Why do I feel worse the healthier I try to be?
Natalie Forster Natalie Forster

Why do I feel worse the healthier I try to be?

Many people quietly find themselves in a confusing place where the harder they try to support their health, the more reactive, exhausted, inflamed, or overwhelmed their body seems to become. This field note explores the relationship between nervous system state, physiological capacity, chronic stress physiology, and why healing is not always found in more intensity, more restriction, or more optimization.

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Why do healthy foods hurt my stomach?
Natalie Forster Natalie Forster

Why do healthy foods hurt my stomach?

Many people quietly struggle with bloating, inflammation, nausea, or exhaustion after eating foods that are considered “healthy.” This field note explores why digestive symptoms are often less about the food itself and more about the body’s overall capacity to digest, absorb, regulate, and build resilience within the conditions it has been living in.

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The Nature of Health
Natalie Forster Natalie Forster

The Nature of Health

A different way of understanding health, symptoms, and the body itself. This Field Note explores the relationship between disconnection, deficiency, and excess, and why health is less about forcing the body into balance and more about restoring the conditions it was designed for.

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