Laura Franklin, CNP, CFMHC
Functional Medicine Health Coach & Holistic Nutritionist at Fresh & Frank Wellness
Laura Franklin is the owner of Fresh & Frank Wellness and curator of freshandfrank.com.
She is here to preach what she practices and help you to prepare amazing whole food meals from scratch, grow your own organic food and optimize your lifestyle and environment to promote the most vibrant, glowing and energetic you.
Laura is currently based in Dundas, Ontario, Canada but works remotely with people from all over the world!
She is here to preach what she practices and help you to prepare amazing whole food meals from scratch, grow your own organic food and optimize your lifestyle and environment to promote the most vibrant, glowing and energetic you.
Laura is currently based in Dundas, Ontario, Canada but works remotely with people from all over the world!
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- IG: Yepppp, itโs ๐ฒ season (thatโs a soup if you were wondering).โ โ Soups are a great way to pack super nutritious plant goodies into a delicious masterpiece of scrumptiousness and to also make you feel cozy.โ โ They can also be VERY filling and satisfying.โ This is why I appreciate soups. โ โ I love using bone broth as a base to add steamed veg in a chunky concoction or for a creamy smooth texture, blending in veggies like, my all time favs, CAULIFLOWER which produces a surprisingly creamy treat for the palette.โ โ BONUS: add an anti-inflammatory punch to your soups by popping in turmeric (freshly grated or powdered), garlic, ginger or all 3 โ these are warming spices that boost the immune system so are also great for this time of year ๐๐ผ.โ โ If youโre like me and appreciate bacon, do yourself a favor and just go ahead and add some crumblies to the top of your blended veggie soup (bonus if you can get it from a pastured source). And maybe even some fresh green onions too, like Iโve done โคด๏ธโ โ The sky is the limit for soup, folks!โ โ Just make sure youโre adding enough GOOD SALT (Himalayan or Celtic Sea Salt are great) and some GOOD FAT (extra virgin olive oil, ghee, avocado oil) to really pull out all those flavors.โ โ And thatโs that for soup for today.โ โ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ? ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ? โ โ [๐ป๐ธ๐ฝ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐๐พ๐ต๐ธ๐ป๐ด ๐๐พ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฒ๐ท๐ธ๐ฒ๐บ๐ด๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐พ๐ฝ๐ด ๐ฑ๐๐พ๐๐ท ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ด!]โ - November 27, 2019
- IG: ๐๐ข ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ โ โ (๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฆ)โ โ โ โ Guys–Iโm so excited to share a recent interview I did on ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ with Michelle Risi (which can be found on all podcast platforms and is also linked in my profile!) โ โ โ โ In this interview, ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐’๐ซ๐ ๐ช๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ “๐ฟ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค๐ซ๐” ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ (spoiler alert: I am currently doing what I LOVE).โ โ โ โ As a multi-passionate serial entrepreneur, I have faced some challenges (like imposter syndrome) and also some really great wins (like my recent completion of FMCA’s Functional Medicine Health Coaching program and the new company that I co-founded, @HealthUpgraded)! โ โ โ โ I share my honest journey, what I’ve learned along the way, and more on the interview – and I can’t wait for you to check it out! โ โ โ โ Have a listen and let me know what you think๐๐ผ.โ โ โ โ PODCAST EPISODE LINK IN MY PROFILE - November 26, 2019
- IG: When you think back to what you ate today, yesterday, three weeks ago or even last year, how different is the food on your plate?Some people naturally include a wide range of diverse food when choosing their meals, but for many of us, it’s easy to fall into a trap of eating the same foods daily.By eating a varied diet, you’re more likely to ensure that you consume adequate amounts of all essential nutrients. This not only reduces the risk of nutritional deficiencies, but it also provides numerous health benefits, like:๐ญ. ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐The gut microbiome is incredibly important to your overall health, and it’s best to have a varied population. The best way to achieve this variety in the gut? Eat a diet filled with assorted foods.๐ฎ. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ & ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒWhen you eat the same food again and again, you increase your risk of developing a food intolerance or allergy to that food. Researchers determined that a decrease in food diversity at 6 and 12 months of age had an association with hay fever & asthma. Another study found that infants who ate a diverse diet rich in veg & fruit, as well as meals prepared at home, had fewer incidences of food allergies compared to children who consumed a less diverse diet.๐ฏ. ๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐Numerous studies reviewing high intake of fruits & vegetables find correlated health benefits, including preventing heart disease & cancer. When you consume a variety of food, you gain from thousands of phytonutrients acting together to provide you with many advantages to your health, some of which have yet to be identified.๐ฐ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปInflammation is associated with several chronic illnesses, including diabetes and heart disease. One study found that a variety of fruit & vegetable intake was inversely associated with lower amounts of the inflammatory biomarker, C-reactive protein. In this study, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐บ.Wondering what’s in my hand? They’re West Indian Raspberries I foraged in Hawaii! - November 25, 2019