Shea's Health and Nutrition

09/03/2026

Tyrosine fuels your brain’s attention chemistry — and norepinephrine is one of its sharpest outputs.
Tyrosine is the amino acid your neurons use to build catecholamines, including dopamine and norepinephrine, two neurotransmitters central to focus, working memory, and impulse control. In ADHD, where norepinephrine and dopamine signaling can be disrupted, supporting this pathway helps stabilize working memory, reduce distractibility, and enhance cognitive control under stress.
Organic acids testing gives you a biochemical snapshot of how well your body is actually making and breaking down dopamine and norepinephrine.
By measuring metabolites like HVA (dopamine breakdown) and VMA (norepinephrine/epinephrine breakdown).

08/25/2026

Potassium citrate + tart cherry: a dual-action approach for gout relief.
By alkalizing urine, potassium citrate makes uric acid less likely to crystallize — supporting kidney health and lowering flare risk. Meanwhile, tart cherry’s anthocyanins help calm systemic inflammation, with clinical trials showing reduced CRP and fewer gout attacks when combined with citrate therapy. A small but powerful synergy for long-term gout management. 🌿🔬

08/20/2026

08/17/2026

Back‑to‑school means increased pathogen load — but botanicals can help.
Echinacea stimulates macrophage activity, astragalus supports adaptive immunity, elderberry enhances antiviral cytokine signaling, and mushrooms like reishi and shiitake boost innate immune pathways.
Plant science > wishful thinking.

Echinacea’s alkamides, astragalus’s polysaccharides, elderberry’s anthocyanins, and beta‑glucans from medicinal mushrooms each activate different arms of the immune system — creating a multi‑pathway defense when classrooms become germ factories.1
Evidence‑backed support for a high‑exposure season.

08/15/2026

Have you ever wondered why something feels off, even though your labs are "normal". In this podcast I go over functional ranges for lab markers with Jared St. Clair from Vitality Nutrition. These are basic markers that when high or low, can point to nutritional deficiencies. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5duggsx1SzfQUyg2vSZ1Zu?si=MaurDp92RAOZ14OmMdG7PA&utm_source=native-share-menu

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On this episode, Jared welcomes functional nutritional therapy prac...

08/11/2026

Glycogen is one of sleep’s quiet prerequisites — your brain literally needs that stored fuel to stay stable through the night.
When glycogen levels are low, your liver struggles to keep blood sugar steady, which can trigger nighttime wake‑ups, cortisol spikes, and that wired‑but‑tired feeling.
inositol works like a molecular “signal booster” — sharpening how your brain and cells respond to key messengers involved in sleep and blood sugar control.
By improving insulin signaling, inositol helps your cells take up glucose more efficiently, supporting healthier blood sugar regulation. It also influences neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, which play central roles in sleep quality and circadian rhythm.

08/04/2026

Histamine is a powerful signaling molecule, but when it builds up faster than your body can clear it, you feel it — headaches, flushing, gut discomfort, that “mystery reaction” after certain foods. The enzyme DAO (diamine oxidase) is your main histamine‑breaking powerhouse in the gut, and when it’s low, even healthy foods can trigger sensitivities.Histamine overload isn’t about the food being “bad” — it’s about impaired clearance.
Supporting DAO helps restore that balance by breaking down histamine before it crosses into circulation, reducing reactivity and calming those unpredictable symptoms at the source.

07/31/2026

Saccharomyces boulardii and peppermint oil work together like a gut-calming duo — one helps restore balance, the other helps reduce spasms that drive loose stools.
Saccharomyces boulardii supports the intestinal lining, neutralizes harmful bacterial toxins, and helps rebalance the microbiome, which can shorten episodes of loose stools and improve water absorption in the gut.
Peppermint oil’s relaxes overactive intestinal muscles, easing cramping, urgency, and the rapid contractions that contribute to diarrhea, especially in IBS-related loose stools. Together, they help calm the gut, support normal stool consistency, and reduce discomfort — a gentle, evidence-backed combo for digestive stability. 🌿✨

07/28/2026

Ear Itching! This is an incredibly annoying issue to deal with. The good news is that we have found a product that may provide relief, UndecylenicAcid! The evidence is purely anecdotal, but that is still worth paying attention to. I know others have used antihistamines in the ear canal as well, separate from this product.

07/25/2026

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