Welcome to Phase 2

You’ve already done the hard part.

 

By this point in your journey, you’ve started building a powerful foundation. You’ve learned our 10 Pillars of Brain Health™, seen your metabolism in real time through continuous glucose monitoring, and explored each of the 10 Pillars to understand how your daily life influences  all parts of your life.

Many clients reach this stage and notice something interesting: they begin thinking about health very differently than the people around them. You now understand why blood sugar stability matters for the brain, how chronic inflammation quietly drives aging, and how daily lifestyle choices shape long-term cognitive health. It’s common to find yourself explaining these concepts to friends and family who are just beginning to explore what you’ve already learned.


Phase 2 is a continuation of building on all of that momentum.

Rather than starting over with a new protocol or a new practitioner, you continue working with a coach who already understands your history, your data, and your goals. That continuity allows us to take everything you’ve already invested in - your learning, your testing, and your lifestyle changes - and refine it even further.

Phase II: Deep Optimization (Second 18 Weeks)  

Four More Months of Expert Coaching  

Your coaching evolves in Phase II.  

Instead of focusing primarily on accountability, your sessions shift toward expert-level coaching and strategy, using everything we’ve learned about you so far to:  

  • Refine your Brain Health Roadmap
  • Optimize systems that still feel “stuck”
  • Address more complex patterns that take time to uncover  

This is where nuance matters, and where experience makes the difference.  


Deep-Dive Sessions Every Other Week  

Every other week, you’ll participate in focused deep dives that explore specific areas of brain health in greater detail.  

These sessions allow us to:  

  • Connect the dots between systems
  • Explore “why” patterns exist, not just what to do
  • Help changes actually stick  

This is where many clients have major “aha” moments.  


Cross-Coaching with Specialists  

No one coach can be an expert in everything — so we don’t pretend otherwise.  

In Phase II, you gain access to cross-coaching with specialists on our team, including:  

  • Sleep experts
  • Nutrition specialists
  • Glucose and metabolic health experts  

If sleep is your bottleneck, we focus there.  
If energy, digestion, or blood sugar needs attention, we pivot accordingly.  

You’re met exactly where you are.  


Expert Sessions on Key Systems  

Throughout Phase II, you’ll have expert-led sessions covering topics such as:  

  • Gut health and the gut–brain connection
  • Cardiac health and circulation
  • Toxicity and environmental burden
  • Other high-impact systems that influence cognition and longevity  

These sessions give you deeper understanding and practical next steps — always filtered through your personalized plan.  


Your GI-MAP Test 

This is where we look at the foundation of your brain health: your gut. 

Your GI-MAP test gives us a detailed look at what's happening inside your digestive system, including: 

  • The balance of beneficial bacteria in your gut
  • Unwanted bacteria, parasites, or yeast
  • How well you're digesting your food
  • Inflammation in your gut
  • The strength of your gut's immune defenses 

Your gut and brain are in constant conversation. This information helps us understand what your body needs so we can build a plan that supports you from the inside out. 


Your One-on-One GI-MAP Review 

A GI-MAP report is packed with detail, and it can be hard to know where to start. That's why you'll review every result with an expert by your side. 

In a dedicated one-on-one session, our Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), walks you through: 

  • What your results mean for your gut and your brain
  • Which findings matter most for you right now
  • How your nutrition can support what your gut needs
  • How this information will be used moving forward 

After that, your coach adds these insights to your ongoing roadmap, turning detailed lab data into clear, simple steps you can put into practice. 

A few months later, you'll meet with the CNS again for a check-in call. Together you'll look at how your protocol is going, what's working well, and where to adjust so you keep moving forward. 


Your Functional DNA Test  

This is a pivotal moment in the program.  

Your functional DNA test reveals how your unique genetics influence:  

  • Inflammation
  • Detoxification
  • Nutrient absorption
  • Stress response
  • Exercise tolerance
  • Brain resilience

This information helps explain why certain approaches work beautifully for some people, and not for others.  


Your Personalized DNA Cheat Sheet & One-on-One Review  

A DNA report can be overwhelming. We don’t leave you alone with it.  

Our Genetics Specialist creates a personalized DNA cheat sheet highlighting only what matters most for you. Then, in a dedicated one-on-one session, she walks you through:  

  • What your genetics mean in real life
  • What to prioritize and what to ignore
  • How this information will be used moving forward  

After that, your coach integrates these insights into your ongoing roadmap — translating complex genetic data into simple, actionable guidance you can actually use.  


Continuous Access Throughout the Brain First Program


You remain fully supported inside the Brain First ecosystem:

✅ Monthly Deep Dive Education Calls.

✅ Guest Expert Presentations.

✅ Weekly Live Wellness Gym Classes.

✅ Bi-weekly Group Accountability Groups Coaching.


Education. Movement. Community. Accountability.


You also receive:

Private calls

  • 8 one-on-one coaching calls
  • A DNA results review with our Genetics Specialist
  • A GI-MAP results review with our CNS
  • A check-in call with our CNS

Lab testing
  • A DNA test
  • A GI-MAP test   

Lori Bard, MS, CNS, LDN

Licensed Certified Nutrition Specialist (Integrative Nutritionist)

Lori Fish Bard, MS, CNS, LDN is a Licensed Certified Nutrition Specialist and the founder of Healthy Heartbeet, a nutrition counseling practice.


She holds a Master's in Clinical Nutrition from Maryland University for Integrative Health and takes an integrative, functional approach to healing through food and lifestyle. 


Lori specializes in autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto's and celiac disease, digestive health, thyroid dysfunction, and metabolic syndrome - informed by her own journey healing from Hashimoto's and celiac disease. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Celiac Disease Program at Children's National.

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