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If magnesium is important, wouldn't taking more magnesium be a good thing?Not necessarily.And this is one of the biggest...
09/09/2026

If magnesium is important, wouldn't taking more magnesium be a good thing?

Not necessarily.

And this is one of the biggest things I want people to understand as we start talking more about minerals.

More isn't automatically better.

Minerals participate in interconnected physiological processes, and changing the intake of one mineral can sometimes affect the status, absorption or metabolism of others.

That's why I don't want to look at one isolated result, see that a mineral appears high or low, and immediately reach for a supplement.

I want to understand the pattern.

What does the rest of the mineral picture look like?

What does your bloodwork show?

What are you eating?

What are you already taking?

What symptoms are you experiencing?

What does your health history tell us?

And when I have it available, what does your HTMA add to the picture?

Sometimes those different pieces of information line up beautifully.

Sometimes they don't.

And that's where things get interesting.

Because a blood marker and a mineral concentration measured in hair aren't necessarily telling us the same thing.

They shouldn't automatically be interpreted as though they are.

We'll talk much more about that as we go.

For now, the thing I want you to remember is this:

The goal isn't to collect the most supplements.

It's to gather useful information, understand it in context, and make thoughtful decisions about what your body may need.

Sometimes that means adding something.

Sometimes it doesn't. 🤍

Magnesium has become the wellness world's favorite mineral.Can't sleep?Magnesium.Muscle cramps?Magnesium.Stressed?Magnes...
09/07/2026

Magnesium has become the wellness world's favorite mineral.

Can't sleep?

Magnesium.

Muscle cramps?

Magnesium.

Stressed?

Magnesium.

And while magnesium absolutely matters, its role in the body goes far beyond being the supplement people take before bed.

Magnesium is involved in hundreds of enzymatic reactions and contributes to processes including energy production, normal muscle and nerve function, blood glucose regulation, blood pressure regulation, and bone health.

But here's where I think the conversation needs more nuance:

More magnesium isn't automatically better.

Minerals don't exist independently of one another.

And when I'm looking at someone's mineral patterns, I'm not interested in finding one number and deciding everyone needs more of that mineral.

I want context.

What does the bigger pattern look like?

What are they eating?

What are they already supplementing?

What symptoms are they experiencing?

What other information do we have?

Because magnesium is important.

But magnesium isn't the whole story.

Over the next several weeks, I'm going to start introducing you to some of the individual minerals I pay attention to and explain a little more about what they actually do in the body.

Not because I want you diagnosing yourself from Instagram.

And definitely not because I want you buying twelve new supplements.

I want you to understand your body better.

Because the more you understand, the better questions you can ask. 🤍

Cooking used to be one of my favorite things.I loved being in the kitchen.I loved figuring out what sounded good, pullin...
09/04/2026

Cooking used to be one of my favorite things.

I loved being in the kitchen.

I loved figuring out what sounded good, pulling ingredients together and making something without thinking too hard about it.

Somewhere along the way, that changed.

Food became complicated.

Macros.

Protein targets.

Food restrictions.

One person in the house could eat this. Someone else couldn't eat that. Someone could eat everything. I had my own things I was avoiding.

And eventually, something I genuinely loved started to feel like a chore.

An exhausting one.

Lately, I've been trying to find my way back.

Not by throwing everything I know about nutrition out the window.

I still care about quality ingredients.

I still make sure I'm getting enough protein.

I still pay attention to how food makes me feel.

But I'm also trying to remember that food is allowed to bring me joy.

The other day I found myself standing at the stove making cottage cheese from scratch.

Not because everyone needs to make their own cottage cheese.

And definitely not because homemade is somehow morally superior to buying it.

I made it because I couldn't find one at the store that I wanted, I had beautiful whole milk, and I remembered how much I loved cottage cheese with pasta and homemade sauce growing up.

So I made some.

While I was at it, I made yogurt for the first time too.

Later I had onions and jalapeño sautéing in olive oil, added garlic, roasted peppers, ground beef and a jar of tomato sauce—because apparently finding my joy does not require making every damn thing from scratch.

