Minerals are like the sparkplugs of the body. They are needed for literally thousands of functions, for things like: detoxification, metabolism and digestion, energy production, thyroid health, hormone balance and so much more.

When minerals are low or out of balance, your body doesn’t have what it needs to perform these functions and a number of body systems may have difficulty functioning optimally. There is oftentimes a cascade effect, leading to more and more deficiency and dysfunction within the body. You may end up with a number of vague, seemingly unrelated symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, poor digestion, skin issues, infertility, insomnia, poor detoxification - and not be able to identify what the cause is.

Mineral balancing has been shown to help with things like:

-Fatigue
-Brain fog
-Poor digestion
-Mood swings
-Difficulty sleeping
-Hair loss
-Thyroid imbalance
-Weight gain
-Headaches
-Joint pain
-Skin issues
-Anxiety
-Depression
-Infertility
-Insulin resistance
-Hormone imbalance
and more

When the minerals are brought into balance and the body is given what it needs to function, symptoms can start to improve across the board.

This method gets to the root of bodily dysfunction and is able to address a variety of symptoms in a nonspecific manner. Rather than addressing each symptom individually, we dig deeper and address what may be causing the symptoms in the first place.

Heavy metal toxicity can be an underlying cause for many symptoms. Heavy metals are toxic by nature and can even be very carcinogenic. Unfortunately, it is more common than not to see heavy metal accumulation on an HTMA test. Many people are exposed to heavy metals and toxins without realizing it through unfiltered water, pollution, pesticides, chemicals in cookware, paint and building materials etc., and these metals and toxins can accumulate and have difficulty leaving the body without specific support. The good news is, mineral balancing acts as a gentle detox. So, by supporting your mineral levels, you will start to gently detoxify metals and toxins that may have been stored in your body for a long time.

We always want to focus on remineralizing first to get the body into a strong enough state for a more targeted detox protocol, if it's needed. This is why retesting is so vital. We may need to first focus on remineralization, then if your second test shows improvement in your mineral levels, we can implement a more specific detox protocol if necessary.

You aren’t what you eat, you are what you absorb.

Impaired gut health means less absorption of nutrients. And as mentioned above, nutrients are the building blocks for our body’s functions - without them, our body experiences symptoms of dis-ease. Impaired absorption can be caused by low stomach acid (as a result of low mineral status, stress, alcohol, smoking, certain medications) and different forms of dysbiosis.

Many people have gut dysbiosis of some variety - an excess of bacteria, pathogens, parasites, fungus, etc. or lack of beneficial bacteria that inhibit digestion, impair absorption and can cause a plethora of symptoms.

Not all symptoms of gut imbalance are obvious. Some people do experience gas, bloating, pain with meals, constipation and diarrhea, and some others with gut issues experience seemingly unrelated symptoms like eczema, allergies, migraines, acne, thyroid issues, hormonal imbalance and more.

Identifying the specific issue and addressing gut health helps address health conditions and concerns at the root-cause level.

Functional lab tests go above and beyond basic bloodwork testing that is typically done within the western medical system.

These tests are more detailed and offer far more information. They can be used as preventative screening tools.

I currently work with the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) test and the GI Map stool test for gut health testing.

I also do functional blood work interpretation for my 12-month program members (blood test not included).

All 1:1 and group calls will be held on Practice Better and Zoom.

After enrolling in the 1 2-month membership or booking a single consultation, a HTMA test kit and GI-Map test kit (if applicable) will be shipped to your home. You then collect your sample(s) and return the test kit to the lab(s). I typically receive the results within a few weeks.