Utah Foundational Nutrition

01/26/2026

Your body isn’t broken. It’s been responding to the environment it’s lived in.

Health isn’t built on willpower or one-size-fits-all plans. It’s shaped by your biology, stress patterns, history, and daily habits. Your nervous system, digestion, hormones, and metabolism are always adapting to what they’re given.

That means they can also be retrained.

This is why personalized support matters. When your health plan is built around your needs, your lifestyle, and how your body actually functions, progress becomes clearer, more sustainable, and far less frustrating.

My work is about meeting your body where it is, stabilizing the foundations, and creating a strategy that supports real, lasting change—not trends.

If you’re ready to stop forcing your body and start working with it, I’d love to support you.

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01/22/2026

Workout Wednesday 💪🧠

I’m not just training my body — I’m exercising my mind muscle too.

Staying committed to who I am becoming.
Staying aligned with the goals I’ve set.
Showing up even when it would be easier not to.

This season isn’t about deprivation. It’s about alignment.
Alignment with my body.
Alignment with my mind.
Alignment with the life and health I’m building.

Every workout is a vote for the person I’m choosing to be.
Strong body. Clear mind. Disciplined habits. Aligned life.

This is the year of body alignment and mind alignment — and I’m here for the work it takes to get there.

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01/21/2026

🌿 Plant-based eating can be powerful — when it’s done correctly.

When following a plant-based diet, it’s important to:

✔️ Combine foods properly to build complete amino acids
✔️ Cook and prepare foods well to unlock nutrients and reduce anti-nutrients
✔️ Add healthy fats to support vitamin and mineral absorption
✔️ Eat enough to meet your body’s calorie and protein needs

Short-term plant-based phases can be a great way to support cleansing and digestive reset. But when plant foods are not prepared appropriately, they can become anti-nutrient-rich — meaning they may block absorption or even pull minerals from the body instead of nourishing it.

Plant-based does not automatically mean nutrient-adequate.
Preparation, balance, and strategy matter.

Your body deserves food that truly feeds it.

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01/14/2026

🌿 Tip Tuesday: Prepare before you cleanse

Don’t shock your body — support it first.

Starting a few simple habits 7–10 days before a cleanse helps lower stress on the nervous system and allows detox pathways to work more efficiently.

Before you cleanse, focus on:

💧 Daily hydration + minerals
🍽️ Removing sugar, alcohol, caffeine, and processed foods
🥩 Eating enough protein to support liver detox
💤 Consistent sleep
🫁 Gentle movement + deep breathing
🚽 Supporting daily elimination

Preparation makes cleansing easier, safer, and far more effective.

Support the body first.
Then allow it to release.

— Carie, Utah Foundational Nutrition 🌿

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01/13/2026

🌿 Why short plant-focused resets can support the body

Short-term, intentional plant-focused periods can be powerful.

They help flood the body with antioxidants, support detox pathways, lighten digestive load, calm inflammation, and reset the gut and immune system.

This is why short plant-based phases can help people feel lighter, clearer, and less reactive.

But they are meant to be seasons — not lifestyles for most.

Long-term or poorly planned plant-only eating can slowly drain key nutrients needed for hormones, metabolism, neurotransmitters, immunity, and tissue repair.

🌱 Plants help the body release and reset.
🔥 Quality protein and fats help the body rebuild.

Health isn’t about extremes.
It’s about using the right tools at the right time.

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01/10/2026

✨ New Year. New Habits. Real Change. ✨

Every year starts with motivation—but real results come from shifting how you see your health and daily habits.

In my newest Blogcast, I share simple, practical ways to break old patterns and build routines that actually last.

👉 Watch on YouTube, listen to the Blogcast, or read the post on my website.
Start this year differently.

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01/07/2026

Your cravings aren’t just willpower — they’re biology and perception.

Your past experiences, emotions, and stress shape how your brain sees food. At the same time, your gut bacteria send signals to the brain that influence what you crave. Certain microbes thrive on sugar and processed foods, and they can drive the desire for the very foods that keep them alive.

That’s why cravings often feel both emotional and physical.

When you support the gut and calm the nervous system, those signals change. And when the root changes, food choices become easier — not forced.

True nutrition isn’t restriction. It’s rebuilding from the inside out.

— Carie Cox
Utah Foundational Nutrition 🌿

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01/06/2026

This is just part of the benefits of the cleanse.

01/06/2026

Motivation Monday 🌱

Before you focus on goals this year, check your perception.
How you see yourself and your body determines what feels possible.

Your body isn’t broken—it’s responding to what it’s been given.
When perception shifts, consistency becomes easier and goals feel achievable.

This year, trade pressure for alignment.
Small shifts + clear intention + consistent action = real change.

👉 What belief do you need to release to move forward this year?

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01/05/2026

✨ We’re getting ready to start the 2026 Cleanse! ✨

If you plan to participate, please let me know which shake flavors you’d like as soon as possible. I’ll also be posting preparation tips and guidance to help you get ready for the purification.

📦 Important ordering details:

All cleanse kits will be ordered by January 10th

To be included, your kit must be selected and paid for by that date, so everything arrives on time and you’re fully prepared
🌿 Pre-Cleanse Option
If you’d like to do the pre-cleanse with Metal Free and NAC, please let me know ASAP so I can order them for you.

Pre-cleanse participants should begin on January 12th

The full cleanse officially starts on January 19th

This is a powerful way to prepare your body and lay a strong foundation for the cleanse. Feel free to let me know if you have questions or would like help deciding what option is best for you.

Looking forward to doing this together! 💚

12/22/2025

For all of those who like to buy standard products from my business. Standard Process price adjustments for 2026 will take effect December 30, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. CT. If there are items you prefer to have on hand all the time, you want to stock up before prices rise.

Purchase Standard Process products online from Utah Foundational Nutrition. We are a premier practitioner authorized to sell Standard Process Inc. supplements.