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Mary Sheila Gonnella

You are in the drivers seat of your health care. Your everyday choices and mindset can change your life.Your body is always striving to find balance and health, you were born to be healthy and vital.I believe the more you know about how food meets your physiology, the more empowered you are to make choices with your fork that support health and wellness.Click below to subscribe to my weekly newsletter - Vital Wisdom, a weekly collection of food strategies, smart life hacks, healing recipes, and insider tips. You'll also learn about my upcoming classes and retreats, both live and online.

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The final piece of the bone puzzle

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, This final video brings us to the parathyroid hormone. While it’s not as commonly discussed, it plays a central role in regulating calcium in the...

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, This week we’re looking at the thyroid. Your thyroid helps regulate metabolism, how quickly your body turns things over, including bone. When...

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, This week’s focus is insulin. A hormone we often associate with blood sugar, but it also plays a meaningful role in bone health. When blood sugar...

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, This week we’re talking about cortisol. Often called the “stress hormone,” cortisol is essential for survival, but when it stays elevated over...

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, I’m sure you’ve noticed that the USDA food guidelines have recently been updated. Just a few years ago, there was a very real debate in Congress...

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, There are people who come into our lives and remind us what’s possible.And there are those who add wind to our sails, helping us move in the right...

Full moon

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, Happy New Year! We begin this new year under the glow of the Wolf Moon, the first full moon of January. Traditionally, (I did a little research...

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, After last week’s email, a bunch of you wrote asking for the recipe for the electrolyte-rich morning water I mentioned. The simple practice that I...

This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Hi Reader, I have a teacher named Dr. Terry Wahls. I’ve been studying with her since March of 2020, and I am a Certified Wahls Practitioner. If you haven’t...

Hi Reader, This newsletter is dedicated to supporting you with nutrition tips, hormone balance insights, metabolism-boosting strategies, weight loss advice, mindset tools, and guidance on integrating it all so you can wake up every day feeling like your most vital self. Plus, I’ll be sharing recipes and details on upcoming live and virtual events! Today, let’s talk about protein! Protein is a hot topic right now, and for good reason. I've been emphasizing its importance for years because most...