It's My Health

It's My Health Founded by Dr. G and his daughter, It’s My Health empowers natural healing through gut-focused supplements, education, and community. 🌿

A friend asked me last week which iron supplement was worth trying. Simple question, and the answer surprised her.The st...
08/12/2026

A friend asked me last week which iron supplement was worth trying. Simple question, and the answer surprised her.

The standard iron most health care practitioners reach for is ferrous sulfate, 325 mg. That number is the weight of the whole tablet. The iron inside it is about 65 mg. It works, and it is cheap, and it is also the form most likely to leave someone constipated and nauseated.

A chelated form bonds the iron to glycine, an amino acid, instead of to an acid. One capsule carries 29 mg of iron, and the body absorbs a larger share of what is there while tolerating it much better.

Here is the part worth remembering. Most people who quit a mineral did not have a problem with the mineral. They had a problem with the form it came in.

Full piece on how this works, and why it applies to magnesium and zinc too: https://itsmy.health/same-mineral-different-result/

Stay curious and thrive, Dr. G

Denver's orange sun today? Wildfire smoke.Fires burning in Colorado, plus smoke drifting down from hundreds of fires in ...
08/03/2026

Denver's orange sun today? Wildfire smoke.

Fires burning in Colorado, plus smoke drifting down from hundreds of fires in Canada.

This morning I watched the air quality index jump from 50 to 85 to over 160. In three hours. On my bike.

If it had started at 160, easy call, I stay home. It changed while I was already out there. That's the harder situation, and the more common one.

Two things worth knowing:

Checking air quality takes 10 seconds. Ask Siri or ChatGPT. If you're out for a while, check again mid-way. Once isn't enough.

Ozone ≠ smoke. People treat them like the same problem. They're not.

Ozone is a gas. No mask stops it. Go earlier or later in the day instead.

Smoke (PM2.5) is different. A real mask can filter it, but only if it seals and has a real filter. N95 works. Cycling masks with certified filters work. Bandanas and neck gaiters don't, they just feel like they do.

If you have asthma, heart or lung issues, are pregnant, older, or out with kids, this is the week to pay attention.

Full write-up: https://itsmy.health/checking-the-air-quality-once-isnt-enough/

Stay curious and thrive,
Dr. G

Quick context if this is your first time seeing us: It's My Health is a free health community my dad and I built togethe...
07/31/2026

Quick context if this is your first time seeing us: It's My Health is a free health community my dad and I built together. He's a functional medicine doctor with 40 years of practice.

We wanted a place where people could ask real health questions and get real, thoughtful answers about what's actually going on in their body.

We're only a few months in, so nothing about this is set in stone yet - and the people using it right now are the ones shaping what it becomes.

☎️ I'd love to hop on a quick call with you - whether you've already joined or you're just curious what we're building. I want to hear what's working, what's confusing, and what you wish existed.

15 minutes. No pitch. Just me listening.

Comment below or DM me and I'll find a time that works. Or grab a slot yourself - link's in my comments.

Talk soon,
Lauren

Real questions from the forum this week 💬"Is it okay to drink coffee or tea during the 28-day Leaky Gut Protocol, or sho...
07/28/2026

Real questions from the forum this week 💬

"Is it okay to drink coffee or tea during the 28-day Leaky Gut Protocol, or should those be eliminated too?"

☕️ Dr. G's answer starts with the acidity - but the real story was a patient whose dizziness turned out to be caffeine all along. Nobody saw it coming, including her.

"I've been taking Liver Protect for years. Should I still take it?"

Milk thistle (what it's built on) has a strong safety record for long-term use. But Dr. G's answer wasn't just "yes, keep taking it" - there's a simple check-in he recommends that most people skip.

The full answers are waiting inside. It's your health - come get the whole picture.

Stay curious and thrive,
Dr. G

Does any of this sound like you? 🤷🏻‍♀️Bloating that won't quit. Joint pain nobody's fully explained. Tired in a way slee...
07/23/2026

Does any of this sound like you? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Bloating that won't quit. Joint pain nobody's fully explained. Tired in a way sleep doesn't touch.

We built a page where you pick what's actually going on with you, and Dr. G walks you through what it usually means - in a few minutes.

