Foundations first. Vegetables later.

Why the meal plan ended up in the trash

During my years in a clinical setting, the clinicians I worked with expected me to give patients a cookie-cutter nutrition protocol. A list that said things like: eat organic. If you can’t, here’s a list of less-contaminated foods. Include fish. Stick to chicken. Make sure to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.

I felt completely awkward handing people something like that.
Not just because it was bad advice. But because it was insulting.

People who care about their health already know these basics.
They can Google this stuff.
They don’t need me to do the double-useless work of compiling it for them—
So they can smile politely, turn around, and throw it in the trash.

Patients told me this directly.
And I felt it, clearly and repeatedly:
Generic lists help people zero.

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You can be eating organic, tracking macros, and timing your meals perfectly—
and still feel like hell.
Because the problem isn’t your diet.
It’s the structure your diet is sitting on.

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When I start working with someone, they often ask,
“When are we going to talk about my diet?”
And I get it. They’ve listened to the podcasts. They’ve heard the biohackers, functional medicine doctors, and longevity gurus discuss ‘best diets.’

They’re ready for a food list.

But what they haven’t done is ask a deeper question:
What’s underneath the diet?

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Because here’s the truth—most of my clients already eat reasonably well.
They’re not binging on chips and soda.
They know what a healthy diet looks like.
They’ve worked with nutritionists.
They’ve been given meal plans and food charts.

And I can’t tell you how many times they’ve said:

“The meal plans and food charts ended up in the trash.”

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Why?
Because none of it stuck.
Not because they’re lazy.
But because it didn’t fit.

It didn’t fit the way they live.
It didn’t match their rhythms.
It didn’t speak to the real reason they felt unwell in the first place.

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It’s like trying to build a house by decorating the living room
before pouring the foundation.
They’re obsessed with upper floors—
Meanwhile, the ground beneath them is cracked.

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And so instead of starting with food,
we start with something deeper.

🪨 Creative subtraction
☀️ Natural light and space
🌍 Grounding, context, nervous system reality
💧 True hydration—not just water, but minerals
And above all:
✨ Building a life that actually fits.

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Because no, eight glasses of water a day is not hydration.
(Not unless that water has minerals.)
And yes, you can have the perfect macro split and still feel like hell.

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What’s missing isn’t nutritional knowledge.
It’s foundational alignment.

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Over the years, working with high-performing people—executives, athletes, founders -
I’ve realized something important:

Nutrition plans don’t work.
Not on their own.
Not if the foundation underneath is misaligned.

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This doesn’t mean I’m anti-supplement. I love supplements.
It doesn’t mean diet isn’t important. It absolutely is.

But those things work best after the ground is steady.
When the body is heard.
When the system is safe.
When the life actually fits the human living it.

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Because your body isn’t asking for perfection.
It’s asking to be understood.