A Christian counselor's take on healing mind, body and spirit.
Awhile back, someone following my Instagram @faithhopefood asked for a sort of guide to help her make food choices that would benefit the mental health of her children. I thought it was such a great idea, so here we go! If you've been with me for a while, you've read about the basics of how…
How to have a healthy start during a cross-country move? Smoothies! We packed frozen kale, vanilla protein powder, iced coffee, coconut oil and acacia fiber along with our Magic Bullet for a nutrient dense Frappe Smoothie every morning. Kale offers important antioxidants and phytonutrients, protein powder grounds our blood sugar and provides us with amino…
Most of us are vaguely familiar with the relationship between low neurotransmitters and symptoms of mental health disorders. For too many years, I've heard people say that the reason they are depressed is because of a "chemical imbalance" in their brains. What they usually mean is that their brains don't produce enough of a neurotransmitter,…
In the last post, I talked about how our mental health is impacted by our digestive health. Now we need to talk about what you can do at home to improve your gut health. Start with fiber and fermented foods. Remember that a healthy microbiome is key to the development of those helpful neurotransmitters helping…
There is so much to this topic! We could spend years together sorting out all the myriad ways our nutrition effects our bodies and in turn, our mental health. It’s amazing to me that in the almost ten years I’ve been studying and working as a counselor, this subject has barely been mentioned. I can…
Until recently, my only exposure to beets was Dwight from "The Office". Whenever I use beets now, I giggle to myself as I hear Jim say "Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galatica" to antagonize Dwight. Turns out, Dwight's obsession with this surprisingly pretty root vegetable is not so strange. Since I'm not a medical doctor, I'm not…
Faith, Hope and Food 