Foothills Functional Wellness Clinic

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08/14/2026

Things about gut health I REALLY wish I knew sooner 👇🏼

It doesn’t matter nearly as much WHAT foods you’re sensitive to as it does WHY your body is reacting to them in the first place.

Cutting out more and more foods might make you feel better temporarily, but it doesn’t necessarily address what’s making your gut so reactive.

Probiotics also aren’t automatically good for everyone. The wrong strains or products for what’s actually happening in your gut can leave you feeling even more bloated or uncomfortable.

And being told you have IBS doesn’t explain WHY you’re experiencing those symptoms. Things like bacterial imbalances, altered gut motility and digestive dysfunction can all contribute to an IBS picture.

For YEARS I thought my stomach simply couldn’t handle dairy or gluten.

But once I started working on what was actually happening in my gut, I realized the foods weren’t necessarily the entire problem, my gut environment was influencing how I reacted to them.

This is why I’m so big on asking WHY.

Why are you bloated?
Why are you constipated?
Why are you suddenly reacting to foods?
Why does everything you eat seem to upset your stomach?

Your symptoms are information. Stop only removing foods and start looking at what could be driving the reactions in the first place.

Comment ROOT CAUSE for more information about our root cause approach 🙌🏻

08/12/2026

If you’re struggling with bloating, fatigue, stubborn weight and hormone symptoms, there’s a reason.

And no, you don’t need another generic “everything looks normal” blood panel.

These are 3 of my favourite labs for actually digging deeper:

GI-MAP → shows us what’s happening inside the gut — bacterial overgrowths, pathogens, inflammation, digestion, immune function and more.

SHP → gives us a deeper look at cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and how your body is metabolizing your hormones.

HTMA → shows us your mineral patterns and gives us insight into metabolism, thyroid function, stress patterns and energy production.

Your symptoms aren’t random. They’re information.

When we stop chasing each symptom individually and start looking at the systems underneath them, we can finally understand WHY your body is struggling and build a plan around what your body actually needs.

Comment “ROOT CAUSE” and I’ll send you more information on the testing we use inside our clinic.

08/06/2026

If you’ve been trying to lose weight for long enough, you’ve probably heard it all 👇🏻

“Eat less.”
“Work out more.”
“Track your calories.”

But what if you’re already doing all of that?

What if the missing piece isn’t another diet but your mineral balance?

One of the first things I look at is potassium.

Most people don’t realize that thyroid hormone doesn’t just need to be produced, it also needs to get into your cells to actually do its job.

Potassium plays a key role in this process. When potassium is too low, excess calcium can interfere, making it harder for thyroid hormone to work effectively at the cellular level.

The result of this?

Your metabolism may not function the way it’s supposed to, leaving you feeling exhausted, struggling with stubborn weight, and wondering why nothing seems to work.

Because your body isn’t just a calories-in, calories-out machine. If your cells don’t have the nutrients they need, no amount of dieting is going to address the root cause.

Comment HEAL for more information about functional labs 🙌🏻

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