Balanced Health NP

11/16/2025

You’re not crazy. You’re not being dramatic. And it’s not “just anxiety.”

It could be mast cell activation and it’s way more common than people realize, especially in those with mold exposure, chronic infections, and trauma.

Mast cells are part of your immune system. They release histamine and other chemicals in response to stress, toxins, and perceived threats.

But when they become overactive, they can cause a storm of symptoms that seem random, fluctuate daily, and get brushed off by conventional doctors.

This is called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and it’s often at the root of mysterious illness clusters like:

🔹 Mold toxicity
🔹 Lyme + co-infections
🔹 Histamine intolerance
🔹 Chronic fatigue
🔹 Long COVID
🔹 Anxiety + panic for “no reason”

🧠 The nervous system and mast cells work closely together, which is why emotional stress or trauma can make symptoms even worse.

If you’ve been told “everything looks normal” but your body tells you otherwise, it’s time to look deeper.

👉🏼With proper testing, nervous system support, and root-cause protocols, you can calm your immune system and start to feel like yourself again.

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11/09/2025

Your gut isn’t just where digestion happens, it’s where your hormones, detox, and immune function start.

And what do all of those processes rely on?

👉 Beneficial gut bacteria.

But here’s the thing: You can’t just add probiotics and hope for the best.

You have to feed the good bugs so they can thrive, multiply, and do their job.

That’s where prebiotic fiber comes in.

Think of it like fertilizer for your microbiome. 🌱

When you nourish beneficial bacteria like Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria, you’re also supporting:
🧠 Mental clarity
💩 Healthy, regular digestion
⚖️ Hormonal balance
🛡️ A strong immune system
🧬 Better detoxification

Whether you get prebiotic fiber from food (like jicama, raw onions, garlic, or Jerusalem artichokes) or from a quality supplement, the key is consistency.

Start slow. Add it daily. Watch your gut, and health, change.

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11/08/2025

Imagine catching insulin resistance before it becomes a diagnosis.

Before the blood sugar crashes. Before the cravings, fatigue, or weight gain that won’t budge even with dieting.

That’s the power of functional medicine.

We don’t have to wait until things are “bad enough.”

We can spot patterns early and intervene while you still have time to shift the trajectory of your health.

⚠️ A fasting insulin level over 6?

That’s often the first sign your body is heading toward insulin resistance.

Not diabetes yet, but walking the path.

But we can change that story.

✨ Through personalized nutrition
✨ Strategic movement
✨ Stress regulation
✨ Root-cause testing
✨ Targeted supplements

This is true prevention, not guessing, not dismissing.

Curious where your numbers stand?

Book a discovery call to learn how proactive testing and care could change everything for your energy, mood, metabolism, and more.

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11/07/2025

If you’ve been to every doctor, taken every supplement, cleaned up your diet but you still feel exhausted, itchy, bloated, foggy, and inflamed…

this might be why: parasites. 🪱👀

Yes, even in the U.S.

Intestinal parasites can cause:
🌙 Insomnia (especially around the full moon)
🧠 Brain fog
😵 Chronic fatigue
🧻 IBS symptoms
😣 Skin rashes
🫤 Itching (especially re**al or unexplained body itching)

The problem? Most conventional tests miss them.

Parasites don’t show up in every bowel movement and they tend to be more active and detectable around the full moon, when their reproduction and activity increases. 🌕

👉 That’s why I recommend a 3-day stool sample collected during a full moon window.

The test I use, GI Effects, doesn’t just check for parasites.

It also looks at:
👉 Gut function
👉 Inflammation
👉 Digestive capacity
👉 Signs of leaky gut
👉 Dysbiosis (imbalanced gut flora)

If your body feels like it’s fighting a battle you can’t name, we need to look deeper.

You don’t have to guess. You don’t have to gaslight yourself.

🧪 Lab testing can reveal what your body’s been trying to tell you for months (or years).

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11/06/2025

Still struggling with symptoms… even after treating Lyme?

It could be something your labs never tested for. 👇

Many people are ‘treated’ for Lyme disease, but never tested for the co-infections that come along with it.

And here’s the truth no one tells you: Lyme is rarely alone.

➡️ In over 70% of chronic Lyme cases, other stealth infections are present.

And guess what? The symptoms don’t always look “infectious.”

😵 Brain fog
🌡️ Night sweats
🦴 Migrating joint pain
🫣 Panic attacks
🌀 Severe insomnia
🙅‍♀️ Obsessive thoughts
🔥 Skin rashes
💤 Bone-deep fatigue

This is your immune system stuck in overdrive, and it won’t stop until the real invaders are identified and addressed.

These co-infections require targeted protocols and a Lyme-literate provider who understands how to uncover them and regulate your immune system without sending your body into a spiral.

If you’ve been feeling like something’s still off… even after antibiotics, even after treatment…

You’re not crazy. And you don’t have to stay in survival mode.

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11/04/2025

If you’ve been feeling off lately: unmotivated, moody, anxious, struggling to fall asleep, it’s not “just life.”

It’s your body trying to tell you something.

When you’ve ruled out everything but still don’t feel like yourself, there’s usually a deeper reason.

Here’s what I see most often ⬇️

🧠 Low mood + anxiety: Often linked to low vitamin D or magnesium, poor gut health, and low neurotransmitter production (yes, 90% of serotonin is made in your gut).

😴 Insomnia + restless sleep: Can stem from cortisol dysregulation, blood sugar imbalances, or poor melatonin conversion.

💧 Low motivation + fatigue: Common with sluggish thyroid function, low B vitamins, or mitochondrial dysfunction…and most standard labs miss it.

These are not random “symptoms.”

They’re messages from your body that something deeper is off hormonally, nutritionally, or metabolically.

And that’s where functional testing changes everything.

With the right labs like the DUTCH test, OAT (Organic Acids Test), and comprehensive thyroid + nutrient panels, we can uncover the exact reason why your brain and body feel disconnected… and create a protocol to bring you back into balance.

You deserve to feel like you again, not just survive each day.

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11/03/2025

Supplements aren’t the solution…unless they’re targeted. 🎯

If you’ve ever been handed a laundry list of supplements and told to “try this and see,” that’s not functional medicine.

That’s just replacing one pill-for-an-ill system with another and it’s not the root-cause approach your body deserves.

💊 A true functional medicine protocol is personalized and strategic built from real data, not guesswork.

✅ Functional labs for gut, hormones, adrenals, toxins, infections
✅ Your age, lifestyle, and activity levels
✅ A deep dive into your symptoms and timeline

This is where real healing happens: when we find your body’s specific imbalances and support the exact systems that need help. No more, no less.

Because when supplements are targeted, they’re powerful.

When they’re random, they’re expensive p*e.

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11/03/2025

If you’re trying to treat chronic Lyme by “killing it off” with antibiotics or herbs, you’re likely doing more harm than good.

Lyme isn’t just a bug you zap and move on from.

It’s a stealth infection, buried deep in biofilms, wrapped in immune confusion, and protected by a body that’s stuck in survival mode.

If you jump straight to kill-mode, you’ll trigger what’s known as a Herxheimer reaction (aka die-off):
👉Headaches
👉 Intense fatigue
👉 Body pain
👉 Flu-like symptoms
👉 Even worsening neurological issues

In some cases, the die-off is worse than the Lyme itself.

That’s why you need a strategic protocol that goes way beyond “just kill it.”

We need to:
➤ Open drainage and detox pathways
➤ Support immune regulation
➤ Break down biofilms
➤ THEN begin targeted microbial support

Chronic Lyme can absolutely be managed and improved, but only when we approach it in the right order.

If you’re stuck in a loop of treatments that make you feel worse, let’s get your body back on your side.

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Let’s get to the root and build a strategy that actually works.

10/30/2025

If you’re dragging through your days with brain fog, waking up wired at 2AM, struggling to focus, bloated after meals, and skipping bowel movements like it’s no big deal…

Let me be clear: this isn’t normal.

I know you’ve probably been told it’s “just stress,” “just aging,” or worse…been handed a prescription without a second glance.

But symptoms are signals. And when your body is whispering every day, it’s only a matter of time before it starts screaming.

✅ Brain fog? Could be low cortisol, poor detox, or blood sugar instability.
✅ Waking at 2–3AM? Often a cortisol spike or liver overload.
✅ Daily fatigue? Mitochondrial dysfunction, gut issues, or thyroid imbalance.
✅ Bloating? You don’t need to “cut more foods” you need to test for overgrowths or enzyme deficiencies.
✅ Irregular bowel movements? That’s your elimination pathway…if it’s backed up, everything is.

These are patterns I see every single day in my practice and the turning point always starts with this: testing.

If your doctor isn’t looking at your DUTCH test, comprehensive blood work, or GI mapping, you’re flying blind.

I work with patients who are DONE with bandaid approaches and ready for personalized answers. If that’s you:

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10/25/2025

Is it just stress… or is it mold? 🦠

If you’ve been chasing symptoms with no real answers and everything seems to flare up at once, it could be something deeper: mycotoxin illness.

Mold toxicity often hides beneath the surface, mimicking anxiety, burnout, IBS, and even autoimmune disease.

And if you’re not testing for mycotoxins or evaluating for CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), you could be missing the root cause entirely.

🧪 What I recommend:
✔️ Mycotoxin testing (urine-based)
✔️ CIRS lab panels
✔️ Thorough health + exposure history
✔️ A practitioner who knows how to interpret the data and support detox without overwhelming your system

If you suspect mold might be impacting your health, I’d love to help.

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10/22/2025

You’re tired. Not just “I need a nap” tired…I’m talking bone-deep fatigue that doesn’t lift no matter how much you sleep.

Add in brain fog, random sore throats, low-grade muscle aches, and you’ve probably thought:

“Why do I feel like I have the flu… all the time?”

There’s a chance your Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has reactivated.

Here’s the thing most conventional providers overlook:
🦠 EBV never truly leaves your system.
💤 It stays dormant until your body is under enough stress to wake it up.
🔥 Then, it flares. And it feels like something’s seriously wrong.

This is not a “new infection” it’s a signal.
A red flag.

Your body is under so much physical, emotional, or mental stress that it can’t keep old viruses quiet anymore.

It’s your immune system waving the white flag.

If no one is checking your EBV status, and your overall stress load, you’ll keep spiraling into cycles of exhaustion, inflammation, and flare-ups that make you feel like you’re falling apart.

And yes, I can test for this. And yes, there are ways to bring your immune system back into balance.

Let’s stop treating symptoms in isolation and start listening to what your body is really trying to say.

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Let’s get to the root.

10/18/2025