Is Your Body Well Balanced?

Maybe you have asked yourself questions like these:

Why am I so tired?
Why am I always anxious?
Why can't I lose weight?
What does it mean to be healthy?

Do you experience-
Bloating
Fatigue
Blood sugar imbalances
Hormonal imbalances
Irregular cycles
Thyroid imbalances
Joint aches and pains
Insomnia
Acid reflux
Headaches
Skin rashes
High cholesterol
Weight gain
and so much more that interupt your life?

At Body Well Balanced we believe that symptoms is the language the body communicates when balance is lost. This language is being silenced by the busy and fast life of today. And when we strive to listen, it can be very confusing and complicated to understand.

With our BWB program, we learn to understand this language and see what the body is trying to tell us! We strive to find what imbalances are happenning behind the scenes, and through functional testing and holistic protocols we will support the body's innate ability to heal! Our bodys are incredible! Let us help you interpret what its trying to tell you so you can regain the strength and vitality you need to perform your best and do what you love in your daily life! We will help you to achieve the balance that your body craves!

How are we different from other holistic practices?

ROOT CAUSE APPROACH

Unlike the common health approach today, our aim is not soley to provide symptom treatment. We also dont just throw herbs and supplements and hope for the best! While this may provide some relief, its often short-lived! At BWB, we go even deeper. We search and investigate the 'why'. We look for the various root causes of your symptoms. We learn the 'Language of Symptoms' your body is telling us. Then we know exactly how we can provide support!

FUNCTIONAL TESTING

We believe in testing and not guessing client’s health concerns. These labs allow us to find the answers to our symptoms and assess the terrain of your body learning where it needs specific support. We will interpret what the body is trying to tell us, how its functioning and what hidden dysfunctions and imbalances are taking place. Our functional testing uses urine, saliva, blood, stool, and hair tissue.

HOLISTIC PROTOCOLS

Lets stop playing 'wack a mole' with random supplements and fad diets. This is also not just another trendy health coaching program. When lab results are received, a personalized protocol will be created that is catered to your body's needs! Our protocols strive to have a targeted whole body healing approach using diet and lifestyle recommendations, and supplement protocols that are specifically designed for what your body really needs to heal!

True Health Understanding and Strategy

It's hard to know what it really means to be healthy in today's society. There is so much information everywhere! Yes you can google or chat gpt your symptoms and yes you can look up social media posts and podcasts. But with all this health advice free flying around, none of it is taking into account your own individual needs, body make-up, health history and so forth! It can also be so confusing and frustrating, especially when you end up with dozens of supplements in the cabinet and pricey health gadgets because a post told us we need it, yet your symptoms just continue to persist. Working with us you will not only learn what it means to be healthy for your own body, but also what you need to do to reach that goal! Knowledge can be free, but having a strategy is what makes it valuable and we are here to help you do just that!

How does this work?

This health practice is 100% online. That means you can work with us from anywhere as long as you have a computer, phone, and good internet.

Step 1: Enroll with the link below to join the program for $225.

Step 2: Fill out our comprehensive intake forms to help us understand your health history, diet, lifestyle, and symptoms. These forms will help us to correlate with your labs results and assist in our investigation!

Step 3: Choose your labs. (Labs are an additional cost to the program and range from $100-$900)

Step 4: Wait for your lab kits to be delivered to your home. Once you ship your sample, we wait for your results. This can take 2-3 weeks.

Step 4: Once your practitioner receives your results, a recorded video of the lab interpretation will be sent to you. This is exciting since this is when you begin to understand why you feel the way you do!! Along with this, your practitioner will also send you your protocol that provides general lifestyle and nutrition strategies for you to start moving in the right direction. It does not include a supplement protocol. A supplement protocol is provided for those who opt to upgrade for our 1:1 support program.

Step 5: If you feel that you need continued support, you can opt to upgrade to our 1:1 program. This is a 6-month program designed to give you a progressive roadmap to help you heal, giving you a specific strategy in foundational areas of health each month! A personalized supplement protocol is included in this program, as well as limited chat support with your practitioner if needed.

