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Specializing in optimizing nutrition for mental health and mood disorders using a Functional Medicine, evidence-based approach.

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11/05/2026

Food noise is not a lack of willpower.
Your brain is not broken.

Sometimes food noise gets louder because your body is under-fueled, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or simply craving dopamine in a world that never slows down. Especially for my neurospicy folks 🫶

The goal isn’t shame. The goal is understanding your brain well enough to support it.

07/05/2026

If your brain is constantly thinking about food…
that’s not a willpower problem

That’s food noise

And before you go blaming yourself —
there’s usually a reason it’s happening

Most of my clients assume it’s because they “lack discipline”
But when we actually dig in, it’s usually:

• not eating enough during the day
• using food as their only coping tool (because it works)
• ADHD brains needing dopamine + stimulation

aka: your brain is trying to help you, not sabotage you

The goal isn’t to “shut the thoughts off”
It’s to understand what they’re trying to tell you

If this hit a little too close to home… save this
and tell me in the comments:
👉 when is your food noise the loudest?

07/05/2026

Here’s something most people never hear in therapy: what you eat — and when you eat — directly shapes your mood, focus, and emotional regulation. Not in a “clean eating fixes everything” way. In a real, physiological way.

When blood sugar swings high and then crashes, it triggers cortisol and dysregulates your nervous system. That 4pm mood spiral? The irritability that comes out of nowhere? Often not a mindset problem. Often a blood sugar problem.

And ADHD brains, anxious brains, and depressed brains? They have bigger dopamine and cortisol swings in response to the same blood sugar drop. So the crash hits harder. The mood swings are more intense. And it has nothing to do with how hard you’re trying.

This isn’t an either/or. Therapy is essential. But when your body isn’t physiologically supported — with balanced meals, enough protein, fiber, fat, and carbs, and regular eating intervals — your nervous system is fighting against everything you’re working on.

Nutrition doesn’t replace therapy. It gives therapy a better foundation to work with.

Save this if this resonated 💚 And drop a 🙃 in the comments if you’ve ever white-knuckled a 4pm crash and blamed yourself for it.

04/05/2026

I’m always rootin’ for ya 💪🏻

01/05/2026

3 nutrient deficiencies that show up as anxiety and get missed all the time…

1.) 🩸 iron deficiency. Low ferritin can look identical to anxiety — rapid heart rate, fatigue, brain fog, restlessness.

2.) ☀️ vitamin D. Low vitamin D levels are linked to mood dysregulation and increased anxiety symptoms.

3.) 🌿 magnesium. Involved in nervous system regulation, sleep, and muscle relaxation. Low magnesium shows up as anxiety, insomnia, and muscle tension.

A reminder that even suboptimal levels can present as these symptoms - the standard reference ranges don’t always show the full story.

This is not a replacement for therapy or medication if you need it. It’s a factor that gets missed all the time, and correcting it often makes your existing care work better.

If your anxiety feels new, worsening, or out of proportion to your life, labs are worth it. Alongside your mental health care, not instead of 🤝🏻

30/04/2026

Every ADHD person I’ve ever worked with has been told “just meal plan” by a well-meaning provider. And every single one has felt like a failure when it didn’t stick.

Meal planning is an executive-function-heavy task. It asks you to predict what you’ll want, commit to it, sequence the prep, follow through, and not get bored. ADHD brains are challenged on every single one of those.

The fix is not trying harder. The fix is building a structure that is designed for flexibility and low energy days.

29/04/2026

June 9, 2025If you have ADHD, you may already know how unpredictable energy, focus, and emotions can feel from one hour to the next. What you might not realize is how much of that inconsistency can be linked to blood sugar fluctuations. The highs, the crashes, the sudden cravings - they are not just...

28/04/2026

Meals I have been loving lately as a dietitian with ADHD

27/04/2026

You cannot out-supplement, out-therapy, or out-positive-think your way through a brain that’s chronically underfed, overstimulated, and running on vibes and caffeine.

I say this as someone who has, on multiple occasions, prescribed herself an iced coffee and called it breakfast. So we’re all figuring this out together.

Hi friends 👋🏻 I’m Brittany, a registered dietitian who specializes in the intersection of nutrition and mental health. ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders — that’s my lane, and I have a lot to say about why so many of us feel like we’re “failing” at food when the real issue is that no one has ever explained what our brains actually need.

This isn’t about eating perfectly. There’s no strict meal plan, no “clean eating” lecture, no “just meal prep on Sunday” advice from someone who has clearly never had executive dysfunction.

This is about understanding what your brain needs — and actually being able to do something about it.

If your mood is all over the place, your focus is nonexistent, or eating just feels hard all the time — you’re in the right place. Follow along. There’s a lot more coming.

Save this if nutrition and your mental health have felt impossibly tangled, and no one has ever connected those dots for you.

17/01/2024

🧠 YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT SEPARATE FROM YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH 🫁🫀
The link between mental health and physical health is generally misunderstood because the mind and body are considered two separate entities – when in reality, they are intrinsically linked. Our mental health can directly affect our physical health and vice versa.
When we look at how mental health can influence your physical health, ask yourself these questions:
➡️ How is your relationship with food? Do you feel safe – physically and emotionally while eating?
➡️ Does lack of motivation / low energy prevent you from showing up to food in the way you would like to?
➡️ Do you experience fatigue or mental health burnout?
➡️ Do you struggle with body distrust, body dysmorphia, or feeling comfortable in your own skin?
➡️ Do you sometimes find it difficult to cook, exercise, and take care of personal hygiene on your low mood/poor mental health days?
➡️ Do you get hyperfocused and forget to eat?
➡️ Do you use food as a dopamine/reward seeking tool? Do you use food for emotional suppression or emotional support?
On the other hand, when our physical health is struggling, so is our mental health. Here are just a few examples of physical/physiological presentations can also show up as manifestations of poor mental health. 🤔🤔
🩸 blood sugar imbalances

🌻 hormone imbalances

💊 nutrient deficiencies/toxicities

🦠 gut dysbiosis

⚙️ heavy metals

🪱 parasitic infection

🌾 food sensitivities/undiagnosed celiac

🏃🏼 lack of physical activity

🤯 high stress/cortisol
Get the point? And these are only just a few examples. When we stop treating the body as separate entities, we enable true possibility for healing.

06/11/2023

Finding authenticity in your eating habits is a key component of establishing a healthy relationship with food. 🫶🏻🍽️
Want to learn how to eat authentically and finally overcome disordered eating? Click the link in bio to schedule a free 15-minute consult! 📞💚

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