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Understanding Histamine
A calm, evidence-informed guide to food, supplements, symptoms, and your body - grounded in the IndigoKoi Wellness Add Before You Remove™ approach.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Sep 292 min read


Glyphosate Exposure: Practical Steps for Everyday Life
Supporting education on everyday exposure-reduction habits, food choices, home routines, and questions for your care team. The complimentary PDF guide is available through one request page.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Sep 294 min read


Healing from Emotional Loss: Gentle Ways to Care for Yourself After Loss
Grief does not always begin with a death, and it does not follow a fixed timetable. Explore compassionate, practical ways to care for yourself through emotional loss, identity change, and the quieter forms of grief that others may not see.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Sep 1711 min read


Before You Add a Supplement: Five Questions to Bring to Your Care Team
A practical starting point for discussing a supplement’s intended benefit, evidence, interactions, cost, and a plan for reviewing whether it helps.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Sep 136 min read


When Calming Techniques Don’t Feel Calming
Breathwork, journaling and grounding do not feel supportive for everyone. Learn how to keep choice in emotional regulation and what to try when turning inward feels like too much.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Nov 18, 20253 min read


Trauma-Informed Healing for Women: Safety, Voice and Choice
Explore trauma-informed healing grounded in safety, trust, boundaries, voice and choice—with practical support that respects your pace.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Sep 29, 20253 min read


When Your Environment Feels Heavy: Creating a Little More Room to Breathe
Clutter can reflect grief, illness or limited capacity—not poor discipline. Begin with one supportive change that makes daily life a little easier.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Jan 16, 20254 min read


When Social Media Starts Taking More Than It Gives
Social media can connect and overwhelm. Explore practical, compassionate boundaries for children, teens, adults, caregivers and older adults.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Aug 31, 20244 min read


When Stress Makes It Hard to Think Clearly
Learn how stress may affect attention, memory and decision-making, with gentle ways to reduce mental demand and signs that deserve medical attention.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Aug 14, 20244 min read


Your Gut and Autoimmune Disease: What the Research Suggests—and What We Still Don’t Know
Explore what research suggests about gut health and autoimmune disease, what remains uncertain, and how to support digestion without food fear.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Jul 3, 20244 min read


Supporting Your Body During Cold & Flu Season When You Live With Chronic Illness
Living with autoimmune disease or chronic illness during cold and flu season? Coach Winona shares a grounded approach to rest, nourishment, supplements, safety and knowing when to seek care.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Dec 28, 20235 min read


Nourishing Foods That Support Everyday Immune Function
Discover nourishing foods that support normal immune function—without immune-boosting promises, costly overhauls or unnecessary food fear.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Dec 28, 20234 min read


Food, Mood and Focus: Nourishing Your Brain
When you are tired, grieving or managing chronic illness, knowing that nutrition matters does not make shopping, preparing food or deciding what to eat feel easier. A useful starting point is one meal that fits the day you are actually having. Your appetite, medical needs, culture, budget and energy all deserve a place in that plan. Understand the Connection Between Food and Mood Your brain needs energy and nutrients to function. Carbohydrate foods supply glucose, an importan

Winona Israel-Roberts
Dec 27, 20234 min read


Exhausted All the Time? What “Adrenal Fatigue” May Miss
Persistent exhaustion is real, even when “adrenal fatigue” is not the right diagnosis. Learn what may be worth investigating and where to begin.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Oct 31, 20233 min read


Plant-Strong Eating: Build the Plate Before You Build More Rules
Plant-strong eating is more than adding produce. Build a satisfying plant-forward pattern with vegetables, fruit, legumes, protein, nourishing fats, fiber and enough flexibility for real life.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Oct 31, 20233 min read


“You Don’t Look Sick”: The Weight of Living With an Illness Others Cannot See
When chronic or autoimmune illness is not visible from the outside, being told “you don’t look sick” can leave a person feeling unseen. A compassionate reflection on invisible illness, identity and being believed.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Oct 27, 20233 min read


What We Call Self-Sabotage May Be a Need for More Support
Procrastination, avoidance and returning to familiar habits are often labeled self-sabotage. Before judging the behavior, it may be more useful to understand what the pattern protects, avoids or still needs.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Oct 27, 20233 min read


Take A Brain Break
When Your Mind Has Been Carrying Too Much There are days when your mind feels crowded before the day has even properly begun. You are remembering what needs to happen next, replaying something that happened yesterday, answering messages, making decisions, keeping appointments straight, caring for other people, managing your own needs, and quietly carrying the things no one else can see. If you are grieving, living with chronic illness, caring for someone you love, navigating

Winona Israel-Roberts
Jul 7, 20238 min read


When Food Becomes Comfort During the Holidays: A Gentler Conversation About Emotional Eating
Holiday eating can carry hunger, pleasure, grief, stress, memory and connection all at once. Instead of shame or rigid food rules, begin by understanding what the eating moment may be trying to provide.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Jul 7, 20233 min read


When Sleep Won’t Come: Understanding Insomnia and Finding Support
Explore insomnia care, CBT-I, practical sleep support, and the limits of sleep supplements through a compassionate approach that respects chronic illness and real life.

Winona Israel-Roberts
Jun 15, 20234 min read
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