If your ready to get started click here!

This program is for those who:

cannot find the reasons for their symptoms and diagnosis.
have not found relief from symptoms through medicine and other health practices.
who have symptoms that keep coming back.
who feel great and want to maintain their health
who want this to be their 'Holistic Yearly Physical'
who are dedicated to investing in their health for the long run!

Favorite labs for deep investigation!

Bloodwork
Assessment

Upload your most recent bloodwork for a functional assessment of your results. By examining it from a

functional perspective using optimal ranges and patterns, we can uncover the hidden story of your health. It will provide a valuable starting point for identifying areas that need support

and healing. Additionally, it will guide us in determining which labs are necessary for deeper investigation.

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

In order to heal and function optimally your cells need to have energy and strength! Learn what mineral nutrients your cells need, the diet that supports this, and

what heavy metals toxicities are derailing your health behind the scenes all with a hair sample!

Stress & Hormone Panel

The Adrenal Stress and Hormone Panel is a simple saliva test that can be done at home. We'll look at markers that give insight as to why you aren't sleeping, can't lose weight, and are exhausted all of the time.

Mucosal Barrier Assessment

Mucosal barrier assessment

This at home dried blood spot test looks for intestinal permeability and can help us figure out why you have histamine issues or have a hard time digesting your food.

Metabolic
Wellness Panel

The MWP helps us figure out if you have any DNA damage that can be affecting levels of inflammation and premature aging. It also helps us determine if your liver is congested and your detoxification pathways are compromised.

DUTCH
Hormone Panel

Find out your hormone levels and adrenal health!

This lab also gives us insight into how your liver is funtioning, how your metabolizingn hormones, and what specifics pathways of detox are needing support!

GI-Map Gut Test

The GI Map is a simple, at home stool test that shows us why you're struggling with bloating, gas, diarrhea or constipation, reflux, stomach pain, and increasingly new food sensitivities.

Blood Sugar Monitoring

Blood sugar regulation can determine how well your cells function. If we can support the way cells respond to blood sugar we can help them with their other vital functions! This can instantly help reduce inflammation, lose weight, promote heart health, and so much more!

ABOUT

HELLO! I'M LO

I am the proud founder and creator of Body Well Balanced. My own health journey was filled with challenges - hormone imbalances, aches, bloating, fevers, horrible fatigue, and more symptoms that seemed to have a mind of their own. Lost in these struggles, I turned to endless online searches, health podcasts, and various diets without much relief. Multiple doctor visits only resulted in a clean bill of health, leaving me feeling defeated and discouraged. It wasn't until I found a functional holistic practitioner who delved deep into investigative work that I began to see a change. Through functional testing and a personalized protocol, my health took a positive turn. Now, after years of personal application and learning, as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner, I am dedicated to guiding others facing similar health issues on their path to wellness. Your visit here means a lot, and I hope that Body Well Balanced can provide the answers and guidance you've been looking for!

What I do as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner

ABOUT

"I have been working with Lorraine for about two years now and she has helped me quite a bit. She had me try the liver support and my labs were never so good before trying them. She has recommended things to help me with some health problems I've been having and so far everything she's recommended has helped quite a bit.

I would recommend to anyone to talk to her about any health concerns you have and give what she recommends a shot!"

-Maria P.

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WHAT IS A FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC NUTRITION PRACTITIONER?

We are health investigators who use functional lab testing and clinical correlation of a client's lifestyle, medical history, and symptoms to bring order to the chaos a client is experiencing. We believe in the body’s innate ability and desire to heal and use natural holistic methods to coach up and nurture what the body needs to function optimally.

We are not a licensed health professional. We don't diagnose, treat, or prescribe. Rather, we will try to empower a client to know their body so well that they can confidently become they're own health practitioner.

But I have more questions? Check out our FAQ

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MY CLINIC

You might be wondering what an FDN practitioner does? Are we just another health coach encouraging herbs and 14 day cleanses? While these are fantastic, FDN’s must go much deeper than that to really make a difference on someone’s health in the long run.

