12/04/2025
As 2026 creeps closer, you’re probably being bombarded with “New Year, New You” promos, detoxes, cleanses, miracle supplements, and one-size-fits-all plans that cash in on feeling exhausted, inflamed, and fed up. That kind of marketing shows up even more when you’re living with chronic inflammation, pain, or autoimmune issues, because every time you search online for a natural or alternative remedy, supplement, or protocol, you’re essentially telling the internet, “Show me more of this.” Marketers then use that data, and your very real pain points, to target you with emotional messaging designed to make you feel both seen and pressured to buy.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with wanting a reset or trying something new. I offer whole-food "resets" routinely for my patients. But as a holistic practitioner, it feels important to say: that’s not Functional Nutrition, and it’s not the heart of a truly holistic, whole-health, natural approach.
Functional Nutrition and Holistic Health Coaching shouldn't feel like a fad or a fear-based sales pitch, and it’s not about chasing quick results with the latest protocol. It is about slowing down enough to really listen, to your body, your story, your lived experience with psoriatic arthritis (or whatever else you're dealing with) and all that comes with it.
It’s about partnership, curiosity and gently uncovering the root causes behind why you’re not feeling well, and supporting your body with food, lifestyle, and nervous system support in ways that respect you... not just your diagnosis.
One of the things that I have learned in 20+ years with psoriatic arthritis and 15 years as a Holistic Practitioner is that no 2 stories are the same. How YOUR body got into a state of imbalance is unique and that means that a plan to get you back in balance MUST be unique and tailored to you. It's why there's so much frustration with supplements and "plans" -- and why no single dietary approach has or ever will work to get everyone with PsA out of it. The basics and foundation work that we do in a Functional Medicine framework certainly help "clear the muddy water" so we can start to see where you need to focus vs where someone else needs to focus. But outside of that, blanket protocols are outdated and truly not Functional nor Holistic in the truest sense. So, as you start thinking about your plan for 2026, I hope you'll consider a Functional framework whether with me or with another qualified practitioner. If nothing else, you'll stop throwing money at supplements and guessing about nutrition and lifestyle options and start dialing in a custom plan, so you actually move the dial in 2026 and break the cycle of inflammation et al.