by Jenna Witt | Mar 24, 2023 | Insulin/Diabetes/Blood Sugar, Weight Loss
You’re going to love me after reading this. I’m about to share a secret ingredient from the Far East that will allow you to indulge in multiple bowls of pasta. And even rice. This is a godsend for anybody who struggles with carb/starch addiction and can’t seem to... 
by Jenna Witt | Mar 15, 2023 | Insulin/Diabetes/Blood Sugar
In my hectic practice as a Nurse Practitioner at an ER clinic, I wish I had the time to coach every one of my patients on how to reclaim their life and be free of pain and disease. That’s why I became a certified health coach and functional medicine practitioner. I... 
by Jenna Witt | Feb 25, 2023 | Gut Health
It’s hard enough to get some of my patients (in the ER) and clients (health coaching and functional medicine) to eat vegetables. I’m not talking about eating more vegetables. I mean “A” vegetable (other than ketchup or potatoes). Yes, it’s true: some people eat no... 
by Jenna Witt | Feb 21, 2023 | Functional Medicine, Mental Health
Is it me or is there an anxiety bug going around? It seems like more and more people are experiencing it to some degree or another. And if anxiety isn’t enough of a bitch to deal with, its related symptoms are no picnic in the park either. I’m talking about insomnia,... 
by Jenna Witt | Feb 10, 2023 | Functional Medicine, Menopause
Are you going through menopause? Are hot flashes and night sweats disrupting your quality of life? Well, perhaps you’ve heard that soy can be a mature lady’s best friend. That’s what I certainly thought before I became a functional medicine practitioner. In fact, the... 
by Jenna Witt | Feb 3, 2023 | Functional Medicine
When I talk about protein, it’s usually in a good way. In fact, in my most recent blog post, I mentioned how most patients I see don’t eat enough protein. But there’s one type of protein that you definitely don’t want to have too much of. It’s not actually a protein... 
by Jenna Witt | Jan 25, 2023 | Health
Picture a very old, frail, shriveled-up person. “Man, I don’t want to look like that one day,” you say to yourself. Well, if you don’t want to end up looking like that, you gotta start eating more protein. Yes, I said MORE protein. There seems to be a... 
by Jenna Witt | Jan 13, 2023 | Gut Health
Spices don’t just add flavor to your favorite dishes. They also improve digestion (including gallbladder function) and reduce inflammation. Studies (like this one) suggest spices may even help prevent cancer. For this article, I’ll focus on my favorite 5... 
by Jenna Witt | Jan 7, 2023 | Functional Medicine
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word cortisol? For most people, cortisol is simply, “the stress hormone.” But by the time you’re done reading this article, you’re going to think of cortisol as first and foremost, the belly-fat... 
by Jenna Witt | Dec 17, 2022 | Functional Medicine, Weight Loss
These numbers are crazy! According to a 2020 survey of 2,000 people, the average number of diets tried by the participants was … get ready to spit whatever you’re drinking out: 126! And not only that, that same year, statistics from the Centers for Disease...