Tina welcomes Meagan Zarba, FDN-P, the newest practitioner on the Carrots ‘N’ Cake team. Meagan opens up about her personal health journey, which began in high school with persistent gut issues that led to multiple diagnoses, including PCOS and depression. She shares how functional and integrative approaches helped her finally heal and transform her life. In this episode, you’ll hear how stress, gut health, and hormones often form a hidden vicious cycle and what you can actually do about it. From surprising symptoms of chronic stress to the overlooked role of the vagus nerve, Meagan explains how tiny daily actions and mindset shifts can create lasting changes in your body and overall well-being.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
– Signs it’s time to look beyond “normal” bloodwork
– Why your doctor’s “wait and see” approach could be keeping you stuck (and sick)
– Surprising symptoms of chronic stress most women overlook
– How gut health, stress, and hormones form a hidden vicious cycle
– The tiny daily actions that can rewire your nervous system and improve your health
– What the vagus nerve really does and why you should care
– First steps to break the stress–gut loop for good
– How your thoughts and mindset may be silently fueling digestive chaos”
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About Tina Haupert:
Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P).
Tina and her team use functional testing and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.
Connect with Meagan Zarba, MA, IHP, FDNP
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Meagan Zarba is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDNP) and Integrative Health Practitioner (IHP2) with a Master’s Degree in Health and Wellness Coaching and Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and Psychology.
She works with clients who are ready to explore the underlying imbalances that are contributing to their chronic digestive, mood, energy and hormonal health symptoms. In a personalized 1:1 virtual program, available in 4 or 7-month options, they embark on a comprehensive journey to transform your health.
Together, they address your unique health concerns, history, goals, and limiting beliefs, supported by functional medicine lab screenings. They focus on every aspect of your well-being, from mindset, emotions, and stress management to nutrition, exercise, supplementation, and lifestyle adjustments. Their approach is rooted in scientifically proven methods, ensuring you build a solid foundation for lasting health and wellness, naturally.