FDN stands for Functional Diagnostic Nutrition:
Functional: we’re looking at the body’s physiological, biochemical, and molecular function to see if its working properly and assess what areas need support. We scope out the terrain of your body and identify the root causes of symptoms your experiencing.

Diagnostic: Not in the medical sense of trying to find or label a diagnosis, but just as one would run ‘diagnostics’ on a computer to find out whats wrong with it, we use functional labs and tools to help us locate, investigate, and uncover these dysfunctions.

Nutrition: Not as a nutritionist with the focus on just food, but with ‘everything’ that nourishes the cells. In our investigation, we see what the body needs for nourishment through diet, rest/recovery, movement, and for stress resilience.

In a nut shell, we are health investigators🔎, looking at your body’s function and provide support and guidance through personalized protocols addressing diet, lifestyle, and supplements. At BWB, our monthly membership also provides ongoing educational resources for your health, work out plans, recipes, and meal planning support! We want you to feel the best version of yourself! Ready to go deeper with your health? Book a consultation to see if our monthly program is a right fit for you and what lab testing you can get started with!

Did you know your body has a built-in calm button… and it’s called the vagus nerve!

The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body. It runs from your brainstem down through your neck into your heart, lungs, and digestive organs. It’s the main communication highway between your brain and your gut.

Why does that matter?

Because the vagus nerve controls your parasympathetic nervous system- your rest, digest, and healing state.

When your vagus nerve is functioning well:
• Digestion improves
• Inflammation lowers
• Heart rate stabilizes
• Blood sugar regulation improves
• Stress resilience increases
• Hormones communicate more effectively

When it’s underactive (often from chronic stress), you may see:
• Bloating and sluggish digestion
• Anxiety or feeling “wired but tired”
• Poor sleep
• High stress reactivity
• Blood sugar swings

But you can stimulate it naturally!

Simple ways to activate your vagus nerve each and everyday:
✨ Slow, deep diaphragmatic breathing (long exhales)
✨ Humming or singing
✨ Gargling
✨ Cold exposure (like finishing your shower cold)
✨ Gentle movement like walking or mobility movements

💡But when life’s stressors become persistant or our nervous system stays stuck- this is one of my favorite biohacks. Truvaga vagus nerve stimulater. Think of it as a vagus nerve workout and so many have seen drastic improvements in their health within their first week with just using it 4 minutes a day! Code- wellbalanced350, wellbalancedplus

Regulating your nervous system isn’t a luxury — it’s foundational to healing. Your body can’t heal and repair in fight-or-flight. If you’re working on gut health, hormones, or blood sugar… vagal tone matters more than most people realize!

Luteal phase- it starts right after ovulation and lasts until your period begins (typically 12–14 days). Estrogen lowers a bit while progesterone rises taking center stage, preserving the thickening and stability of the uterus. Trying to keep these hormones in balance is a delicate harmony that can be hard to maintain because of the toxic and stressful world we live in. And when out of harmony this is when pms ensues (premenstrual syndrome) with lots of lovely symptoms that make us crave our sweats, our bed and loads of chocolate! What can be done to support this luteal phase?

Supportive foods-
* High fiber foods like lentils, black beans, avocado, quinoa, pears, apples, raspberries, chia seeds & almonds
* Cruciferous veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale & cabbage
* Fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha & miso
* Healthy Fats Avocados, nuts, and olive oil
* Leafy Greens Spinach and kale
* Magnesium-Rich Foods Dark chocolate, almonds, and pumpkin seeds for stress management.

Foods to avoid-
* Sugary foods, Refined grains, inflammatory oils, Ultra processed foods, Alcohol

🤸‍♀️This is also a time when the body begins to focus ‘inward’ in order to develop a womb. With that, workouts should be gentle and not exhaustive. It’s a great time for mobility, pilates, and aerobic movements- enough movement that stretches and supports the muscles, while not stressing the mitochondrial and metabolic reserve. You can lift weights but be mindful to not push too hard during this time, rest and recovery are even more so non negotiable.

