At Walker's Functional Nutrition we assess, recommend and track based on client feedback. We call this the ART of the practice. Course correction is often needed when uncovering the roots of someone's disease dynamics and putting the puzzle pieces of interconnectedness together in full body systems approach.

Everything in the body and in life are connected and affect your health;

• the amount of time you sleep or don't

• the sugar and processed food you may be consuming daily

• the medications you take that cause nutrient deficiencies

• the trauma you experienced as a child that may be contributing to a fearful outlook on life

• your mindset and self-talk

• over or under exercising

• the alcohol you are consuming daily to counter the increasing stress of our modern lives.

• not having supportive people in your life

   

A big focus in functional nutrition counseling focuses on what you are eating and exploring what is going on in the gut and digestion. You could have the cleanest diet in the world but if you are

deficient in important vitamins and minerals that are needed cofactors for biosynthesis, don't have adequate digestive enzymes,

low in stomach acid, experiencing enhanced intestinal permiability from several courses of antibiotics, you may not be able to break down and absorb the vitamins and nutrients you consume. There may be an overgrowth of yeast or bacteria causing dybiosis (microbial imbalances). Lack of motility (constipation) can cause hormones and endotoxins to recirculate in the body causing problems.

We use a food, mood, poop journal to track what's going on with your symptoms and digestive function which give us clues to where imbalances are. We must also look at the whole picture of what is going on in your life that may be contributing to disease dynamics.

Call today to find out more about how working with a certified functional nutrition counselor/health coach with 25 years mental health counseling experience may be the partnership you need to learn about life enhancing functional medicine principles in a safe, supportive and confidential online space. We start from where you are at in your quest for better health.

 HERBAL CORNER

Herbs for gut lining support~

Here I am proudly holding my first marshmallow root harvest. I love my growing knowledge of the healing power of herbs.

Mucilaginous herbs like marshmallow, licorice and slippery elm heal the skins (mucosal barrier) in our bodies. These herbs are a first line of defense before helping someone heal a potential H-Pylori infection often contributing to gerd and acid reflux symptoms.

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most commonly prescribed class of medication for the treatment of heartburn and acid-related disorders, but generally what's at play is hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid). Stomach acid decreases as we age.

Did you know PPI's break digestion by blocking the site of acid production in the parietal cell of the stomach? PPIs are prescribed to both prevent and treat ulcers but they don't get to the root of the problem causing it.

PPI's deplete zinc, iron, magnesium, chromium, beta carotene, folate, B12, vitamin c, and calcium, much needed cofactors for bio synthesis.

These are some of the insufficiencies certified functional nutrition counselors/health coaches are trained at uncovering to help clients reverse digestive disease dynamics in the body. As well as incorporating natural herbal remedies that heal the body.

Call to find out how functional medicine health coaching can heal your digestive issues.

There's lots of behind the scenes program development in the works at Walker's Functional Nutrition. I'm passionate about how to make functional nutrition counseling more affordable and accessible to those struggling with autoimmune, digestive and mental health issues.  

Group programming keeps popping up to be able to help more people learn about functional nutrition through more affordable pricing than individual sessions will allow. I'll keep you posted on any signature group programs that may be launched in 2024.

Walker's Functional Nutrition is a good match for people who are highly motivated to learn how to take back their health naturally by lowering systemic inflammation causing disease through targeted diet and lifestyle modification principles of functional medicine. A lot of work can be done to alter our terrain to dismantle disease dynamic that don't involve expensive functional medicine testing. However, I can guide you in testing recommendations in the field when digging deeper into root causes is needed.