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Getting Kids on Board with Dietary Changes
Changing your own diet can feel like a monumental task. When your child has health issues that warrant big changes in what they eat, it can be downright overwhelming. Working around children’s food...
Outsmart Sugar Cravings and Balance Your Blood Sugar
Most of us know by now that refined sugars aren’t good for us and don’t serve our long term health goals. So why is it so hard to resist a stop at the office cookie jar? Understanding how sugar and sweets affect our brain chemistry and mood can be the key to making...
Sprouts for Spring Health
Just the other day, my five-year-old found the dried beans in jars in the pantry, and begged me to make sprouts. What's a mom to do?! We started mung bean, adzuki bean, and clover sprouts, and I realized that there is no better time to make sprouts than the spring...
5 Reasons You May Not Be Sleeping Well
Most of the clients that come through my doors have trouble sleeping. It's one of the things I want to work really hard to help with right away, because sleep is so very important for restoring our health. How well we sleep affects our eating habits and metabolism...
Thyroid: Hidden Stressor Extraordinaire
The thyroid gland is a small, butterfly-shaped organ located in the neck. The thyroid is an endocrine gland, and is the primary gland that controls our body's metabolic rate. Thyroid hormone is used by all organs and systems. The Most Common Thyroid Symptoms Are:...
Have Digestive Troubles? Think Stomach Acid
So many of my clients suffer from heartburn, indigestion, belly aches, bloating, gas, constipation, or diarrhea. Are you one of them? I wouldn't be surprised. Almost everyone has at least one of these symptoms on at least a semi-regular basis. In particular, heartburn...
How the Wrong Diet Can Worsen Your Health: Thinking Functionally
Are you thinking I'm talking about the difference between the Standard American Diet (SAD) and a plant-based diet? Think again. I have been a dedicated diet experimenter. Not a calorie-restriction dieter, but I have tried being vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, mostly...
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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