Strong on Health

03/15/2026

is with and his client, elite athlete at the Little Elm/Dallas triathlon today! 🏊 🚴🏃‍♀️

03/09/2026

What we say to ourselves is not just emotional encouragement.
It is biological instruction.

And sometimes the most powerful instruction we can give our body is this:

“This isn’t the end of the story.”

In today’s episode of Truth or Trend?, we sit down with gold medal para-athlete Trent Fielder for a conversation that goes far beyond athletics.

Trent shares his journey from being told there were no more answers…
to rebuilding his health and strength in extraordinary ways.

From:
• 14 medications → zero
• Surviving → gaining 20 pounds of muscle
• Frustration → becoming a messenger of hope

This episode is about what happens when someone decides to participate in their healing rather than surrender to a diagnosis.

We talk about:
• What it feels like to be told there are no solutions
• The mindset required to begin again
• How nutrition can rebuild strength at any level
• Why muscle is medicine
• The courage it takes to take responsibility for your health

If you or someone you love has ever felt stuck, dismissed, or out of options — this conversation will resonate deeply.

Healing isn’t passive.
It’s participatory.

And sometimes it begins with one brave decision.

🎧 Listen to today’s episode of Truth or Trend?

https://youtu.be/YTqPTGYELkY

What if the diagnosis wasn’t the end of the story?In this powerful episode, we sit down with gold medal para-athlete Trent Fielder to talk about resilience, ...

03/06/2026

Good morning, friends. ☀️

It feels like The Optimist Daily is walking right alongside us lately when it comes to conversations about health and healing.

With Daylight Saving Time approaching, many people will notice the effects of losing an hour of sleep—but for some, especially those navigating depression, anxiety, or other mental health challenges, the shift can feel much more significant. Research shows that changes to our sleep patterns can affect mood, energy, focus, and even overall health.

At Strong On Health, we believe these conversations matter. Sleep is not just rest—it’s one of the most powerful foundations for emotional resilience, healing, and well-being.

That’s why we’re sharing this article today. If you or someone you care about struggles during this seasonal shift, please know you are not alone. Sometimes simply understanding what’s happening in the body—and having a few supportive tools—can make the transition a little gentler.

A few helpful reminders from the article:
• Get morning sunlight soon after waking to help reset your body’s internal clock
• Move your body during the day—exercise supports your natural rhythm
• Limit caffeine after lunch and avoid heavy evening meals
• Create a calming wind-down routine before bed
• Keep your bedroom cool, dark, and quiet

Most importantly—be patient with yourself. Our bodies are adaptable, and with a little care and compassion, balance returns.

As we leave the office today to head to our Sleep Retreat, the timing of this conversation couldn’t be better. Rest is not a luxury—it’s a vital part of living well.

Please take good care of yourselves this week, and if someone in your life may be struggling, feel free to share this with them. Knowledge and support are powerful medicine.

Rest well, everyone. 🌙

Practical tips to help you navigate the time change smoothly and stay well-rested.

03/04/2026

This weekend we “spring forward,” and while losing an hour may not seem like much, research shows it can have a real impact on our health.

Studies have shown:
• A 24% increase in heart attacks on the Monday after the time change
• An 8% increase in ischemic strokes in the first two days following the shift

Sleep disruption affects our nervous system, stress hormones, blood pressure, and ultimately our hearts.

I’m going LIVE to share a few simple things you can do this weekend to protect your heart and support your body during the transition.

This is also why our Sleep Retreat this weekend couldn’t come at a better time.

Even if you aren’t attending, I’ll share a few practices you can follow at home to support deep, restorative sleep.

💙 Please share this video with someone you love. A small step toward better sleep could make a big difference.

ALSO — I’m excited to introduce something new we’re starting here at Strong On Health, inspired by one of our newest team members, Alicia!

We believe that when someone makes the decision to invest in their health and longevity, it deserves to be celebrated.

So starting this month:

✨ Every time someone invests in a General Health Pack, their name will be entered into a monthly drawing.

