Phone: 812-309-9599 | Email: alexa@nursetofarmer.com
About
About Me
Meet Alexa
Hi, I'm Alexa. I am a farm wife, dog mom, and registered nurse. I grew up in Rural Southern Indiana. I have always enjoyed being outdoors, growing plants, and being in the kitchen. As I have grown older, my cooking style has grown into attempting grandma's homestyle cooking with a modern healthy twist. Grandma got a lot of things right in her generation, but there are also things that current research has proven aren't so good for your health. You can't go wrong with the homestyle classics; heavy cream, butter and loads of cheese will make anything taste good. But what if we could make the classics in a cleaner way? A way that will not only fulfill your appetite, but nourish your body in a sustainable way for years to come.
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We have got to get away from our quick grab and go American Diet filled with preservatives, chemicals, and high fructose corn syrup. It's not just our diets either, it's everything we use in our home. Cancers and chronic diseases are hitting middle aged Americans way sooner than ever before. Think about it...How many people do you know that are struggling to get pregnant? taking daily antidepressants? have high blood pressure? have diabetes? have high cholesterol? It's an epidemic. This is a health crisis I see first hand every day at the hospital. I don't think people know the severity and prevalence of these health issues that are going to negatively impact future generations. Not only is this a matter of YOUR health, but also the health of YOUR children and grandchildren.
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Clean eating and living takes work, I won't lie to you. Hell, I slip up too. I'm human and temptation gets the best of me. But the constant effort to do better is for our health and our children's health. Seriously, health habits are passed down from generation to generation, not to mention genetics.
We've got to clean up the bad habits this earthly world has taught us and just get back to the basics, like grandma ;).
Here on my page, you will find videos on how your body functions, education on chronic health problems, what nutrients are in certain foods, recipes, how to grow your own food, and cleaning up your home. You will quickly find that growing and preparing your own food is way more rewarding that you could have ever imagined! There's a reason food from your back yard tastes better than store bought. Slow down, life is too short to bypass these simple every day blessings God has blessed us with.
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?
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After four years of nursing school, I quickly realized my profession wasn't what I thought it would crack up to be. School was a safe haven, creating ideal scenarios and perfect solutions for providing care in our broken health care system. A sad system designed to unfortunately keep people sick, it is a business after all. I entered college with such a fervor and passion to help people. I genuinely thought I would be changing lives. Turns out, I was far from it. I never went to the doctor as kid growing up, so I may have had a skewed vision of the work that I would actually be doing as a healthcare professional.
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Looking back at my childhood, what a blessing that my parents couldn't afford to pay for something that most likely wasn't going to help me anyway. It's scary how many antibiotics we hand out to adults and children.
As a bedside nurse, I spend more of my time pushing pills that are only putting, "band-aids over bullet holes," so to speak, rather than actually getting to the root cause of what is actually wrong with the individual. Our health care systems treats the symptoms, not the problem. It saddens me that I am playing a part in this broken system every time I go to work. Patient's are prescribed a new pill for each new symptom that they have and the drug they are taking has more side effects than the actual problem they had in the first place. Before you know it, you're down a rabbit hole with a laundry list of drugs you have to take for the rest of a lifetime.
Now, don't get me wrong, there's a time and a place for synthetic drugs, but I don't believe pharmaceuticals should be the main treatment plan for the majority of patients in the beginning stages of being diagnosed with an illness. I get it, it's an easy fix, but nothing worth having in life comes easy. Here at Nurse to Farmer, we do things differently. We collaborate with patient's to get to the root cause of health issues. If the pot of water is boiling over, we have to turn off the heat, not put a lid on!
Everyone is unique and all things matter. Everything in your body is connected. What works for you, may not work for others. We assess, track, try recommendations, and reassess. This is not a one size fits all, protocol. It doesn't happen overnight, it takes time, trial and error. After-all, it took you years to get into this mess in the first place! We tailor recommendations to meet your unique needs.
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Educating patients actually takes work and time, that most providers don't have. It's not their fault. Hell, most days as a nurse, I do not even have time for this as the patient loads continue to increase. We just patch people, and keep moving patient's through, until their next health crisis. That is where Functional Nutrition Counselors come in to fill the gaps. Most people I come across have no idea how their body works. Simple education can make all the difference. When patient's understand why they are doing what they are doing, they are more likely to be compliant and take actions to improve their health. We have to shift the healthcare model to focus on prevention and education.
My goal is to keep folks out of the hospital and work on managing and preventing chronic disease. Most individuals are highly involved in their care and are willing to make healthy lifestyle changes to heal their body, mind, and soul in a natural way. Those are the folks that I want to work with. Those people need education and support rather than another high dollar prescription drug filling another rich man's pocket. Average people are capable of being their own health advocates. They just need support in their journey. We have this mentality that whatever the doctor says must be true, but don't be afraid to get second opinions. Doctors are human too. You know your body better than anyone. Be an advocate for your own health.
Do your health beliefs align with the practices of the provider you are seeing? This is incredibly important when dealing with something so sensitive and special as your health. Keep this in mind as you navigate your healthcare journey. Do things that you know and understand. Ask questions when things seem unclear.
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What if we taught people how to not get sick in the first place? That's my dream job. I'm so tired of seeing people suffering when I know I have the power to educate them and empower them to change their life. If I know better, then I am going to do better. My nursing degree was just a stepping stone, not an end destination to my calling. If you're sick and tired of being sick and tired, then this will be the place for you. By combining my nursing knowledge, love of pathophysiology, and passion for growing your own food and cultivating a healthy home, I can help you change your life. There's no miracle work around here or a pill to heal you, just hard work, and when you work hard, good things happen.
Love, Lex :)
Our Therapeutic Partnership
Functional nutrition counselors help clients build a bridge between their diet, lifestyle, and genetic factors to promote optimal health. Every person is unique and all things matter. There is no “one size fits all.” As a functional nutrition counselor, I don’t chase the symptoms. I help you discover the root cause of your signs/symptoms or disease state. I focus on your current health challenges and your comprehensive health history that lead to disease in the first place. This will allow us to uncover factors that contributed to dysfunction of your body. I work to teach you how your body works and how the foods you eat influence biological processes in your body. Once you begin to understand how diet and lifestyle impact your health and how everything in your body is interconnected, the sky is the limit in reaching your health goals! Schedule your FREE 15- Minute Strategy Session with me today to see if we are a good fit for each other!