And I realized something:

I was having fun.

I wasn't counting anything.

I wasn't trying to make the perfect meal.

I was tasting.

Creating.

Remembering.

Enjoying food again.

And maybe that's part of taking care of myself right now too.

Not another food rule.

Not another thing to track.

Just finding my happy in the kitchen again.

I think I'm finding my way back. 🤍

Lab work matters.I use it in my practice, and I believe it can give us incredibly valuable information.But I also don’t ...
09/02/2026

Lab work matters.

I use it in my practice, and I believe it can give us incredibly valuable information.

But I also don’t believe a person should be reduced to a number on a lab report.

Because two people can have similar thyroid lab values and feel very different.

That’s why when I’m looking at thyroid health, I don’t just want to know what’s on the page.

I want to know:

How do you actually feel?

Are you sleeping?

What’s your energy like throughout the day?

Are you cold all the time?

Have you noticed changes in your hair or skin?

What’s happening with digestion?

Has your weight changed?

What medications are you taking?

What has changed since your last set of labs?

And what does the rest of the picture show us?

Labs are valuable.

Symptoms are valuable.

History is valuable.

Patterns are valuable.

None of those pieces needs to compete with the others.

They help us understand the bigger picture.

And this is one of the reasons thyroid health has become so personal to me.

As I shared Sunday, I don’t have a thyroid.

I’ve had to learn that seeing a number on a page and understanding how my body functions with thyroid hormone aren’t always exactly the same conversation.

I’ve learned to pay attention.

To ask questions.

To work with my healthcare team.

To understand my own patterns.

And to keep learning.

Because ultimately, I don’t want to chase a perfect number.

I want to understand what the numbers mean in the context of the person living in the body. 🤍

I always picture the thyroid as the kid on the playground who gets blamed when something goes wrong.Tired?Blame the thyr...
08/31/2026

I always picture the thyroid as the kid on the playground who gets blamed when something goes wrong.

Tired?

Blame the thyroid.

Cold?

Blame the thyroid.

Hair changing?

Blame the thyroid.

Weight changing?

Blame the thyroid.

But here's the problem:

Your thyroid doesn't work alone.

Thyroid physiology involves an entire system—from signaling between the brain and thyroid gland to producing thyroid hormones, transporting them through the bloodstream, converting them into different forms, and ultimately allowing those hormones to act at the tissue level.

Nutrient status matters.

Overall health matters.

Certain medications and illnesses can matter.

And organs outside the thyroid are involved in thyroid hormone metabolism, too.

That's why simply looking at the thyroid as an isolated gland can leave us with an incomplete picture.

Sometimes the question isn't simply:

“What's wrong with my thyroid?”

A better question may be:

“What does my body need in order to support healthy thyroid physiology?”

And this one is especially personal for me.

I don't have a thyroid.

So understanding what happens beyond the thyroid gland isn't simply something I teach.

It's something I've had to learn for myself.

And I think it's time we talk about it. 🤍

I really didn't feel like cooking.You know those nights when ordering something sounds infinitely easier than figuring o...
08/28/2026

I really didn't feel like cooking.

You know those nights when ordering something sounds infinitely easier than figuring out what to make?

That was me.

So I opened the pantry and started looking around.

Cannellini beans.

Jarred tomatoes.

Artichokes.

Beef broth.

Onion. Garlic. Herbs.

I asked AI what I could make with what I had, and it came back with an easy Tuscan-style soup.

Done.

I sautéed the onion and garlic, added the tomatoes, beans, chopped artichokes, beef broth, oregano, parsley, basil and thyme, and let everything come together.

Then I found a gluten-free bun hiding in the freezer, toasted it up, and called it dinner.

It was freaking delicious.

And while everything was cooking, I roasted the butternut squash I had sitting around so I'd already have something started for tomorrow.

Nothing fancy.

No meal prep marathon.

No perfectly planned menu.

Just using what I had to make a nourishing meal when I really didn't feel like doing much of anything.

This is what I mean when I talk about making health fit into your actual life.

Sometimes taking care of yourself looks like the beautiful meal you planned three days ago.

