Body Wisdom Nutrition

When I was searching for a GAPS Practitioner, picking the right person to work with was really important to me. I looked at about 20 different websites, and had initial consultations with at least 10 (yes, 10!) different GAPS practitioners. When I came across Jennifer, she easily stood out head and shoulders above the rest. I loved that she was squarely focused on GAPS (where most of the other folks did a little of this and a little of that), and it was clear she knew her stuff.
For me one of the biggest benefits to working with Jennifer was her game-​changing initial recommendations. There were a few things that were causing me quite a bit of grief when I came to Jennifer. With a few tweaks, I received instant relief and am ever-​so-​grateful.
I suppose the only thing I would’ve done differently in working with Jennifer is to bring her onboard earlier. I did GAPS on my own for about a year. I read everything I could get my hands on and was an internet researching maniac. It was e-​x-​h-​a-​u-​s-​t-​i-​n-​g. I’m sure bringing Jennifer on earlier would have saved me a ton of time, energy and frustration. I guess that was just one of those «live and learn» moments. There have certainly been plenty of those during my GAPS journey, but choosing to work with Jennifer was definitely not one of them.

I started working with Jennifer last month, mostly just to get a good overview of proper nutrition and to steer me in a healthy direction for cooking. After the first (free!) consult, we named some specific goals and sketched out a plan for the next three months.
I met with Jennifer again 3 weeks later, and together we went over my food journal that I had filled out for the week. Beyond just telling me what I should add to my diet or try to avoid, she really tried to give me background knowledge to *why* such dietary changes are important — such as the different types of oils and fats, or a what a good balance of carbs and proteins and fats looks like. After my session, she sent me a whole bunch of recipe and snack ideas that would fit perfectly with my time, budget, and dietary needs.
Jennifer also works with clients who need larger changes, such as weight loss or acne treatment. She’s a certified GAPS practitioner, which I don’t know too much about but I hear good things. What I really like about working with Jennifer, though, is that her approach isn’t «one size fits all». She doesn’t just have one rigid theory on nutrition that she tries to pin on you; rather, I feel that she really listens to my specific needs and goals in order to come up with a unique plan.
Already, I’m becoming more aware of what I eat and how it makes me feel. I still have several more sessions with Jennifer, and I’m excited to learn more about nutrition and put all of the information into practice.