The Connection Between Cortisol, Sleep, and Weight Gain THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS If you’ve ever felt like your body works against you when you’re tired or stressed, you’re not imagining it. I see this pattern constantly:women doing “the right things,” eating well, moving their bodies, trying to be consistent — and yet […]
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ESR and What It Means for Your Immune Health THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS ESR is one of those labs that shows up on a report and gets brushed off with, “It’s just a marker of inflammation.”Which is technically true… and also wildly incomplete. Because when ESR is elevated, it’s not random.It’s information.And
Selenium: The Trace Mineral That Quietly Supports Thyroid, Immune, and Hormone Health THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS Selenium doesn’t get a lot of attention — and honestly, that’s part of the problem. It’s not trendy.It’s not flashy.And it’s almost never discussed unless someone already has thyroid or autoimmune concerns. But in practice,
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Nutrients That Support a Healthy Immune System THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS When most people think about immune health, they think about not getting sick. But from a clinical perspective, a healthy immune system isn’t one that’s “on high alert” all the time — it’s one that knows when to respond and when
How Lifestyle Affects Liver Detox & Hormone Balance There’s this moment I see all the time with women — they’re frustrated, exhausted, bloated, overwhelmed, PMS-ing harder than usual, maybe battling mood swings or stubborn weight…and every lab comes back “normal.” And then they say the sentence that makes my whole brain go:“Maybe this is
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Autoimmune Signals: How Labs Can Reveal Hidden Patterns You know that moment when you’re trying to explain your symptoms to someone and you hear yourself say, “I swear something is wrong… but all my labs keep coming back normal”?Yeah. I’ve heard that more times than I can count — and honestly, I’ve felt it too.
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Understanding Homocysteine: The Hidden Marker Behind Energy, Mood, and Metabolic Health I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at “normal” lab panels where everything seemed fine — cholesterol, blood sugar, thyroid — yet the person sitting in front of me still felt foggy, tired, and inflamed.That’s when I learned to start paying attention
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Understanding Creatinine: What It Reveals About Your Kidneys, Hydration, and Overall Health When most people see creatinine on their lab results, their first thought is usually, “Wait… what’s that again?”And honestly, I get it — it’s one of those tiny numbers that doesn’t seem like a big deal… until it is. Creatinine is like
Understanding Your White Blood Cell Count (WBC): What It Says About Your Immune Health I once had a patient who came in after her annual labs, completely panicked because her WBC count was “a little high.” She was Googling things she definitely shouldn’t have been Googling — and thought she had every infection under the
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Understanding Zinc: Why This Micronutrient Matters More Than You Think I can’t count how many times I’ve had someone tell me, “But I eat healthy — how could I be low in zinc?” The truth is, zinc isn’t something most of us think about until we’re dealing with constant colds, slow-healing cuts, or unexplained fatigue.
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