✨In our programs, we help to pinpoint where in the body we can support our specific hormones, not only making sure we have the nutrients needed to make hormones but also making sure our systems are metabolizing them properly! Dm to work with us!

Skin- there are so many products today to help one feel and have younger looking skin. And yes we want to do what we can to keep our skin plump and healthy but there is a second skin that is often overlooked and actually determines how healthy the overall body can be!

This skin is called the mucosal barrier. It’s an internal lining/barrier that comes in contact with variables of the outside world. The fact that it comes in contact with the outside world shows that it’s susceptible to damage and deterioration, but especially the lining in the gut because it’s only one cell layer thick! So its much thinner!

With all the toxicities in this world along with stress, poor eating habits, and gut dysbiosis, our mucosal barrier is under attack and working very hard to protect us! If it has damage, it will allow these compounds to enter in the blood stream, triggering inflammation and other chemical reactions that lead to various symptoms and even illness. Just having food sensitivities is a sign that we have some damage to our mucosal barrier because food that is meant to be good for us is now entering the blood stream where it doesnt belong. This phenomena is what is known as leaky gut or intestinal permeability, everything we injest and all the toxins and bacteria we now face leak through the gut into our systems creating chronic inflammation and illness.

So just like we do all we can to take care of our external skin, let’s also focus on our internal skin!

Here are a few things you can do everyday:

✨Avoid inflammatory foods like sugar, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, refined grains, and fast foods.
✨Eat more omega-3-rich foods like salmon, flax, walnuts, and chia seed
✨Eat Prebiotic-rich foods like garlic, onions, leeks, asparagus,chicory, apples
✨Sip on Bone Broth which is rich in minerals, gelatin, amino acids like proline, glycine, and glutamine
✨Manage your stress- it breaks down that lining and tires out the immune system

If you’re experiencing any symptoms at all, may be good to focus on healing your mucosal lining! In our programs, having a healthy mucosal lining is one of our top priorities for optimal health! DM to work together!!

Today we hear the extremes, either some think its cute to just have 20 grams of protein a day or that a high protein diet is just trending in the latest health space. Well here is a brief low-down of the importance of protein and you will see that it’s one of those macros that is just not optional and really worth all the hype!

✨Protein balances blood sugar. It triggers healthy insulin release to help prevent blood sugar spikes. Can help maintain a balanced fasted blood sugar level longterm.

✨Increases energy. It supports cellular communication, speeds up metabolism, and makes ATP which is a molecule your cells use for energy.

✨Prevents muscle and tissue breakdown. Your body is constantly at work- it breaks down for energy expediture, and also repairs itself each time. It needs amino acids from protein to be able to keep up with the demands to repair.

✨Its anti-aging. As we age, our body naturally loses metabolic speed but cellular and muscle break down dont. If we eat enough protein we can help keep up with the demands of repair, contributing to longevity and strength in the long run!

✨Mental Clarity- the brain uses protein to create neuro- transmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, epinephrine, norepinephrine.

✨Decreases body fat- protein promotes satiety. It triggers a plasma peptide that triggers fullness and reduces ghrelin (which triggers hunger). This prevents us from over eating empty calories just to satisfy hunger while the body can use what energy resources it already has such as fat for energy. It also takes energy to break down protein into its smaller amino acids, so this energy burns calories, a process called Thermogenesis. Amazing how eating sufficient protein naturally burns more calories!

See the importance of protein in the diet? Eating enough protein isnt about being trendy, it’s actually a macro that contributes to overall health, function and longevity! There are some cases where someone does not feel well increasing their protein. Thats ok! That just means digestion needs support! Many villainize this important macro without realizing that the body was designed with the capacity to digest protein. DM for more support!

With warm weather just a few months away, weight loss is on many minds, and there is no shortage of marketing noise for extreme elimination diets, extreme workout programs, green powders, GLP-1 injections and so much more in the trendy space. While some of these tools may help, there are still so many who continue to struggle. What many fail to realize is the reason, the root cause of weight loss resistance.

