How It Heals

How It Heals A Clinical Nutrition & Functional Health Clinic in Bulimba. Based in Bulimba, Brisbane.

We utilises in-depth case taking, functional testing & advanced health protocols to make you feel like yourself again ✨ How It Heals is a functional nutrition clinic in Bulimba, Brisbane specialising in gut health, hormone balance, chronic fatigue, and complex health conditions. We provide advanced functional testing including HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis), hormone testing, metabolic testing

, and comprehensive functional health assessments to identify the root causes of symptoms such as bloating, digestive issues, low energy, fertility concerns, thyroid problems, and metabolic dysfunction. Our clinical nutrition team develops personalised protocols using targeted nutrition, lifestyle strategies, and practitioner-grade supplementation to restore gut health, improve metabolism, and support hormone balance.

Your body has been trying to tell you something!The weight that won’t move. The rage that comes out of nowhere. The bloa...
23/04/2026

Your body has been trying to tell you something!

The weight that won’t move.
The rage that comes out of nowhere.
The bloating by dinner every night.
The hair in the shower drain.
The fact that you need three coffees just to feel human by 11am.

None of that is normal.
And none of it is your fault.

These are hormonal signals — and every single one has a root cause that can be identified, tested, and addressed.

Swipe through to see the 7 most common signs your hormones are asking you to make a change 👉

If you read this and thought “she’s describing my life” — comment HORMONES below and I’ll send you my free Hormone Testing Guide.

It breaks down exactly what to test, what optimal looks like, and what to actually say to your GP to get the right panels run.

Because you’ve spent long enough being told you’re fine.

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👀 A diagnosis is not an answer. It’s a name.And we’ve confused the two for decades.Two people. Same label. Completely di...
21/04/2026

👀 A diagnosis is not an answer. It’s a name.

And we’ve confused the two for decades.

Two people.
Same label.
Completely different bodies, histories, exposures, adaptations. One got there through years of chronic stress and a gut that quietly broke down.

The other through mould, or trauma, or a nutrient deficiency nobody thought to look for.

The label tells you nothing about the path.
And yet we hand it over like it’s the destination, when really, it’s just the address of where the body finally gave out.

The most unwell people I see?

They don’t even fit the criteria.

They fall just outside the diagnostic umbrella, suffering just as much, with nothing to show for it on a standard panel.

This is the failure of categorisation over curiosity.
Your body didn’t wake up one day and decide to malfunction. It adapted. Repeatedly. Over time. To inputs nobody ever asked about.
That’s where the real answers live; not in the label, but in the story that led there.

💬 If you’ve ever been told your results are ‘normal’ and gone home feeling anything but, this is for you. Share with someone who needs to hear it.





Your body doesn’t just read nutrientsIt reads patterns, structure, and contextFood comes packaged with water, minerals, ...
21/04/2026

Your body doesn’t just read nutrients
It reads patterns, structure, and context

Food comes packaged with water, minerals, enzymes, and cofactors that your body recognises instantly

Not as isolated inputs
But as a coordinated signal

That’s very different to taking one extracted compound in a capsule

Supplements can support
But they’re still fragments of a bigger system

And your biology evolved responding to whole inputs, not isolated ones

Even the water in food isn’t neutral

It’s bound within cellular structures
Alongside electrolytes, proteins, and carbohydrates

That changes how it’s absorbed, how it moves through tissues, and how it signals hydration at a cellular level

Compare that to dry powders and pills

You’re asking the body to assemble meaning from fragments
Instead of receiving a complete instruction

So if your meals are inconsistent, under-fuelled, or poorly structured

No stack of supplements is going to override that signal

Food is the foundation
Supplements are the refinement

Get the signal right first
Then everything else actually starts to work

Comment FOOD and I’ll send you exactly how I structure meals to support metabolism, hormones, and energy

20/04/2026

Do you feel like you can eat the same as your friends…
(or even less or “healthier”)
and still gain weight, hold fat, or feel exhausted?

You’re not imagining it.

Two people can eat the exact same meal…
and have completely different blood sugar responses.

This was shown in research published in Cell — where identical foods led to wildly different glucose spikes between individuals 🤯

One person stays stable.
The other spikes… crashes… craves… repeats.

And this is where things start to go wrong.

Because those spikes aren’t just “energy fluctuations” —
they change what your body does with food.

More spikes → more insulin → more fat storage
More crashes → more hunger → more eating
More chaos → less metabolic flexibility

So you end up in a loop where:

You’re eating “well”
You’re trying to be consistent
But your body isn’t responding the way it should

This is why generic advice fails so many women.

It’s not just what you eat —
it’s how your body processes it.

