Kim Shackleford Nutrition LLC

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

💜 THE PROGRAM I WISH EXISTED 20 YEARS AGO WHEN MY SON WAS BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME 💜

One of the most powerful ways we can support the future health, confidence, independence, and quality of life of individuals with Down syndrome is by partnering with families, caregivers, and organizations to implement simple, meaningful habits with nourishing foods.

💜 Nutrition is one of the most direct links between our genes, our environment, and our health. It is information that helps shape how our bodies function, adapt and thrive !

At the core of this program is hope for those we love to boost their skills and have the opportunities needed to live to their fullest potential!

💜 Health

💜 Confidence

💜 Self Love

💜 Independence

💜 Quality of Life

💜 Meaningful Relationships

💜 Purpose

💜 Future Opportunities

As a Functional Medicine Health Coach, Functional Nutritional Therapist, and the mother of a son with Down syndrome, I've spent the last 20 years seeing firsthand how much families need practical, positive health education designed specifically for this community.

The heart of this program comes from lived experience. Parents and caregivers of individuals with Down syndrome and other neurodivergent conditions are often balancing extraordinary responsibilities while navigating therapies, medical appointments, behavioral challenges, educational needs, future planning, and the countless details of everyday life. Families care deeply and work incredibly hard, yet many are still searching for practical ways to support health, independence, and quality of life.

When Kanaan was born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect, I was immediately introduced to a long list of potential challenges, limitations, diagnoses, therapies, and health concerns that individuals with Down syndrome may face throughout their lives.

While maybe much of that information was important to understand, I found myself asking a different question:

"What can we do to help support health, resilience, independence, and quality of life?"

That question changed everything.

I was already passionate about nutrition and fitness, but becoming Kanaan's mother led me on a relentless pursuit of knowledge and understanding. Since then, I have dedicated myself to studying nutrition, lifestyle habits, environmental influences, behavior change, and the many factors that influence how we feel, function, learn, grow, and thrive throughout life.

Along the way, I began to wonder:

What if nutrition, movement, hydration, sunlight, self care, and healthy daily habits became life skills too?

💜 Gradually inserting some of the foundational steps that help individuals build a positive relationship with real, whole foods while developing skills that support their total well-being in an easy to understand way.

What if we taught simple, delicious meals and snacks that help support energy, confidence, self care, and optimal health right alongside the many other important skills individuals are learning?

Over the years, those questions have now become the foundation of the Strong Body Nutrition & Optimal Health Program.

This program was created to help make healthy choices approachable, enjoyable, and realistic. It is not about perfection or restriction. It is about building confidence, independence, and excitement around learning practical skills that also support health.

This week, I had the opportunity to pilot the program with an incredible group of young adults through

Together we explored healthy food choices, practiced positive affirmations, learned simple nutrition concepts, went grocery shopping, and prepared a delicious yogurt bowl using whole food ingredients.

Most importantly, we had fun.

The smiles, participation, excitement, and willingness to try new things reminded me that healthy habits can be taught in a way that is positive, practical, empowering, and inspired by love.

Together, we can focus on small changes, simple swaps and using whole foods that everyone already loves. Through repetition and the motivation of yummy healthy food, we want to help build confidence, independence, self love, and lifelong healthy habits.

💜 Because every individual deserves the opportunity to thrive.

Special thank you to with T for partnering with us on this pilot program and helping create such a meaningful experience. I have been inspired by organizations like
's PlayHouse Raleigh and the incredible work being done throughout the Down Syndrome community with Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance

If this message resonates with you, I would be grateful if you shared it. My hope is to reach more families, caregivers, therapists, educators, and organizations who believe in prioritizing health span. I believe there is an opportunity to place greater emphasis on nutrition, movement, hydration, self care, and exploring real life ways to get there!

03/27/2025

🫁 If you don’t have a 𝗝𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗥 air purifier… your lungs are the filter.

The air in your home is filled with 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙢𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙥𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙑𝙊𝘾𝙨 from building materials, and outside pollutants. ➡️ Your HVAC doesn’t filter them; it just recirculates the same polluted air. 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 69% 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮’𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 happens through your lungs, meaning the air you breathe has a direct impact on your health.

I filmed my 𝗝𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗥 going into red alert mode the moment I started cooking. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 Cooking ➡️ especially high-heat cooking with proteins ➡️ releases 𝗣𝗔𝗛𝘀, 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 compounds that spread throughout your home.

While some other purifiers may filter out some pollutants, JASPR pushes and 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙗𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙞𝙧, 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮.

