Supplements make everyone feel better about their diet and nutrition, but here’s four situations where supplements can do more harm than good. So before you take calcium, vitamin D3, iron, vitamin A or folic acid, read this: 1) Before you take Vitamin D… While research has suggested that taking Vitamin D3 can have a positive impact…
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5 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 down on yourself for feeling lazy, even though you can’t help it. At one point, I recall my own fatigue making everyday tasks feel like moving mountains. It can…
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 who has a history of taking vitamin D3 supplements. For me, it’s pretty obvious without even knowing this due to the high calcium, low potassium, and low…
What Hair Analysis Testing Reveals: 10 Things Your Hair Can Tell You
When I first tried hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) over three years ago, I have to admit I was a huge skeptic. While I’m no stranger to losing hair from coloring, breakage, and hair loss in my early twenties due to poor nutrition, purposely cutting off a piece of my hair at the root to…
15 Signs of Potassium Deficiency
Got potassium? The following signs of potassium deficiency are clues that you’re just not getting enough: Acne Weakness, tiredness, or cramping in arm or leg muscles Numbness and/or tingling Constipation Excess water consumption Depression Nausea or vomiting Edema Fatigue Insomnia Nervousness Mental impairment Abdominal cramping and/or bloating Fainting due to low blood pressure Heart palpitations…
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, “Millions of people are popping supplements in the belief that vitamin D can help turn back depression, fatigue, muscle weakness, even heart disease or cancer. In fact, there has…
4 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight
Have you changed your diet but you are still not losing weight? Today I’m sharing the most common reasons I find that my clients are still not losing weight, even after adopting a real food diet. Reason #1 Why you are not losing weight: Your body is operating from an energy deficit. When there is…
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, health doesn’t work that way, and you are likely flushing your money down the drain! Lies in a bottle How many bottles of supplements do you have in…
As a nutritional therapist, my passion is education. My goal is to help guide you to improve your nutrition through strategic eating (not dieting) and without expensive supplements! Because when you know better, you can feel better! 
