Learn how to balance your hormones using dietary strategies and balancing blood sugar. Explore the importance of movement, skeletal muscle, and supporting hormone detoxification. Discover the role of the nervous system in hormone regulation and the dangers of synthetic fragrances. Understand the two phases of liver detox and how to support effective detoxification. Find out how adding frozen cauliflower to smoothies can support hormone balance.

In this episode, we're discussing how the brain directly affects your hormones, the distinction between consuming and integrating information, and ways to train your brain to be more resilient to life's stressors.Welcome to the Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast. I'm your host, Erin Holt. I've got a bone to pick with diet culture and the conventional healthcare model that are both systematically failing so many of us. Creating a new model is my life's work, and this is what this show's all about. (Disclaimer: Please keep in mind this podcast is created for educational purposes only and should never be used as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment.)Join Your Hormone Revival™ for our final live round!Timestamps:(4:26) - There is no reset button for hormones(8:53) - “The IIT factor”, and the difference between consuming and integrating information(12:08) -  Understanding the HPA axis and our brain’s feedback loop(19:38) - What is the “functional root cause approach” for hormones?(26:28) - Examining thoughts and fears to change our biochemistry(37:19) - 3 tips to improve brain resiliencyRelated Episode -Episode 161: How Fear Affects the Body & BrainFOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/242-hormones-brain-chemistryCheck out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | Instagram 

Exploring the effects of birth control on the body, the podcast discusses post-birth control syndrome, disruptions in the menstrual cycle, the impact of birth control on various body systems, post-pill detoxification, and hormonal imbalances. It also covers nutrition and seed cycling for post-birth control syndrome, sources of zinc for a nutritious meal, the inflammatory effects of birth control, and the effects of birth control on the gut microbiome and inflammatory activity.

Do you ever feel like you’re in an endless loop when it comes to your health? Have you been diagnosed with Long Haulers or another chronic condition and feel like you’re in a vicious cycle of fear and anxiety? Have you been made to believe that it’s “all in your head”?What if we told you that is technically true? Well…sort of. Your brain plays a key role in chronic conditions, but that doesn’t mean your symptoms aren’t real. Today, Erin dives into key concepts of neuroplasticity, understanding how our brain functions from start to finish whenever our body’s health has been compromised, factors that lead to chronic conditions, why certain hormones make us feel certain emotions (hint: it involves the amygdala & insula), and the three main areas of focus when it comes to retraining our brain to veer away from this loop of symptoms.In this episode, we want you to keep in mind that everyone is coming to this show at different levels of their healing journey, and if you are dealing with a chronic ongoing issue, all of your experiences and emotions are valid. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how your mind can help you overcome the stresses - and symptoms - of chronic conditions at your own pace and strength. Our hope & my intention is that this episode provides healing strategies that may not have been presented to you before.In this episode:On having the emotional maturity to self-filter [2:40]How our brains are never static with the body & are naturally wired for survival [8:01]Chronic conditions and the certain factors that lead to it [16:47]How the amygdala and insula may be involved in over-triggering the hyper-defense response [19:31]The first step to retraining your brain: nervous system downregulation [26:28] How retraining the brain can change our bodies [38:15]Learning to engage with elevated emotions as a way to change your brain [39:14]FOR A FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/240-neurobiology-chronic-conditions

In a compelling discussion, registered dietitian Rachel Mistry, a lead practitioner at the Functional Nutrition Academy, dives into the complexities of long COVID. She explains the symptoms like chronic fatigue, mast cell activation, and the risk factors associated with prolonged recovery. Rachel offers valuable insights on nutritional strategies and vital supplements to strengthen immunity. The conversation also emphasizes lifestyle changes and restorative movement to aid recovery, providing hope and actionable advice for those affected by long COVID.

Today Erin is talking about Ozempic and Wegovy, popular medications used for Type 2 Diabetes and weight loss.Today is *not* a show to convince you to do anything or not do anything. Instead, Erin recorded this for people interested in these drugs to better help you understand the potential risks, and for practitioners to better help their clients/patients understand these medications.Erin also provides ways to naturally increase the GLP-1 hormone in the event that you don’t want to spend thousands of dollars injecting yourself every week with a pharmaceutical.We hope this helps you better understand these super popular drugs, and if so - please share it with friends & family who are talking about it.In this episode:How are Ozempic and Wegovy different? [2:50]What is the mechanism of action of Ozempic and Wegovy? [3:29]GLP-1: what does it do? [9:14]How do Ozempic and Wegovy help you lose weight? [13:57]The downsides (and why playing the long game matters) [16:01]How to naturally increase GLP-1 & Satiety [27:33]Specific macronutrients to enhance GLP-1 [29:36]Specific foods to include to increase GLP-1 [35:41]Join Carb Compatibility Project: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/ccp FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/238-ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss

