Simply Nutrition

11/30/2025

5 Resources for Families Supporting Someone With a Head Injury

1. Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)

The nation’s leading resource for TBI education, family guidance, support groups, and state-specific services.
Website: biausa.org
Why it helps: Clear explanations, caregiving tips, and real human support.

2. Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)

Offers education, counseling, online classes, legal/financial guidance, and emotional support tailored to family caregivers.
Website: caregiver.org
Why it helps: Family-focused, practical, and grounded in real-world caregiving needs.

3. Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC)

Evidence-based TBI factsheets, videos, and family-friendly guides created with top rehab hospitals.
Website: msktc.org/tbi
Why it helps: High-quality medical information written in plain English.

4. Mayo Clinic – Traumatic Brain Injury Family Guidance

Trusted medical explanations, symptom breakdowns, rehab expectations, and what families can anticipate long-term.
Website: mayoclinic.org
Why it helps: Clear, medically accurate, and easy to navigate.

5. LoveYourBrain Foundation

Community programs, mindfulness, yoga, and emotional support for survivors and their families — research-backed.
Website: loveyourbrain.com
Why it helps: Focuses on mental health, connection, and coping — things families absolutely need.

11/27/2025

I am thankful for my dear clients. Thank you for your business and trust.
I am thankful for my friends and family for encouraging and believing in my business and vision to see a world without diets or disease.

11/22/2025

Epigenetics looks at how our behaviors and environment influence the way our genes are expressed. Our DNA stays the same, but gene expression can shift based on things like nutrition, stress levels, sleep quality, movement, and even exposure to toxins.

This means our health isn’t determined only by the genes we inherited — it’s shaped by the signals our body receives every day. When we support the body with real food, balanced blood sugar, rest, and lower stress, we encourage gene expression that supports energy, metabolism, immunity, and long-term wellness.

In short:
We can’t change our genes,
but our choices influence how they function.

11/21/2025

What a sunset does to your brain is wild:
🌅 1. Sunsets lower cortisol.
Just looking at natural light shifting into warm colors signals your brain to power down stress. The visual cortex sends a “we’re safe” message to the limbic system, and cortisol drops.

🧠 2. Sunsets activate your parasympathetic nervous system.
Warm, low-angle light triggers your vagus nerve and slows your heart rate. That’s why sunsets feel like your soul took a long exhale.

🌈 3. Sunsets boost dopamine — the motivation + joy chemical.
Research shows that awe-inducing views (like sunsets) activate the brain’s reward pathways. It’s a natural “reset button” without the side effects.

💛 4. “Awe” increases resilience.
Studies show that moments of awe make people feel more connected, less anxious, and more hopeful. God built that into your biology — creation literally calms the body.

🌙 5. Natural evening light helps regulate your circadian rhythm.
Your brain uses the shift from bright blue light → warm amber light as a signal:
“Hey, we’re heading toward rest.”
It helps you sleep better, digest better, and regulate hormones more smoothly.

So yes — go chase the sunset. It’s free therapy for your nervous system.”

11/21/2025

11/21/2025

Eating heavy at night works directly against the body’s circadian rhythm. Metabolism is strongest earlier in the day, but at night insulin sensitivity drops, digestion slows, and the body shifts into repair mode.

Large nighttime meals raise blood sugar more, increase fat storage, disrupt leptin and ghrelin (hunger/satiety hormones), elevate nighttime cortisol, and interfere with sleep quality.

This is why eating earlier supports better glucose control, hormone balance, and metabolic health overall.

11/20/2025

CHIKOKU is either a vitamin man or a bald gymnast from the 1930’s. He’s what Ai creates when you spell CoQ10 wrong. If you’re looking for a quality CoQ10—
Message me your email.

What’s CoQ10?
CoQ10 is your cell’s in-house power plant manager — the molecule that keeps mitochondrial energy production on budget and on schedule. When levels drop (aging, stress, inflammation, and statins), your whole system feels the drag. Bringing CoQ10 back online helps restore real energy, lower oxidative stress, and support heart, brain, and metabolic health.

11/17/2025

11/17/2025

When people talk about GLP-1, they usually jump straight to medications… but your body already knows how to activate this pathway naturally. These foods cue your gut to release more GLP-1, helping smooth out blood sugar, support fullness, and keep cravings from running the show.

The beauty? No gimmicks. No fads. Just real physiology doing what God designed it to do.

✔️ Fiber-rich foods (beans, broccoli, berries) slow digestion and boost GLP-1 release
✔️ Healthy fats (avocado, salmon) support satiety and stable energy
✔️ Fermented + protein options (yogurt, beans) modulate gut hormones
✔️ Dark chocolate + whole grains? Yep—measured, smart additions that help your gut signal “enough.”

Strategic, simple, sustainable.
This is the kind of nutrition that supports your body long-term—no chaos, no crash later, no rebounds.

If you want to understand what your hormones are doing and support them with targeted nutrition, let’s work together.

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11/15/2025

New Podcast: Episode #8 Metabolic Health and Dysfunction with Dr. Anureet Kaur

In this episode of the Lessons in Nutrition podcast, host Stacey Pothier talks with Dr. Anureet Kaur about Metabolic Health and Dysfunction, discussing how t...