Use this 1-Week Menu Plan when you are having a flare up or to keep in remission.
This menu is NOT a medical diet intended to diagnose, treat, manage or cure disease. Seek medical attention at the first sign of symptoms for early treatment. If you are having severe symptoms please consult your medical team ASAP.
Make swaps and adjustments as you need to but make sure to follow the guidelines below:
AVOID:
- Sodas/Sugar Free Drinks/Sugar Alternatives/Added Sugar
- Whole Wheat Breads or Pastas (do Gluten free like buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa, etc)
- Brown Rice
- Dairy
- Eggs
- Orange/Orange Juice
- Apricots
- Dates/Raisins/Prunes
- Super Greens (spinach, swiss chard, beet greens)
- Bananas
- Packaged Meals/Processed Foods (freezer meals, pizza etc)
- Processed/Packaged Meats (deli meat, bacon, red meat, pork etc)
- Canned foods (beans, vegetables, soups). You may use canned beans in moderation so long as they are: 1. Organic 2. Low Sodium 3. Preservative Free
- Skinned Meats (turkey, chicken etc)
- Tomatoes
- Pickles, Olives Relish
- Potatoes. You may consume Sweet Potato, Purple Yam and Blue potato in moderation (1-3 times per week) so long as: 1. You boil or steam for at least 10 minutes 2. You let cool completely for 10-15 minutes prior to consuming.
Heather has been guiding individuals through lifestyle transformations using a holistic whole-body individualized approach for over 18 years.
She has developed a set of healthy lifestyle principles that encompass all of the crucial components of well-being: mindset, mindfulness, scientific education, preparation and planning, and healthy coping strategies that she includes within her wellness programs.
Though she does NOT provide prescription meal plans or Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for management of disease, she is able to help individuals create healthy lifestyle habits with nutrition, fitness and healthy lifestyle behaviors that may indirectly improve ailments and symptoms associated with disease processes.
Heather is a graduate of Keiser University’s rigorous Radiologic Technology curriculum allowing her to be Nationally Registered as a Radiologic Technologist, also earning a special credential in Bone Densitometry. She has completed thousands of course hours surrounding holistic nutrition, functional wellness, Women's Hormones, Healthy Food Psychology with Behavior Coaching, and alternative treatment education and certification programs over the years.
Her experience and training in both traditional western medicine and eastern/functional medicine environments give her the ability to look at an individual's struggles from all angles and often work in-conjunction with other medical professionals as part of her clients' total wellness team.
She is also a published clinical researcher with a background in mental health and a true passion for human health and wellness.
She has two beautiful children, two sassy dogs and a loving husband.