🌬️ is next-level protection:
✔️ Detects and reacts in real-time to pollutants
✔️ Filters microscopic toxins, VOCs, and particulates
✔️ Creates clean air zones in your bedroom, kitchen, and home office
✔️ Supports deep sleep, detox, and immune function by reducing toxin load

Your home should be a sanctuary, not a source of chronic exposure to toxins.
Detox pathways can only work efficiently when the burden of inhaled pollutants is reduced.
If your body is constantly fighting airborne toxins, it can’t fully heal, repair, or defend against infections.

𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓.

🛒 Tap the link in the bio to grab yours: 𝙟𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙧.𝙘𝙤/𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙

📩 DM me for personalized air quality tips and detox protocols.

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02/04/2025

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻? 💙

☑️ Revitalize your energy and fight off fatigue that drains your day
☑️ Enhance cognitive function, clear that brain fog, and sharpen your focus
☑️ Act as a powerful antioxidant to protect your cells from oxidative damage
☑️ Provide essential immune support and fight chronic infections

➡️ 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙮𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙, 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧.

While your general physician may not be familiar with its benefits, many Integrative and Functional Medicine Practitioners understand the profound healing potential of this compound and can guide you in the right direction.

If you want a powerful way to begin incorporating methylene blue into your routine, I highly recommend troscriptions. 👉 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙭𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡-𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚, 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣-𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣-𝙙𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙮𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨.

➡️ What makes troscriptions so incredibly effective is its unique formulation. It comes as a buccal troche, a lozenge that dissolves slowly in your cheek.
➡️ This method bypasses digestion, allowing the ingredients to enter your bloodstream more rapidly and deliver a potent, fast-acting effect.
➡️ Imagine the power of a supplement that works with you almost immediately!

☝️ 𝙄 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘, pure pharmaceutical practitioner therapeutic-grade methylene blue, something troscriptions allows at a higher dosing for practioners to create protocols for patients/clients. It’s important to work with a functional provider who can walk you through the custom dosage and frequency. This is not something you want to experiment with on your own. 😬

Troscription's MB goes beyond a supplement 🍃 it is an enhancemnt for optimal health in a complete protocol to heal your cells, boost mitochondria, and energize you from within.

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01/31/2025

𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥!

Did you know that indoor air can be up to 10x more polluted than outdoor air? 💡

• 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗩𝗢𝗖𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁.
• 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟭 𝘁𝗼 𝟮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝟯 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗶𝗿.

We buy organic food and make sure our water is filtered, yet we breathe more air per day than either.

➡️ 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗶𝗿.
➡️ 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗩𝗢𝗖𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻.
➡️ 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

💪 Want to supercharge your health?
▪️Jasprco is built with the power and strength of a commercial-grade air scrubber, designed to tackle even the toughest indoor pollutants.
▪️Its robust performance, combined with a sleek, modern design and ultra-quiet operation, makes it the perfect choice for homes that need real air purification without the noise.

We cook with minimal ventilation.
➡️ Unless you have a fan and are opening windows every time you cook, your hood vent is not strong enough to absorb all the contaminants.

𝗝𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗥 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:
☑️ 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱
☑️ 𝗩𝗢𝗖𝘀
☑️ 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻
☑️ 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀
☑️ 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲
☑️ 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

➡️ There is nothing you can attach to a central HVAC system that does what a Jasprco can do!

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 🤩
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01/28/2025

💛 🅗🅞🅟🅔. 🅗🅔🅐🅛🅘🅝🅖. 🅟🅤🅡🅟🅞🅢🅔.

This moment with my son, Kanaan, means everything. 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. I am grateful for God's guidance.

To heal is not to arrive at a place where we are absolved of struggles, but where we no longer interpret the presence of it as our ending.

➡️ 𝗠𝗬 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬
I never could have imagined 𝟲 + 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, chronic fatigue, autoimmune issues, blurred vision, severe brain fog, arrhythmia, and much more. Mold toxicity and breast implant illness were the main hidden drivers behind it all, so many face this unknowingly.

➡️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦:
Too many are told their labs are "𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹," to live with it ,mask symptoms with meds, or gaslit into thinking it’s just "𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹." I know that firsthand—but I am relentless in finding answers, research, and healing.

➡️ 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘
It takes time, patience, and trust in the process. Strategic 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘅 has gradually brought me energy, clarity, and proof that persistence & hope can heal.
Your health, your light, your purpose, it’s all worth fighting for!

Imagine the caterpillar, in its cocoon, unaware that it's struggle is placed for its transformation.

𝙄𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮!

No matter how tough the journey gets, hold onto hope.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴.🦋
👉 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨.

