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The Spoonie Dietitian's Complete Guide to Endometriosis Diet & Nutrition
Living with endometriosis means managing chronic pain, inflammation, and gut symptoms daily. While there's no cure, nutrition can be a powerful tool for symptom relief. Learn how the Mediterranean diet, strategic fibre intake, and anti-inflammatory foods can help reduce pain, balance hormones, and improve your quality of life, without perfection or all-or-nothing thinking.
Morning Routine Reality: Why Perfect Mornings Don't Exist
We're constantly seeing picture-perfect morning routines on social media, but what happens when chronic illness, low energy, or real life gets in the way? Here's my honest take on ideal vs. reality when it comes to starting your day.
Managing Chronic Illness Flares: What I Learned During My Low Energy Month
Learn practical self-care strategies for managing chronic illness flares and extended rest periods. From my recent endometriosis emergency to coping with forced downtime, real tips for spoonies navigating setbacks.
A Spoonie’s Guide to Gentle Nutrition
Staring into the fridge feeling exhausted? This spoonie's guide to gentle nutrition offers practical strategies for eating well with chronic illness. From flare-friendly food staples to low-energy meal assembly, discover how to nourish yourself without the stress.
5 Nutrition Truths Every Spoonie Should Know
Stop letting diet culture complicate your spoonie nutrition. Learn 5 truths about eating with chronic illness: why energy isn't willpower, how nutrition needs change during flares, and why your body is trustworthy, even when you're unwell.
What Is Spoonie Nutrition? A Non-Diet Dietitian’s Approach to Chronic Illness & Food
What is spoonie nutrition? As a non-diet dietitian with endometriosis, I explain my flexible approach to eating with chronic illness. Learn how spoonie nutrition adapts to fluctuating energy, symptoms, and daily capacity while focusing on nourishment over restriction.
Guest Post: Navigating Easter with IBS: Low FODMAP Tips, Food Ideas & Symptom Management
Easter doesn't have to trigger IBS symptoms. Guest author Shaynie Leber shares low FODMAP food ideas, holiday meal planning tips, and stress management strategies to help you enjoy Easter celebrations without compromising your gut health.
Myth-busting: Anti-inflammatory Diet
Confused by conflicting anti-inflammatory diet advice? Dietitian Emma debunks common myths about gluten, dairy, processed foods, and the AIP diet. Learn evidence-based approaches to anti-inflammatory eating that focus on balance, not restriction.
How Can Nutrition Help Chronic Pain?
Can nutrition help chronic pain? As a dietitian living with chronic pain, I explore the emerging evidence linking diet to pain management. Learn about anti-inflammatory eating patterns, the gut-brain axis, and practical nutrition strategies that can support your pain management journey.
Why The Spoonie Dietitian?
Why do I call myself The Spoonie Dietitian? As someone living with chronic illness, I use Spoon Theory to manage my limited energy each day. From choosing when to shower to planning meals around symptoms, this is what spoonie life really looks like.
My Chronic Illness Journey
After years of unexplained pain and digestive issues, I finally received an endometriosis diagnosis at 24. This is my journey from daily debilitating symptoms to finding effective pain management and creating The Spoonie Dietitian to help others navigate chronic illness.
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