What are cause of weight loss resistance?
Inflammation
Metabolic dysfunction
Insulin resistance
Exposure to toxins
Misguided diets
Lack of movement
Stress!
and much more

A common problem seen is that many people jump onto the trendy bandwagon without setting the foundations of health first. For example, while some may lose weight with GLP-1s, it may come at a cost of unwanted symptoms. This happens because fat serves as a storage site for toxins; losing weight rapidly without addressing the foundations can release those toxins without the body’s system being ready. Not only does this make a person feel worse, but the underlying cause of weight loss resistance may worsen with the toxin overload.

So before diving into the latest weight loss trends, consider these foundational steps:

✨Increase protein intake to at least 25 grams each meal- controls appetite, burns fat, burns calories
✨Boost your daily fiber consumption- controls appetite, restore GLP-1 sites in the intestines
✨Stabilize blood sugar levels- controls appetite, burns fat, burns calories
✨Strength training 2-3x a week- make those muscles hungry! Muscle is medicine!
✨Reduce stress where possible- reducing distraction for fat burning, make the body feel safe
✨Minimize toxin exposure- reducing distraction for weight loss, add energy for healing
✨Support your nervous system-helps your body feel safe and receptive to healing
✨Open up drainage pathways with diet and movement- primes the body to support and maintain weight loss

These are just a few essential foundations of health that make all the difference! And as a plus they all indirectly raise and stimulate your own GLP-1 levels in a functional way! Try this before any other trend! You will feel and see a difference! DM for more guidance!

🧰I always like talking about a toolbox because if it has the right tools you will always be prepared for the next thing! When it comes to blood sugar management, one of my favorite health tools to have on hand especially when on the go is my apple cider vinegar tincture!

✨How does it work with bloodsugar?
Apple cider vinegar contains acetic acid that neutralizes the salivary enzymes, amylase and glucosidase, that break down carbs and sugar. This prevents carbohydrates breaking down too fast causing those high blood sugar spikes. It also increase AMPK that acts like a switch on the muscle cells to help uptake glucose. This can be so helpful for those who are insulin resistant!

But thats not all! 🙌🏼 ACV supports overall digestion. It stimulates acid production in the stomach to help break down protein and absorb the mineral nutrients. It also stimulates bile flow, pancreatic enzyme release-all which is neccssary to fully benefit from the food we eat. Its just an amazing process that we take for granted each time we stuff our face in a delicious meal! 😋

⚠️But there is a caution! Even though most people generally tolerate it, ACV is a fermented food and if you experience gastritis, or histamine issues, ACV could make things feel worse. If you try it and it stings/burns your stomach or you experience histamine flares, may be good to back off. It’s also a good sign that you may need further lab testing to address your underlying issues.

✨But if you tolerate it well it can be super helpful! Just drink 1-2 tsps in 6-8 oz of water 10-15 minutes before eating. Try not to drink it with every meal, just use this tool with your heaviest carb meal or before dessert! And if your wearing a continuous glucose monitor, notice how much of an impact it can have on reducing the spike! Feel free to reach out if you would like to learn more how you can help your body manage blood sugar more efficiently. Comment ‘ACV’ and I will share a link to one of my favorite ACV tinctures I love to have on hand when on the go!

⚡️Stress- people feel stressed just hearing the word stress! While there is good stress that promotes growth and resilience, bad stress can be so damaging!

⚡️This bad stress is pressure and stimuli that is beyond the body’s threshold. It can come from something big, can be cummulative from various sources, or it could just be for a prolonged period of time without the body being able to recover. Think toxic environments, poor food choices, too much physical or mental exertion, worries and traumas, etc.

🩸But why do we connect stress with blood sugar?

Because in addition to the poor diet standards promoted today, chronic stress from any root is also at the root of blood sugar dysregulation. And blood sugar dysregulation is at the root of almost all diseases today!

