New Leaf Holistic Health with Julie Six

12/14/2025

Holiday treats don’t have to be the villain — unconscious overeating is.

Your body is beautifully responsive to simple habits:

• awareness
• timing
• movement
• mindful portions

Small, intentional choices regulate chemistry more than restriction ever could.

Your health doesn’t hinge on one cookie — it responds to how you handle the entire season.

Pause. Notice. Decide.
That’s where your power is. 💛

What’s one strategy you want to try this week? Drop it below. 👇

12/12/2025

Share Below 👇 — What’s your daily H₂O goal?

We all know hydration matters, but maybe you didn’t know it supports:

💧 energy & metabolism
💧 digestion & detox pathways
💧 brain clarity & mood
💧 hormone balance
💧 and yes… even your immune resilience

Winter can make hydration harder. Who doesn't crave cozy warm drinks instead of cold water? Herbal teas are a lovely way to boost hydration and count toward your daily intake… but here’s a fun fact:

☕ Coffee is a diuretic — so for every cup you drink, your body will benefit from an extra cup of water.

With holiday stress, travel, sugar, late nights, and more germs circulating, hydration becomes one of the simplest FREE immune boosts you can give yourself.

✨ So tell me: how are you tracking your water?
Drop your daily goal or favorite tracking method below! 👇

12/10/2025

Signs You’re Dehydrated — And What Your Body Is Really Telling You 💦

Dehydration isn’t just about feeling thirsty. It’s a signal your body’s detox system is struggling and that your “toxic bucket” may be filling.

Common signs:

🩸 Fatigue, brain fog, or confusion
😖 Headaches or mood swings
💤 Low energy + sluggish metabolism
🟡 Dark yellow urine
💪 Muscle cramps or poor recovery

When your body can’t flush waste efficiently, toxins build up and this directly affects your hormones, energy, mood, muscles, and metabolism.

✨ Hydration is about more than just about drinking more water. It’s also about replacing other beverages (with fillers, dyes, artificial ingredients, and caffeine) with pure, clean water.

Ultimately, it's about supporting elimination so your cells can heal, hormones can balance, and energy can return.

Want to stop feeling toxic, tired, and depressed? Start with 💧 small steps: clean water + consistent hydration + supporting your liver and gut. Your body will thank you!

12/08/2025

Why Water Quality Matters 💧

You drink water every day — but is it really helping your body thrive?

Your water carries more than H₂O. It can contain chemicals, heavy metals, and contaminants that stress your liver, gut, and hormones.

⚡ Clean, filtered water isn’t just a “nice-to-have” — it’s a foundation for energy, detox, and hormone balance.

✨ Small change, big impact: swapping tap water for high-quality filtered water is a simple step your body will thank you for daily.

📌 Hydrate smart, feel empowered, and give your body the purest fuel possible.

12/06/2025

Yes, you sure do need iron to build healthy hormones. But blindly supplementing it can wreck the very balance you’re trying to fix.

Iron is a pro-oxidant, meaning too much creates inflammation, damages tissues, and disrupts hormone conversion — especially if your body isn’t truly low, but just struggling to use it properly.

Here’s what most people (and even many practitioners) miss:

⚠️ Low iron or ferritin doesn’t mean you need more iron
⚠️ You can be iron deficient and still have iron overload
⚠️ Iron feeds pathogens and can worsen gut dysbiosis
⚠️ Excess iron burdens the liver and thyroid
⚠️ And yes… it can intensify estrogen dominance

Before popping that iron supplement, ask yourself:

→ Have your inflammatory markers like CRP or fibrinogen been evaluated?
→ Have serum iron, transferrin saturation, and ferritin been looked at together? What about alongside your CBC?
→ Have you, or your practitioner, ruled out hidden gut infections or B vitamin deficiencies which might be the real issue?

🩸 Testing first is important to protecting your hormones, getting you the support you need, and equipping your body to find its natural balance.

Save this if you struggle with iron. And, if you’re tired of piecing together labs and supplements on your own, use the link in my bio to book a free Discovery Call. Together we can uncover root causes and build a smarter plan.

12/05/2025

📬 This month’s Gold Nuggets Newsletter just went out ~ complete with a seasonal freebie to support your health (and your sweet tooth 🍪).

If you don’t spot it right away, check your Promotions folder, it tends to wander.

Not subscribed yet but want the link or future goodies?
DM me for access or join the newsletter on my website.
A lot more goodness is on the way in the New Year! 💚🌱💛

12/03/2025

Reflect & Reset 🫶
Progress isn’t perfection — it’s presence.
Every real-food choice is a vote for your future self.

🦃 I've heard from many clients how proud they were of their Thanksgiving choices! I'm so proud of you too!!! 💛

How about you?
Pause. Notice. Celebrate.
Small steps soon develop into inner strength.

✨ What big or small win are you proud of this week? Drop an emoji or tell me below — let’s celebrate together!

