"Not Your Normal": Surprising Tips for Navigating Dietary Choices During Travel, Holidays, and Celebrations

It’s quite common for clients to cringe when handing me their food journals, explaining how “this isn’t normal for me, because…” they were celebrating a birthday, a holiday, or were on vacation. A couple of things come to mind when this happens:…

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Quieting Dietary Confusion: Tools for Discerning a Way of Eating That Works for You

Almost every day, someone asks me what I think of a particular dietary protocol, program, or app. “What do you think about intermittent fasting?” “Do you think there’s anything to eating according to your blood type?” “What do you think about this app?” My answer is almost always, “It depends.”

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The Story Behind My Passion

My name is Maida Ference. I’m 49 years old, the wife of a career soldier, mother to two teenagers, and a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. This is the story of how I overcame decades of food addiction, discovered the joy of knowing and nourishing my body without shame or judgement, and was led to my passion for empowering others to improve their quality of life.

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