Abounding Life | Functional Medicine, Gut Health, Hormone Balance & Faith-Based Nutrition

What if a few extra servings of specific fruits and vegetables each day could add years to your life? In this episode, I'm sharing the research on eating 6 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, why it is one of the most powerful things you can do for your gut, energy, hormones, and longevity, and simple, realistic ways to actually hit this goal on busy days.

In this episode you'll learn: 

• What a major 2021 study of 2 mill...

Deb watched what she ate her entire life and showed up at the gym consistently, and she was still gaining weight she could not explain, still exhausted, and still not feeling like herself. In this conversation, she tells her own story: the decision to stop waiting for a doctor to figure it out, what her labs finally revealed, the hard first days, and what happened when everything shifted. I started working with Deb in 2018, and sev...

You can do everything right for your gut and still feel inflamed, bloated, and tired if you are overlooking one thing: your mouth.

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Dr. Jonathan Levine, one of the country's leading oral microbiome experts and author of the new book Oral, to explore the connection between your mouth and the rest of your body. The mouth is the top of your digestive tract and the second largest microbiome you have...

If you are a woman over 30 and feel exhausted no matter how much you sleep, this video will help connect the dots. In this video, I walk you through the five hidden ATP energy drains I see over and over in women with chronic tiredness, why they accelerate in the 30 to 40 range and beyond, and the exact first steps to start rebuilding your energy levels today. 

You’ll learn:
✅ Root causes of exhaustion in women&...

Have you ever felt caught between two worlds, conventional medicine that dismisses you and a wellness world that sometimes feels spiritually off? On one side, doctors who tell you your labs are "normal" while you still feel exhausted, foggy, and not like yourself. On the other, a wellness world that finally takes you seriously, but slowly starts pointing you toward practices that just do not sit right in your spirit as a believer.

I...

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If you're exhausted all the time and gaining weight despite eating healthy, your gut health may be the real root of your fatigue and weight gain. In this video, I walk you through 3 powerful signs your gut is driving low energy, stubborn belly weight, and ...

You're eating organic, drinking filtered water, and skipping the gluten, so why are toxins still creeping in and stressing your gut? Even that $8 avocado can add to your toxic load. In this episode, I'm sharing the hidden food toxins most clean eaters miss, and exactly what I tell my own clients to do about them first.

If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right with your food and still not feeling your best, this one is ...

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Gluten-free and dairy-free, but still bloated? You’re not alone. Many women remove gluten and dairy, hoping it will fix their digestion, but the bloating, inflammation, and discomfort keep coming back. Most people are ...

"Do I test my gut or my hormones first?" I got this question from a woman in our community, and I loved it so much I had to record a whole note on it.

If you feel like your hormones are running the show, the PMS, the mood swings, the weight that won't move, the hormonal acne, your instinct is to go looking for a hormone answer. In this episode, I share why I almost always start somewhere else: the gut.

I walk you through what I see i...

Creatine isn't just for gym bros, and if you're a woman over 35, it might be one of the most powerful supplements for energy, brain clarity, and hormone support. The catch? Most women are using it the wrong way and missing the benefits (or feeling bloated and quitting too early).

In this episode, you'll learn what creatine actually does, why it matters more after 35, and the smarter way to use it, including the surprising "2 BFFs" p...

The tongue is an underutilized tool in modern medicine. For thousands of years, traditional medicine systems used tongue diagnosis to assess gut health, digestion, organ function, and nutrient status. 

In this episode, I'm breaking down the four most common tongue findings I see in my functional medicine practice and what each one signals about your gut bacteria, digestion, liver function, lymph, and nutrient absorption.

You'll ...

If you're spending hundreds of dollars on supplements every month and you're STILL exhausted, bloated, and battling brain fog, this episode will blow you mind (because it's a really simple way to support them all). In my clinical experience, it does more for your gut, energy, and hormones than most of the supplements on your shelf!

YOU'LL LEARN:

• Why walking is the best form of movement for women 35+
• How morning sunlight resets eve...

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If you're between 35 and 50 and you've been feeling "off" (sleep deprived, more irritable, energy dips you can't predict, gut feels different than it used to), please don't chalk this up to stress. Most conventional practitioners are missing the entire transition that's actually happening right now. And there are three nutrients that change everything.

In thi...

The hidden reason 90% of women have bloating, reflux, and fatigue isn't "too much stomach acid" — it's too little. Inside: the 60-second at-home test, 10+ symptoms to watch for, and how to start raising it naturally.

In this episode, I'm walking you through one of the most overlooked foundations of digestion: low stomach acid (also called hypochlorhydria). I see this in 9 out of 10 of the women I work with, and it's why so man...

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Your labs came back "normal." But you're still exhausted, foggy, inflamed, and struggling to get through the day. Sound familiar?

As a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian nutritionist, I've seen this pattern hundreds of times — and I lived it myself. That experience completely changed how I evaluate labs t...

If you've been feeling foggy, anxious, and mentally drained by 2 PM… your brain might not be the issue. Your gut might be running the show!

In this episode, I'm breaking down the gut-brain axis (the two-way communication highway between your digestive system and your brain) and why it's often the missing piece for women experiencing fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, and low motivation. I'm walking you through the five nutrients I ...

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Still eating clean but more bloated than ever? You're not doing anything wrong — your body is telling you something deeper is going on. In this video, I'm sharing the 3 root causes I clinically assess when women come to me bloated on a "healthy" di...

If you've ever been told to take iron to fix your fatigue, but it hasn't helped... or if you're getting a full night's sleep and still waking up exhausted… or your labs came back "normal" but you still feel foggy, breathless, and drained, this episode is for you!

In this video, I'm walking you through what blood building actually means, why it matters for your iron stores, energy, hormones, and brain, and the top 5 blood-buil...

You’ve cut out gluten, dairy, sugar — and you’re still bloated. What gives? 👉 The answer might not be what you're eating… but when your bloating shows up.

In this episode, I’m breaking down one of the most under-discussed — yet highly diagnostic — patterns in functional nutrition: bloating timing. Whether it hits right after you eat or hours later, it’s giving us major clues about wh...