I’m doing everything right, why can’t I lose weight?

I can't tell you the number of times I hear women tell say, "I'm doing everything right" followed by a BUT "I can't lose the weight," or "I still feel exhausted all the time." Perhaps this is you. Perhaps you have done everything right. You've cleaned up your diet. You're moving and exercising multiple times…

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7 foods that may contain mold and alternatives

What if I told you that over 70% of homes in the United States have mold in them. Yikes! caption for image But what if I told you that mycotoxins - toxic compounds from mold - can be hiding in your food? Dr. Will Cole, a well known functional medicine doctor, often sees these compounds…

What is regenerative farming and how does it impact our nutrition?

The food that we eat today is approximately 50% less nutrient dense in some cases than the food once consumed approximately 50-70 years ago. Yikes! When I read that statistic I immediately dove into the research. This lead me to something called regenerative farming. Regenerative farming is a holistic land-management practice that uses the power…

A Guide to Managing Menopause

I cannot personally relate to perimenopause or menopause...yet. However, I do have many friends and clients who tell me about the not so pleasantries that can come along with this new chapter of our lives. This got me thinking. We categorize so many things as normal over our lifetimes, don't we? For example, I lived…

Do I Need to Take Probiotics?

What you'll learn: When taking probiotics may not be a good ideaWhat makes gut bacteria importantThe different strains in a probiotic and what they do I get this question quite often. It's a very good question and I feel like depending on who you ask, the answers are different. I hope to keep this quite…

Almond Power Bars

https://jesswilliamshealthcoaching.com/2021/01/03/almond-power-bars/(opens in a new tab) This is one of my favorites when it comes to a low sugar substitute for an on the go bar. Most bars are packed full of sugar disguised as brown rice syrup, cane syrup, cane sugar, etc but these are packed full of nutrition, satiety, and yumminess. I hope you…

Changing Your Health Lens

If you are into fitness, diet, or healthy living you are blasted every day by new workouts, fat-loss methods, training templates, nutrition supplements, diets, apps, hacks, research studies, and an overwhelming number of other ways to enhance your body. When we shift our focus from obtaining a sexy external physique at all costs to really…

10 Minute Tacos

  Who doesn't love a flavorful meal that is quick, easy, and delicious? Plus, come on y'all, it's Mexican food! It's a win-win. No one ever reads the many paragraphs included in recipe blogs...so let's just get right to it, shall we?   Ingredients - Serves approx 3-4 1 head of romaine lettuce 1 bunch…

How to Detox Your Armpits

    I continued to notice the lymph nodes under my armpits were swollen. I would use a clean deodorant and a few months into it would break out and then switch to another clean deodorant. I noticed I was a bit stinkier than usual too and then come to think of it the lymph…