet was the catalyst.

I didn’t want to be on biologics, I didn’t want to be on conventional medication, so I believed the lies of the wellness community that these drugs were toxic and would kill me.🫠

When, in fact, it was the nutrition lies and wellness fads of the holistic health and wellness community that almost killed me.🚩🚩

Fast-forward to today…

Now, after three years of being in remission largely because of my biologic medication, my disease has decided to make a grand entrance yet again. 💔 I felt overwhelmed and scared. I wondered how the hell I was going to get my kids on the bus in the mornings and to hockey practice in the afternoons, and how I was going to manage my clinical rotations in August. Uncertainty hit me like a ton of bricks and I immediately got the “Oh sh**, here I am again” feeling.

But then I took a deep breath and realized this is just a season, and I’m going to have to adjust accordingly. I realized that I will be okay, I just have to adjust my lifestyle and nutrition for the current flare.

It truly is one day at a time.💜

Let’s talk! Tell me more about yourself and your story ⬇️!!

The wellness community says artificial flavors are

The wellness community says artificial flavors are “fake” and “unhealthy” yet considers “natural” flavors healthy. This is nothing but fear-mongering so take comfort in knowing that the flavoring in your latte is okay! 😮‍💨

Here are the facts on natural vs artificial flavors⬇️

🍎Natural flavors are NOT SAFER than artificial flavors.

🍏Natural flavors are NOT BETTER in quality than artificial flavors.

🍎Artificial flavors may be better for the environment.

I love vanilla lattes, so let’s use vanilla flavorings as an example. 😋

Your body will recognize “natural” vanillin extracted from vanilla beans and “artificial” vanillin the same because the chemical composition of the two is identical. 🤯

The flavor chemists that make these flavorings taste-test them all the time. It’s both a science and an art for them, and they love their jobs.

Contrary to what the wellness community is trying to tell you, these scientists are not trying to poison you with “toxins.” 🙅🏻‍♀️

Because flavored lattes may be high in sugar, I ask the barista to use half the amount of flavored syrup when making my latte. This will cut the sugar content in half. 🥳

So, for a normal grande Starbucks vanilla latte, the sugar content decreases from 28 g to 14 g.

Remember that the flavorings themselves, whether they are “natural” or “artificial” aren’t an issue and do not make a beverage unhealthy.

So please, enjoy your flavored latte. It’s not “toxic” or “dangerous.”

What’s your favorite coffee or latte flavor?! Let me know ⬇️

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Carbohydrates are important!💥📢 Do not liste

Carbohydrates are important!💥📢

Do not listen to nutrition charlatans, health coaches, nutrition coaches, and zealots who tell you to avoid carbohydrates.

Facts on Carbs⬇️

🍏 They are one of three (recognized) energy sources that our body uses as fuel.

🍎 Glucose from carbs is an important fuel source for many body functions and are also important for the functioning of body tissues.

🍏 You do not need to “eliminate” carbohydrates to lose weight.

Nutrient-dense sources of carbohydrates:
🍓 Fruit
🫘 Legumes
🥕 Vegetables
🍞 Whole Grains
🥛 Milk

It’s important to note that there is a difference between nutrient-dense carbohydrates and refined added-sugars in beverages, etc. For example, 300 calories of a sugar-filled latte is not equivalent to 300 calories of whole-grain bread.

I’m definitely not implying that you need to eliminate refined-sugars, just be mindful of your overall daily consumption. 🙌🏼

What’s your favorite carbohydrate sources? Let me know ⬇️

I’d be dead if I lived by the popular wellness q

I’d be dead if I lived by the popular wellness quote “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

Sadly, in 2010, I almost died from a severe Crohn’s flare because I believed that food and lifestyle alone were powerful enough to cure my disease.💔

When, in reality, the only thing that saved me from death was medical intervention.

For many of us who suffer from autoimmune disease, diet and lifestyle may not be enough. Many times, evidence-based treatments are needed to help stop the progression of disease.