⚡️The way it goes:
Distress raises cortisol and adrenaline levels too high and too frequently to the point where it breaks down the body and depletes its nutrients and resources.
Cortisol also raises inflammatory cytokines, interleukin 6 and TNF-alpha, which are known to block insulin receptors. This block keeps glucose hanging out and gunking up the blood stream because it cannot absorb quick enough into the cell tissue and muscles that need it. This can explain why some people have a hard time lowering their bloodsugar baseline or take longer doing so despite changes in the diet. But when blood sugar remains elevated, a whole cascade of imbalances and dysfunctions occur within the mitochondria that in the end promote disease.

✨So if there is one thing you can start doing to help balance blood sugar, work on your stress resilience.
Yes, there is a lot of stress today that is out of our control, but control what we can control and be kind to your nervous system! Focus on breathwork and somatic exercise. And make sure recovery and downtime are a part of your routine. And remember poor food choices can also cause stress to our systems. Want more guidance on this? Check out our Blood Sugar Balancing Program and you will find invaluable tips to help you on your way to optimal health!

🐻🐻Elderberry gummies! Not only are these cute and fun to make, they freeze so well! Feel free to mix around immune loving herbs with the recipe! Get yourself some fun molds and start stocking some in the freezer for the winter! (if they last that long😊)

32oz of water
½ cup elderberries
¼ cup of cloves
1 star anise
1/4 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp cinnamon
8oz of raw honey
3 tbsp grass-fed gelatin

Bring to boil and simmer elderberries, cloves, ginger, anise, cinnamon in water on low for 45 minutes. Strain the berries and set aside to cool. While cooling, grab 1/4 cup of water and add 3 tbsp of gelatin. Stir until fully combined. Pour liquid gelatin into cooled pot and add the honey. Grab your molds, poor mixture into molds. Let it set in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Consume within 2 weeks or make a large batch and freeze. Enjoy!!

🔅Comment ‘Gummies” and i’ll send you another simple favorite elderberry and herbal tea gummies recipe!

🍒🥑🍎🍊🍋We can’t forget food is natural medicine and has a great effect on on our immune strength! Below are fantastic foods to eat/drink on the regular:

🔅Citrus fruits- rich in vitamin c

🔅Ginger- anti-viral, anti-microbial, immune modulator

🔅Garlic-anti bacterial and anti viral

🔅Thyme- can soothe coughs, loosen mucus, and support lung function

🔅Elderberry- stimulates immune system, high in anthocyanins and flavonoids

🔅Turmeric- anti-inflammatory, supports body ache and healing

🔅Raw honey- rich in phyto-nutrients, anti-viral, anti-bacterial

🔅Star anise- anti-viral, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory

🔅Cinnamon- anti-inflammatory, reduces mucus and keeps blood sugar balanced

🔅Berries- packed with antioxidants

🔅Steamed apples- rich in pectin for gi support, rich in polyphenols

🔅Olive oil- reduces inflammation and is a super antioxidant

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>>Have you prepared your immune support tool-kit? We are coming into the coldest days of winter and we need to be ready! Here are a few my favorite tools we keep on hand:

✨Colloidal silver- it binds and neutralizes toxins and unwanted microbes, calms inflammation. You can spray on your throat, sinus rinse, gargle for throat support.

✨NAC- N-Acetyl Cysteine, powerful anti-oxidant especially for the lungs, precursor to glutathione, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, can break up mucus! Great if your stuffy or have a cough.

✨Elderberry Syrup (Organic Olivia has a fantastic syrup)- Can make immune gummies out of these!

✨Echinacea/Gold Propolis Throat Spray (Gaia Herbs)-leaves a protective coating on your throat and mouth.

✨Oil of Oregano- 2-5 drops in a glass of water, never by itself! Or take capsules, no longer than 2 weeks.

✨Vitamin C- powerful anti-oxidant, supports the production and function of white blood cells

✨Manuka Honey throat Lozenges (Beekeepers Naturals)- love straight Manuka honey too! Its packed with methylglyoxal (MGO) which is anti-bacterial and healing.

✨Turmeric Tea- rich in curcumin for anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant support, helps with fevers and body aches

✨Gut Lining Support Tea- with echinacea, licorice root, clove, ginger, elderberry, nettle, marshmallow root. Symbi and Organic Olivia have fantastic tea selections!