Each month we’ll be giving away our current monthly promotion for FREE to one member of our community.

It’s our way of saying thank you for choosing to prioritize your health and for being part of this journey with us.

Join me live to hear more — and please invite someone who could benefit from this message.

Let’s protect our hearts and support each other in living strong and well.

03/02/2026

🚨 NEW EPISODE LIVE — Truth or Trend? - The Holistic Breakdown Podcast 🚨

Is your bra supporting your health… or silently working against it?

Episode 52 dives into one of the most overlooked conversations in modern wellness — how clothing may impact lymphatic flow, hormone balance, and toxic exposure.

We sat down with Michael Drescher of Vibrant Body Company to separate truth from trend and explore questions many women have never been encouraged to ask.

This episode covers:
✅ Breast health awareness
✅ Lymphatic circulation
✅ Hidden chemicals in fabrics
✅ Detox support & health empowerment

This conversation isn’t about fear.

It’s about learning, awareness, and making informed choices for ourselves and the people we love.

If you know someone passionate about women’s health, please share this episode with them ❤️

🎧 Watch Episode 52 here:
https://youtu.be/ElCWmtrTpwI

From surviving… to thriving.
— Strong On Health

Episode 52 – Truth or Trend? The Holistic BreakdownIs your bra supporting your health… or silently working against it?In this powerful episode, we sit down w...

02/28/2026

For more than 10 years, I’ve shared this short video with clients and students because it does something remarkable in just a few minutes…

It helps people truly appreciate sleep.

In the United States, about 30% of adults and 66% of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived — and the consequences go far beyond feeling tired. Sleep loss affects memory, mood, learning, inflammation, cardiovascular health, and even long-term brain function. ()

This beautifully animated TED-Ed lesson by neuroscientist Claudia Aguirre explains what actually happens in your brain and body when you skip sleep — and why sleep is not a luxury… it’s biology.

🎥 Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqONk48l5vY

As I prepare to teach Module 2 of my Sleep Course with the Gaeta Institute, I’m reminded how transformational this knowledge can be when people finally understand why sleep matters.

And honestly… I’m even more excited about what’s coming next.

Our upcoming Crazy Wellness Sleep Retreat is shaping up to be WAY better than I originally imagined — deeper learning, real restoration, community, and practical tools people can actually bring home and live.

If better sleep (and better health) has been calling your name lately… this might be your moment.

🌙 Learn more about the retreat:
https://www.crazywellnessretreat.com/

Because thriving starts the night before.

Immersion weekend wellness retreats led by holistic health guides in beautiful Mineral Wells, TX

02/26/2026

This week during a mentorship call, a Nurse Practitioner shared something many clinicians are starting to experience:

👉 Patients pushing back on clinical recommendations because “ChatGPT said something different.”

And honestly — this moment in healthcare was inevitable.

Patients today are more informed, more curious, and more engaged in their health than ever before. In many ways, that’s a huge win. Self-advocacy, education, and participation in care are things we’ve wanted for years.

But it’s also creating a new challenge for practitioners:
How do we welcome informed patients without feeling like we’re competing with AI?

Here’s the mindset shift I believe will help prevent frustration — and even burnout:

ChatGPT is not your competition.
It’s becoming part of the healthcare conversation.

AI tools can provide education, help patients understand terminology, and even help them generate better questions for appointments. What they cannot do is replace clinical judgment, medical training, or individualized care.

Recently, I asked ChatGPT how clinicians might communicate this to patients in a respectful and collaborative way, and I thought the response was worth sharing with fellow practitioners:

🗣️ “I think it’s great that you’re researching your health and asking questions — tools like ChatGPT can be helpful for learning general information. Just keep in mind that it isn’t a medical provider and doesn’t know your full medical history, labs, or personal risk factors. I recommend using it as a starting point for education, while medical decisions should be guided by your healthcare team who understands your specific situation.”
— ChatGPT

Another version I loved:

🗣️ “Think of ChatGPT as an educational resource. Your healthcare team helps interpret and safely apply information to your unique body and medical history.”
— ChatGPT

Notice what this does:
✅ Validates the patient
✅ Reduces defensiveness
✅ Reinforces professional expertise
✅ Keeps the practitioner in partnership rather than opposition

The reality is this: patients are not going to stop using AI.

