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Bright Families

Jen Dunlap

Practical nutrition information for families

health & fitness nutrition

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16:50

Sugar-Seeking Kids

Bright Families ·

2025/06/15

What’s the real cause? You can look at it several ways, so see which one sounds like your kid! Dopamine, unstable blood sugar, growth spurts, and poor sleep are possible causes.

14:32

Nutrition Coaching for a Tired Teen

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2025/06/12

An overview of my conversation with a 14-year-old about how she can improve her nutrition for better skin and hair, more energy and better sleep.

08:13

3 Things I Wish More Women Knew

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2025/05/29

1. Thyroids need TLC2. Stress drives weight 3. Insulin and carbs are not the enemy

08:44

Feeling warm and cranky ? Food shifts that help.

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2025/05/16

It might sound weird but it makes more of a difference than you might think…

10:18

Group Social Skills for Teens

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2025/04/23

A few scripts and frameworks to encourage your child to behave well and include others, rather than split the group so she can maximize time with friends.

12:23

Week 3 with a Glucose Monitor

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2025/04/21

Time outside is the best way to balance my blood sugar, but I’m also fine tuning my carb levels.

08:09

Choosing your One Next Thing

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2025/04/18

A very freeing way to approach both nutrition and relationships when we’re overthinking and overwhelmed

05:47

Do you REALLY have low sleep needs?

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2025/04/16

If you’re sleeping 6-7 hours and it was always *enough*, but now you’re finding yourself with stubborn extra weight, irritability, and dysregulated hormones, it’s time to reconsider.

05:29

Week One with a Glucose Monitor

Bright Families ·

2025/04/14

What I’ve seen in the first week of using the Stelo by Dexcom - average is higher than expected, spikes are more common later in the day, activity mitigates processed food, and brain work (being “on”) pushes blood sugar up regardless of when I’ve eaten.

15:28

Resistant Kid Strategies

Bright Families ·

2025/04/12

A few counterintuitive (at least for me) approaches that have been helpful, borrowed from Low-Demand Parenting and the PDA/Autism perspective.

15:03

Showing love to postpartum Moms

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2025/04/09

A few ways to love that mom who just had a baby, or tell people how to love you - with gifts, time, help, and meals

15:37

Irregular Periods in Teens

Bright Families ·

2025/04/06

15-minute overview of how to approach this with your daughter and what to keep in mind

17:50

Analyzing Fatigue

Bright Families ·

2025/03/17

Trying to figure out why you’re tired? It could be anemia, thyroid, poor sleep, brain drain… here’s how I walk clients through questions to sort out what’s contributing.

10:16

Client Progress Story: Using Circadian rhythms to...

Bright Families ·

2025/03/11

Big progress for a homeschool mom in a cold climate, with stubbornly low HRV, poor sleep, and feeling stuck wondering what to try next. She is finding that morning sunlight increased her HRV and her relaxed time from 1 hour to 6 hours out of every 24. Too good not to share!

09:26

Fasting for Moms

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2025/03/04

Nutrition tips for healthy fasting as a mom, and how to avoid the headaches and feverish symptoms

06:45

Realistic Exercise with Kids

Bright Families ·

2025/03/02

How you can fit in extra bits of exercise throughout your day with what you’re already doing, hopefully in addition to getting a walk or workout by yourself. It’s great to clear your head alone, and it’s also great to get a bit more muscle and posture work while you do life.

16:28

Does Family Food Culture Matter?

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2025/02/28

18:53

Improving Digestion after 30

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2025/02/26

Asian and Western perspectives on food choices to support digestion

21:56

High Input Kids

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2025/02/19

A few strategies for the kids who have more energy and seem to need fresh challenges all the time.

14:25

Getting your tween to eat more

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2025/01/23

Strategic moves to find new foods, plan around school, and use the goods they already like.

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