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Restorative Health Guide

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by Lindsay Cotter Updated: Feb 12, 2026

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More health. More healing. More harmony. Say goodbye to restrictive diets, and say hello to simple, real food that heals!

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  • More is More!
  • Optimize Your Routine
  • How to Start the Healing Process
  • Write it Down
    • Free Weekly Planner Printable
  • Set your Intentions
  • Your Roadmap to Restorative Healing
    • Restorative Health Guides
  • Restorative Recipes
    • Restorative Recipes

More is More!

Now is always a good time to focus on you and take a fresh approach to goals, especially around health and fitness. However, instead of cutting out food groups, going on some crazy crash diet, and feeling restricted, why not try adding more into your diet?

⁠You read that right, MORE. 🤩⁠

⁠As in paying MORE attention to our physical and mental well-being. MORE movement. MORE sleep. MORE laughter. MORE nourishment. And MORE REAL FOODS that heal from the inside out.⁠

Not sure where to start? Well, you’re in luck! 

This Restorative Health Series will help you do just that! By restorative, we mean beneficial to the health of body or mind. OR, restorative as in having the ability to restore health, strength, or a feeling of well-being. 

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Optimize Your Routine

Instead of focusing on what we need to cut out from our lives, we’re focusing on what we can add to our everyday habits to help optimize our routines, heal any lingering health conditions, and feel our best! 

To us, restorative health means embracing all elements of a healthy lifestyle including good nutrition, a positive mindset, and sustainable routines and doing what we can to control and optimize them. 

However, we know saying is easier than doing, and it can become overwhelming to tackle managing health conditions or even navigating healthy eating all on your own. So, we decided to make things easy for you by breaking it all down step-by-step!

How to Start the Healing Process

Through trial and error, we’ve found tips, tricks, and tools that help us live a thriving lifestyle while addressing our own personal health needs as our team works to balance hormones, manage gut symptoms, fight inflammation, and more, and we’re sharing them alllll with you! 

To begin, evaluate the areas of your life (mind, body, and soul) that might have gone off-track or been pushed aside. Health, meal prep, sleep….consider it ALL!

Write it Down

Write a list. (No, really). 

Then, choose 3 things from that list to focus on. Write them on a sticky note at your desk, a whiteboard on your fridge, or even set them as the lock screen on your phone. Just make sure they are somewhere you will see them every day. 

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Set your Intentions

Now, determine how you will restore or heal those 3 areas of your health. 

For example, I chose to focus on better sleeping habits, meal prepping breakfast for myself and my family, and healing my gut so I can get off medication…eventually. So, how do I restore these areas? With accountability. With intention. And with the end result in mind while thriving, feeling well-rested, and nourishing my body, knowing that it will be a marathon, not a race. 

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Your Roadmap to Restorative Healing

Let’s get into the nerdy nutrition about healing foods! I’ve compiled all my Restorative Health Guides and Recipes.

Restorative Health Guides

  • Gut Healthy Diet Plan
  • Anti-Inflammatory Diet Plan
  • Foods That Heal
  • Nourishing Breakfasts
  • Omega Fatty Acids
  • Healing Herbs and Spices

Restorative Recipes

Restorative recipes that are made with whole food ingredients and nourishing spices to make sure they’re perfect for you. 

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How to Make Vegetable Broth

Learn how to make vegetable broth with simple ingredients in under an hour to add flavor and nutrients to a variety of gluten-free recipes! 

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Gut-Healthy Homemade Gummies

These homemade gummies are made with kombucha and fresh fruit for an easy snack that is nutritious and gut-friendly!

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Roasted Root Vegetable Soup

Full of vegetables and quick to make, this Cumin Roasted Root Vegetable Soup is the perfect comfort food recipe for easy meals you’ll love!

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Almond Flour Banana Coconut Muffins

Make these Almond Flour Banana Muffins with Coconut for a gluten-free, refined-sugar-free breakfast or snack that will leave you feeling full, satisfied, and energized!

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Sweet & Smoky Pork Chops

Seasoned with a homemade smoky spice rub, these easy baked pork chops are combined with roasted vegetables for a sheet pan dinner ready in 30 minutes! Whole30 Option.

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Vegan Mushroom Bolognese

Made with high-protein plant-based ingredients including walnuts and mushrooms, this Vegan Mushroom Bolognese sauce is the perfect comfort food recipe for all your needs. Serve it over gluten-free pasta, veggie noodles, and more!

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How to Make Salmon Cakes

Learn how to make salmon cakes in the air fryer, oven, or stovetop for an omega-rich recipe that is gluten-free, paleo, and easy to make!

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Restorative Recipes

Restorative recipes that are made with whole food ingredients and nourishing spices to make sure they’re perfect for you. 

  • How to Make Vegetable Broth
  • Gut-Healthy Homemade Gummies Recipe
  • Nourishing Breakfasts
  • Foods That Heal
  • Cumin Roasted Root Vegetable Soup
  • Banana Muffins with Coconut
  • Sweet & Smoky Easy Baked Pork Chops
  • Vegan Mushroom Bolognese
  • Salmon Cakes
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21 day anti-inflammatory diet guide

Feel your best—heal with food!

Struggling with inflammation, fatigue, or digestive issues? This 21-day plan gives you a step-by-step guide to help you feel better fast!

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  1. Avatar photoJenna Lee

    Jul 31, 2022 at 9:16 PM

    hi! great post, i’m looking forward to following you! where are those beautiful food containers from!!?

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    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      Aug 02, 2022 at 3:41 PM

      Those are ello containers! Target and Amazon should have them

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      • Avatar photoJenna Lee

        Aug 31, 2022 at 8:52 AM

        thank you!!

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