Mankato Integrative Medicine, LLC

02/13/2026

🥚 Raw Eggs and Vitamin B7: What You Need to Know! 🥚

Did you know that raw egg whites contain a protein called avidin that can block your body from absorbing vitamin B7 (biotin)? 🤯 Let’s break it down in simple terms!

Biotin is a water-soluble vitamin that keeps your body running smoothly:

💇 Supports healthy hair, skin, and nails

⚡ Helps turn food into energy

🧠 Supports brain and nervous system health

Basically, biotin is like your body’s little energy and beauty helper! 💛

🧐 What is Avidin and Why is It in Eggs?

Avidin is a protein naturally found in raw egg whites. Its main job? To protect the egg by binding to biotin which bacteria need to grow helping keep the egg safe until it’s ready to hatch. 🐣

But here’s the catch: when we eat raw egg whites, avidin also binds to our biotin, stopping it from being absorbed. Over time, eating lots of raw eggs can lower your biotin levels.

🔥 Why Cooking Matters

Good news! Cooking denatures (inactivates) avidin. That means:

🍳 Raw egg whites → Avidin active → Biotin blocked

🍳 Cooked egg whites → Avidin inactive → Biotin absorbed normally

⚠️ Clinical Relevance

Biotin deficiency is rare but can occur with frequent consumption of raw egg whites. Symptoms may include:

Hair thinning or hair loss 💇

Brittle nails 💅

Skin rashes 🌿

Fatigue, mood changes, or tingling sensations 😴

Fun tip: Egg yolks naturally contain biotin, so eating whole cooked eggs gives you all the biotin benefits without the blockage! 🥚💛

✨ Your health, your well-being, your journey. We're here to support you at Mankato Integrative Medicine, LLC✨

📞 Call us at (507) 414-7500
🌐 Visit our website https://mankatointegrative.com/

02/13/2026

Elevated HDL “good” cholesterol can be a sign of something more ominous.

02/12/2026

Update: surgery is done and was successful! Keep the prayers coming for an uneventful recovery. Her immune system and body tissues are weak from chemotherapy making her rcovery more difficult than your average post-surgical patient. ❤️

Asking once again for prayers for Miriam’s surgery on Thursday.

02/11/2026

💚 We Designed Membership to Support Your Health Journey

At Mankato Integrative Medicine, our goal isn’t just quick visits, it’s real, lasting health results. Functional and integrative medicine works best when there is consistency, follow-through, and a clear plan of care. Our membership structure is designed to support exactly that.

✅ Why membership helps you:

🔹 Keeps your care plan on track, not just one visit at a time
🔹 Encourages consistency and accountability with your treatment
🔹 Makes follow-ups, monitoring, and adjustments more structured
🔹 Supports ongoing root-cause investigation, not just symptom relief
🔹 Helps you stay committed to your health goals and long-term progress

Functional medicine is a journey and outcomes are strongest when we work together over time, not just during single appointments. Membership helps create that partnership and continuity of care.

For our existing patients, If you’re unsure which membership level fits your needs, please reach out, we’re happy to walk you through it and help you choose what best supports your health goals. 💬

🔎 For our Existing Patients, learn more about our membership options here:
👉 https://mankatointegrative.com/memberships/

📣 Announcement:
We are not yet accepting new patients at this time, but soon we will be introducing new membership plan options for new patients. More details are coming soon and we’re excited to share these updates with you!

Thank you for your continued trust and for being part of our health community! ✨

✨ Your health, your well-being, your journey. We're here to support you at Mankato Integrative Medicine, LLC✨

📞 Call us at (507) 414-7500
🌐 Visit our website https://mankatointegrative.com/

02/03/2026

You can’t buy back your health once it’s gone. The body gives us signs early on that something is not right; you can ignore them and allow the disease trajectory to progress or you can invest in changing the trajectory. It will either cost you now or later, just a different type of cost.

We treat our health like it’s infinite, until it’s not.

We push through exhaustion, fuel ourselves with processed food, and tell ourselves we’ll “get healthy later” once work slows down, once the kids are older, once we have more time.

But your health isn’t waiting for you to be ready. Every choice you make TODAY is either building vitality, or stealing it from your future.

Every bite of ultra-processed food. Every workout you skip. Every night you sacrifice sleep for screen time. Every stress response you ignore. These are withdrawals from your health account. And unlike your bank account, you can’t just make a bigger deposit later to fix the damage.

Your health is everything.

Your body was designed to heal, but you have to give it what it needs. Start today. Not next month, today. Because the best time to invest in your health was 10 years ago. The second best time is right now.

02/02/2026

✨ Motivation Monday Update from Mankato Integrative Medicine ✨

Change can feel uncomfortable, but it also creates space for growth, improvement, and better service 💛

We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who has stayed with us and supported us during our recent transition. Your patience, understanding, and kindness truly mean the world to our team 🙏

We’ve completed a major system upgrade behind the scenes ⚙️ all with the goal of improving efficiency, communication, and overall patient care. Transitions take work, but they help us serve you better and that’s always our priority 🩺

✅ We are now fully operating
👩‍⚕️ We are actively prioritizing and caring for our current patients

📋 We are not yet accepting new patients at this time
But don’t worry, if you’d like to be seen in the future, you can send us an email 📩 and we’ll gladly add you to our waitlist. We’ll reach out as soon as spots become available.

Thank you for growing with us, trusting us, and being part of our journey 🌱 Your health remains our mission, and we’re excited for what’s ahead.

✨ Your health, your well-being, your journey. We're here to support you at Mankato Integrative Medicine, LLC✨

📞 Call us at (507) 414-7500
🌐 Visit our website https://mankatointegrative.com/

02/01/2026

01/31/2026

Not only does it taste awful, diet soda had been linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease and now dementia. Aspartame was initially created to kill ants by paralyzing their nervous systems. Later, big food realized that because it’s so potently sweet it could be used in small amounts to sweeten food with less calories than adding sugar.

Frequent consumption of diet soda has been tied to an increased risk for dementia, although the association may be mediated by certain physical conditions.

New findings from the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS) showed a fourfold increased dementia risk among dementia-free individuals who consumed more than one diet soda per day. https://bit.ly/3NMeuoS

01/28/2026

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