Why Optimal Thyroid Ranges Matter I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard this: “My thyroid labs came back normal, but I still feel awful.” And every time, I have to take a deep breath, smile, and say the quiet part out loud: “Normal doesn’t always mean optimal.” If your thyroid labs look […]
Magnesium: The Unsung Hero of Energy, Stress, and Sleep If I had a dollar for every time I saw low magnesium on a lab report, I could fund my own wellness retreat. Seriously — if you’re feeling tired, wired, anxious, or can’t seem to sleep through the night, there’s a good chance your magnesium
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Total T4 and Total T3: What Your Thyroid’s Storage Hormones Reveal About Your Metabolism I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at someone’s labs and heard, “But my doctor said everything’s normal.”Yet there they are — still tired, gaining weight, feeling cold all the time, or watching their hair thin out. Here’s
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HOMA-IR: The Hidden Score That Reveals Early Insulin Resistance I can’t count how many times someone’s told me, “My blood sugar looks fine, so I must be okay,”—only to realize their body’s been quietly fighting to keep it that way. That’s the thing about insulin resistance: it doesn’t start with high blood sugar. It starts
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Blood Sugar & Insulin: Your Metabolic Snapshot Here’s the thing: you can have “normal” blood sugar and still feel exhausted, foggy, and stuck in a body that won’t cooperate. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen lab results that look fine on paper — A1c in range, fasting glucose not alarming —
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 the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT): What It Really Tells You About Blood Sugar and Insulin I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard, “But my fasting glucose is normal, so I’m fine, right?”Maybe… but maybe not. The truth is, your fasting glucose is just one snapshot. It’s like looking at a
Understanding Reverse T3: When Your Thyroid Slows Down Under Stress Have you ever looked at your thyroid labs and thought, “Everything looks normal… so why do I still feel awful?” That question comes up more than you’d think.Fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, hair loss — all the classic thyroid symptoms — yet your TSH,
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Understanding Folate (Vitamin B9): What It Means and Why It Matters I’ll never forget a patient who came in exhausted, foggy, and frustrated. Her iron, thyroid, and even B12 all looked “normal.” But when I asked about her folate, she blinked and said, “My what now?” That’s the thing about folate — it quietly
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