It’s important to remember that though certain foods may have medicinal properties, these foods are not a replacement for medication. 💯

Many of us have serious complex illnesses that require medication. And that’s OK. We *can* focus on healthy diet and lifestyle changes in addition to being on medication, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. 💜

Do not believe the lies the wellness community tells you when they try and manipulate you into feeling like a failure because you’re on medication. These gross and manipulating tactics show how little they actually know about disease pathophysiology, nutrition, etc. Run far, far away from charlatans who promote this toxic and sometimes deadly message.🚩

What do you think of this popular wellness quote? Let me know ⬇️
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Leaving the holistic health community after 13-yea

Leaving the holistic health community after 13-years was the best thing I did for myself, my family, and my mental well being.💯

When I went back to school and started learning about nutrition on a molecular level, I felt liberated. The lies, fear, and sticky web🕸 of the holistic health space slowly unraveled and I literally felt free. Nutrition science liberated me.💃🏻

When I spent over 13-years in the holistic health community, I believed the lies they told when they said “science is outdated” or “science hasn’t caught up yet.” This fit the “feel good, warm fuzzy feeling” agenda the holistic health and wellness space notoriously creates. This “feeling” is how they suck so many people in and get them to try their wellness fads. Who doesn’t want to hear that fruits, vegetables, and nutrient-dense foods can cure all ailments, illness or disease? I know that’s what I wanted to hear.💔

I did not have a solid foundation in nutrition science and fell for nearly every wellness fad that came my way because I was desperate to heal from my debilitating Crohn’s Disease. I literally tried one fad after the other waiting for my “miracle cure” to happen. 🫣

Each time a wellness fad failed for me, I never once questioned the method. I instead blamed myself.😭 I *literally* thought something was wrong with me. This, perhaps, is why I stayed over 13-years trying wellness fad after wellness fad.

Because the holistic health and wellness space is STILL pushing their pseudoscience ideology I have made it my mission to do what I can to help stop this vicious cycle for others so they do not fall into the same wellness trap that I did.

My goal is to empower others through Nutrition Science. Together, we can keep others from falling into the vicious cycle of wellness bullshit. 🙌🏼

What have your experiences been with the holistic health/alternative wellness community? Let me know ⬇️
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Sugar Detox Protocols are scams! 🚨 If someone

Sugar Detox Protocols are scams! 🚨

If someone is trying to sell you a “get off sugar quick” plan or a “sugar detox protocol” they have no understanding of basic nutrition. They are simply trying to create a fake problem to sell you a fake solution!

Facts⬇️

🍏 Our digestive system converts consumed sugars and starch to glucose (single sugar) for absorption.

🍎 Glucose is an important fuel source for most body functions.

🍏 Brain and nervous system cells depend almost exclusively on glucose for fuel.

🍎 Red blood cells only use glucose as fuel.

🍏 Added sugars can be enjoyed in moderation.

🍎 Sugar is not addicting. If it truly were addicting, the “sugar addicts” would be walking around constantly consuming tablespoons of sugar. This does not happen.

Long story short, consuming sugar or your favorite treat in moderation is not “bad.”

With Easter coming up, know that there is nothing wrong with consuming your favorite Easter treat. Whether it be chocolate eggs, cake, or even Peeps if that’s your thing…🐰🐣

This Easter, empower yourself and others by dropping phrases like:

🚫 “I’m going to be bad today and eat this Cadbury Creme Egg.”

or

🚫 “I really shouldn’t be eating this slice of cake but…”

Remember, kids hear everything we say. Let’s stop the vicious cycle of food guilt. Dropping food guilt is a great gift we can pass on to the younger generations.💯

Has someone tried to sell you a sugar detox protocol or sugar free challenge? If so, let me know ⬇️
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When I was diagnosed with IBD at the age of 23, th

When I was diagnosed with IBD at the age of 23, this is how I felt ⬇️

🌪 I didn’t want to accept that I had a lifelong, chronic illness.

🌪 I didn’t want to accept that I may have to take medication for the rest of my life.

🌪 I didn’t want to accept that my life had forever changed.

Feeling scared, powerless, and overwhelmed I believed that there *had* to be another path.

Enter the Holistic Health Community. 🚩

The Holistic Health Community told me⬇️

🚫 My body was strong enough to heal naturally.

