Why Trends are Problematic When it Comes to Your Health, with Functional Nutritionist, Andrea Nakayama. PLUS: How Bio-Individuality is the Key to True Healing!

This week, Rye and Jess share their interview with Andrea Nakayma, a Functional Medicine Nutritionist and the founder of the Functional Nutrition Alliance and the 15-Minute Matrix Podcast. Andrea is leading thousands of students and practitioners around the globe in a revolution to offer better solutions to the growing chronic illness epidemic.  In this episode we discuss:  The loss of her husband, and how that became a catalyst for the work she does today How she processed the loss and her grief and the mindset she and her husband cultivated to allow her to continue forward after his passing How her program differs from most nutritional programs, and the problem with popular nutritional trends and testing today  Honest thoughts on supplementation vs. nutrients in food Foundational nutrition practices that can serve and support EVERYONE How to bring back joy into eating practices, and into life in general How to slow down and connect with your inner voice, trust your intuition and tap into your bio-individuality What it means to advocate for yourself, including information to share with your doctor to get the support you need (signs vs symptoms) How Andrea stays balanced despite the ups and downs in life + MORE CONNECT WITH ANDREA: Functional Nutrition Alliance  https://www.instagram.com/functionalnutritionalliance/ Andrea on IG: https://www.instagram.com/andreanakayama/ CONNECT W/ RYE + JESS: Follow us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@solo2.0podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bodyblissbyjess⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryeburch