Heidi Toy Functional Medicine/Educated Nutrition

02/11/2026

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Ever been told to just eat less and exercise more? 😅 That's the worst advice! Let's shift to a nutrient-dense diet 🥗✨ and appropriate movement 🏃‍♀️. Healing is unique for each of us! Ready to stop restriction 🚫 and embrace healing together? 💪

02/01/2026

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Regular movement lowers inflammation more powerfully than even the best nutraceuticals. Exercise improves immune signaling, supports circulation, and helps the body clear inflammatory byproducts — no pills required.

Consistency matters more than intensity. Move in ways that support your system, not stress it.

01/27/2026

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Hashimoto’s and chronic inflammation are often closely linked to leaky gut. When the gut barrier is compromised, immune signaling ramps up — and the thyroid is a common target.

Nutrition plays a powerful role here. The right foods can calm inflammation, support the gut lining, and reduce immune activation — while the wrong ones can keep the cycle going. Balance starts on the plate.

01/21/2026

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You don’t need more restriction.
You need less stress, a calmer nervous system, and more balance.

Healing doesn’t happen through willpower and control — it happens when the body feels safe enough to regulate. Slow down. Support your system. Let balance do the work.

01/12/2026

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If you’ve been told you “just have hypothyroid” — but your labs are normal and you’re still cold, exhausted, and losing hair — you’re not imagining things.

For many people, the thyroid isn’t the problem… it’s the target.
Autoimmune activity, immune signaling, inflammation, nutrient handling, and stress pathways are often driving the pattern behind the scenes. Treating TSH alone doesn’t change those mechanisms — which is why symptoms persist.

Understanding what’s actually happening in the body is where progress begins.

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01/06/2026

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01/06/2026

Please tell me what you are struggling with. Then I can post things that help you. PM me if you want to share privately. TY

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01/01/2026

New year. Fresh chapter. ✨

This year isn’t about restriction or pressure — it’s about understanding your body, supporting its systems, addressing the mechanism and moving forward with clarity and compassion. Small, intentional shifts add up to powerful change.

Here’s to a year of learning, balance, and feeling more like you. 🥂 Happy new year!

12/29/2025

Genetics don’t run the show — symptoms do.

What is MAOA SNP?
It’s a small genetic variation that affects how fast your body breaks down brain chemicals like serotonin and adrenaline.

Why the craze?
Because it’s been oversold as a shortcut explanation for anxiety, mood swings, irritability, or “high histamine” traits — when in reality it explains very little on its own.

What actually matters is how your nervous system, hormones, gut, and immune system are functioning right now.

Mechanism over markers.
Function over fear 🧠✨

12/26/2025

Autoimmunity isn’t a single diagnosis - it’s a web of connected systems 🕸️

Thyroid, gut, immune signalling, hormones, stress pathways… they all talk to each other. Healing doesn’t come from chasing labels, it comes from understanding the mechanisms driving the pattern and working with the whole network, not just one node.

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12/25/2025

Wishing you a peaceful, nourishing Christmas 🎄✨
May this season be filled with rest, warmth, and moments that truly support your health — mind and body 🤍

12/20/2025

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is more than “just allergies.” ⚠️
It’s an over-reactive immune response where mast cells release too many inflammatory chemicals — often triggered by food, stress, hormones, infections, or environmental exposures.

The key isn’t suppressing symptoms… it’s understanding why the mast cells are unstable in the first place and addressing the underlying drivers. 🧠🧬

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