Dr. Shayna L. Powell

Dr. Shayna L. Powell I help ambitious people master chronic heartburn so they can enjoy eating again with The Reflux Relief Method.

02/09/2026

Here’s what a decade of restrictive diets taught me

Taught me these negative views
- if it’s not organic it’s bad
- if it’s not homemade it’s bad
- if it contain ANY amount of sugar it’s bad
- if it contains meat it’s bad
- if it is dairy or gluten, 💀

Here’s the truth

While farm fresh local and organic food is amazing and so flavorful

No one is perfect and perfectionism is a huge factor for many people dealing with reflux

Because STRESS 😰

Organic stress is still stress after all

It’s not just about the quality of the food

The amount of food

How hungry you are

Timing of meals

Eating on the go or in front of a screen 📺

All of this and the food matters

A mindset shift is required

Moving from all or nothing attitude about food

Is how we move from food fear to food freedom 🇺🇸

We aren’t meant to be fixed like dinner

If you’re ready to move from food fear to food freedom DM ready to apply for mentorship

02/08/2026

Naturopaths ≠ Naturopathic Doctors

NDs are required to have a bachelors degree

Then attend one of seven accredited naturopathic medical schools

IN PERSON

With supervised clinical training

In Colorado there are many more naturopaths than naturopathic doctors

02/06/2026

We assign judgment to foods

While it’s true some foods move us toward health and others away from health

It’s more important our mindset and attitude around mealtimes

Low stress vibes - turn the punk music off friend 😉
Breathe well
Taste your meal
Eat at a pace that’s allows you to chew your food thoroughly

These simple yet difficult ways support your digestive function

Ready for a plan created just for you? Drop ready in the comments to apply for mentoring

02/06/2026

It’s a clinical diagnosis

There are not labs or imaging or even genetic markers

There are few tools used
Beighton score being fairly common 5+/9 is considered diagnostic

Hospital Del Mar criteria is more comprehensive

I share in my stories why a diagnosis for a poorly understood condition matters

Cuz it does!!!

And I share my struggle with the pain because like so many issues people@have exercise helps but when you are fatigued, in pain and not feeling well it’s fu***ng unmotivating

Do th hard thing anyway 💪

If you’d like to work with me comment ready

02/05/2026

Everyone tells you what not to eat 🛑

So what the heck do we need to eat when we have daily reflux??

Orange and yellow foods 💃

Be mindful to chew well 😉

These foods have soluble fiber to help form good 💩

And they are gentle on the digestive system when well cooked

Food is meant to nourish our system

In the gut world we spend too much time on food avoidance that creates soooo much food fear

Take a breath, arrive and get to work adding these beauts into your daily rotation

Wanna work with me? Drop ready in the comments

02/04/2026

I tried so hard to be healthy

Quinoa and brown rice because they had no gluten, more fiber and more protein

But…

My gut doesn’t like quinoa, and yes I soaked it and rinsed and tried a bunch of ways to make it hEAthIer

And all I got my a sour stomach and pi**ed off intestines

I ain’t going back there

Just because something is touted as better doesn’t actually mean it is for you (or me)

Cuz we’re special ✨

If you’re ready for an individualized approach to finally ending your reflux hmu by DMing mentorship to apply for mentoring

02/03/2026

The good. The bad. The ugly. That is real informed consent.

It’s possible someone may develop a gut infection from chronic use of anti reflux meds

It’s established that bone loss occurs on these meds

It’s established that b12 deficiency occurs

And worse some patients are just told it’s not an issue

The jig is up

Medications have consequences (supplements too)

If you’re ready to get informed care and wonder what it like to work 1-1 with me drop mentoring in the comments

02/02/2026

After 4 Years on daily heartburn meds

I started to develop mouth sores and numbness in my hands

I wondered if the medication I was on was contributing

Turns out that study I eagerly held on it was NOT the first of it’s kind just newly published

Heartburn drugs such as proton pump inhibitors have well established effects on magnesium, calcium and b12 leading to deficiencies in these nutrients

Other minerals too and even protein

For some of us long term med use (>3 months) makes us feel more worse, not better

Call us the canaries in the coal mine 🐤

If you are wondering what working 1-1 with me looks like drop Done in the comments and let’s chat

02/02/2026

If I can’t control it, I don’t care 🤷‍♀️

And no it’s no apathy, it’s learning that I have so much capacity

And I ain’t about to waste it on 💩 I don’t have any ability to change or make better

I spend the majority of my late teens and 20s caring about this that and the other

To whose benefit?

Not mine, my health was worse off, my stress through the roof and my urge for substances more than it needed to be

And I was more controllable

This is what is actually going on

Wind is up as tight as we can get so that when the next government control op occurs we submit

If you don’t want to be controlled by some insane politicians I suggest you 🛑 paying attention to the carrot on the string my friends

Lots of other places to look 🐇 🕳️ that don’t involve the media (social or otherwise) telling us to look

👀

It’s for your health

02/01/2026

177 days ago you stopped eating 🍽️

All the foods on do not eat if you have reflux list

Assuming it’s forever

But you’re still having symptoms….

There is a reason to avoid (and it’s not forever)

When your reflux into the throat an enzyme called pepsin hangs around

When acidic foods are eaten it converts that enzyme into its active form that breaks down tissue

It’s supposed to only live in the stomach

It’s not 🪄 it’s understanding why. Creating a step by step plan tailored to your needs based on the stage of reflux you are dealing with the help of a professional.

Ready to create a plan just for you? DM me ready to apply for mentorship

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Montrose, CO
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