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The Top 5 Hormones You Need to Balance for Postpartum Weight Loss

By: Sara Moreira

Published on: 06/10/2024

Postpartum weight loss can be challenging, but the key to success lies in balancing your hormones. In this post, we explore the top five hormones—cortisol, insulin, leptin, thyroid hormones, and estrogen—that play a critical role in fat storage, energy regulation, and metabolism after pregnancy. Learn practical tips for balancing these hormones naturally, and discover how hormonal health can be the missing link to sustainable weight loss. Whether you're feeling stuck or want to regain control of your body, this post is your guide to understanding the connection between hormones and weight loss postpartum.

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Essential Minerals for Postpartum Fatigue: How HTMA Can Help You Bounce Back

By: Sara Moreira

Published on: 06/10/2024

In this blog post, I dive into the critical minerals your body needs after pregnancy to recover and regain energy. Drawing from my own experience and the science behind Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA), I explain how minerals like magnesium, sodium, potassium, and calcium play a vital role in restoring balance and supporting postpartum health. You'll learn about the best food sources for these minerals, why supplementation needs to be personalized, and how most moms can benefit from using topical magnesium and adrenal cocktails. Plus, I share a simple adrenal cocktail recipe to help kickstart your recovery!

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Why I Left bedside nursing to Become an FDN: My Journey from Conventional to Functional Medicine

By: Sara Moreira

Published on: 06/10/2024

How I went from a full-time bedside nurse to a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner to help client's reverse symptoms and finally get answers to their most pressing health concerns.

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Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Health Coach Disclaimer Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® health coaches do not diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure any disease or condition. Nothing we share with our clients is intended to substitute for the advice, treatment or diagnosis of a qualified licensed physician. Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN) Practitioners may not make any medical diagnoses or claims, nor substitute for your personal physician’s care. It is the role of a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner to partner with their clients to provide ongoing support and accountability in an opt-in model of self-care and should be done under the supervision of a licensed physician.