Eleanor Duelley Nutrition

06/13/2026

Do you ever wonder why your doctor might say "Your labs look fine", and you were sure they didn't say that?

06/12/2026

Yesterday I stepped out of the studio after recording an episode of Success Factors with Brenda Siri and I am still smiling.

Brenda built her podcast around conversations with entrepreneurs and executives about how they achieved success, and I was honored to be invited to share my story.

We talked about my perspective on weight loss as a naturopath and integrative nutritionist and about the work I do now: helping women find real answers in their bloodwork through functional analysis using optimal ranges.

We also dug into the topics women ask me about every single day, including hormones and GLP-1s. I enjoy normalizing these conversations because too many women have been dismissed when they ask hard questions about their health. The more openly we discuss these topics, the harder they become to ignore.

Thank you, Brenda, for your thoughtful questions and for making me feel right at home in your studio.

The episode releases soon. Stay tuned. I cannot wait to share it with you.

06/11/2026

Is it possible to combine the right nutrients to combat the effects of toxic chemicals in your everyday life? Maybe.

New research is saying certain combinations of vitamins and minerals help the response your body gives, the defense it puts up against these chemicals.

Some of the nutrients that keep coming up are iodine, folate, vitamin D, and antioxidants. We have kind of always heard that antioxidants are good for us, and this is one of the reasons why.

It does not mean you should blindly go buy all of these and add them to your daily intake without knowing what is actually going on inside your body. (Don't we have enough supplement recommendations right now?)

This is where functional bloodwork becomes so valuable to you.

Analyzing it will let me see how well your vitamin D is being absorbed, even if you have been taking it faithfully every single day. I see women all the time who come in deficient after supplementing for years, with no idea why what they are doing is not working.

If that sounds like you, come in or find me online.

Let's get a full comprehensive assessment, a real baseline of where you are and where you want to go.

What is your favorite meal built around one of these foods? Tell me below.

05/29/2026

Last night I had the privilege of attending a dinner hosted by Nutritional Frontiers. (Thank you, Justin Elliot and Jamie Dorley)

The speaker, Les Brancewicz (fellow yinzer), delivered a presentation that was an eye opening learning experience for me.

There are five recognized pathways through which cancer develops in the body:

Weakened immune system
Chronic inflammation
Insulin resistance
Imbalanced hormones
Toxins and poor diet

Look at that list.

Every single one of those pathways is within the scope of what a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) addresses every day with clients. Each one influences the others.

Chronic inflammation feeds insulin resistance.
Hormonal imbalance worsens immune function.
Toxic load drives all of it.

When we understand how these pathways connect, we can stop chasing symptoms and start working upstream.

This is exactly the work I do as a CNS, and teaching other practitioners how to examine and utilize these pathways is how we collectively learn to best support the body at its root.

The foundation of everything I do is protecting the immune system and reducing the toxic burden that quietly unravels it.

Women come to me after years of being told their labs are "normal" and their symptoms are "stress."

What I do is show them why their body is struggling and what we can actually do about it.

Send a message to learn more

05/21/2026

Let's talk about breast implants.

The image you are looking at is a thermography comparison, the bottom scan was taken before her explant surgery. The top scan is just three months post-explant.

The drop in inflammation speaks for itself.

For years, women were told breast implants were safe, low-risk, and a personal decision that ended after you walked out of surgery. But the reality is a much different story.

More and more women are asking the question: could my implants be making me sick?

The symptoms often dismissed or blamed on stress, age, or anxiety can include:

Persistent fatigue
Brain fog and memory issues
Joint pain and muscle aches
Thyroid and hormone imbalances
Autoimmune flare-ups or new autoimmune diagnoses
Skin rashes, hair loss, and unexplained weight changes
Anxiety, depression, and mood shifts

This cluster of symptoms is what many women now recognize as Breast Implant Illness.

The medical world has been slow to acknowledge it, and that is exactly why so many women feel unheard for years before they find answers.

Whether you have already had your explant, you are preparing for one, or you have implants and are not ready to remove them, your body needs real support.

Surgery introduces heavy metals, anesthesia, medications, and plastics into a system that is already trying to cope. Detoxing the right way matters. Doing it the wrong way can make you feel worse.

