Eating for Breastfeeding
Once you have delivered your baby and are now in what many refer to as the 4th trimester, you may marvel at how tricky it is to accomplish the simplest of tasks. Finding a moment to simply take a shower, much less cook a meal may seem like a major accomplishment in...
Eating with the Seasons: Spring Edition
When you decide to eat with the seasons, you make a conscious choice to only pick those foods that the season naturally produces. Fruits and vegetables are at their peak, both in flavor and availability. This may mean sweet gourds in the fall, hearty greens in the...
Focus Foods in Each Trimester
With each trimester comes unique challenges and greater nutritional needs. There is a saying let food be your medicine and medicine be your food, there is no better time to let food be a source of nourishment and help to manage some of the usual suspects that can show...
Weight Loss Through Gut Health
With advancements in science and a better understanding of the human microbiome, we are learning just how important gut microbiota is in influencing health and weight. People that have more diversity in their gut microbiota are leaner than people who have less...
Support Thyroid for Weight Loss
A big key to weight loss and keeping the weight off is optimizing thyroid function. I recommend women get their thyroid checked yearly and men at least every few years. Hypothyroidism is a very common condition and a major culprit in weight gain and in difficulty...
3 Key Steps to Losing Weight and Burning Fat
Losing weight and keeping the weight off is definitely a marathon, not a sprint! The more we practice key habits around food, lifestyle, and exercise over a consistent period of time the more these adjustments adjust us…our weight and well-being while getting us off...
Maximizing Protein for Weight Loss on a Plant-Based Diet
Protein is a very long-established and well-researched part of successful weight loss. Studies showed greater weight loss, fat mass loss, and preservation of lean mass after higher-protein calorie-restriction diets than after lower-protein calorie-restriction diets....
Slow Breathing to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally and Reduce Stress
When someone is diagnosed with high blood pressure this means the force of the blood on the veins is too high, specifically above 120/80 mmHg. Several factors that contribute to high blood pressure include: smoking, obesity, chronic stress, being sedentary, excessive...
Understanding Your Blood Work: 4 Important Levels to Monitor for Health
Functional medicine is a form of medicine that views the body as one whole, integrated system. In conventional medicine, deficiencies and steps leading up to a disorder are often overlooked. Unlike conventional Western medicine, which divides the body up into multiple...Leona West Fox
Leona is a family practitioner trained as an Integrative Functional Nutritionist. She helps her clients cut through the many conflicting trends and get to the heart of what is key for their own health in a practical, positive, and supportive space. Learn more about her training and approach here.