Functional Nutrition Blog

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD Imagine you were just diagnosed with acid reflux and you asked your doctor what nutrition changes you can make to improve this. And your doctor tells you... nothing. This is exactly what happened to my client, and it was from literally one of the best gastroenterologists in the country. So how could they be so wrong? I've helped many clients improve and get rid of acid reflux using nutrition approaches, and I'm going to share m

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD You brush twice a day. You floss, sometimes. You’ve been to the dentist. So why do your teeth keep giving you problems? What if the answer isn’t in your mouth at all? What if it’s in your gut? [Video Transcript Below Video - it is the same information] The Mouth and Gut Connection Here’s something most people don’t realize. Your mouth is home to over 770 species of bacteria. They live on your teeth, your tongue, your palate, ev

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