From the Doctor's Desk

When my labs came back with low ferritin, I did what I tell my patients to do: I built my meals around bio-available iron. I LOVE plants and eat a plant-predominant diet- lots of leafy greens, whole grains, legumes, fish, and poultry. I’ve never been too keen on red meat, but my body was crying…

Fiber is having a moment… but here’s what no one is telling you: polyphenols are the missing piece that turn fiber into short-chain fatty acids — your fat-burning signal. What happens when we eat fiber? So much more than it just keeping us regular. When you eat fiber AND polyphenols (color!), you are feeding a…

I often get asked “What supplements do you take?”. So here it is…with an important caveat: These are the supplements that support MY body based on MY labs and MY lifestyle right now. Supplementation is not one-size-fits-all. Test, don’t guess! Work with a qualified provider, whether that’s an ND, MD, or functional medicine practitioner, to…

Your cholesterol level isn’t the full picture. It never was. And as of March 2026, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association finally made that official. The last major cholesterol guidelines dropped in 2018. That’s 8 years of outdated rules guiding your labs, your meds, and your doctor visits. The update we’ve been…