If your childhood was like mine, you regularly consumed pumpkin pie from Costco. Unfortunately, Costco pie (and most pies you buy from the grocery store) contains sugar, corn syrup, canola oil, refined flour, and mono & diglycerides. The Holiday season can be full of STRESS and SUGAR.

Can Corn Cause Acne? The amount of carbohydrates that turn in to sugar in our bodies from eating corn is the main reason why many people who suffer from acne would see relief from not eating corn. This is because of insulin resistance. In our modern society, excess accessibility to sugar and carbohydrates all the time create a huge burden on the liver, adrenals, and pancreas.

This is one of my favorite recipes that reminds me of my junk food days at the same time as it fulfills the best nutritional needs for acne and gut healing. I hope you enjoy it! Why grain-free? This childhood favorite crispy chicken recipe is grain-free for acne and gut health. Lower glycemic diets help lower inflammation in the body.

Carrots contain beneficial fiber and micronutrients to support the gut and your acne. They help balance hormones, fight inflammation, and contain vitamin C and beta-carotene which act as antioxidants fighting toxins, free radicals, and promote healing.

If your childhood was like mine, you regularly consumed the pumpkin pie from Costco. Unfortunately, this pie (and most pies you buy from the grocery store) contains sugar, corn syrup, canola oil, refined flour, and mono & diglycerides. The Holiday season can be full of STRESS and SUGAR.

Why Paleo? I’m Italian so I grew up eating pasta and cheese. You might be wondering, why don’t I keep eating these foods?Over time, my microbiome (the ecosystem of bacteria in my gut) has undergone severe stress from environmental toxins, chemicals, and highly processed sugar, grains, and dairy.

When I first started my healing journey with my very own Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, Stacie Bailey NTP, I had a very different relationship with chocolate. I still consider myself a chocoholic but my addiction, yes addiction, no longer controls me. In fact, I may even break up with chocolate for good! (I can’t believe I just said that!)

Why Nut Free? Nuts and seeds contain phytic acid which is an amino acid (protein) that can be difficult to digest and can contribute to leaky gut, food intolerances, and skin issues.

What are FODMAPs? FODMAP stands for "fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols" which are simple, short-chain carbohydrates and sugar alcohols. These carbohydrates tend to resist digestion and end up feeding our microbiota (the bacteria in our colon and intestines),

Beets are hands down one of my favorite foods and so is coconut!! I was inspired to use some of the raw beet powder that I get from Citrisafe at Red Tail Wellness Center after stumbling across reallifeofpie’s Coconut and Matcha Panna Cotta recipe.

I made this Young Wild Caught Tuna Steak with sesame lemon sauce fresh off the Oregon coast for my brother’s wedding. It did not disappoint!

Young tuna is superior in nutrients and doesn't contain the mercury or radiation that older tuna does. For acne and gut healing we need a balance of omega 3 fatty acids (fish) to omega 6 fatty acids (nuts/seeds/grains). So, you can eat more wild-caught fish.

These are a dreamy and creamy dessert on a hot day that will also keep your gut and skin happy!

Many people think of 7 day fasts and detox diets when I say "detoxification". But today you are going to learn why and how to sustainably support your detox pathways and ultimately heal your skin from the inside out.

Acne, eczema, rashes, or cysts are not isolated conditions. They are your body's way of showing you there are some imbalances in your body. By listening to the body we can start to take better care of those symptoms, and right the balances that are causing those symptoms.

For such an important system in the body, most of us really have no understanding of what is going on in our belly. This is an important conversation because a common complaint I hear in my consultations is BLOATING and CONSTIPATION.