Functional Nutrition Blog

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD Do you know what this is? Licorice root. It’s been used for over 3,000 years across many traditional medicine systems, including Chinese, Ayurvedic, Egyptian, and Greek medicine. Today, it’s still widely used. Especially for digestive health and certain types of stress. But here’s the important part. It’s not for everyone. [Video Transcript Below Video - it is the same information] How Licorice Can Help Gut Health Licorice root

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD Gut health and weight loss. Are you surprised to hear that these two things are connected? Well, I'm not. Even though we're a gut health clinic, we do get a decent amount of clients who come in looking to lose weight. Many of them are unaware that there can be a connection between the gut and stubborn weight loss. The body is not a toaster oven. Everything is more connected than simply calories in and calories out. If you're ha

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD If you've noticed black stool, don't freak out—but don't ignore it either.   I'm a Harvard teaching hospital trained gut health dietitian, and I'm about to tell you the five most common reasons this happens—   We’ll cover the harmless causes with simple explanations — and the signs that mean it’s time to see a doctor.   Stick around to the end, where I’ll explain the difference between seeing red blood versus black in your stoo

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD If you're eating chia seeds for your health, that's great—but if you're making this one mistake, you could end up in the emergency room. I'm a Harvard teaching hospital trained gut health dietitian, and today I'm showing you exactly what NOT to do with chia seeds, plus the right way to eat them for maximum benefits. Since there is one published case in the medical literature, of one unlucky individual, whom I wish had watched t

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD Did you know common breakfast foods can quietly make constipation worse?   I’m a gut health dietitian trained through a Harvard teaching hospital, and today I’ll show you three breakfasts  that work with  your digestion instead of against it.   Now, what you eat the rest of the day absolutely matters—but breakfast is your best chance  to set your gut up for success.   All three of these options have their own spin — let me know

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD If you struggle with severe migraines, you probably feel like you're never going to be able to live a completely normal life again.   Like my client, Nick, who for 10 years was experiencing migraines that were so bad, he regularly had to miss work.   And the most frustrating part was, these migraines had only started in his early 20s, and he couldn't explain how they started or why they were only getting worse. But that's when

Author's Bio: Katie Bailey, MS, RD, LD, FNC Most people walk around with yeast living happily in their gut and never think twice about it. But when that yeast becomes unbalanced and starts to multiply, it can start to affect everything from digestion and mood and even your skin. It is one of the most overlooked root causes of chronic symptoms. Now, if you're passionate about gut health, don't forget to hit the subscribe button for more gut health videos. Before I jump into al