Bodhi Nutrition - Rachel Leigh, RD

Home
United States
Princeton, NJ
Bodhi Nutrition - Rachel Leigh, RD

Apply to work 1:1 on my website and next we'll set up a FREE 15 minute call! (I work with adults, teens and children)

As a Registered Dietitian in practice >10 years, I use functional nutrition to restore your metabolism and heal your gut for good If you’ve been running in circles with no answers, back and forth to doctors who say your labs look normal, on and off diets and exercise routines, spending money on random supplements, avoiding most foods and continuing to struggle with food intolerances, and you feel at a loss of how to heal and thrive… let's work together to find your bodhi!

02/08/2022

Hey friends (scroll post) I’m back to the grind after a 5 day break, which was so needed, I didn’t realize just how much my body needed sunshine and slow mornings until I was in it. Holy s**t, between the quiet mornings and long balmy walks, I found myself again.

To be honest, coming home and being thrown right back into cold weather, mom-life + work-life has been tough, but to top it off we came home to my daughter having diarrhea and vomiting all week so we’re juggling the no-school struggle as well 🤦🏻‍♀️

While away and in the midst of my calm, I journaled small routine actions I need to be more purposeful in doing when I return to real life. Since I’ve been home with a sick kid and work demands, guess how many of these I’ve done? 🤪 it’s amazing how quickly that happened.

So I’m posting this list HERE and somewhere in my home where I will see it daily, to constantly remind me to focus on these small actions, because small bites lead to a whole meal, and I need to feel more like I did on those 5 days away, a whole ME.
(Also need to move south.. but that’s in the works.)

As much as I love slow mornings in real life I’ve learned I need to combine tasks to get them done, and I also need to try for a routine BUT be flexible because, kids, dogs and work.

examples of this?
- I’d love to stretch first thing in the morning but my daughter keeps getting up earlier and earlier, it’s as if she knows when I set my alarm for. So I’ll stretch between clients instead.

- I can combine oil pulling while I stretch or while I shower or prep for clients, two birds, one stone.

What are your bodhi bites? Maybe this will encourage you to think about that, write them down, and post them somewhere you will see them daily. Share them with me I’d love to see 💜

02/03/2022

The Bodhi Tree 🌳 is where the Buddha was said to have sat when he reached enlightenment.

Bodhi is formed from the 🌱 root word ‘Budh” meaning “to awaken, to know, to understand”. It is most commonly translated as “to awaken or become enlightened”

Bodhi Nutrition means to awaken to what your body needs. Get to the 🌱 root cause of your symptoms, gain a deeper understanding of how to eat for your individual metabolic & gut health. Your final stop to nutritional enlightenment.

~apply to work with me 1:1 to find your Bodhi ~ current calendar has new openings beginning the last week of March :)

01/17/2022

We’ve all heard of insulin resistance but how about leptin resistance? Scroll through for info on what leptin is and how we can eat to reverse leptin resistance.

01/16/2022

“Don’t take my chocolate chips or my peanut butter” 💜

01/10/2022

So you want to make lasting change to your metabolism or your digestion, or maybe both.

You’ve tried Weight Watchers, Whole 30, Keto
Or maybe you’ve tried to do your own IBS diet, you’ve cut out gluten, and you’ve been taking a probiotic …

You’re always looking for the next free tip or trick online

Google has become your go to for ways to lose weight or feel better

You keep trying to piece random information together.

And yet here you are, not where you want to be, not feeling better, not seeing changes that last, and spending money on supplements and programs that aren’t right for you.

It’s my goal to deliver to you a high-end, personalized nutrition experience, one where we find the root cause to your problem and design your individual path to fix it.

You can spend another year/s (and wasted money) throwing spaghetti at the wall hoping something sticks… or you can work with a professional that will get you to where you want to be so much faster, so you can move on with your life!

If you’re ready to make 2022 the year you finally feel your best, send me a DM or click the link in bio to apply.

01/05/2022

Do you use sprouts? 🌱 I happen to love them

#2022

01/03/2022

If changing eating behaviors, taking supplements, working out appropriately, and managing lifestyle factors isn’t working … then ya need to dive deeper! I love these tests and the results they bring!

#2022

12/31/2021

Last year around this time I went on a quest to re-vamp my practice, my offerings, and the depth to which I could help people. After 10 years as an RD I was at a weird point.. bored within my practice, frustrated with how much I could truly do with my clients, and wondering if I still wanted to be an RD.

After some soul searching I realized I was no longer feeling authentic and inspired within my business as I had grown and changed so much since starting it. My own struggles with health along with many years working with client’s who struggled lead me to advanced trainings and certifications. This has meant long nights of studying, sacrificing fun for courses, putting a whole lot of my own money back into my business, all with the end goal: a business I could be proud of and a practice that could best support and guide those who are lost in their health journey.

