Frequently Asked Questions

If you're consistently hearing "everything looks normal" but you still have symptoms, it's an opportunity to become the CEO of your health — to go deeper with testing like saliva, urine, hair, and stool. While these tests are not intended to diagnose or treat, they empower you by offering clarity around how your body's systems are functioning.

The body's systems don't operate in isolation; they work together. So there has to be a strategy, a process for addressing the dysfunction — and it starts with asking why. Why is this showing up for me? Why is it showing up in this place?

One thing I've learned: just because you have a thyroid or hormone problem doesn't mean your thyroid or hormones are the problem. In functional medicine we say the symptom is not the problem — it's the result of the problem. The real problem exists much further upstream. My job is to keep asking why, which is why eliminating foods is only a small piece of the puzzle. The more data you have, the easier it is to put the pieces together.

We begin with testing from our preferred labs in the US, who mail the test kits to your home:

• Saliva collection for stress and sex hormones
• A dried urine test to look at how well the liver is working, plus cellular stress and aging
• Stool testing to examine the balance of bacteria and screen for parasites and infections
• A finger-prick blood test to determine the integrity of the gut lining and histamine levels
• A hair tissue test for insight into mineral balance (important for the nervous system, metabolism, and thyroid) and the presence of heavy metals
• A urine test for organic acids — insight into 76+ markers including neurotransmitters, mold, candida, and nutrients
• A Total Tox Burden for insight into mycotoxins, metals, and environmental toxins, often the underlying cause of allergies and intolerances

The only test we require a blood draw for is a food sensitivity test called the Mediator Release Test, which doesn't require you to consume foods you're intolerant to in order for them to show up. Identifying and eliminating trigger foods can reduce hives, acne, headaches, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, and brain fog, and restore energy.

At-home testing makes it extremely convenient to collect samples. These are specialist labs most doctors aren't even aware of, so they can't be ordered through your doctor — only through your Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner (me or one of my team). These functional tests are not covered by insurance.

Yes! If you eat what society views as a "healthy" diet — whole fruits and vegetables — and you're still experiencing symptoms like acne, bloating, or weight gain, you may not be eating foods that are healthy for you. We'll run functional lab tests to determine what foods are actually healthy for your unique body.

I've been a practicing hypnotherapist since 2008, originally working exclusively on panic attacks, anxiety, and phobias before evolving into personal development. The form I practice is Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapy — the only evidence-based form, with an excellent track record of breaking old habits and belief systems.

Combined with personalized nutrition, I've found it extremely powerful for rapid results and transforming an individual's mindset. For example, it's highly effective for smoking cessation: we can do the work on a psychological level while also supporting the body's detoxification systems to reduce cravings and make identifying as a non-smoker far easier.

Hypnosis in this Cognitive Behavioral form is not only safe, it's highly beneficial. I simply teach you how to use a state of focused attention — with visualization, elevated emotion, and repetition — to reprogram old beliefs and behaviors.

Through this natural state of deep absorption and openness, new thought habits, new emotional responses, and new behavioral habits can be introduced deeply into the mind.

In this Cognitive Behavioral form, it functions as a nervous system reset. After I became a Christian, I learned Biblical Limbic System Rewiring, which is like Biblical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

You learn how to regulate your nervous system through focused attention with visualization, drawing on Bible verses to rewire old, unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, and to heal past trauma.

If you're part of the Total Gut Reset 1:1 program, hypnosis sessions are in addition to the included bi-weekly health coaching sessions.

If you'd only like hypnosis sessions, in my experience 4–6 sessions can be all a person requires, provided they occur within a week of each other — repetition is key. In the case of single-session smoking cessation, only one 2-hour appointment is required, but a Readiness Assessment must be completed in advance, along with some mental preparation before the appointment.

I did too! My functional doctor saved my life — but it was really hard to do all the diet and lifestyle changes by myself. He also only ran one lab at a time, so the entire process was very slow. I don't know about you, but I don't have that kind of time to waste.

That's why I studied and use Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, which inspired me to create labs paired with coaching for a minimum of 90 days — plus a community of like-minded women going through the same issues, so you're never alone. You have support, accountability, and guidance, rather than waiting months for only 60 minutes with a doctor who may not even remember your last conversation.

We work together as your personalized care team to support your body and build health. I don't diagnose like a doctor — I'm not looking for disease, I'm looking for dysfunction. In the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition world there's only one diagnosis: Metabolic Chaos, the root of all symptoms.

It depends. My Total Gut Reset (1:1) functional health program runs from the moment you receive your lab results and have your lab review. Over the course of the program, we meet twice a month (every two weeks) for one hour.

Your protocol will require you to carve out small amounts of time daily for wellness rituals — food prepping, movement, and stress-reduction activities. Changing your life doesn't happen overnight or by taking a magic pill, but with my help, hundreds of busy women have invested the time needed to experience success.

The timeframe for healing is different for everyone — it could be 2 weeks or 10 months. Health is highly personal. But you can't transform your health overnight by taking a few supplements. It requires dedication and consistency to implement real changes to your diet and lifestyle so you can start seeing real results.

• Good Gut Analysis is $699 and includes the cost of 1 advanced at-home lab and expert analysis.
• Gutsy Foundation is $1,800 and includes the cost of 3 labs.
• Total Gut Reset is a 16-week program including 5–7 labs, a 2-hour lab review, 6 one-hour sessions, 6 hours of messaging support across the 12-week period, and your first round of supplements — all for $7,500.

I don't recommend individual single sessions, as that's unlikely to get you where you want to go. I understand investing in yourself this way may feel a bit alien. But if it's the cost holding you back, consider the cost of not joining:

• How much are you losing when you can't perform at your highest level?
• How much are you spending on medications, supplements, spa days, vacations, and other treatments that haven't transformed your health?
• Which decision is costing you more long-term?