💛 The beauty found in Down Syndrome is instead experiencing his unwavering light - it is truly "𝗨𝗽 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲"

Thank you, Kanaan, for being my greatest awakening, and for my trust in my own innate wisdom and intuition when others kept doubting me.
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12/30/2023

BREAST IMPLANT ILLNESS is incredibly common. Breast implants are toxic and can cause a cluster and very long list of symptoms, auto immune conditions and chronic illness. Saline and silicone implants both cause the same severity of symptoms, the sac/ bag has 40 to 50 chemicals, neurotoxins, and heavy metals leaching into your body. Removing the implants correctly by a specialist so that they do not continue to trigger your immune system is the necessary first step. Then you have to be knowledgeable in how to properly support your body through recovery, detoxification and healing. The conventional medical system is unaware and will not link your systemic symptoms/ chronic issues to BII. I am sharing my 5 year story, my personal inflammatory symptoms that made daily life difficult. Mine and other symptoms are textbook and very common for BII. This is my ongoing journey getting back to myself and to wellness in hopes that I can help other women who have auto immune conditions, and mystery symptoms that do not make sense. Women who are needing support and open to learning how implants affect every system in the body and what you can put into place while you are waiting on pre and post explant.

10/05/2023

Did you know that 99% of the molecules in your body are water?

Water as an overall percentage is about 50 to 70 percent of your body weight. Your blood is 85% water, your muscle is 80% water, your brain is 75% water and even your bones are 25% water which shows the importance water plays in your health. Your body needs water for blood circulation, metabolism, regulation of body temperature and waste toxin removal.

Water has a profound impact on your brain because your brain is made up of mostly water. Even being slightly dehydrated can negatively impact the function of your brain such as lack of focus, fatigue, poor memory, and a reduced ability to have sharp and clear thinking. It plays a huge part in aging and our risk for chronic disease!

Easy Ways to Stay hydrated:

🥬 We should eat more plant foods to stay hydrated such as green leafy vegetables, green juices, cucumbers, celery, watermelon, and berries have a lot of water content!

🍰 Avoid sugar and glucose increasing products.

💦 On average the baseline of how much water you need daily is approximately 50% of your body weight in ounces of water. This will be increased with intense exercise or being out on a hot day.

Hydration Protocol:
1️⃣ When you first wake up, start drinking 16 ounces of filtered water and add ¼ teaspoon of Redman’s Real salt electrolytes before you have any caffeine.
2️⃣ Drink 16 more ounces with lemon overtime in-between meals so that you do not dilute your digestive process taking place with food.
3️⃣ You can then focus on the listed hydrating foods and continue to drink the balance of your remaining water throughout the day.
4️⃣ Exercise and movement transfer the water around in your tissues due to fascia working as a hydraulic pump.

Please DM me, visit my website www.kimshackleford.com or email me at [email protected] if you need help!
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09/16/2023

Did you know that 85 to 90% of Americans are estimated to have Leaky Gut from the level of toxicity we now live in?

Some Symptoms Include:
🦠 Bloating, Cramping, IBS, IBD, Constipation, GERD, Crohn's, Colitis, SIBO
🦠 Auto Immune Disorders
🦠 Headaches, Fatigue
🦠 Asthma, Allergies, Skin Issues, Psoriasis, Eczema, Acne
🦠 ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders
🦠 Histamine Intolerance
🦠 High Levels of Joint Pain

Leaky Gut Syndrome is one of the major factors in nearly every inflammation driven condition. It is a modern lifestyle epidemic. It is never just "one thing" causing dysfunction in our physiology. I do not want to over simplify the layering effect of how intestinal permeability aka causes things to go awry, yet it is one of the root causes of chronic inflammation in your body.

You should also have healthy keystone bacteria there that are associated with lower levels of inflammation & better metabolic health. When we are digesting effectively, producing enough hydrochloric acid, making healthy bile to emulsify fatty acids and sterilize, and making pancreatic enzymes this is all keeping pathogens out and breaking down food particles into very small molecules. The issue is when the gut lining is damaged from inflammation, having tiny holes and breaks in the tight junctions, it starts to allow large undigested food and proteins and pathogens through. The immune system sees this as a threat and begins making antibodies to these proteins because it does not recognize it, so it is triggering inflammation. So trauma to the gut, pathogens into the bloodstream and this leads to a myriad of symptoms over time.

You do not have to live this way there are solutions! These conditions will take some time to heal from, but it is 100% possible to recover and thrive not survive. Many of my clients have! If you’d like individual guidance, support, & specific tailored protocols regarding food, supplements, true detoxification of pathogens and more, you can message me or go to my website

www.kimshackleford.com

09/14/2023

Want to try a recipe that is not only refreshing but nutritious as well? Let’s talk about Rosemary Lemon Water!

🍋 The ingredient benefits include aiding in detoxification, supporting digestion, improving blood and lymphatic circulation, and more!

Check out below to see more benefits and the recipes for this perfect combination!