When she first came to us, Katie had already done so much right.

As a fellow nutrition professional, she had spent years investing in her health, exploring different approaches, cleaning up her diet, and searching for answers. Yet she was still dealing with a long list of frustrating symptoms: food sensitivities, histamine reactions, flushing, low energy, brain fog, motion sickness, skin issues, hormone struggles, and cognitive challenges that made reading comprehension and information retention difficult.

Have you noticed your body feeling...a little angrier this time of year?

Maybe you're flushing more easily. Maybe the hives are back. Your heart races when you're outside. Foods you've tolerated all year suddenly seem to bother you. Or maybe you're simply more exhausted than you were a few weeks ago.

Recurring Hives. Racing Heart. Dizziness. Shortness of Breath.

It's POTS & MCAS time!

What if your body suddenly seems to react to everything?

Foods you've eaten for years. Supplements that used to help. Strong smells, changes in weather, stress, exercise, even your own hormones.

In this episode, Elizabeth sits down with Hey Hey MAE lead practitioner Krista to unpack Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), histamine intolerance, and their common connection to POTS. Together, they explore why these conditions are becoming increasingly common, what symptoms can look like, and why they often point to a deeper story of immune dysregulation.

One of the most common things I hear is:

"My thyroid labs are normal, but I still feel exhausted."

Or...

"I've been on thyroid medication for years, but I still don't feel like myself."

So let's talk thyroid function...

Lauren and her family were already doing so many of the “right” things — eating clean, supporting gut health, limiting gluten, using raw milk, exploring holistic therapies, and trying to stay ahead of recurring illness naturally. But despite all of that, the strep just kept coming back.

What started as a simple sick day call for her children quickly uncovered a much deeper immune story involving chronic infections, Lyme disease, Epstein Barr virus, immune dysregulation, candida patterns, and a body stuck in survival mode.

A low ferritin result often sends your traditional or even functional prodider sending you an iron recommend.  OR, many people put "ferritin: iron storage" together with "take iron" and head straight to the supplement aisle.

Take iron.

More iron.
Higher dose.
Different form.

…Maybe experience some constipation.
Repeat labs.

Sometimes that's exactly what's needed.

But not always. And not often in our chronic clients!

Jamie had done all the “right” things—gluten- and dairy-free, focused on gut health, and living a holistic lifestyle. Yet she still struggled with recurring illness, fatigue, IBS symptoms, anxiety, and inflammation despite normal lab work.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Jamie explore how chronic infections, immune dysregulation, and unresolved pathogen burden can be the missing piece behind long-standing health issues. After a difficult season of strep, mono, walking pneumonia, Influenza A, and repeated antibiotic use, Jamie discovered deeper factors affecting her recovery, including Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses.

Together, they discuss functional immunology, clinical and classical homeopathy, rebuilding immune resilience, and learning to trust your body again.

Bless you.  What's that?  You didn't sneeze?  Well, let's pretend you did.  While your lungs and nose were involved, it was your immune system telling the nervous system to make a sneeze happen: air intake, lungs contract with force, throat open, yada..yada…. The immune system sensed a possible invader or cell/pathogen/mucous that needed expelled from the body and ordered up a sneeze that the nervous system made happen.  

In this episode, Elizabeth talks with Kelly Riley, MS, NTP, founder of Foundations Nutritional Wellness and Osteostrong Westfield Indiana, about the healing journey that unfolded across her entire family. What began as support for her daughter Sloane’s anxiety, gut issues, and inattentive ADHD quickly uncovered deeper patterns of Lyme, Babesia, Mycoplasma, strep, immune dysregulation, and chronic inflammation affecting multiple family members — including Kelly herself after a Botox-type filler injury.

Why do some people recover from illness while others stay stuck in cycles of fatigue, allergies, gut issues, anxiety, chronic infections, or autoimmune symptoms?

Why do others who get a tick bite contract Lyme Disease and others don’t?

In our season opener, we're unpacking the immune system, chronic inflammation, triggering events, and the functional immunology lens that drives nearly every client success story we see.

Your body isn't broken. Your symptoms are communication.

You've been trying to figure out your kiddo's health thing or maybe even your own… Is it my mold or is it the food sensitivities, maybe its the MTHFR genes, or maybe it's just perimenopause or her puberty setting in….  SURPRISE: it's everything! (But mostly your immune system).  

If mealtimes feel like a daily struggle, you’re not alone - many parents face the challenge of picky eating, and while it can be frustrating and even worrying, there are real, understandable reasons behind why children become selective with food.

Allergy season is upon us, and many people begin noticing symptoms like sneezing, watery eyes, nasal congestion, itching, and fatigue. As trees begin to pollinate in early spring, these symptoms can flare quickly—especially for those who are sensitive to environmental allergens. Supporting the body early in the season can often help reduce the intensity of symptoms and make the season much more manageable.

New Option for care for Current and past clients. Introducing Maintenance Care

Gentle suggestions for real-life sickness

Announcing: Learning Opportunity

Announcing: Lab Reviews, Pricing Change and New Remedies!

What if the pain or illness you’re facing isn’t just physical — but emotional too?

In this episode, Elizabeth sits down with Sara Semenick, LMFT of Deeper Roots Counseling to explore Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) — a mind-body therapy that helps release emotional stress stored in the body.

They discuss how emotions can become “stuck” in specific organs, how trauma patterns create physical tension and disease, and how NET can help the body remember what safety feels like again. Sara shares incredible client stories — including one woman who used NET as part of her cancer-healing journey and is now cancer free and how PANDAS parents can use NET for emotional support on their care journey.