Every body is unique, and results can vary based on what’s driving your symptoms, how your body responds, and how consistently the protocol is followed. I generally recommend 3–6 months as we identify and remove food triggers, address imbalances that may be affecting digestion, and, when indicated, address pathogens uncovered through testing — such as yeast overgrowth or parasites.

This gives us time to support rebalancing of the gut environment through a targeted nutrition, lifestyle, and supplement strategy — rather than relying on another quick fix.

I combine comprehensive stool and food sensitivity testing to bring what’s happening behind the scenes in your digestive system to the surface.

Stool testing identifies what may be disrupting the gut environment — microbial imbalances, pathogens, digestive dysfunction, inflammation, and compromised gut immunity. Food sensitivity testing identifies reactive foods that may be contributing to inflammation and irritating the gut lining.

Removing reactive foods alone may help you feel better, but it doesn’t resolve the gut imbalances that may be contributing to those reactions — and addressing gut imbalances without identifying reactive foods can leave ongoing sources of inflammation in place.

As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) and Restorative Wellness Practitioner (RWP), I address both at the same time — removing food triggers while supporting the underlying gut environment — then use those insights to build a personalized nutrition, lifestyle, and supplement strategy around your unique biology.

Because food reactions aren’t always immediate or easy to connect to what you just ate. A reaction may show up hours later, and multiple mildly reactive foods can make the pattern even harder to recognize.

That’s how some people end up cutting gluten, then dairy, then eggs, then another handful of foods — while still not understanding why they’re reacting in the first place.

Rather than continuing to guess, food sensitivity testing gives us a more targeted starting point. And when combined with stool testing, we can look beyond the reactive foods themselves at the underlying gut imbalances that may be contributing to those reactions.

That depends on what your stool and food sensitivity testing reveal. Certain findings may call for temporarily removing reactive foods or following a more targeted therapeutic diet while we address underlying gut imbalances.

But restriction isn’t the end goal. We may narrow your diet temporarily to reduce irritation and support the gut barrier, then systematically expand your food choices as your digestive environment improves.

The goal is ultimately a more diverse diet — not a permanently shrinking list of “safe” foods.

I understand — your schedule is full. It can feel easier to work around your digestive symptoms than make time to figure out what’s driving them.

But the 3 PM bloat, unpredictable digestion, and growing list of foods you avoid don’t become easier to address by putting them off. This process isn’t a quick fix, and it requires dedication, consistency, and follow-through.

Eventually it comes down to a choice: keep planning your day around your digestion, or carve out the space to feel comfortable after meals and confident around food again.

No. While services are self-pay, this gives us the freedom to use advanced testing — including comprehensive stool and food sensitivity testing — and create a personalized strategy around what your body needs, not what an insurance plan dictates.

Food always comes first. But targeted supplements can provide the extra support your body needs to restore balance.

When supplements are appropriate, recommendations are based on your lab results — not trends — so your body gets exactly what it truly needs to thrive. I only recommend professional-grade options through a trusted online dispensary — and clients receive a discount.