Monica's Blog

Why nothing seems to last: better worse rollercoaster

If you have ever said, “I was doing better… and now I feel bad again,” this is for you.

This pattern is exhausting.

You try something new.
You feel hopeful.
You notice a little progress.
Then you feel worse again.

So you start wondering:

Was it working?
Did I do something wrong?
Why can’t my body jus...

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Bloated no matter what you eat? It's not the food...

If you feel bloated no matter what you eat, it is easy to think the food is the problem.

So you cut dairy.
Then gluten.
Then sugar.
Then raw vegetables.
Then beans.
Then the “healthy” foods.

And you are still bloated.

At some point, it starts to feel like your body is reacting to everything.

Tha...

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Why am I exhausted, tired, fatigued and nothing works!

If you’re always tired, you’ve probably already done the things people tell you to do.

You cleaned up your food. You go to bed earlier. You cut back on caffeine. You've UPPED your caffeine. You’ve tried supplements. You’ve tried resting more. You’ve tried pushing through. You’ve tried not pushing t...

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Valentine's: How to love your body when you're mad at it!

Valentine’s Day is usually about relationships. But if we’re being honest, the hardest relationship for a lot of people is the one they have with their own body.

Because when you’re dealing with fatigue, brain fog, bloating, skin flare-ups, sleep issues, mood shifts, or “hormone symptoms”… it can s...

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Anxiety and Depression: When it's NOT "in your head"

If you’ve been dealing with anxiety and/or depression symptoms and you’re doing all the “right things”… but you still don’t feel like yourself, you’re not alone.

And here’s the part that most people never get told:

Sometimes, what looks like a “mental health issue” is actually your body waving a g...

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Brain fog causes you’re probably not considering

Have you ever felt like your brain is moving in slow motion?

  • You can’t focus the way you used to

  • You forget what you were about to say

  • You read the same thing again and again and it still doesn’t make sense

  • You feel spaced out, even after sleeping

This is brain fog. And here...

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When a diagnosis is useless and does nothing to help

 If you can't get a diagnosis or you’ve been misdiagnosed (passed from specialist to specialist with no real answers), you already know the emotional whiplash:

  • Relief: “Finally… a name for this.”

  • Panic: “Wait—so what do I do about it?”

  • Frustration: “Why isn’t anything actually helping...

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Peri / Menopause symptoms aren’t just "part of life"

If you’re in your late 30’s, 40’s, or 50’s and you suddenly feel like your body has a mind of its own—sleep is weird, your mood feels unpredictable, you’re getting hot flashes or night sweats, your energy is gone, your weight is shifting, your brain feels foggy, and your cycle is changing—welcome to...

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New Year health resolutions for Mystery Symptoms

New Year, New You… Without the BS

Every January, the internet turns into one giant group project:

  • “I’m going to eat perfect.”

  • “I’m going to work out every day.”

  • “I’m going to take all the supplements.”

  • “I’m going to fix my hormones.”

  • “I’m going to get my life back.”

An...

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The holiday "symptom trap" and how to avoid flaring up!

Let’s talk about what happens every year around the holidays:

You’re doing “fine”… and then suddenly you’re bloated, tired, not sleeping, your skin is acting up, your mood is all over the place, your joints feel stiff, your brain fog is back, and you’re sitting there thinking:

“Why does my body ha...

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Are your healthy supplements making you feel worse?

If you’ve ever stood in front of your supplement cabinet thinking,
“Well… it can’t hurt, right?” — this is for you.

Because yes… it can.

As a holistic health practitioner who specializes in mystery symptoms, I see this constantly. Someone comes in taking a prostate formula, a hormone-balancing ble...

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The truth about animal protein & why plants can't cut it

Your body may not be getting enough of the right kind of animal protein—especially red meat—for your immune system and nervous system to actually repair, protect you, and work properly.

I know this goes against mainstream media and messaging that love to blame red meat for everything. But most of t...

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