And that’s influenced by:
• your gut environment
• your circadian rhythm
• your stress load
• your hormonal state
• your metabolic health

Same meal ≠ same outcome.

If you feel like you’re doing everything right but not seeing results…
this is often where we start.

Comment CGM and I’ll start a chat with you about whether using one would be right for you and how we’d set it up 📲

The meals that changed everything for me didn’t come from a complicated plan.They came from understanding what my body a...
18/04/2026

The meals that changed everything for me didn’t come from a complicated plan.

They came from understanding what my body actually needed, and making it stupid simple to deliver.

Every single one of these was from local food ordered online.

No meal prep Sunday. No supermarket run. Just real food, pulled together in minutes, that works with my biology instead of against it.

Here’s what’s happening in each plate 👇
✔ Blood sugar stays stable — no 3pm crash, no cravings
✔ Thyroid and metabolism are getting the nutrients they need
✔ Gut is being fed (hello fermented everything)
✔ Hormones have the fat and protein they need to function

If you’re a high-performing woman who’s eating “well” but still exhausted, wired, bloated, or struggling with your weight, the issue probably isn’t willpower.

It’s information. Your body is missing something.

These meals are what maximum nutrition looks like in real life. No rules. No restriction. Just food that actually does something.

💬 Comment DELIVER below and I’ll send you every single one of my weekly delivery companies directly.

Save this and share it with someone who needs to see it.

And if you want to know exactly why your body isn’t responding the way you think it should, that’s what we do ❤️‍🔥

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When I was heavily pregnant and then deep in postpartum, getting to the shops felt like a mission I often just couldn’t ...
17/04/2026

When I was heavily pregnant and then deep in postpartum, getting to the shops felt like a mission I often just couldn’t do 🤯

So I built a system instead.

I started relying on weekly produce boxes, meat deliveries, and simple food subscriptions so good food was just arriving at my door without me needing to think too hard about it 📦

The unexpected part? It actually expanded what I was eating.
Instead of grabbing the same things every week, I was working with what was seasonal and local 🌿

It ended up being one of the best things I did.

✔️ Saved time
✔️ Reduced overwhelm
✔️ Helped me eat more organic, seasonal food
✔️ Stopped the random “health food store extras” from creeping into my trolley 💸

Papa is 14 months old now and I still use the exact same system 👶🏼

Because it works.

I eat a wider variety of foods, support local farmers, and spend way less time dealing with supermarkets.
And honestly, in Brisbane, it’s one of the easiest ways I’ve found to actually eat local consistently.

You don’t need more willpower.
You need a better food system.

Comment SYSTEM and I’ll send you the links to the companies I use so you can get started! Most are available Australia wide👇🏼

Why your “healthy habits” aren’t fixing your bloatMost people are trying to solve bloating at the level of food.Cut this...
16/04/2026

Why your “healthy habits” aren’t fixing your bloat

Most people are trying to solve bloating at the level of food.

Cut this.
Add that.
Blame gluten. Blame dairy. Blame carbs.

But if you look closely, your body is giving you patterns.

When it happens.
How it shows up.
What state your body is in when it does.

Because bloating isn’t just digestive.
It’s structural. Neurological. Hormonal.

It’s:

* how you breathe
* how your nervous system is functioning
* how your hormones are fluctuating
* how your body is processing stress

That “stubborn pooch” might not be food at all.
It might be a diaphragm that isn’t moving properly.

That morning puffiness?
Often not dinner — but how you slept and breathed.

That end-of-day distension?
Not lack of discipline — but a system that’s been “on” all day.

That second-half-of-your-cycle bloat?
Not random — but hormonal shifts your body isn’t handling well.

And the biggest one people miss…

If your symptoms disappear on holiday,
it was never just the food.

Your body finally felt safe enough to digest.

This is why generic advice fails.

Because it treats bloating like a food problem
instead of a system regulation problem.

If you feel like you’re doing everything right but nothing is sticking,
this is exactly what we unpack inside How It Heals.

Comment ROADMAP and I’ll send you the Functional Testing Roadmap
so you can see what’s actually driving your symptoms.

Most people still think the gut is just:food in → bugs eat it → symptoms out.That model is way too small.The most useful...
15/04/2026

Most people still think the gut is just:
food in → bugs eat it → symptoms out.

That model is way too small.

The most useful thing I’ve learned in practice is this:
if the environment is off, you will react — no matter how “perfect” the food is.

You can eat the cleanest diet in the world…
and still feel bloated, inflamed, tired, reactive.

Because your gut isn’t just a tube. It’s a system under pressure, timing, and control.

