Laurenthefacialist

Contrary to what we’ve been told, a healthy body can regulate its own blood sugar through a process called glucose homeostasis. Are there things that we can do to help the process? Sure. But we’ve started to make the process a bit too stressful

In the acne world, we’re taught to avoid an excessively long list of foods. Oats, dates, white rice, and honey are just a few foods with a higher glycemic index that we’re told are big no-no’s.

While frequent blood sugar spikes can contribute to higher androgen levels and potentially more breakouts, it’s not always foods fault. It’s often about how your body is processing it and what you’re pairing it with.

I eat all of the foods above regularly and they no longer trigger my acne. I now know what to pair them with, I’ve focused on supporting my gut health helping my body to process these foods more efficiently, and most importantly, I DON’T STRESS ABOUT MY FOOD.

Stress will always do far more harm to you than a bowl of oatmeal. Trust me.

As an integrative Facialist and nutrition coach, my goal is to help you heal through nutrition without fearing food. For more guidance and advice make sure you’re following Lauren🧚🏽‍♀️| Chicago Beauty & Wellness Guru & Rooted Rebalance | Integrative Nutrition Coach. More offers coming soon🫶🏽🍎

For those of you who don’t know my story, I initially went to college after high school to pursue veterinary medicine in 2019.

Shortly after finishing my first semester, I realized I was forcing myself down a path that I wasn’t truly passionate about.

What I was passionate about was everything beauty, health, and wellness.

So I left college after my first semester and immediately enrolled in esthetician school.

From there, I became a licensed esthetician and opened my own solo practice as a holistic esthetician. My approach was about more than skincare. I wanted to help people heal their skin through plant-based skincare, holistic lifestyle changes, and supporting the body from the inside out through nutrition.

But as I continued growing in my practice, I realized there were limits to how deeply I could support my clients while staying within my scope of practice.

I wanted to be able to truly use nutrition as a tool for healing with my clients.

So, fast forward 6 years later, I enrolled back in college at 25 because I finally stopped telling myself it was “too late” to pursue my dreams.

This time, I’m pursuing my degree to become a licensed dietitian.

However, this isn’t a career change, It’s more so all of my dreams and passions finally coming full circle. 🤎

So are you staying or leaving?🙈

Oh how grateful you should be to have a body that tells you when something is wrong

But this is also your reminder that you can be doing everything right and still breakout, not every problem requires a solution ✨✨