True North Total Wellness

You might not need a supplement. You might just need to go outside. ☀️

In this week’s Wellness Tip Wednesday we’re breaking down Vitamin D so you can understand stand how it’s made, the best way to get it, how to tell if you’re deficient, and when and how much to supplement (+ what to take it with so it actually works).

Your body was designed to make this. Give it the chance.

🌿 Want to go deeper? Inside the TNTW Portal we have seasonal wellness guides and supplement support resources built to help you build a foundation that fits your body. Link in bio.

From the shores of Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 a reminder for those who need it today.

I often think about you.
The ones navigating systems that weren’t built for them.
Carrying wisdom that hasn’t yet found its right container.
Standing at the edge of their own becoming.
Remembering their magic and their medicine.
If that’s you, let this be your reminder that you are seen and supported.
And perhaps most importantly: I pray you keep going. 🙏🏾

That’s the Portal. A place built for people like you. 🔗 Link in bio.

Your gut is not just a digestive organ. It’s a command center. 🌿

Here’s what the research actually tells us:
🧠 The gut contains approximately 500 million neurons
🌀 It produces around 95% of the body’s serotonin
🛡️ Over 70% of your immune system lives there

And it communicates with your brain constantly through the vagus nerve. A two-way communication line where your thoughts affect your digestion and your digestion affects your emotions. Think of the gut, brain, and heart as a trinity. When they’re aligned through breath, nourishment, and intentional practice, you feel it as emotional resilience and steadiness. When they’re not, anxiety, brain fog, and that feeling that something is just off, you feel that too.
Chronic stress is one of the biggest disruptors. It releases cortisol, shuts the gut down, and over time promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Add processed foods and an out-of-rhythm lifestyle and the microbiome starts working against you.

What actually helps:
🥬 Fermented + prebiotic foods to feed beneficial bacteria
🫚 Mindful eating — slow down, chew, eat with presence
🌿 Gut-supportive herbs: ginger, slippery elm, licorice root, herbal bitters
🌬️ Diaphragmatic breathing + vocal activation (yes — singing and humming tone the vagus nerve)
🍋 Warm lime water to start the day — gut reset + liver support

Your mental health and your gut health are not separate conversations. They never were.

We go deeper into gut-supportive herbal practice inside the Portal. Link in bio. 🔗