Live With Nutrition

07/14/2025

Come visit us at the Essence Massage 3yr Anniversary this Thursday! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16gJoxrVBF/

Last year was a blast, and we can't wait to come together again this year!

Whether you're coming to quench your curiosity, looking for recovery options, the next step in your wellness journey, or holistic options for yourself or a loved one, this year's expo is going to be another one for the books.

Be sure to turn on notifications so you can stay updated as we continue to add to our vendor list and share the latest in all things Essence!

Thank you all for 3 WONDERFUL years. We've so loved being your massage therapists and the place you go to for recovery and relaxation. We look forward to continuing to grow with you!!

07/06/2025

I will be attending this sweet little local health fair in a few weeks and would love to see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15dWdBqubV/

Last year was a blast, and we can't wait to come together again this year!

Whether you're coming to quench your curiosity, looking for recovery options, the next step in your wellness journey, or holistic options for yourself or a loved one, this year's expo is going to be another one for the books.

Be sure to turn on notifications so you can stay updated as we continue to add to our vendor list and share the latest in all things Essence!

Thank you all for 3 WONDERFUL years. We've so loved being your massage therapists and the place you go to for recovery and relaxation. We look forward to continuing to grow with you!!

06/26/2024

Hiyee Flower Mound! 👋 Are you semaglutide-curious? I am running a little casual and friendly group workshop in a few weeks and would love to see you there!

Answers to a couple answers of questions l’ve been asked…

🍇no…l don’t work for the drug companies 😊

🍉no…the purpose of the workshop is not to talk you into OR out of taking the medication

✅yes…it really is a passion project of mine to SHARE helpful tips from the experience l have in my own private practice

Link to book your spot…

https://www.livewithnutrition.com/semaglutideworkshop

06/24/2024

My “Semaglutide Scoop!” Workshop is coming up on July 20th! If you or someone you know is taking, or thinking about taking, any of the GLP1 meds like wegovy, ozempic, mounjaro, or generics for weight loss, this workshop is for you!
It will be a casual and friendly 2hr session, where l will present on;

🍇how the meds work
🍋handling side effects
🍉nutrition and wellbeing strategies to help you feel your best.

Where: Firewheel & 2499, Group Room at Oak and Willow Counseling
When: Saturday July 20th 2-4pm
Cost: $30

I’d love to see you there! 🥰. Get in touch if you have any questions!

Here is the link to sign up…

https://www.livewithnutrition.com/semaglutideworkshop

02/24/2024

Excited to participate in this project by wise at Livian TX-Wise Advantage-Love How You Live who has produced a video series about several local businesses. Check out this one for more information about what l do…and follow her page for more!

01/29/2024

Intuitive Eating is one type of food therapy l explore with some patients….here’s a little info about it!

Diet culture is co-opting big time—so it’s time for another reminder about what IE is and is not. The purpose of IE is to cultivate a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body through self-connection.⁣
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𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗘 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧.⁣
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* Not fasting or keto⁣
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* Not your cheat day⁣
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* Not a weight loss plan – including Noom, Weight Watchers, or any program with food rules for the purpose of shrinking your body or disconnecting you from it⁣
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* Not counting macros, points, or food groups⁣
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* Not a diet⁣
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* You can’t cherry-pick one or two principles and call it Intuitive Eating.⁣
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𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗘 𝗶𝘀.⁣
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* An evidence-based self-care eating framework, with over 200 studies to date, including a meta-analysis! ⁣
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* Far more nuanced than "eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full." IE is a dynamic interplay of instinct, rational mind, and thought. ⁣
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* About bringing pleasure back to the eating experience and connecting with your body.⁣
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* A self-connection journey of learning and discovery—not pass or fail. ⁣
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* Has 10 principles which are guideposts. You and only you get to decide what tastes/feels best in your body. You are the expert of you—you are in charge!⁣
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* An integration of mind-body knowledge, recognizing that life gets hectic and busy at times. Sometimes, for example, your lunch break may be before you're physically hungry - that's okay! This is where your mind knowledge comes in: your body still needs nourishment before a busy afternoon.⁣
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* Intuitive Eating is Health at Every Size aligned and weight inclusive. It’s about dignity & respect for all bodies.⁣
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Diet culture (including professional organizations) doesn’t get to change or redefine the principles of IE. Go to the source—www.IntuitiveEating.org, Intuitive Eating, 4th ed, the IE Workbook, and/or its creators Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch. ⁣
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If a program/person is offering Intuitive Eating for weight loss or fasting—Run away! ⁣
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01/24/2024

