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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 doors are open

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'd love to share a little story with you today. For many years, alongside my private nutrition practice, Occidental Nutrition, I taught at Bauman...

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 Summer Solstice. I love this time of year. The long evenings, fresh produce, meals outside, time in the garden, and a little more space to...

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, Later today, I’ll be going live with my virtual Nourish Your Bones Virtual Workshop at 9:00 AM Pacific. Over the past week, I’ve been immersed in...

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...