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Healing starts with your plate!

by Alysha Abell B.S. Nutrition, Master of Public Health, Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor September 1, 2026September 9, 2026
written by Alysha Abell B.S. Nutrition, Master of Public Health, Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor September 1, 2026September 9, 2026
Alysha Abell
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By Alysha Abell, MPH, B.S. Nutrition, PMP, CFNC

At six years old I was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease and Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. At eleven, PCOS.

For most of my life, my body has felt like something to manage, not trust.

I did all the “right things” —sports, the gym, discipline — believing that was enough to keep my body cooperating. It wasn’t.

When I moved to Colorado, I pushed even harder, training for a half marathon through real pain while eating far too little and gained weight I could not explain. I had been told that staying lean meant barely eating, so that is what I did. Every meal left me bloated and exhausted, and I thought that was my normal.

When I finally reached out to a nutrition coach of my own, I learned that what I believed was helping was actually adding stress and inflammation to my body.

I started eating enough, and eating right for my body, and went from at least one debilitating flare up a year to not having a single one since. Not one.

Food is medicine, and feeding your body correctly can do more healing than you think.

This is not just for people managing autoimmune conditions. If you feel like you have it together, showing up, doing everything right, but you are also bloated after every meal, exhausted, dealing with unexplained weight gain, or just do not feel like yourself, that is not normal. It is common. Those are not the same thing.

And if you have not been doing any of the right things either, if you have not had the energy or answers to know where to start, this is for you too. You do not need a history of trying hard to deserve support.

Healing starts with your plate!

I do not share that to make you feel bad. I share it because the answer was never more working out or more willpower. What you need is a coach who understands the science and is in your corner every step of the way.

This is true whether you are managing an autoimmune condition, PCOS, chronic fatigue, or you simply feel your body has not felt right in a long time and cannot figure out why.

Are you ready to feel like yourself again?

Scan the QR code and fill out the short form. I will personally reach out to schedule your free consultation, or find me at @macro_method_nutrition on Instagram, or email alysha.macromethod@gmail.com.

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