I could have very easily stayed the course with my business as it was, it was a full time practice, I had my routine, it was fine, it was SAFE.
But I wanted to do more, be more, and offer more. ☀️ If you want more, my advice to you is to TAKE ACTION ☀️ take some risks. Do what’s difficult. You will be happy you didn’t stay in your comfort zone.

2021 was a year of taking action, and 2022 is going to continue on that same path. I’m excited to see how much further I can go and how many more I can help.

Happy NYE friends 💜

12/29/2021

I said it.

I’m all for intuitively eating, it’s what I do 99% of the time and where I want my clients to get to! However, to intuitively eat in a way that supports your body and your goals, you have to know what your body actually needs and how to get there!

I’m all for listening to your hunger cues, some days we will need more food than others! However, if you were raised in the clean plate club, if you’ve been restricting and ignoring hunger for a long time, if you’ve been overeating and pushing passed fullness, or ✨ if you’re eating foods that change your hunger and fullness hormones ✨ then the signals you are receiving are NOT giving you correct information!

Sometimes we have to take a few steps back in order to then move forward and this means learning how to eat in a way that supports your appetite hormones, nourishes your metabolism, and fuels your body goals appropriately… this is done through education and intentional food choices. Eventually, leading to that beautiful world of intuitive eating.

Just a little food for thought today 😘

12/28/2021

Slide -> to see the original quote to this artwork (artist unknown)

Why did I change it?

At first glance that original quote feels nice… don’t rush, don’t worry, don’t have anxiety about where you are or your future, trust life’s timing, you are right where you need to be, yada yada.

But at second glance my thoughts are this ☀️: if you keep waiting for the perfect time to start, you may never start. If you keep putting your trust towards the universe rather than taking action, you may never get to where you want to be. Yes, most good things take patience but they also take hard work and discipline to get there. Sometimes you have to make the decision to start, you have to take life by the horns and make the good stuff happen.

This can apply to almost all aspects of life but (surprise) I’m going to apply it to your health.

If you’re tired of feeling unwell, if you’re fed up with your current situation whether that’s feeling uncomfortable in your skin or actually feeling sick with digestive issues, if you’ve tried other things only to be back in the same s**tty situation, if you want to feel proud of your body and the way you treat it, if you want to feel like you’re healthy and thriving… if you’re finally ready to end the “on “ and “off” rollercoaster of dieting and just eat the best for YOUR body .. then the time to start is NOW.

Make the commitment that this new year will finally be the year you heal and find your bodhi 💜

The time is NOW.

Click link in bio to apply, your first step to your new start.

12/22/2021

Holidays are often a time when we experience a bit more digestive pains.

But, do you have chronic Gut issues?

Here are 3 Signs it’s time to dig deeper:

1. You’ve had a colonoscopy + endoscopy and results were normal or they were abnormal but you’re unsure of why/what’s causing it

2. You’ve made dietary and lifestyle changes with little to no improvements (especially if these changes were suggested by a nutrition professional and you still aren’t seeing improvements)

3. You’ve cut out basically all foods and live in complete food fear (it feels like everything triggers symptoms)

If you’ve checked these off, it’s time to dig deeper. You could keep shooting in the dark and adding foods to the avoid list OR you could investigate with functional nutrition and finally have a clear path to healing.

✔️ A stool test will reveal imbalances in bacteria and yeast, presence of parasites, how your digestive function is working, if there’s inflammation, if there’s an immune-based inflammatory response happening, if you have a sensitivity to wheat products, and if you have leaky gut.

✔️ The LEAP MRT test will look at 170 foods and chemicals (including food dyes) and test your sensitivity to them. These food and chemical sensitivities can lead to inflammation, gut issues, migraines, and body pains.

These two pieces of information will reveal:
- the WHY behind your issues
- the WHAT we need to treat
- and I will design for you the HOW to heal

Make 2022 your year to get rid of your stomach issues and find your Bodhi 💜

Send a DM or click link in bio and apply to work with me to get on your path to wellness next year.

12/18/2021

You don’t have to go all in or all out. You’re not “on” or “off”. Learning how to balance holidays so that you can enjoy them and still take care of yourself is 🔑 to life long sustainable wellness and weight management. You can have the cake AND the kale salad, because you enjoy both.

Address

Princeton, NJ
08540

Website

https://bodhi-nutrition.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Bodhi Nutrition - Rachel Leigh, RD posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Bodhi Nutrition - Rachel Leigh, RD:

Shortcuts

Want your practice to be the top-listed Clinic in Princeton?