Side Benefits Nutrition

Side Benefits Nutrition By encouraging a nutrient-dense, whole-food lifestyle, Nutritional Therapy balances the systems.

📣Your digestion is trying to tell you something if you experience reflux, bloat, constipation, nausea + gas (and it’s yo...
10/24/2025

📣Your digestion is trying to tell you something if you experience reflux, bloat, constipation, nausea + gas (and it’s your job to listen and make a move if you want to feel better)

Swipe for some of my favorite food + supplement pairings that actually work—plus a saveable gut health grocery list for your next market run 🛒

…because when digestion works better, your hormones follow!

If you’re ready to stop guessing why you have these types of tummy issues—my Phase 1 Gut Healing Program uses stool + food sensitivity testing (and ME👋🏼as your diet + lifestyle investigator) to pinpoint exactly what’s driving your symptoms

You’ll finally know⤵️⤵️
👉🏼 Which foods your body doesn’t tolerate right now
👉🏾 If bacteria, yeast, inflammation, or low stomach acid are behind your symptoms
👉🏿 How to rebalance naturally (and stay that way)

💬 Comment ✨GUT✨ to book a FREE call with me (because this former IBS-suffer will give you some good tips to try today!)

P.S. Healthy digestion = hormone harmony (aka a “side benefit”) ✨

You can eat the 🥬cleanest🥩 diet on earth……but if your digestion isn’t properly functioning, it impacts⤵️⤵️✦ Nutrient abs...
10/20/2025

You can eat the 🥬cleanest🥩 diet on earth…

…but if your digestion isn’t properly functioning, it impacts⤵️⤵️

✦ Nutrient absorption (you can’t absorb nutrients if you’re not breaking down your food)
✦ Hormone balance (hello, excess estrogen + weight gain)
✦ Mood, energy levels, and inflammation
✦ Even how you relate to others and make decisions relies on how well you digest!

That “gut feeling”? It’s real—your enteric nervous system and vagus nerve form a two-way highway between your gut + brain, constantly exchanging signals

If you’re bloated, foggy, moody, constipated, or just feel off—your gut is likely the root cause

👉 Let’s find out what’s going on and fix it. Work with me 1:1 to optimize your digestion and heal your gut using a GI MAP stool test

📲DM me to set up a FREE chat or comment ✨GUIDE✨below to subscribe and get by best tips sent straight to your inbox

If you’ve been doing all the right things—eating well, exercising, taking supplements—but still feel off, it’s time to f...
10/20/2025

If you’ve been doing all the right things—eating well, exercising, taking supplements—but still feel off, it’s time to find out why.

I created a quick, 60-second quiz to help you clarify what you might need—whether it’s drinking less, supporting your hormones, gut health, blood sugar, or inflammation—I hope this will help guide you toward the right next step.

Take it here →

Discover your top health priority and how to achieve it with personalized nutrition and lifestyle plans. Take the quiz to unlock your path to vibrant living!

When you’ve got health concerns + goals—and nothing seems to work, it’s usually because you’re only treating symptoms, n...
10/18/2025

When you’ve got health concerns + goals—and nothing seems to work, it’s usually because you’re only treating symptoms, not systems

That’s where I come in 👋

I dig deep to uncover what’s really going on—using functional lab testing (like the GI MAP + MRT food sensitivity panels—and hormone tests like the DUTCH) and a truly personalized approach

Here’s what it looks like to work with me⤵️⤵️

✨ Free 15-Min Discovery Call — to make sure we’re the right fit
✨ Onboarding — a deep-dive into your symptoms, goals + health history
✨ Initial Consultation (90 min) — personalized recommendations while we wait for labs
✨ Lab Testing — identify root causes through real data
✨ Support Sessions (x3) — tweak, refine, and make new habits stick

This isn’t a “try everything” plan—it’s YOUR plan.
And once you see results, there’s no turning back

💬 Comment ✨LEARN MORE✨ to start your transformation today

If there’s ONE system that quietly runs everything in your body—from hormones to hunger to mood—it’s your blood sugar🩸Wh...
10/16/2025

If there’s ONE system that quietly runs everything in your body—from hormones to hunger to mood—it’s your blood sugar🩸

When you and I work together 1:1, I teach you exactly how to eat to stabilize it. Because once you understand how glucose, insulin, and stress hormones dance together, everything shifts⤵️⤵️

✨ Afternoon cravings disappear
✨ Energy stays consistent ALL day
✨ Weight loss becomes easier (and sustainable)
✨ Hormones finally start to cooperate again
✨ You sleep more soundly

Blood sugar balance isn’t about restriction—it’s about communication. When your body finally gets the message, your metabolism, mood, and motivation follow suit

Ready to stop riding the blood sugar roller coaster?🎢 ⤵️⤵️

💌 Comment ✨LEARN MORE✨ for a link to my FREE Hormone Health Guide

🔥 Or comment ✨READY✨ to scoop up my self-paced online course ‘Make Menopause Sexy’ at its lowest price ever during Menopause Awareness Month—JUST $150 (use code: EMPOWER)💃🏼

10/14/2025

⚖️Myo-inositol = hormone harmony in one scoop

…because when your blood sugar is balanced, your hormones are too!

