Dr. Riley Smith
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from being incredibly wise about what others need while remaining completely blind to your own needs. If you’re someone who can instantly see when friends are overextended, who gives amazing advice about work-life balance, who notices stress patterns in others before they do themselves, but who somehow […]
I’d regularly go 16 hours without eating, calling it “intermittent fasting” while really it was just prioritizing everyone and everything above my basic needs. By 3 PM I’d be anxious, irritable, reaching for any quick fix. Sound familiar? After my adrenal crisis revealed how meal skipping had literally dysregulated my entire system, I learned meal […]
The connection between metabolic health and mental wellbeing is more profound than most people realize. Understanding this connection, particularly through the lens of functional testing and nutrient status, can transform our approach to mental health support. The Metabolic-Mental Connection Every thought, emotion, and nervous system state has a metabolic component. This isn’t just theory – […]
We often think of inner child healing as purely emotional work – processing past experiences, understanding childhood patterns, and developing self-compassion. But what if I told you that healing your inner child could also transform your physical health? The connection between our childhood experiences and our metabolic health runs deeper than most people realize, and […]
Dr. Riley Smith, LAc · DACM · DiplOM
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