11/30/2025

Your blood sugar doesn’t care if it’s “clean.”
It cares if it’s balanced. ⚖️🥗

You’ve prioritized eating well…

❌ No sugar
❌ No gluten
❌ No junk

But you’re still tired.
Still moody.
Still crashing by 3 p.m. and craving carbs & caffeine

Here’s the truth 👉 Clean eating ≠ blood sugar balance.

Even the "healthy" meals can throw you off when they’re missing the basics your body actually needs to stay steady:
Protein, fat, fiber, and consistency.

Balance is built by holistic nourishment, based on your body's needs. And these can change day to day. So there's a real art to learning where your baseline is and building from there by listening to your body, so you can know what works in any situation.

So if you’re eating as healthy as you can imagine but are still feeling drained, it may not be just your imagination. It is likely your blood sugar rhythm asking for some subtle shifts.

✨ Start by focusing on balance, not just ingredients, and assess if your energy, mood, and focus fall back into place.

➡️ Swipe through to see which “healthy” meal might surprise you. And share this post with a friend who needs a little hope today. 💛

11/29/2025

✨ BLOOD SUGAR PRIORITY PYRAMID ✨

Because blood sugar balance isn’t built overnight — it’s built from the ground up on solid skills. 💪

Here’s the truth: if you’re tired of chasing energy crashes, cravings, or mood swings, you don’t need another diet hack…
You need a firm foundation built on trusted principles.

Here's what you can do - start at the base of the pyramid — where real change begins.

When you get to Herbs and Supplements, that's where I say pause. Because supplements need to be layered in wisely.

Supplements can support, but they can’t replace foundations.

🛑 If you haven’t seen results yet, don’t play “target practice” with pills — there’s likely a deeper imbalance that needs some investigation and attention first.

If you’re unsure where to start — or you’ve “tried everything” and still feel off — 💛 let’s talk.

✅ Book a Free Discovery Call and I’ll help you create a personalized plan that fits your real life (and actually works).

11/27/2025

11/25/2025

Insulin, Liver, & Gut: The Trio That Manages Blood Sugar

Most people think of blood sugar as just a “carb” issue.
But the truth is your pancreas which produces insulin, your liver, and your gut are in constant conversation. When one gets out of balance, the others are going to feel it.

Here’s what’s supposed to happen 👇
After you eat, your pancreas releases insulin to move glucose out of your blood and into your cells.
➡️ The liver takes up that extra glucose and stores it for later.
➡️ This keeps your blood sugar steady between meals and overnight.

But when the liver (or your cells) stop listening to insulin (a.k.a. insulin resistance (IR)), the liver starts making more sugar (gluconeogenesis) instead of storing it.

Here's how that works. Normally, your liver acts like a smart pantry: storing glucose after meals and releasing it between them. But when insulin resistance sets in, the ‘pantry door’ gets stuck open. Your liver keeps making and releasing sugar even when you already have enough, which pushes blood sugar higher over time.

That’s when you get the rollercoaster: high blood sugar, low energy, more cravings, and more stress on your system.

Here’s where it gets fascinating — and hopeful. ✨
Your gut microbes also influence how well insulin works. They release metabolites that talk directly to your liver, shaping inflammation, energy balance, and even how efficiently you burn fuel.

It is this 3-way communication network that helps to keep your metabolism, mood, and hormones in rhythm. And it's why functional testing can reveal where there are breakdowns.

When it’s working well, you feel steady and clear.
When it’s not, you feel foggy, fatigued, and frustrated.

To support this, remember:
🌿 Real, fiber-rich foods that feed your gut
💪 Movement that keeps insulin responsive
💤 Sleep is essential
🧘‍♀️ Lower stress (because cortisol talks to insulin too)

Support your liver and gut, and your blood sugar will follow. 💛

11/21/2025

🧠 Blood Sugar & Your Brain: The Hidden Link

Ever felt foggy, anxious, or like your brain just can’t keep up? It’s not always “just hormones” or “just being tired.”

👉 Often, it’s blood sugar instability—and it affects far more than your energy.

Mornings that start with coffee only (or a fasted workout), skipping meals, carb-heavy snacks, stress, and poor sleep all send blood sugar on a rollercoaster ride.

Over time, that ride drains the very nutrients your brain relies on—B6, B12, zinc—for:

☑️ Focus & clarity
☑️ Mood stability
☑️ Energy production
☑️ Neurotransmitter balance

When those nutrients drop, so does your sense of self. This may feel like brain fog, fatigue, and messy moods.

But this is very fixable! It starts with nourishment that’s steady—not sporadic—and support that’s personalized, not pieced together.

🥗 Food is foundational.
💊 Supplements can help.

But neither will move the needle if you’re still “chasing symptoms” instead of restoring rhythm.

✨ Here's a wiser way:
• Identify your nutrient gaps
• Understand why they’re low
• Stabilize your blood sugar
• Support your brain naturally

Your body’s simply asking for balance.
I'd love to help you rebuild it from the inside out. 💛

DM me to learn how to calm your blood sugar and reclaim your energy, focus, and your best self. 💚