🔗 Link in comments

Happy birthday to the man in the chef hat. 🎂 40+ years as a functional medicine doctor, and he still listens like it's t...
07/20/2026

Happy birthday to the man in the chef hat. 🎂 40+ years as a functional medicine doctor, and he still listens like it's the first patient of the day - which is exactly why It's My Health exists.

That's exactly why we just launched a page where you pick the symptom that sounds like you, and Dr. G walks you through what it usually means.

If you want to see a really cool education tool we have been working on, check the link in the comments. 💬

What's off with your body lately?

One of my favorite things to do in the kitchen? Make compote. 🍎🍐It's simple, it's delicious, and it's the best thing you...
07/09/2026

One of my favorite things to do in the kitchen? Make compote. 🍎🍐

It's simple, it's delicious, and it's the best thing you can do with fruit that's a day or two from the compost bin. Instead of tossing it - transform it.

Here's how we do it: Jess and I chop up whatever's on the counter - apples, pears, whatever needs to be used - toss it in a pot with a little water and a squeeze of lemon juice, and let it simmer until it's soft and jammy. That's it. No added sugar needed when the fruit is ripe.

Now the fun part - what do you put it on?

🥞 Pancakes & waffles
🥣 Oatmeal or yogurt
🍨 Ice cream (yes, really)
🧀 A cheese board
🍗 Pork chops or roasted chicken
🥄 Or just eat it straight from the jar

Cooking doesn't have to be complicated to be good for you. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that stick.

What would YOU put compote on? Drop it ⬇️

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🧬 FLUOROQUINOLONE TOXICITYCipro. Levaquin. Avelox.Antibiotics prescribed millions of times a year - yet some patients ne...
06/25/2026

🧬 FLUOROQUINOLONE TOXICITY
Cipro. Levaquin. Avelox.

Antibiotics prescribed millions of times a year - yet some patients never recover.Muscle wasting. Tendon tears. Brain fog. Neuropathy.

The FDA has issued warnings, but most doctors still don't connect the dots.Why do some people get devastated while others are fine?

The answer may lie in a single enzyme: CYP1A2.Dr. Guillory has been studying this connection for decades.

We're talking about it inside the community.

🔬 What If Your "EDS" Diagnosis Is Actually Something Else?Two diagnoses are on a collision course in medicine right now....
06/25/2026

🔬 What If Your "EDS" Diagnosis Is Actually Something Else?
Two diagnoses are on a collision course in medicine right now. One is being overstated. The other is being vastly underappreciated.

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome has become one of the most commonly rendered connective tissue diagnoses of the past decade. But how many of those diagnoses were made without the basic screening test required to confirm it?

Here is what most people do not know. There is a drug-induced connective tissue injury that looks remarkably like hEDS. Tendon damage at multiple sites. Joint instability. Chronic musculoskeletal pain. The symptoms are nearly identical.

The difference? One is genetic. The other was caused by a prescription.

The patients carrying the wrong label may never learn what actually happened to them, or that their next prescription of the same drug could make everything worse.

🌿 We talk about this inside the forum at It's My Health under "Medical Mysteries."

Join us if you'd like to be part of the conversation

https://itsmy.health

Stay Curious and Thrive,
Dr. G

🥩 Did You Know a Single Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat?If you've ever had a mysterious allergic reaction ho...
06/23/2026

🥩 Did You Know a Single Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat?

If you've ever had a mysterious allergic reaction hours after eating a hamburger or steak, this might be worth reading.

It's called Alpha-Gal Syndrome, and it's caused by the bite of a single tick. One bite can rewire your immune system so completely that red meat, something you've eaten your whole life without a second thought, becomes a trigger for hives, swelling, or even anaphylaxis.

The part that makes it so hard to diagnose? The reaction is delayed. Not minutes like a peanut allergy. Hours. People wake up at 2 a.m. in full allergic response with no idea that dinner was the cause.

Standard food allergy testing often misses it. Doctors suggest anxiety, IBS, stress. Meanwhile the answer is a tick bite nobody thought to ask about.

This condition wasn't even described in the medical literature until 2009. And with tick season here, the range of the tick responsible is expanding across the country.

🌿 We talk about this inside the forum at It's My Health under "Medical Mysteries."

Read the full story: https://itsmy.health/the-tick-that-stole-the-burger/

Stay Curious and Thrive,
Dr. G

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