Melody Hartzler, Pharm To Table

08/27/2026

Healthcare professionals looking for a fun CE/CME, this ship is super fun!

🌊 COME CRUISE WITH US!!!! 🚢

I am thrilled to announce our group cruise for 2027!!!!

Have you ever wanted to sail away with a fun group of medical professionals, getting some sun, and CEs too??? NOW is your chance!!!

Stephorlo and I are putting together a group cruise, and I would LOVE for you to join us! ❤️ We will have live CEs during the cruise provided by Melody Hartzler, Pharm To Table!!!

One of the best parts of cruising is having your own vacation time while also having a group of people to connect with, celebrate with, and make memories alongside.
✨ Get 7 hours of live CE credits!
✨ Special activities/get-togethers
✨ A fun group atmosphere
✨ Expert planning and support from me
✨ And, of course… LOTS of time to relax and enjoy the ship! 🥂🌴

Whether you’re traveling with your family, bringing friends, or just want to meet some new people, you’re invited!

👀 Want the details and group pricing? Comment CRUISE below or send me a message, and I’ll get you all the information!

Who’s ready to cruise with us?! 🚢🌊❤️

08/14/2026

Clinical Pearl of the Day 💊

Thinking about adding berberine to your routine?

Berberine has real evidence behind it for metabolic health. But in a randomized crossover study in healthy volunteers, 300 mg three times daily for two weeks reduced the activity of three major drug-metabolizing enzymes: CYP2D6, CYP2C9, and CYP3A4.

Translation: berberine can change how your body clears certain medications.

That matters if you take things like:
Statins
Metoprolol
Warfarin or other blood thinners
Tramadol or codeine
Certain antidepressants

And because berberine also lowers blood sugar on its own, stacking it with metformin or other diabetes medications can push glucose lower than you intended.

None of this means berberine is off limits. It means it deserves the same review a prescription would get.

This is exactly what a pharmacist-led medication and supplement review is for. Catching the interaction before it becomes a problem.

📚 Guo Y, et al. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2012;68(2):213-217. PMID: 21870106

Interested in learning more?

Comment DISCOVERY and we’ll send you a link to book a call with one of our PharmToTable providers.

08/11/2026

Your gut is part of your hormone story.

Most women get told perimenopause is just an o***y problem. But there’s a whole system working alongside it that almost nobody checks.

A few things worth knowing:

Certain gut bacteria decide whether estrogen exits your body or gets recycled back in

Estrogen helps protect your gut lining, so when it drops, digestion often changes too

Anti-inflammatory compounds made by your gut bugs tend to decline after menopause

Sleep, anxiety, and brain fog run through this same gut-brain conversation

If your symptoms feel bigger than what your labs are showing, this is often the missing layer.

Comment PERFORMANCE to learn more about stool testing.

08/04/2026

The probiotic aisle is not the problem.

Most people start there because it’s the easiest thing to reach for. Take one a day, wait a few weeks, hope the bloating settles down. When it doesn’t, the usual conclusion is that you picked the wrong brand, so you try another one.

But strains are not interchangeable. The one that helps a friend’s digestion may do nothing for the fatigue, food reactions, or skin flares you’re dealing with, because those may be coming from something the supplement was never designed to address.

Guessing gets expensive, and it costs you time you could have spent actually feeling better.

We’d rather start with information: what your symptoms are telling us, what your history looks like, how you’re actually living day to day, and functional testing when it’s warranted.

Your gut is specific. Your plan should be too.

Comment Performance if you’d like to learn more about our approach to gut health.

07/30/2026

More fiber. More water. More probiotics. And somehow… more bloated? 😮‍💨

Here’s what most people don’t realize: your gut isn’t just digestion.

Your gut bacteria help make your mood and focus chemicals (serotonin, dopamine, GABA), influence your hormones and energy, and even produce key vitamins, while inflammation at the gut wall can be the hidden root behind all of it.

Our Gut Performance Report maps your gut from one simple at-home sample, and when you order your kit, I walk you through exactly what it means and what to do next, in the right order.

✨ Comment PERFORMANCE and I’ll send you how to get started.

womenshealth

07/26/2026

Long video but worth a listen if you are in need of community. I got to see how this was such an important part of the healing journey for patients with TSW.

I enjoyed getting to know everyone and loved how kind and interested in learning everyone was.

Truly a special day with all kinds of thoughtful pieces from the food to the sound bath, massages, Acupuncture, nails for the participants.

07/14/2026

Most people think weight loss starts with willpower, calories, or hormones.
But there’s another piece of the puzzle that often gets overlooked: your gut microbiome.

The trillions of bacteria living in your digestive tract don’t just help digest food. They also communicate with your metabolism, influence blood sugar regulation, affect inflammation, produce compounds that impact hunger and fullness, and even play a role in how efficiently your body extracts energy from what you eat.

This doesn’t mean your gut is the cause of weight struggles but it may be one factor that’s keeping you from seeing the progress you’re working so hard for.

That’s why we don’t guess. Our gut analysis looks at the health of your microbiome to uncover patterns that may be influencing your metabolism, digestion, and overall health, so we can make recommendations based on data instead of trends.

🧬 Comment MICROBES and we’ll send you more information about testing your microbiome, it may be impacting your weight-loss journey.

07/10/2026

Your body wasn’t designed to stay in survival mode.

When your nervous system constantly feels like it’s under threat, your body prioritizes protection over healing.

That can influence everything from sleep and digestion to hormone balance, energy levels, inflammation, and how resilient you feel day to day.

That’s why nervous system regulation is such an important part of a functional medicine approach.

While tools like acupuncture, breathwork, meditation, yoga, and pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy can help support a healthier stress response, they’re only one piece of the puzzle.

Blood sugar balance, nutrient status, gut health, and inflammation all play a role in how your nervous system functions.

Healing isn’t about finding one magic solution.

It’s about understanding what your body needs to feel safe enough to do what it was designed to do.

✨ Comment VIBE to learn more about the PEMF device featured in this video.

06/10/2026

A probiotic is not a microbiome strategy.
And honestly, this is one of the biggest misconceptions we see online.
The microbiome is an ecosystem.
Different bacteria influence different processes including: • inflammation • hormone metabolism • insulin sensitivity • gut barrier integrity • immune signaling
So when someone says: “What’s the best probiotic?”
The answer is: “It depends on the pattern.”
This is why targeted testing can sometimes be incredibly helpful.
Not to over-test.
But to reduce guesswork.
In our latest blog, we explain why gut health impacts so many seemingly unrelated symptoms.
🧬 Comment MICROBES and we’ll show you how we evaluate gut patterns clinically.