A day in the life of a nutritionist in Seoul.

I just wrapped up a month of doing Whole30 Diet while living in Seoul, Korea. Here is a walk-through of what some of the past 30 days have looked like while keeping my diet super clean and super simple in a limited kitchen.

You can call it “adrenal fatigue”, call it “adrenal dysfunction” call it “chronic fatigue” or you can call it straight up “burn-out”. We all can relate to the effects of stress on our bodies and how it feels in some shape or form. This post outlines the clinical progression of burn-out based on symptoms and the hormonal patterns that appear in lab tests.

When I first got to Korea I started losing my hair at a quick rate, it was scary!
I quickly discovered that this is something that many fellow expats have gone through or are still going through.
This post walks you through some of the key steps I took to stop this quickly before much damage was done.

Androgens are typically thought of as “male” hormones but ladies, you have them too— just in different amounts.
In this post, we explore how androgen imbalance is now seen as the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. We will discuss the symptoms of too much and too little androgen, why imbalance happens and as always, how to support healthy levels naturally via food and lifestyle!

Let’s face it, acne sucks.
There is absolutely no doubt about it.

Acne is a sign from your body that something is off, that something needs some of your tender love and attention. When we stop looking at our skin with frustration and anger, we can start looking at it with patience, gratitude and love—which is probably what your body is really craving over the latter.

Golden Milk is a trendy name for a traditional Ayurvedic drink called “Haldi Wala Doodh” which translates to Turmeric Milk. The name Golden Milk is a Western play off the golden colour from the turmeric in it this creamy and warming tea.

Though newly popular in the West (and kind of a fad item right now), this drink has been used as an Ayurvedic therapeutic beverage for centuries and is popular for combatting inflammation, reducing pain and easing digestion, but also because it’s really yummy and nice to sip on.

For many, estrogen dominance is generally understood as simply having too much of the sex hormone estrogen. For men, it’s feared because estrogen is often thought of as a ‘female hormone” and too much can effect sexual function and stamina.

For women, we might start feeling concerned about our breast health, the stubborn weight gain and the uncomfortable monthly symptoms that can be brought about when we have too much (or too little) of this hormone. It has a bad rep! In this post we will go over what it looks like if you have too much of this hormone, why this is common and what to do about it if you do!