🚫 A diet full of “living” foods (fruits/vegetables) would be strong enough to eliminate the disease from my body.

🚫 I could heal my disease (they call it dis-ease) through lifestyle changes and diet.

🚫 I would find life-long health, I just needed to get through the rough “detox” process first and that the severe IBD symptoms I experienced was my body “detoxing” and getting rid of disease.

What I learned:⬇️

✅ My disease is severe and I *need* biologic medication IN ADDITION to lifestyle and nutritional changes to (maybe) reach remission.

✅ Though fruits and vegetables have medicinal properties, they are not a substitute for medicine.

✅ The “detoxing” of my body was actually my disease progressing so severely that I almost died.

✅ Holistic Health is full of 🐂💩, pseudoscience, and antidote.

After I left, I never looked back.💜

What have your experiences been with the holistic health/alternative wellness community? Let me know ⬇️

If you have an autoimmune disease, stay far away f

If you have an autoimmune disease, stay far away from “The Autoimmune Health Reset” by functional medicine practitioner, Dr. Will Cole.🚩🚩🚩

I listened to his 45 minute presentation of this program and can tell you it is full of misinformation and deceptive marketing. 💔

Functional Medicine Practitioners claim ⬇️

🚫They can get to the “root cause” of disease.

🚫 They look at the “cellular” level to find the problem of your particular illness or disease.

🚫 They know something modern medicine doesn’t because modern medicine doesn’t look for disease at a “cellular” level.

🚫 They can “fix” your cells.

This is all 🐂💩.

The truth ⬇️

✅ Medical doctors and scientific researchers know WAY MORE about what happens in your body at a cellular level than these “practitioners” ever will.

✅ MDs and scientific researchers literally spend *years* studying (at a cellular level) before they even begin their work, compared to the 6-month to 2.5-year “programs” functional medicine offers.

✅ Autoimmune diseases and other illnesses are extremely complex. There are brilliant scientific researchers that dedicate their lives to research trying to identify what causes various autoimmune diseases, cancers and other illnesses. Many of these illnesses are multifactorial, meaning there is not one “root cause,” which is why one hasn’t been identified or found yet.

✅ If scientific researchers found a “root cause” for autoimmune disease, cancer, etc. we would know. They are passionate about their work and are tirelessly working to understand what causes these illnesses and improve quality of life for sick patients.

Don’t fall for the lies of the functional medicine community. They don’t know something your doctor doesn’t.

The main difference is that they spend more time with you because you’re paying them hundreds to thousands of dollars. 💸

Functional medicine practitioners do not get to the “root cause” of disease.

Let’s talk! Have you ever worked with a functional medicine practitioner? Let me know how it went ⬇️

The Whole30 program is NOT a scientifically backed

The Whole30 program is NOT a scientifically backed elimination diet. 🚨

A few random facts about Whole30⬇️

🚫 Dallas and Melissa Hartwig, the creators of Whole30, literally made the rules up while eating lunch. Yes. You read that right. During lunch! How scientific of them.🤦🏻‍♀️

🚫 Robb Wolf, the author of “The Paleo Solution,” had major influence on the birthing of Whole30.

🚫 The founders cherry picked studies to fit the pseudoscience agenda of this diet.

🚫 Five years after the creators started the original Whole30 fad, they decided to “allow” white potatoes because they admitted the only reason they ruled them out was because people like to eat them as chips or fries, and they don’t encourage “that kind of behavior” in their program.

Personal Red Flags from the founders when Whole30 started⬇️

🚩 Dallas Hartwig worked as a licensed physical therapist, NOT a nutritional scientist.

🚩 Melissa Hartwig *self admittedly* said she has had an “unhealthy relationship with food.”

🚩 She says, “I went through stages of extreme dieting and extreme exercise.”

🚩 Melissa claims that 30-days on this diet changed her relationship with food, and for the first time in her life, food made her feel good.

These statements from Melissa Hartwig are powerful because many individuals can relate, and this is how we get sucked in.💔

She had a problem, and Whole30 supposedly solved it. It makes us think that if Whole30 can do it for her, it can do it for us. This is 🐂💩.