And sometimes it looks like standing in front of your pantry saying:

Okay... what can I make out of this?

Both count. 🤍

Minerals don't get nearly as much attention as hormones.But they're involved in an enormous number of processes happenin...
08/26/2026

Minerals don't get nearly as much attention as hormones.

But they're involved in an enormous number of processes happening in the body every day.

Magnesium plays roles in hundreds of enzyme reactions.

Sodium and potassium are essential to fluid balance, nerve impulses and muscle function.

Calcium isn't just about bones—it also participates in muscle contraction and cellular signaling.

Zinc is involved in immune function, protein synthesis and numerous enzymatic processes.

Selenium is required for enzymes involved in thyroid hormone metabolism and antioxidant defense.

And here's the part I think gets missed:

Minerals don't operate independently.

They interact.

Which is why I'm not interested in looking at one mineral, deciding it's “low,” and blindly adding more.

I want context.

I want to understand patterns and relationships.

I want to know what else is happening in the body.

Because when it comes to minerals, more isn't necessarily better.

Balance matters.

That's exactly why mineral patterns have become such an important part of how I look at the bigger picture. 🤍

We talk a LOT about hormones.Estrogen.Progesterone.Testosterone.Thyroid hormones.Cortisol.But hormones don't exist in th...
08/24/2026

We talk a LOT about hormones.

Estrogen.

Progesterone.

Testosterone.

Thyroid hormones.

Cortisol.

But hormones don't exist in their own little world.

The processes involved in producing, converting, transporting and responding to hormones depend on many other systems in the body—and minerals are part of that picture.

That's one reason I pay so much attention to mineral balance in my practice.

Magnesium.

Zinc.

Copper.

Selenium.

Sodium.

Potassium.

And others.

They each have different roles, and more isn't automatically better. Balance and context matter.

So when someone tells me they're struggling with their hormones, I'm not interested in looking at one hormone value and stopping there.

I want to understand the bigger picture.

What's happening with nourishment?

Stress?

Sleep?

Digestion?

Mineral patterns?

What does the health history tell us?

What other information do we have?

Because the body doesn't operate as a collection of independent parts.

Everything works together.

And sometimes understanding one piece helps us better understand another. 🤍

I hear some version of this all the time:“But I'm doing everything right.”I'm working out.I'm eating well.I'm getting up...
08/21/2026

I hear some version of this all the time:

“But I'm doing everything right.”

I'm working out.

I'm eating well.

I'm getting up early.

I'm pushing myself.

I'm doing all the things.

And sometimes my response is:

What if your body doesn't need you to do more?

What if it needs rest?

We're so accustomed to measuring progress by what we accomplish that slowing down can feel like we're doing nothing.

But rest isn't nothing.

Go to bed earlier.

Sit outside.

Take a slow walk without your phone or earbuds and actually listen to what's around you.

Read a book.

Have a quiet morning.

Leave something on tomorrow's list.

There are seasons when pushing ourselves feels good.

And there are seasons when the most supportive thing we can do is stop pushing.

Taking responsibility for your health doesn't always mean doing more.

Sometimes it means paying enough attention to know when it's time to do less.

Rest is part of taking care of yourself, too. 🤍

Two people can walk into my practice with the exact same complaint:“I'm exhausted.”But that doesn't mean they're exhaust...
08/19/2026

Two people can walk into my practice with the exact same complaint:

“I'm exhausted.”

But that doesn't mean they're exhausted for the same reason.

That's why the symptom is never the entire story.

I want to know when it started.

What else was happening at the time.

How you're sleeping.

What you're eating.

How you're managing stress.

What your health history looks like.

What patterns are showing up in your functional bloodwork or other assessments.

Because fatigue, brain fog, digestive changes, poor sleep and feeling generally “off” can have many different contributing factors.

And if we don't understand the bigger picture, we're guessing.

That's also why I'm not interested in simply matching a symptom to a supplement.

I want better information.

I want context.

I want patterns.

Because the goal isn't to collect more data just for the sake of having it.

The goal is to understand your body well enough to make more informed decisions about how to support it.

That's where I start. 🤍

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