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Nutrition Coaching at Mind and Body
Hello! My name is Kim Symons, and I am the Practice Manager and Nutrition Coach at Mind and Body Solutions. I am a Certified Nutritional Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences with an emphasis in Health and Wellness. My role is to help you turn your health recommendations into practical, sustainable changes that work in your everyday life. I work alongside our clinical team to support your individualized care plan, with a strong focus on nutrition, metabolic health, lifestyle habits, and long-term success. Together, we can focus on helping you understand what to eat, why it matters, and how to make it work for your specific needs and goals. Depending on your individual situation, this may include: - Reviewing your current eating habits and identifying areas for improvement - Creating personalized meal plans and food recommendations - Identifying foods that may be contributing to inflammation or unwanted symptoms - Increasing protein and nutrient intake - Improving blood sugar balance - Navigating food sensitivities, dietary restrictions, or other nutritional concerns - Developing realistic strategies for grocery shopping, meal preparation, dining out, and everyday life A large part of nutrition coaching is also education. During our visits, I can help you better understand topics such as blood sugar regulation, protein needs, healthy fats, carbohydrates, meal timing, hydration, inflammation, and how nutrition can support your overall treatment plan. Rather than simply giving you a diet to follow, my goal is to help you understand your choices and build healthy habits you can maintain long-term. I also provide ongoing support and accountability. During follow-up visits, we will review your progress, discuss what is and isn't working, troubleshoot challenges, make realistic adjustments, and continue moving toward your health goals. While even one nutrition coaching session can be beneficial, meaningful and lasting change usually takes time. For this reason, I typically recommend 4–6 visits, depending on your individual needs and goals. Appointments are 45 minutes, $60 per visit, and are generally scheduled about two weeks apart to give you time to implement what we discuss before we meet again.
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Welcome to the Mind and Body Solutions Community!
We’re so excited to have you here. Together, we’ll help you unlock your body’s full potential and create lasting transformation. Our team is dedicated to equipping you with the tools, knowledge, and support you need to thrive—mind, body, and spirit. This community is your space to learn, connect, and grow. Engage with us, share your journey, and ask questions that move you closer to your goals. Remember, you’re not alone on this path—we’re here to help you every step of the way. So jump in, participate, and don’t hesitate to ask anything that will help you achieve your best results! 😊 P.S. Feel free to interact with people, like posts, in order to win points!
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Introduce yourself to the community!
We’d love to get to know you and your journey! 💚 Share a little about yourself—what health goals you’re working toward, what’s been going well in your program, and any insights that could inspire others. You can also tell us about any challenges you’re still facing or areas where you’d like more support. We’re here to listen, guide, and celebrate every step of your progress with you! 🌱
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Microplastics: the new enemy
A 2024 University of New Mexico study found microplastics in every one of 23 human testicles tested. The average concentration was 329 micrograms/gram of tissue, nearly 3x higher than dogs in the same geographic environment. The most abundant polymer was polyethylene, the material of plastic bags and bottles. The second was PVC, which researchers noted has been shown to interfere with sperm production and act as an endocrine disruptor. Concentrations were highest in men between the ages of 20 and 45. Peak reproductive years. The same lab then examined placenta samples in a separate study. Every one contained microplastics too, at concentrations ranging from 6.5 to 790 micrograms/gram, averaging 127. That's tissue that only exists for eight months of pregnancy. The concentration built up that fast. Then they moved to the brain. A study published in Nature Medicine in early 2025 found microplastic concentrations in the frontal cortex to be higher than in the liver or kidney. Comparing 2016 samples to 2024 samples, average concentrations rose approximately 50% in eight years. In samples from patients diagnosed with dementia before death, concentrations were up to 5x higher than the 2024 average. That would be one thing if the plastic just sat there. Microplastics have been documented in umbilical cord blood, meaning they cross the placenta and enter the developing baby's circulation directly. Concentrations found range from 1.1-10+ particles/gram of cord tissue. The same particles have been found in amniotic fluid, the medium the fetus develops in for nine months. So the baby soaks in the mother’s exposure, and researchers are just starting to document the correlations with real harm. Honestly, they should have gotten more attention than they have. A 2025 study found that women who developed pregnancy-induced hypertension had 46% higher microplastic concentrations in umbilical cord tissue than women who had healthy pregnancies. The correlation tracked with frequency of plastic tableware use, plastic-packaged beverage consumption, and takeout meals.
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The Fruit That Mirrors the Ovary: Pomegranate, Menopause, and the Clinical Evidence Modern Medicine Forgot to Read
Cut a pomegranate in cross-section and set it beside an anatomical drawing of a human ovary. The likeness is not poetic license. The chambered architecture, the clustered seeds nested in their membranes like ova in their follicles -- the correspondence is close enough that the Zoroastrians and other ancient cultures made the pomegranate a standing symbol of fertility long before anyone could name an estrogen. They had no biochemistry. They had pattern recognition, and pattern recognition, refined over millennia, is a form of intelligence we have been too quick to discard. But the resemblance runs deeper than shape. The pomegranate does not merely look like the ovary. It carries a fragment of the ovary's own chemistry -- and, more remarkably, it appears to wield that chemistry with a discernment no pharmaceutical possesses. What the fruit actually carries -- and why it is not "hormone replacement" The pomegranate seed is one of the few plant tissues known to contain genuine steroidal estrogens. Analyses have identified estrone -- one of the estrogens the ovary itself produces -- alongside 17-α-estradiol, estriol, and a suite of sterols, isoflavones, and the seed-oil fatty acid punicic acid. So the folk claim that pomegranate "provides the same estrogen as the ovary" turns out to be literally true at the level of molecules. And yet this is where a careful writer must slow down, because the obvious inference -- therefore it works like estrogen replacement -- is almost certainly wrong. Two facts stand in the way. First, the quantities are modest; no one is dosing pharmacologic estrogen by eating fruit. Second, and more tellingly: in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 112 postmenopausal women, pomegranate extract significantly improved menopausal symptoms over twelve weeks -- yet serum estradiol did not rise. The symptoms eased while the circulating hormone stayed flat. Whatever the fruit is doing, it is not simply topping up a tank.
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