Root-Cause digestive health Solutions
Strategies, Tips, and Support for Resolving digestive & allergy Health Challenges
6 Reasons to Quit Gluten If You Have Chronic Illness
I first gave up gluten when I was 33 years old. I was suffering from recurring ovarian pain, and I eliminated gluten, dairy, and sugar to see if it would help. I felt remarkably better. But gluten slid back into my diet, little by little. By my second pregnancy, two...
What to Do When Your “Healthy Diet” Failed
The internet is alive with discussions and opinions about how to eat a healthy diet. Message boards, Facebook groups, and social media are full of recommendations for many "healthy" diets, from the Autoimmune Paleo diet to completely plant-based diets. And there are...
5 Reasons Chronic Illness Symptoms Flare (And What to Do About It)
When you’re chronically ill or have chronic symptoms, whether you have a diagnosis or not, you are all too painfully aware of the waxing and waning of your symptoms. Headaches. Belly aches and bloating. Insomnia. Rashes. Fatigue. Pain. When you’re swimming in the sea...
What is Functional Nutrition?
Learn the three fundamental principles of Functional Nutrition and Functional Medicine, and how it can help chronically ill people reach root-cause resolution, remission, or a personalized plan.
What to Ask Your Doctor When You Have a Chronic Illness
Functional Nutrition Coach Amanda Malachesky shares the 5 key questions to ask your doctor when managing chronic illness.
It’s Almost Time for Spring Cleansing
I used to do a cleanse every spring when I was in my 20s. My favorite acupuncturist created it, and called it the Spleen Vacation. You would choose a list of 20 foods, and only 20 foods, to eat for a week, to give your spleen and liver a break. No animal products, and...
Nourish yourself with Soup
Enjoy the simple, nourishing gift of Curried Butternut and Apple Soup, whether you are healthy or under the weather.
Is stress affecting your digestion? 5 tips for healthy stress-eating
Are you stressed? Chances are, your stress is affecting your digestion. When we are in very stressful or chronically stressful situations, our fight-or-flight response gets activated. In order to preserve needed energy to deal with what the body perceives as a...
About Me
Hi, I’m Amanda Malachesky, Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner. I help people digestive health challenges find a path to root cause resolution so they can get on with living!
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