In my practice, I help women:

Prepare their body before explant surgery so recovery is smoother
Detox from heavy metals, toxins, plastics, and post-surgical medications safely
Rebuild gut, hormone, and immune health after explant
Support their system if they currently have implants and want to feel better while they decide what is next

If you have been wondering whether your implants are part of your health story and symptoms, let's talk.

This is exactly the kind of work I do with women in my practice every day.

05/16/2026

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05/14/2026

Picture it: our annual ECO conference, and a quick hello turns into a full hour deep in conversation about peptide therapy and how to it has changed our lives.

I ran into a friend today. ()
One of those friends… The kind who lights up when you start talking peptides and integrative protocols. The kind who gets it.

This is what I love about coming to conferences like this. We learn, we sharpen each other, and yes, we have a good time doing it. The naturopathy and functional health world can feel small sometimes, and then you turn a corner at a conference and there is someone who speaks your language, who reads the research, who cares about doing this the right way.

Educated friends. Like-minded friends. Friends who challenge you and remind you why you started.

If you have one of those people in your corner, tell them today. And if you are still looking for your people, keep showing up to the rooms where they gather. They are there, just start putting yourself out there.

05/07/2026

Quick follow-up to yesterday's post about the 2002 HRT study.

A lot of you messaged me. The most common thread: "I want HRT but I do not know where to start, and my doctor will not have the conversation with me."

So here is what I can do for you.

If you already know you want bioidentical hormone therapy and you want a straightforward path to get it, I have a direct link to Winona. They are a telehealth platform that prescribes bioidentical HRT, and you can order through my link without the runaround.

https://winona.pxf.io/c/7265940/1759586/20610

If you want to know what is actually going on in your body first, that is where I come in. I run functional bloodwork, look at your hormones, thyroid, metabolic markers, and inflammation, and tell you what your labs show and what your body needs. Then you have real information to take into any HRT conversation.

Book a free call with me here: https://l.bttr.to/tzmdQ

You have options. You do not have to suffer through this like the generation before us have.

05/06/2026

If you've ever been told HRT causes breast cancer, this one's for you.

In 2002, a study called the Women's Health Initiative made headlines saying hormone replacement therapy increased breast cancer risk. The story spread fast. HRT prescriptions dropped 40% in a single year, and a generation of women suffered through perimenopause and menopause without it.

Here's what didn't make the headlines.

The study used a specific synthetic combination of conjugated equine estrogens and medroxyprogesterone — not the bioidentical hormones most practitioners use today. The average age of women in the study was 63, well past the window when HRT is most beneficial. The actual increase in breast cancer was less than one additional case per 1,000 women per year, and the estrogen-only arm of the study showed decreased breast cancer risk.

Reanalysis of the same data has since shown that when HRT is started before age 60 or within 10 years of menopause, it can reduce the risk of heart disease, dementia, fractures, and colorectal cancer.

The takeaway: HRT is not the villain a flawed media cycle made it out to be.

For many women in perimenopause and menopause, it is one of the most effective tools available for symptom management and long-term health — when it's the right form, the right dose, and the right timing, prescribed by a provider who actually understands modern menopause medicine.

I am not a prescriber. I do not put anyone on HRT. But I will not let my clients suffer through symptoms because of a 23-year-old story that was never as scary as it sounded. I can help you get what you need and get the information that is the truth.
If you've considered HRT and been talked out of it, what was the reason you were given?

05/04/2026

Honored to be presenting at the American Nutrition Association Regional Symposium in Baltimore this August.

My talk: Beyond the Prescription: The CNS's Role in Optimizing GLP-1 and Peptide Therapy Through Integrative Nutrition.

This is a topic I am deeply passionate about. Women are being handed prescriptions without the nutritional foundation needed to optimize results, protect lean muscle mass, and thrive on these therapies. The educated nutritionists have a meaningful role in this, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share that work with my fellow Certified Nutrition Specialists.

A special thank you to Lori Fish-Bard of Healthy Heartbeet Nutrition Counseling for the support of my work.

If you are planning to attend, I would love to know so we can meet up - drop a comment or tag a colleague who should be in the room.

August 22, 2026 | Baltimore, MD
https://register.theana.org/Baltimore-Symposium-2026