Today’s episode was inspired by a recent poll on Erin’s Instagram, where she asked “What’s something that bothers you about wellness?”There was a strong recurring theme in your answers - Folks are overwhelmed with broad sweeping generalizations, and exhausted with feeling like better health requires an all-or-nothing approach. It’s easy to feel like we’re falling short when we’re being inundated with ALL the health information, ALL the time.So to help you all with this, Erin asked different people about real, basic strategies that work for them. This episode is a little different and includes the perspectives of practitioners and non-practitioners. It’s a peek behind the curtain of what real people are doing in their day-to-day lives.Tune in as members of Erin’s team answer two big questions about what they do for their health: “What’s something that you do every day that’s a non-negotiable, built in habit?” and “What’s something you learned or implemented in 2022 that you would want to share with someone else?”In this episode:How Erin stopped overthinking nutrition [4:24]New fitness choices that shifted things around for Erin in 2022 [8:16]An effective mantra that Erin uses (that you can use too!) [10:50]Meet Rachel [14:12]The impact of setting personal and professional boundaries [15:08]Why communicating boundaries is as important as setting them [18:25]Is your relationship with coffee healthy? [19:30]Meet Jenna [25:02]A before and after of building a daily meditation practice [26:42]Tips for starting a practice of your own [31:08]The benefits of considering meal composition [32:38]Meet Laura [37:41]The power of intention [39:28]How do you build habits? [43:28]A simple practice for staying present [46:25] FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/237-tips-healthy-living

For the last podcast of the year, we’re bringing you an unscripted conversation between two friends and colleagues.Erin and Michelle are two nutritionists who exist in the gray area - the messy middle - of nutrition and wellness. They both live and practice in the space that requires nuance, context, critical thinking, compassion…and conversation.Today’s episode is a convo between two wellness professionals who work with people to help them feel better, who don’t swear allegiance to any ONE dietary paradigm or methodology, and whose primary focus is to advocate for the needs of their clients. Because it’s their clients who suffer when they try to adhere to the dichotomous “THIS OR THAT” food, nutrition, diet & health rules that run rampant in the wellness space.Michelle Shapiro is an Integrative Functional Registered Dietitian from NYC with 8+ years of experience serving over 1000 clients to reverse their anxiety, heal longstanding gut issues and approach weight loss lovingly and in a body neutral way. Michelle, in her work, aims to bridge the gap for clients between functional nutrition and body positivity. And that’s exactly what we’re chatting about in today’s show.In this episode:What’s the difference between the “diet industry” and “diet culture”? [6:31]Erin’s 6 minute rant to summarize what she has seen in nutrition over the past decade plus [8:34]Michelle’s weight loss story [13:22]Physiological drivers of anxiety & panic attacks [16:28]The role of self-betrayal in our health [18:12]Autonomy of thought - the most powerful healing tool you have? [21:48]The entry point to listening to yourself [23:10]Intersection between functional nutrition and body neutrality: can they coexist? [29:15]What’s a consent-based approach to nutrition? [31:09]Hear why Michelle and Erin get fired up about “conventional medicine disguised as functional medicine” [32:36]Integration between the physical and the psychological - and why this at the heart of functional medicine [35:42]Okay I left diet culture…now what?! [38:47]How pushing through discomfort can mute your body’s signals (and what The Biggest Loser can teach us) [42:07]When ancient practices become trends - and the problems that can arise [46:50]The 3Cs that MUST be brought into nutrition [54:50]Take-away summary of our discussion [55:43]The one question to ask yourself with all material you read and every interaction with a practitioner [1:00:48]FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/236-functional-nutrition-body-neutrality

This podcast episode explores topics such as managing energy and mood, regulating blood sugar, the impact of health anxiety on healing, the multidimensional aspects of health, lab test markers for blood sugar control, supplements for blood sugar regulation, the connection between emotions and exhaustion, and the concept of the exhausting ladder of health.

A recent moment of serendipity led me to an invitation for a Mastermind event in Santa Monica. It was WAY outside my comfort zone. And I went anyway. But not without fear, discomfort and anxiety.In order to expand beyond the edges of your comfort zone, you have to first find those edges, and bump up against them. And that sh*t is uncomfortable.Attending this event asked me to punch holes in a LOT of belief systems about myself. To really look at the stories I was telling myself about myself and ask: are these true? Do I want to continue to operate as though these are true? What stories and beliefs need updating? Am I willing to step out of these in order to create a new story for myself?And I had the opportunity to do this with a LOT of beliefs, ALL AT ONCE, in a very short period of time.Within 36 hours of being home, I grabbed the mic so I could talk you through the exact process of how I held myself through the discomfort of growth. And how WORTH IT it was.And also share with you the clarity, self-acceptance and magic I found on the other side.This episode is all about expanding our capacity for what we give ourselves permission to be, do and have.– From ErinIn this episode:-Upcoming $44 breathwork event for setting new year intentions [5:06]-What’s a Mastermind and why Erin joined one [8:29]-Punching holes in beliefs in order to grow [11:11]-How to safely stretch the edges of your comfort zone [17:45]-What it means when your emotional reaction is disproportionate to a situation - and what to do [20:06]-Parts Integration for healing [22:40]-The magic on the other side of discomfort [36:59]-7 questions to ask yourself by the end of the year [46:46]Sign up for the Breathwork Event here: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/newyearFOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/234-holding-yourself-back