They claim the Whole30 diet will “change your life.”🚩🚩

Here’s what may actually happen⬇️

It will make you miserable for the first few weeks, you’ll feel empowered if you complete the full 30 days, and then you most likely will gain all weight back in 2-3 months, feel like a failure, and then start the vicious cycle all over again.🚩 You are now a Whole30 repeat customer and will go back time and time again…💔

They also use the word “cheat” when talking about foods. Let’s get this straight:

✅ You can’t “cheat” with food.

That phrase causes a needless guilt relationship with food.

The key with nutrition is balance.🍏

Let’s talk!! Have you tried Whole30 before? How did it go? Let me know ⬇️

“New Year, New You” is marketing 🐂💩. Th

“New Year, New You” is marketing 🐂💩.

This time of year we are told by the wellness industry that we need to drastically change our diet and lifestyle. These master marketers make us believe that it’s time for a “new” healthier version of ourselves because the New Year is a “perfect” time to start.

These individuals then proceed to sell you their protocols, supplements, 30-day diet challenges, etc. Though this may be tempting, don’t be pressured into trying a drastic diet, exercise, or lifestyle program.🙅🏻‍♀️

Instead, focus on small changes that, if done consistently over time, may add up to healthy lifestyle change. ☺️

Sustainable, long-term lifestyle change takes time. And that’s okay.

Our culture has programmed us into wanting immediate results. But immediate results are short-lived.

Here are a few examples of small changes that, if done consistently, may result in health benefits:

Not eating enough fruits and veggies?

✅ Make it a goal to fill half your plate with fruits and veggies at each meal.

Not exercising much?

✅ Aim for 30-minutes of movement daily. Yes, walking the 🐕 counts!

Not sleeping enough?

✅ Make it a goal to start your bedtime routine an hour earlier than you otherwise would.

What is the most drastic New Year challenge you’ve tried or heard of? Let me know ⬇️

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All food is made up of chemicals!!!💥🍏 A gre

All food is made up of chemicals!!!💥🍏

A great way to identify someone with zero nutritional knowledge is when they say things like:

🚫 “I only eat a chemical-free diet.”

🚫 “I don’t count calories, I count chemicals.”

🚫 “Count chemicals, not calories.”

These phrases are created to scare people by using the word “chemicals” and demonizing “calories.” These phrases trick us because:

❌ When we think of chemicals, we think of household cleaners, like bleach. The “chemicals” in food are not the same as household cleaners.

❌ When we think of calories, we think counting calories are “bad” or that calories are overly complicated. There is nothing wrong with counting calories, If that’s what you choose to do.

We need both calories and chemicals to thrive. Here’s why⬇️

🍏 Literally *everything* is made up of chemicals, including your body!

🍎 Fruits, vegetables, and ALL whole foods contain chemicals.

🍏 Calories are simply units of energy. Nothing is wrong with calories. Nothing is wrong with counting calories.

🍎 These phrases mean absolutely nothing and are said solely to create a “warm-fuzzy” feeling by making people believe they aren’t eating “scary chemicals.”

🍏 Fruits, veggies, etc. have very complex “chemical” compounds, but that doesn’t mean they’re dangerous or bad for us.

If the nutrition misinformation peddlers or wellness “influencers” that repeat these phrases actually saw the chemical compounds that make up their daily green smoothie, then by their own “principles,” they wouldn’t be able to drink them, or eat any fruits or vegetables, because again, they are all made of complex chemical compounds.

From a chemistry perspective, all foods are “organic” compounds because all foods contain Carbon. Yes, nutrient-dense, whole foods included! 💯

Chemistry isn’t scary, “chemicals” aren’t scary, and nothing is wrong with counting calories if that’s what you choose to do.

To thrive in life, we need to eat. Let’s not make it overly complicated by listening to so called nutrition “gurus” who have no idea how nutrition actually works.🙅🏻‍♀️

Have you been told to avoid “chemicals” or that you should go “chemical-free”? Let me know ⬇️

Sugar is not bad, toxic, or poison. 📢 Consumin

Sugar is not bad, toxic, or poison. 📢

Consuming your favorite treat is not “bad.”