It’s influenced by:

• Biomechanics → how your diaphragm moves, how pressure is managed through your trunk
• Mechanotransduction → how physical forces signal your cells to behave (repair, absorb, defend)
• Hormones → cortisol, thyroid, insulin shaping digestion and tolerance
• Circadian rhythm → when you eat vs when your body is actually ready to process

If those are off…
your body reads food as a threat, not a resource.

That’s why “I react to everything” is so common.
It’s not random. It’s not just the food.
It’s the terrain the food is entering.

Fix the environment → food starts working for you again.

This is where functional testing + systems-based care changes everything.
Because we’re not guessing which food to remove next…
we’re asking why your body can’t handle it in the first place.

Comment ROADMAP and I’ll send you the exact testing pathway we use to figure this out 👇

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14/04/2026

I didn’t have a skin problem.
I had a system problem.

I was “doing everything right”…

• eating high protein
• training hard
• pushing through fatigue
• skipping meals
• running on caffeine
• managing symptoms, not fixing them

And my body showed me exactly what it thought of that.

Acne.
Burnout.
Flat energy.
Hormones all over the place.

—

Nothing about this was random.

Your skin, your energy, your cycle, your mood…
they’re outputs.

They reflect:
• how well you’re fuelling your body
• how stable your blood sugar is
• how regulated your nervous system is
• how supported your hormones actually are

—

When I stopped trying to “override” my body…
and started working with it instead:

• I ate enough (consistently)
• I prioritised real, nutrient-dense food - sardines, oysters, organs, honey, root vegetables etc.
• I stabilised my blood sugar
• I reduced stress load (not just “managed” it)
• I supported deep sleep (routine & early nights)
• I traded back squats and overtraining for

Everything changed.

Same body.
Different inputs.
Completely different outcome.

If you feel like you’re doing everything right but your body isn’t responding…

…it’s not a willpower issue.
It’s a physiology issue.

Comment “roadmap” and I’ll send you my Functional Testing Roadmap to help you figure out what your body actually needs.

13/04/2026

You’ve been told “everything looks normal”…
But you feel anything but.

Tired. Wired. Bloated. Flat. Not like yourself.

Here’s what’s actually going on 👇

Modern medicine is designed to detect disease — not define health.

So if your blood work doesn’t show a diagnosable condition…
You’re labelled “fine” ✅

Even if your body is clearly struggling.

Because there’s a massive gap between:
• Not having a disease
• Actually functioning well

And most women are stuck right there ⚠️

You can have:
– Dysregulated cortisol (burnt out but can’t switch off)
– Poor insulin sensitivity (energy crashes, stubborn weight)
– Impaired detox pathways (hormones + toxins not clearing)
– Nutrient deficiencies (even with “normal” bloods)
– Gut dysfunction (impacting everything)

…and still be told everything is “within range.”

Those reference ranges? 📊
They’re built to catch pathology — not optimise physiology.

So unless you’re far enough gone…
You don’t get answers.

This is why so many high-performing women feel like they’re doing everything right…
but their body isn’t responding.

It’s not in your head ❌
It’s not “just stress” ❌

It’s a system that only intervenes once things break.

At How It Heals, we don’t ask:
“Is there a disease?”

We ask:
“Is your body actually working the way it should?” 🔬

If you’ve been told you’re “fine” but you don’t feel it

that’s where we start.

Comment “ROADMAP” and I’ll send you my Functional Testing Guide 🧬

It walks you through:
• Which tests actually matter (and which are a waste)
• How to match testing to your symptoms
• Hormones, gut, metabolism, detox — what to run and when
• The biggest mistakes women make when testing

So you can stop guessing…
and finally understand what your body is actually doing 🔬

— Keriann, How It Heals

13/04/2026

Imagine for a moment you came to me and said you wanted more energy, better sleep, balanced hormones, and a faster metabolism.

And I prescribed you something that:
– reduces insulin sensitivity
– cuts deep sleep
– increases cortisol
– and amplifies your stress response

You’d question me immediately.

But this is exactly what caffeine does at a physiological level.

Multiple studies show:
Caffeine reduces insulin sensitivity by up to 35%, meaning your body has to work harder just to manage blood sugar.

It reduces total sleep time, increases the time it takes to fall asleep, and decreases deep sleep — the phase responsible for recovery, hormone regulation, and repair.

And under stress?
It doesn’t just stimulate you… it amplifies the stress response — with adrenaline and cortisol responses more than doubling compared to placebo.

So if you’re:
Running on empty
Struggling with energy
Not sleeping properly
Waking up wired
Or feeling constantly “on edge”

And still relying on caffeine daily…

You’re not supporting your system.
You’re overriding it.

You don’t get better energy by stimulating a tired system.
You get better energy by fixing the system producing it.

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45 Michael Street
Bulimba, QLD
4171

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61411465684

Website

http://www.howitheals.com/circadianreset

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