Taking vitamin D in Western culture has quickly become an 'if some is good, more is better' game of taking chances on mega-dose supplements. But ...
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What Vitamin D Supplements Do To Your Mineral Levels (hint: it's not good)
For those of you taking vitamin D supplements: Knowledge is power so I want to share a little something with you. This hair analysis graph is of someone ...
Duped by Vitamin D? What low levels can REALLY reveal...
In recent years, supplementing vitamin D3 has been touted as somewhat of a cure-all, but is that really the case? According to the New York Times, ...
An Alternative to Multivitamins
If you've been reading the blog for a period of time, you've probably gleamed that I'm a huge supplement minimalist. This comes from over 10 years in ...
Are Multivitamins Worth it?
Multivitamins are at the core of mainstream nutrition, but the longer I work in the nutrition field, the more I think they're a part of the problem and ...
Vitamin A Detox Diet
Okay ya'll. Enough research has come down the pipeline in front of me that I'm starting question vitamin A's status as a nutrition superstar, but ...
18 Signs Of Vitamin A Toxicity
Vitamin A toxicity (also called Hypervitaminosis A) might be one of the reasons eating "too healthily" might actually make you sick. Do any of these ...
How much vitamin C do you need (and how to get it)
How much vitamin C and what type do you need? While most animals are able to make their own vitamin C from glucose using four liver enzymes to convert ...
Make-It-Yourself Liquid Multivitamin
If you've been reading the blog for some time, you'll know I'm not at all a fan of typical multivitamin supplements. Namely because of what is in them, ...
Are we slowly poisoning our pets?
As someone who doesn't have kids, my dog is my family. After working with clients from around the world for over 12+ years in my nutrition practice, ...
3 Ways Wellness Culture is Making You Sick
Wellness culture has become unhinged in recent years pushing healthy habits to the extreme and making people sick. If some healthy food is good, more ...
Thyroid Triggers Everyone Ignores
When it comes to low thyroid issues, subclinical or otherwise, it's easy to get caught in the weeds with what to do about it. But going down rabbit ...
18 Signs of Overmethylation
Methylation is complicated, but I'm going to get overly simplistic today to tell you what you need to know about undermethylation. You may have ...
14 Signs of Undermethylation
Methylation is complicated, but I'm going to get overly simplistic today to tell you what you need to know about undermethylation. You may have ...
What NOT To Buy at Costco
I made a little five part video series about what I don't recommend buying at Costco. Below each video there is a link to learn more about the 'why' ...
13 Signs of Thiamine Deficiency
Cliff notes: Thiamine deficiency was not solved decades ago by enriching grains and is alive and well. The implications of this have a huge impact on ...
8 Signs of Calcium Deficiency
One of the reasons I love nutritional therapy is how truly helpful and life changing it can be. About 13 years ago I had a brief encounter with ...
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis: Significant Ratios
I've been meaning to write about the significant ratios in hair analysis for some time now, because they are so important, but between working with ...
Hair Analysis — The Nutritional Checkup
Are you... ...tired of your doctor ignoring your symptoms if there’s not a pill to fix it? ...tired of your doctor not connecting how you feel to your ...
My Morning Routine
I've been getting a lot of emails and messages lately about what I eat and how I optimize my own nutrition, so I thought I'd do something different and ...
The Nutrient Imbalance that can cause Thyroid Symptoms, Fatigue + Weight Gain
According to the American Thyroid Association, more than 12 percent of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime. ...
5 Foods Your Great Grandparents Never Ate
Nutrition science has been known to fall flat on its face when it comes to giving us dietary advice. However, the nutrition wisdom of those who've come ...
Pro-Metabolic Ray Peat Diet Review
One of the most common questions I get asked is my opinion on various diets, so I've decided to do a little diet review series to help those interested ...
Homemade Coconut Milk
Good boxed coconut milk or any alternative (non-dairy) milk for that matter is hard to find. Many are loaded with gums such as carrageenan or guar gum ...
WARNING: 6 Supplements Not To Take Without Testing
Supplements make everyone feel better about their diet and nutrition, but here's four situations where supplements can do more harm than good. So ...
8 Lab Levels to Check ASAP If You Have Fatigue (hint: it's not a thyroid test)
Fatigue makes life pretty miserable. Routine tasks become overwhelming, stuff you used to enjoy begins to feel like way too much work, and you may get ...
What Hair Analysis Testing Reveals: 10 Things Your Hair Can Tell You
When I first tried hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) over seven years ago, I have to admit I was a huge skeptic. While I'm no stranger to losing hair ...
My 10 Must-Have Whole Food Supplements To Have On Hand
While I don't particularly like supplements, especially synthetic supplements for various reasons I've discussed previously here, there are a few whole ...
Female Inguinal Hernia Surgery: What you should know
Almost three months ago, I had elective surgery on a pea-sized inguinal hernia. When I went to learn about inguinal hernias in women several months ...
What's In My Semi-Natural/Non Toxic Makeup Bag
This last year I officially entered my 30's. And while I'm embracing getting older, I've had a real come-to-Jesus moment about my skin. Because my skin ...
10 Insanely Healthy Items You MUST Have in Your Refrigerator
There are a few foods that I just can't live without. These special foods have medicinal qualities and they can be extremely handy in your ...
Why Thyroid Problems are Skyrocketing Since Your Grandparent's Day
Did your grandparents have thyroid problems such as hypothyroidism? Mine sure didn't, which is a stark comparison to the millions of Americans ...
16 Signs of Potassium Deficiency
Got potassium? The following signs of potassium deficiency (hypokalemia) are clues that you're just not getting enough: Acne Numbness and/or ...
Healthy Grocery List: 9 Foods to Add for Optimal Nutrition
What's on YOUR grocery list? You may want to double check that these nutrient dense organic foods are included, so that you can sure that your body ...
Tooth Decay: What your dentist won't tell you!
Dr. Weston Price (1870-1948) was an America dentist from Cleveland in the early 1900's. At the end of his practice he embarked on a research journey ...
Can't Poop? Poop Like A Champ With These Constipation Remedies
There's not much worse than not being able to "go" regularly. Constipation not only causes digestive discomfort, but it can also severely impact your ...
17 Signs of Impaired Liver Detox
Your monthly cycle (length, symptoms) is a report card for your liver. Pregnancy is a stress test on your liver. Your gut health is a reflection of ...
Why I Threw Away Thousands of Dollars in Supplements
Are you a supplement chaser? Do you feel compelled to continue trying more and more supplements, hoping to find the holy grail of health? The truth is, ...
Supercharged Sea Salt With Dulse For Thyroid Support
There are so many natural ways to support thyroid health. On the top of my list is a pro-thyroid diet along with addressing the gut-liver axis, and ...
Are you silently sick? 11 Quick At-Home Tests Reveal How Healthy You Really Are!
Are you curious about your own nutritional strengths/weaknesses? Below are just a few common clues your body gives you: Pale lower inner eyelid/pale ...