Establishing a caloric deficit is typically how one achieves weight loss, as your body requires a certain amount of energy to function and if this isn't available, your body will burn stored energy from either #muscle or fat. The goal of course is to encourage your body to utilize fat storage while avoiding muscle catabolism. Understanding your body's preference for its #macronutrient ratio can improve your weight loss while protecting muscle mass. Macronutrients include #pro

One of the more passionate areas of #wellness I find my self drawn with this new practice, Eden, is the desire to help people reach their optimal weight. I never struggled with my weight, in spite of birthing six children, until my stress escalated beyond my coping skills. For a functional medicine practitioner, it took me way longer to recognize my own health issues than quite frankly it should have but that's part of not prioritizing yourself. That's part of #stress. That's