How to Build a Gut-Friendly Microbiome
For the past several years, one gut health message seems to be everywhere: Eat more plants for your microbiome. On the surface, it's good advice. Plant fibers nourish many of our gut microbes. Greater plant diversity is associated with greater microbial...
Why Your Body Keeps Asking for Animal Foods
Have you ever found yourself secretly wondering... "Why do eggs suddenly sound so good?" "Is butter the only reason I’m eating these vegetables?" "Why can't I stop thinking about steak?" You're not alone. It's a question many people are surprised to find...
Protein Isn’t the Goal. Building Yourself Is.
Protein has become one of the hottest topics in nutrition. Everywhere you look there's another product proudly announcing: 20 grams of protein 30 grams of protein High-protein cereal High-protein chips High-protein pasta High-protein coffee Even high-protein...
The Nutrients That Become Harder to Get (and Use) Without Animal Foods
One of the biggest misconceptions in nutrition is this: If a food contains a nutrient, your body automatically receives that nutrient. That's simply not how human physiology works. There's a lot that has to happen between taking a bite of food and that nutrient...
The Difference Between Eating and Building Yourself
Most nutrition advice teaches women to think about food in terms of calories or macros by asking questions like: How much are you eating? How much protein? How much fat? How many carbs? Will this help you lose weight? Will this spike blood sugar? Are these the...
Why Midlife Changes the Vegetarian Conversation
A vegetarian diet that felt perfectly fine at 25 may not feel the same at 50. That doesn’t mean vegetarianism “suddenly stopped working.” It means the body’s priorities have changed. This is one of the biggest shifts I wish more women understood. In our 20s and...
Welcome! I’m Jennifer, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and GAPS Diet Practitioner.
I’ll help you restore your microbiome and become deeply nourished by eating real foods in middle age.
My passion is ancestral nutrition and food preparation methods that prioritize gut health. This means eating the foods humans ate before the industrialization of the food system – including seasonality and traditional preparation methods like slow cooking and fermentation.
On top of that, I’ll show you how to reduce toxins in your environment so that your body will have an easier time removing what’s already stored in your body.