As a medicare provider, l am deeply passionate about expanding coverage for Dietitian care beyond just diabetes and kidney disease. Please sign this petition!
Did you know, currently all of the following issues are NOT covered by medicare for Dietitian visits, and therefore our most fragile population has to pay out of pocket…or decline care. I receive these calls EVERY week. 😞 💔
- cancer and weight loss
- dementia and weight loss with refusing food
- hypertension
-heart failure/CHF
- CABG, stent, high cholesterol, high triglycerides
- chronic diarrhea or constipation
- poor appetite and weight loss
-COPD and weight loss
-Parkinsons or ALS
-anemia
- malnutrition/deconditioning
- and so on….

This drives an ENORMOUS amount of expense for hospital care into our Medicare system, because these issues get so bad, that’s where these patients end up….critically ill.

We can do better AND reduce the burden to our medicare system!

Senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Gary Peters (Mich.) and Representatives Robin Kelly (Ill.) and Jen Kiggans (Virginia) recently introduced the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act, which would expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) in...

01/17/2024

Saying again for those in the back - restrictive food behavior is 👏not👏directly correlated with body size. So if you’ve been struggling with food, but you don’t “look too thin”….it doesn’t make your struggle any less worthy of being surrounded and supported by appropriate medical care 🙏

In addition to our fun chat with last week (recording available on their Instagram page!), we also had the opportunity to present to a wonderful group of psychiatrists for the University of Nevada, Reno's School of Medicine Grand Rounds. We're always honored to talk with other medical providers and share more about the medical complications of eating disorders and why weight inclusive medicine matters so much.

One piece of information we continue to share with other medical providers in these settings is about the misconception that restrictive eating disorders always result in emaciation. This false belief means that people in larger-sized bodies with restrictive eating disorders are often missed and are only ever accused of bingeing (p.s. binge eating disorder very often has restrictive eating patterns), people in "average-sized" bodies with restrictive eating disorders are missed, and even smaller-bodied individuals are sometimes missed due to the false belief that the restriction isn't "that bad" if they don't look a certain way. In all body sizes, restriction resulting in weight loss is often praised. We're grateful for these opportunities to share this information so that people get better medical care with their providers and practitioners learn this important information that's not often part of their training.

01/04/2024

2024 New Year! New Focus! New Enthusiasm! New Joy! Get in there and get an appointment! Www.livewithnutrition.com/book

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas to all friends and family near and far! It’s already Christmas in New Zealand, so enjoy your day downunder and wishing you sunshine ☀️, a great glass of wine 🍷 and a winning Kiwi Pavlova! (No…it wasn’t invented in Aussie😉)

11/24/2023

If you’re feeling guilty about what you ate yesterday, here are some tips to help!
🍰 you cannot hate yourself into a better place with food. Replace the negative self-talk with something more helpful, such as “l did the best I could at the time”
🍰resist the urge to go on the latest restrictive diet fad today to “make up” for what happened yesterday. It just sets up a binge-restrict cycle for you that’s not going to help in the long run
🍰gentle movement and gentle nutrition today and every day should be your main goal. Thanksgiving is JUST one day, not an entire 2 month period 🤗
If you need more help, get in touch!
LiveWithNutrition.com
***accepting bcbs, united and medicare***

11/20/2023

It’s holiday party season! Which means food, food and more food…! Everywhere you go, everything we do, every celebration, there is going to be food.

And as the the old adage goes, wherever you go, there you are.

If you are struggling with food, and you have no plan going in to this time of the year, you will continue to struggle 🤷🏻‍♀️

A couple of tips for you!
🍰 eat regular meals. Starving yourself, to binge on a giant meal later is not healthy, mentally or physically
🍰prioritize your favorite foods and get comfortable with leaving food on your plate when you are comfortably full
🍰speak kindly to yourself - beating yourself up doesn’t help 🍰try to acknowledge and tune in to your inner wisdom regarding hunger and fullness and listen to your body - it actually will tell you everything you need to know

Aaaand lastly, if the above seems out of reach and you need more help, get in touch!

LiveWithNutrition.com
***In-network with bcbs, united and medicare***