Brittany takes an holistic approach to medicine, forging partnerships with her patients to reach their health goals and providing compassionate care that sets her apart from the medical field.
She takes great pleasure in teaching her patients about nutrition, believing that food is medicine. Additionally, she helps women learn to align their cycles and live harmoniously with their hormones.
Herbal Medicine
Herbalism, or using herbs for therapeutic and wellness reasons, has been practiced across various cultures worldwide for millennia. Herbal medicine can be an excellent complement to conventional medical treatment as its use often has less adverse side effects than prescribed or over-the-counter drugs; however, before you decide to start taking herbal remedies it’s essential that you fully understand their safety precautions and restrictions before beginning use.
Herbal remedies can take the form of teas, syrups, oils, tinctures or dry extracts (pills). Tea is typically created by simmering dried herbs in water until their liquid has been strained away; syrups are thick, sweet-tasting preparations used to treat coughs and sore throats; oils are great for massage; combined with other ingredients they can even create ointments or creams! Tinctures are liquid extracts of dried roots diluted in alcohol; dry extracts can then be made into capsules or tablets for consumption.
As the FDA does not oversee herbal remedies in the same way it regulates conventional medications, their quality may differ significantly between manufacturers. Furthermore, herb chemistry can vary depending on climatic factors like soil condition or bugs in their environment; as a result it’s difficult to accurately gauge efficacy in certain situations.
There is ample evidence that some herbs are effective. Indeed, some have been shown to outperform conventional medicines. It should also be remembered that herbal medications may interact with other treatments or cause allergic reactions in some individuals.
Herbal remedies may be less expensive than pharmaceuticals, but it is still essential to recognize their limitations and use them alongside medical treatment. Always read labels carefully when purchasing herbal products and steer clear of products making claims that are unsupported by scientific evidence. Furthermore, pregnant and breastfeeding women must be mindful that some herbs may not be safe during gestation or lactation and mixing herbal supplements with medications without consulting a doctor is not advised.
Nutrition
Brittany has found her calling in the online wellness community, helping clients overcome health challenges with herbal medicine and holistic nutrition. Combining her experience as an herbalist, massage therapist and artist, Brittany assists clients in tapping into their bodies’ natural healing mechanisms while forging relationships with nature. Her work has been featured on multiple podcasts and online platforms.
Her work utilizes various modalities, including nonviolent communication, symbolism and trauma stewardship. She also employs intuitive eating practices – debunking food myths while teaching her clients to make healthy food choices that suit them; believing the body to be holistic in nature she specializes in treating root causes of imbalance through diet alone.
Over two years ago, she began helping clients heal using food as medicine. Since then, her clientele has ranged from women suffering from hormone imbalances and metabolic conditions, to people experiencing digestive discomfort such as bloating, indigestion and IBS.
Brittany is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in clinical nutrition and extensive experience working in oncology, pediatrics and nutrition support settings. She’s passionate about guiding her clients in becoming intuitive eaters by dispelling nutrition myths and teaching them how to fuel their bodies through nutrition in ways that nourish.
She understands first-hand how valuable support from others and holistic practices are in terms of improving one’s health, and uses this knowledge along with her background in psychology and life coaching to offer comprehensive care to her clients.
While holistic practitioners don’t receive as much recognition as traditional medical doctors, they are becoming increasingly valued for providing high-quality care. Furthermore, with the advent of telemedicine making holistic services more accessible than ever to people living remote locations – now is an excellent time to enter this career field!
Lifestyle Counseling
Healthy Lifestyle Counseling (HLC) is an intensive program that provides guidance, motivation, and support for healthier living through various health-promoting practices and interventions such as diet change, exercise, stress management, smoking cessation and social support. This form of intervention can be particularly helpful to patients at risk of serious illnesses or who already suffer from chronic diseases; while also improving overall physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Health benefits associated with living a healthy lifestyle are well-recognized and include the prevention of many diseases like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Unfortunately, however, it can be challenging to adopt and sustain healthy behaviors; many struggle to reach their goals due to limited knowledge, motivation and resources available to them. Health professionals can play an instrumental role in helping their patients adopt healthy practices through various mechanisms.
Brittany Ford is an holistic health practitioner with a particular interest in naturopathy and biohacking, frequently podcasting and blogging about natural healing, ecotherapy and ancestral eating. On this episode of Homework Help Show she discusses her journey into Naturopathy as a means of improving personal wellbeing.
She finds great satisfaction in guiding individuals along their spiritual paths at retreats. She enjoys learning and is dedicated to improving her profession with practices of acupuncture, herbal medicine and meditation.
Brittany believes holistic healthcare providers can serve as an integral link between healthcare systems and communities, and offer accessible holistic healthcare that meets people where they are at. She strives to offer accessible holistic healthcare that addresses each person and their specific needs. In addition to her clinical practice, she has worked as a nurse educator at Logan Health-Whitefish for more than ten years as well as teaching at MSU-Kalispell College of Nursing.
Mind-Body Connection
Mind-body connection refers to how our minds and bodies work together. This relationship influences how we feel and function daily, but can also play a vital role in mental health recovery for young adults with mental illnesses, including mindfulness techniques that strengthen this body-mind bond.
Step one in healing the mind-body connection is recognizing when there is an issue. If you or a loved one is suffering from symptoms of mental illness or chronic pain, seeking professional assistance could be invaluable in getting help and finding relief. For this purpose, it may be advisable to visit a psychiatrist or psychologist for assessment and treatment options.
Stressed bodies and minds work harder to cope, which over time can cause physical and psychological discomfort. If this sounds familiar to you, there could be an underlying source such as unprocessed trauma; in this instance, therapy combined with body-based practices like EMDR or Somatic Experiencing could help heal this damage.
Researchers identified an intricate network of brain cells that linked body and mind. They named this the Somatosensory-Cognitive Action Network, or SCAN. Researchers then conducted studies with newborns, 1-year-olds and 9-year-olds in order to see how the networks evolved over time.
These networks link our bodies with emotions, memories and thoughts as well as how immune systems respond to stress and illness. Luckily, however, our bodies can learn new responses to trauma-inducing memories or negative thoughts by thinking about them during calm, relaxed states – an approach known as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Other mindful practices, like yoga and meditation, can also be effective ways of managing emotions and relaxing the mind. According to research, these activities stimulate the vagus nerve, activating the “rest and digest” response that reduces stress levels while simultaneously improving mood and emotional well-being.
Exercise regularly as another means to foster the mind-body connection. Physical activity causes your body to release natural painkillers known as endorphins that will enhance confidence and sense of achievement, as well as improving sleep quality and increasing energy throughout the day.