Facts⬇️

🍏 Our digestive system converts consumed sugars and starch to glucose (single sugar) for absorption.

🍎 Glucose is an important fuel source for most body functions.

🍏 Brain and nervous system cells depend almost exclusively on glucose for fuel.

🍎 Red blood cells only use glucose as fuel.

🍏 Added sugars can be enjoyed in moderation.

🍎 Sugar is not addicting. If it truly were addicting, the “sugar addicts” would be walking around constantly consuming tablespoons of sugar. This does not happen.

There is nothing wrong with eating Christmas cookies, macaroons, cheesecake, or whatever your favorite dessert is. You do not need to feel “bad” and you are not “being bad” by eating a cookie.🎄🍪

This Christmas, empower yourself by dropping phrases like:

🚫 “I’m going to be bad today and eat this cookie”

or

🚫 “I really shouldn’t be eating this slice of cheesecake but…”

Just enjoy the holiday with your family, friends and loved ones. Really. ☺️

There is absolutely no reason to feel any guilt.

Heck, today I’m going to eat cheesecake, delicious homemade macaroons and who knows what else. And no, I’m not going to feel bad about it.💃🏻

Lastly, date sugar, honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, etc is not “healthier” than white sugar. Their micronutrient differences are tiny and you’d have to eat a whole lot of it to see any benefits.

What is the most absurd holiday statement you’ve heard surrounding food? Let me know ⬇️
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The pH of our body is tightly regulated. 📢 To

The pH of our body is tightly regulated. 📢

To maintain stability, human body pH averages at 7.40, but can range from 7.35 to 7.45.

If our body pH changes too much, whether it be to the acidic side OR the alkaline side, we may die.💀

Facts⬇️

✅ Your stomach is strongly acidic because hydrochloric acid (HCl) is present

✅ Our bodies neutralize HCl with alkaline bile (this occurs at the beginning of the small intestine)

✅ Our Gastric juices have an average pH of roughly 1.5

✅ HCl is neutralized because our other bodily tissues are not designed to accommodate high acidity

People may improve on this diet NOT because of the diet claims of food alkalinity, but because:

🍎 They may be eating way more fruits and vegetables than they were before.

🍏 Have decreased or eliminated ultra-processed foods.

🍎 Are most likely consuming less calories than they were before starting the diet.

🍏 Getting more sleep.

🍎 Getting more exercise.

Again, there is nothing special about the alkaline diet and the premises of this diet are based on pseudoscience.

If you eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables, you are getting a variety of nutrients, which is beneficial from a health perspective!🥳

I used to waste so much money on alkaline water, often costing two or three dollars more than normal water! 💸 I want to keep you from doing the same!

Have you tried the alkaline diet or bought alkaline water/products in the past? Let me know ⬇️
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As a Crohn’s patient, I was desperate to “crac

As a Crohn’s patient, I was desperate to “crack the code” and find the “cure” to my horrific symptoms through holistic healing and diet.💔

I wanted to hear that:

🚫 My body could heal itself with food.

🚫 Food is medicine.

🚫 I wouldn’t need biologic medication if I changed my diet and lifestyle.

🚫 I would find the right approach to total healing.

These statements gave me hope and created a “warm-fuzzy” feeling. I was convinced diet would cure my Crohn’s Disease.🚩

Except it didn’t.

Unfortunately, autoimmune diseases are NOT that simple. I was so brainwashed by the holistic health community that I actually thought something was wrong with ME when I found little to no relief through drastic lifestyle and dietary changes. This dog and pony show went on for over 13-years.😭

Here’s what I’ve learned:

✅ Work with a doctor that specializes in your autoimmune disease and thoroughly listens to your concerns.

✅ Work with an RD or PhD in Nutrition who specializes in your autoimmune disease.

✅ Work with a mental health professional that specializes in chronic disease, illness, or autoimmune disease.

✅ Find a support group in your area or online so you can bond with others that are going through similar experiences.

Most importantly, remember that it is NOT your fault you developed an autoimmune disease.💜

What diets have you tried? Let me know ⬇️

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