Posts by Stacy Abramson
Independent Brands I Love: My Favorite Food & Supplement Companies
Independent Brands I Love As a small-business owner, supporting other independent businesses* is important to me. I love knowing that many of the brands I buy are still connected to the founders, families, employees, or farmers who built them. Of course, the products still have to be good. With food, I look for organic, thoughtfully…
Read MoreElectrolytes & Hydration: Finding the Right Balance
Why Hydration Is More Than Just Drinking Water As the weather warms up and sweat losses increase, many people start to notice that “drinking more water” is not actually fixing how they feel. Sometimes it is an athlete who drinks constantly but still feels tight or depleted after training. Sometimes it is someone with autoimmune…
Read MoreFrom Head to Gut: How CST and MFR Support the Vagus Nerve
You may not see it, but it’s always working — carrying messages between your brain and your gut. The vagus nerve is your body’s longest cranial nerve and a key player in everything from digestion to mood. It’s like your body’s built-in brake pedal, helping you shift out of stress and into healing. When the…
Read MoreWhat Is an Elimination Diet? Timing, Benefits & When to Consider One
What Is an Elimination Diet — and When It Actually Helps When people find out I am a Functional Nutrition Health Coach, the conversation almost always turns to food. Someone inevitably asks whether they should stop eating gluten or dairy. Another says—half joking, half apologetic—that they still eat dairy. And inevitably, someone shares a story…
Read MoreBeyond the Numbers: Understanding Your Body’s Real Glucose Story
Beyond the Numbers: Understanding Your Body’s Real Glucose Story I’ve never been a biohacker, and I’m not someone who chases wellness trends. But after reading Glucose Goddess by Jessie Inchauspé, I became curious about what I might learn from wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). Not to optimize anything — simply to observe how my…
Read MoreThe First Step in Corrective Work: Meeting Your Body Where It Is
Corrective Care Begins With Readiness Understanding the Body’s First Step Many people reach a point where they are tired of managing symptoms and want real change — the kind that feels like the body is finally working with them instead of against them. Corrective work, in our world, refers to techniques that help the body…
Read MoreWhy Skincare Labels Sound Scientific — and What They Really Mean
Why Skincare Labels Sound Scientific — and What They Really Mean If you have ever read a skincare label and felt like you needed a decoder, you are not alone. Skincare product labels are filled with clinical-sounding terms like clean beauty, dermatologist approved, clinically proven, and medical grade — language that implies science and credibility…
Read MoreThe Art of Supplement Timing
The Art of Supplement Timing Supplement Timing Content How to know what stays daily, what gets pulsed, and what should be rechecked. Supplements aren’t meant to replace food or “fix” the body. They’re meant to support it. Some replenish what modern life depletes, others train a system and then step back, and a few are…
Read MoreThe Power of Hydrosols
The Power of Hydrosols The skin ritual that followed me from the treatment room into functional nutrition. Even though I’m not offering facials right now, I’ve been a licensed esthetician for twenty-four years, and that background still shapes the way I understand skin inside my functional nutrition practice. Through my practice, I still support skin…
Read MoreWhy One Person’s Solution Isn’t Yours: Rethinking Supplements, Diets & Personalization
Why Taking a Supplement or Starting a Diet Isn’t a Plan for Everyone Because Your Body Is Unique, and Context Matters Every week, I see the same pattern unfold online. Someone posts about migraines, gut issues, fatigue, inflammation, or sleep. Within minutes, the thread fills with advice: “Take this supplement.”“Cut out these foods.”“Try this diet.”“AIP…
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