Here’s why I recommend ’s In-Sol Balance⤵️⤵️

✔️Improves insulin sensitivity → steadier blood sugar + fewer cravings
✔️Lowers excess androgens → clearer skin + less hair growth
✔️Enhances FSH signaling → promotes regular ovulation
✔️Shown to support fertility and menstrual regularity in clinical studies
✔️Clean formula → no fillers, artificial sweeteners, or junk
✔️Taking myo-inositol at a dose of 2 to 6 grams per day essentially supports regular ovulation and can help reverse symptoms of PCOS

How I take it → I add 1 scoop to my electrolyte water every morning💧

👉🏼Comment ✨BALANCE✨ below and I’ll send you a 🔗 to try In-Sol Balance! Save 10% with code: SIDEBENEFITS

Source: Biotics Research Forum – Myo-Inositol, Obesity, and PCOS (PMCID: PMC11266896)

Let’s talk 🚽constipation🚽…so if you’ve “tried everything” —magnesium, probiotics, fiber, elimination diets—and nothing s...
10/11/2025

Let’s talk 🚽constipation🚽

…so if you’ve “tried everything” —magnesium, probiotics, fiber, elimination diets—and nothing seems to work, it’s time to figure this all out for realz💩

Constipation isn’t just a 💧water💧 issue or a fiber issue (although those matter quite a bit). Your mineral-intake, stomach acid production (and digestive functionality), nervous system, gut bacteria, and CONSISTENCY of your habits all matter MORE than you might think

Your p**p is actually a daily diagnostic tool. It shows you what’s going on with your digestion, detoxification, microbiome, and hormones—especially estrogen

“Wait, hormones? How?”⤵️⤵️

When you work with me, we run a stool test called the GI-MAP, so we can look at the enzyme marker—beta-glucuronidase—which tells us if your gut is re-circulating old estrogen back into your blood stream (hello, bloating, PMS, acne, mood swings 👋)

Brain fog, sugar cravings, anxiety, acne, insomnia, low energy—these aren’t random🧩 They’re signs that your gut is out of balance and keeping your system stuck

If you’re ready to finally understand what your body’s been trying to tell you every time you hit the bathroom…

👉 Comment ✨GUIDE✨ to slide into my DMs to book a FREE call. We’ll chat about how running a GI MAP stool test can uncover clues to what’s actually causing your constipation (and your hormone chaos)📲

What if “prevention” wasn’t just your annual mammogram and buying 🎀pink🎀 things in October—but a preventative lifestyle ...
10/07/2025

What if “prevention” wasn’t just your annual mammogram and buying 🎀pink🎀 things in October—but a preventative lifestyle focused on lowering inflammation, maintaining optimal gut health, being mindful of hormonal shifts, and supporting daily detox + elimination?

Guess what…your gut and hormone health are deeply connected to this way of living. So when I talk to my clients about cancer prevention, we talk about⤵️⤵️⤵️

🦠 A healthy microbiome — A GI-MAP stool test reveals if beta-glucuronidase is high, signaling poor estrogen clearance or inflammation
🔥 Lowering inflammation — Because chronic inflammation creates a terrain where cancer cells thrive
🍭 Blood sugar balance — High insulin levels act as a growth signal that can promote tumor development + progression [PMID: 41002547]
🌿 Balanced estrogen metabolism — A DUTCH test shows if your body favors protective or proliferative estrogen pathways
💧 True detox — Daily elimination (fiber, hydration, movement, sweating) supports healthy hormone and toxin clearance
💤 Stress + adrenal balance — Since cortisol dysregulation impacts every hormone, including estrogen and progesterone

This is the kind of information that we deserve during the month of October (and allllll of the time). Preventation-information is empowering and it’s exactly what we need to take control of our health—not fear it

If you want to go deeper into understanding your hormones, metabolism, and how to keep your terrain healthy…DM me to set up a FREE call!

✨Or, start with my self-paced course Make Menopause Sexy—where I teach you how to stay radiant and resilient through perimenopause and beyond

🔗 Comment “READY” and I’ll DM you the link [use code: EMPOWER to save $200]

✨ Monday moodboard ✨A little reminder that being proactive about your health is the real glow-up💫If you’re ready to feel...
10/06/2025

✨ Monday moodboard ✨

A little reminder that being proactive about your health is the real glow-up💫

If you’re ready to feel more empowered, prevent burnout, and maintain your glow through every stage—this is your sign

💻 My self-paced course Make Menopause Sexy is $200 off this month with code👉🏼EMPOWER

Comment ✨READY✨ and I’ll send you the link 🤍

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Hi! I’m Christina Shadle an NTA-certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) based in Los Angeles, CA. I specialize in empowering my clients to get in the kitchen and fuel their health with real food and heal through simple lifestyle changes. I also have a degree in communication with concentrated studies in speech from California State University, Chico and am a recovering Type-A public relations professional with a whole host of irritable bowel issues myself. Outside of office hours and wellness research, you can usually find me taking a yoga or pilates class, attending concerts, or traveling with friends.

I work with clients locally and virtually all over the globe and am also the co-creator of Mindful Munchies, a munchie-making blog dedicated to empowering those who “don’t have time to cook” get in the kitchen and discover how simple it is to prepare healthy swaps to cure the junk food cravings that often derail our health.

As your FNTP…


  • I discover the root causes of your symptoms and work to help balance your foundations using nutrition and lifestyle recommendations.