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Weight LossCategory: Blood Chemistry
Understanding Heavy Metal Toxicity
Heavy metal toxicity is a condition caused by the accumulation of heavy metals in the human body. It can cause serious health problems if left untreated. Let’s take a closer look at some of the common symptoms associated with heavy metal toxicity.
Electrolytes and Your Adrenals
How imbalanced electrolytes can throw off everything in your body. I had a client come to me recently with fainting spells coupled with high blood pressure. Let’s call him, Jim. During his “attacks” Jim would get super dizzy, nearly pass out, and when tested, his blood pressure was high.
Which CGM Is Best For You? My Experience
I’ve worn my fair share of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) over the years. I’ve seen apps come and go, and others completely rise to the occasion. Are you looking to use a CGM for your personal health goals and you’re not sure which to choose? I’m hoping these details can help!
Understanding Blood Work: Insulin, Glucose & HbA1c
There’s a lot of misconception around insulin, glucose, HbA1c, and what these markers tell you about your metabolic, and overall health. The goal isn’t always, “the lower the better”. Grab your most-recent panel, and I’ll show you how to make sense of your blood work!
Chronic Parasite Infection
My experience with parasites, mold & metals – a HUGE issue in my health journey.
Understanding Blood Work: Parasites and More!
Did you know, you can look at your regular ‘ol blood work panel (the one your doctor has ran for you) and pinpoint functional issues you may be having? Yup! Why doesn’t the doctor see them? Because they’re looking at your blood work diagnostically, not functionally. But if you follow these simple steps, you’ll be…
Dehydration Markers in Standard Blood Work
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been sharing some information on your blood work and how it can be an invaluable tool to understanding what’s going on in your body.
Understanding Your Blood Work
We’re having a blast talking about blood work. We’ve covered: an introduction to blood chemistry (why it’s important and what we’re looking at), and the answers we can glean from a basic blood panel (especially if that panel has a CBC w/ differential and a CMP-14)
Answers in Blood Chemistry
We’re all seeking answers about our health, it seems. Whether we should be eating more carbs, or more protein, less fat, more fat… whether we should do aerobic or anaerobic activity, what nutrients we actually need, what probiotics we would benefit from…
Introduction to Blood Chemistry
Standard blood work has A LOT of answers in it. Unfortunately, most people see it as a diagnostic tool. But it is far more than this! Using functional ranges, we can glean various answers from a standard panel that can help us understand our health and overall needs, cellularly.