If you want to fill up your tool box, check my link in bio for my Fullscript Store and other discount codes, or comment ‘TOOLBOX’ to receive links directly!

Circadian Rhythm>> Feeling gloomy during these dark days of winter? With the darkness starting as early as 4p.m it can take a toll on our energy levels and mental health. Our bodies crave circadian rhythm! Thats why when we are out of rhythm, we do not feel or perform our best! And if we constantly live out of alignment it can lead to chronic symptoms and illness.
🕦Circadian Rhythm is the body’s natural internal 24-hour clock that is directly influenced by the light and dark cycles of the earth. It is meant to be aligned with earths rotating cycles.
☀️Morning sunrise> boosts a healthy cortisol awakening response, better energy and mood, serotonin production, and triggers melatonin production for deeper sleep at night.
🌅Sunsets> signals your internal systems to slow down metabolism and trigger melatonin production for deep sleep

How can we improve alignment of our circadian rhythm?
1) Within 10-20 minutes of waking, view the sunrise. Don’t look directly at the sun, just let the sunlight hit your eyes. The back of our eyes contain light sensing cells that communicate directly with our circadian clock. Waking up with the sunrise is best! Low solar light produces the best awakening responses.
2) When the sunsets> reduce blue light, wear bluelight blocking glasses, use warm candle-light colors for lighting, and avoid screens 1-2 hours before bed.
3) Avoid eating heavy meals or high sugar and carbohydrate intake past sunset, try no later than 7:00p.m. This can greatly affect our deep sleep because not only will it rev up our metabolism, but high insulin hinders melatonin production. Our bodies should be winding down after sunset, externally and internally.

Following these fews tips may help our circadian rhythm to make it through this winter darkness. But there are so many other influences that can continue to disrupt this rhythm, things we may not even realize within our diet, our environment or other hidden dysfunctions in the body. Functional testing can help to reveal what is really going on with our internal clock and what specific steps we can take to align our rhythms properly. Feel free to send a DM on how to get started with testing!

Nervous System work- this can be the missing piece to your health journey!

When your cells feel safe, they will be receptive to all the things you do for your health!

Start by looking at what stresses you can control and take steps to reduce it or change your approach to it!

Your Nervous system is ready to heal!

At BWB, we are ready to help! Not only do we identify the external and internal stressors, we provide guidance, support, and exercises that help to rebalance and strengthen the nervous system. Its vital for any healing to begin!

-Why would a functional approach to your health be worthwhile?

While the Medical system today focus on symptom and disease treatment, a functional holistic approach addresses the foundations of health and look deep into the root causes of why the symptoms are showing up in the first place.

Functional labs give us the window into the body’s function and what weaknesses we can address.

This approach is the best investment you can make to your health!

Check bio for what functional labs we offer!

Let’s get started on your health journey!!

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Is Your Body Well Balanced?

Maybe you have asked yourself questions like these: Why am I so tired? Why am I always anxious? Why can't I lose weight? What does it mean to be healthy?

How are we different from other holistic practices?

ROOT CAUSE APPROACH

FUNCTIONAL TESTING

HOLISTIC PROTOCOLS

True Health Understanding and Strategy

How does this work?

This program is for those who:

Favorite labs for deep investigation!

Bloodwork Assessment

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

Stress & Hormone Panel

Mucosal Barrier Assessment

Metabolic Wellness Panel

DUTCH Hormone Panel

GI-Map Gut Test

Blood Sugar Monitoring

ABOUT

HELLO! I'M LO

What I do as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner

I would recommend to anyone to talk to her about any health concerns you have and give what she recommends a shot!"

WHAT IS A FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC NUTRITION PRACTITIONER?

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Maybe you have asked yourself questions like these:

Why am I so tired?
Why am I always anxious?
Why can't I lose weight?
What does it mean to be healthy?

Bloodwork
Assessment

Metabolic
Wellness Panel

DUTCH
Hormone Panel