Simply Functional Nutrition with Katy

Arielle is a therapist who specializes in anxiety, with a particular focus on helping women who struggle with people-pleasing and perfectionism. She is a firm believer in a holistic approach to mental health and love creating a supportive environment for healing and growth. When she's not being a therapist, she's a mom to an amazing little guy and a dog. She loves being able to help women feel less anxious and lean into their favorite version of themselves. 


Links 

https://thatssowell.com

https://www.motivationalinterviewing.org/sites/default/files/valuescardsort_0.pdf

https://www.motherhoodandmatcha.com

Books referenced:

This is Your Brain on Food 

Calm Your mind with Food 

Dr. Uma Naidoo


Social:
IG - @motherhoodandmatcha
IG - @thatssowell 

If you have ever struggled to "do it all" - healthy lifestyle, showing up for your family, working... Well, Whitney and I can relate. And in this week's episode, we tag team it as we dive in to the practical how to's of managing all the responsibilities we as women, wives and mothers carry.

Whitney has a passion for wellness and motherhood - and she has married the two through the founding of The Fit Mom Society. A community based program where she guides women through fitness, nutrition, community and more - all through a shared platform that seeks to drive health and connectivity in a doable way.

Follow Whitney over on Instagram at @whitney.williford & @fit_momsociety.

She is also a part of the Super Mom competition, as a mom and business owner! It is a great way to support the Children's Miracle network and I know Whitney would covet your vote. Support her & the CMN here! 

This week's episode is all about choosing safer when it comes to personal care and home products we choose. The products around our home and on our body can be laden with potentially harmful ingredients. Amy helps us know what red flags to look out for and how to make safer swaps. 

Amy has been a pharmacist for 16+ years, with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree with board certification in Geriatrics (not so sexy - her words) . She became a real nontoxic enthusiast and ingredient detective after her mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer out of the blue. Since 2018, she has been going down this low tox path and investigating how our personal care products are made & manufactured in the US and learning more and more about what ingredients we need to avoid for our health and wellness. She is very passionate about sharing this issue with others - it truly is a problem that most people do not even know exists. She hopes to empower people to make better decisions about the products they use and buy for themselves and their family.  

This week, I am diving in to how YOU can manage your PCOS and Insulin Resistance, without having to go on medication. You CAN manage your symptoms without medicine - approaching your IR from a holistic approach.

Katy provides 5 specific ways you can start managing your IR today - and done well, these tips can give you dramatic improvement to your symptoms.

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Follow along for more with Katy at:
IG - https://www.instagram.com/simplyspencer_/
Website - https://www.simplyspencer.com/

This week we are diving into what healing from a holistic approach can look like!
 
 Carla is a friend of mine that has joined us this week, with an intriguing and winding journey in healing her thyroid, gut and immune system. Having been warned that she was on track towards a Lupus diagnosis, Carla started asking questions and followed her intuition towards FINALLY finding the correct diagnosis. She discusses with Katy this week what that healing journey looked like and how she is maintaining health on the other side of it today!
 
 You can find Carla most frequently on IG at @carlap_grice : https://www.instagram.com/carlap_grice/


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Follow along with Katy Spencer, RDN, LDN - a functional and integrative Women's Health dietitian. You can find more from her here:

IG: @simplyspencer_ ( https://www.instagram.com/simplyspencer_/ )
Website: https://www.simplyspencer.com/
Email: [email protected]
Subscribe to her newsletter:

https://simplyspencer.myflodesk.com/breakfast

This week's guest is a true gem. Ellie and I had such a wonderful time breaking down metabolic mastery for women in their 20s, 30s, and beyond! With an integrative and functional approach to women, you will learn simple tools and ways to maximize your hormone health - starting today. A little bit about Ellie: 

As a biochemist and functionally trained dietitian, Ellie Kempton loves exploring what women need to find realignment within every transition between our 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond while honoring the needs of our gorgeous biochemistry and harnessing the power of our superpowers [our hormones!] to thrive.

Ellie Kempton, founder of Simply Nourished, is at her very core a lifestyle architect empowering women to reclaim their wellness. As a Registered Dietitian with a master’s degree in Functional Nutrition from Bastyr University and a biochemistry degree from the University of Virginia, Ellie curates simplicity out of complex health information and provides care calibrated to support transformation. Ellie’s care is underpinned by functional medicine and catalyzed by behavior design.

Websites: https://www.simplynourishednutrition.com/ + https://elliekempton.com

The Table Membership: https://www.simplynourishednutrition.com/the-table

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplynourishednutrition/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplynourishednutrition


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For more - follow Katy Spencer, RDN over on Instagram: https://instagram.com/simplyspencer_/

For this season's intro episode - I am starting high level with 4 things you can do TODAY that will change the trajectory of your health. 

Whether you are looking to lose weight, or just be the healthiest version of you - all 4 tips are applicable for any age and stage! (And I bet tip number 4 might surprise you...)

Follow along with me for more here:
IG - @simplyspencer_
Website: www.SimplySpencer.com 

This week, I take a deep dive into safer water with founder of The Goodfor Company, Jane Emma. We chat why it is so important to make the switch to safer water, what toxins and contaminants to look for, and where to start with detoxing your home's water supply! 

Find Jane at:
www.thegoodforco.com
IG: @thegoodforco



Katy Spencer, RDN, LDN
Simply Spencer Nutrition
www.SimplySpencer.com
IG: @simplyspencer_ 

On today's episode we discuss key nutrients to focus on during postpartum recovery and if breastfeeding - and what foods those nutrients are in! We also talk other practical ways to prep your body for recovery and other areas of focus for the smoothest transition and healing possible.

Find Katy:
IG - @simplyspencer_
website - www.SimplySpencer.com 

Christine is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist specializing in helping women master their hormones so that they can ditch the uncomfortable symptoms around their periods that they've been told are "normal" and finally feel like they are in complete control of their health. 

Her journey into the world of holistic and alternative modalities began after getting off of birth control and having to navigate sudden acne and missing periods, as well as trying to learn what she could do to prevent the likelihood of getting fibroids, which she has a family history of. Realizing that food and lifestyle habits could have such profound effects on our health lead her to study Holistic Nutrition to help others navigate through their own health concerns. 

Through personalized nutritional programs, lifestyle changes, and mindset shifts, Christine works with clients to get to the root cause of their symptoms, teaching them to work in sync with their bodies and hormones so that they can be free from their symptoms once and for all.

Find Christine at @wealthofnutrition on Instagram, or over on her website at wealthofnutrition.com.



Katy Spencer, RDN, LDN
Simply Spencer Nutrition 
IG: @simplyspencer_
www.SimplySpencer.com