So the opportunity for us as healthcare professionals is to lead the conversation instead of resisting it.

When we position ourselves as guides who help interpret information — rather than gatekeepers of information — trust actually deepens.

To my fellow practitioners feeling this tension right now:

You are still essential.
Your training still matters.
Clinical wisdom cannot be automated.

AI may help patients ask questions…
but you help them make safe, personalized decisions.

And maybe the future of healthcare isn’t practitioner vs. technology —
but practitioner + informed patient + responsible AI working together.

Curious — are you seeing this show up in your practice yet?

02/24/2026

☀️🍄 Did you know you can increase the Vitamin D content of your food… with sunlight?

This week in the clinic, I was reviewing labs with a client who lives far up in the Northeast. Her Vitamin D level? 66 — right in the sweet spot.

She’s been taking a D3/K2 supplement, which has worked beautifully. But in my practice, we’re always asking:

How can we maintain optimal levels with more food and lifestyle — and less supplementation?

In February up north, sunlight isn’t realistic. So we talked about:

✔️ Sardines (tiny but mighty for Vitamin D)
✔️ Fatty fish
✔️ And… mushrooms

Then we talked about something I love teaching:

If you place mushrooms gill-side up in direct sunlight for 30–60 minutes before cooking them, they naturally convert ergosterol into Vitamin D2.

Yes. You can literally sun-charge your mushrooms.

And that’s just the beginning.

Mushrooms are also one of the richest sources of ergothioneine — a powerful antioxidant we cannot make ourselves, yet our bodies have special transport proteins designed to carry.

Some researchers have even nicknamed it “Vitamin L” for longevity.

This is why I ask every single client, at every single visit:
“How many days per week are you eating mushrooms?”

If your answer is zero… this is your gentle nudge. 🍄✨

I wrote a new blog post sharing:

• How to supercharge mushrooms with sunlight
• How many you’d need to reach ~600 IU
• Why they matter for long-term health
• And why they’re part of every longevity conversation in my clinic

Healing doesn’t always require more.
Sometimes it requires intention.

Read the full post here: https://www.strongonhealth.com/single-post/sun-charged-mushrooms-a-simple-powerful-tool-for-vitamin-d-longevity

There’s something deeply satisfying about helping someone realize that healing doesn’t always come from a bottle — sometimes it comes from sunlight hitting food.Today, while reviewing bloodwork with an online client in the Northeast, we celebrated something beautiful: her Vitamin D level was 6...

02/23/2026

The sun is shining.
The conversations are getting bolder.
And the momentum is building.

Episode 51 of Truth or Trend? The Holistic Breakdown is LIVE.

Because thriving isn’t about chasing every trend.
It’s about understanding how the body works — and partnering with it.

As always, our goal isn’t to dismiss innovation — it’s to empower you with context, physiology, and clarity so you can make informed decisions about your health.

Next week, we dive into one of the most overlooked conversations in women’s health — what we wear, what touches our skin for 12+ hours a day, and how awareness creates power.

Because living to 140 and beyond isn’t just about what we eat.
It’s about what we question.
What we choose.
What we’re willing to look at more closely.

Awareness + discernment.

And the next week?

We bring you something even more powerful.

A story of transformation.
A story of rebuilding.
A story of going from 14 medications… to zero.
From surviving… to thriving.

Episode 53 is about The Courage to Begin Again.

That is the throughline of this season.
Of this movement.
Of living as best you can to 140 and beyond.

No matter your diagnosis.
No matter your starting point.
No matter what you’ve been told.

You are never out of options when you are willing to begin again.

Watch Episode 51 here:
🎥 https://youtu.be/0tUtZLD16Bs

Stay with us.
The momentum is real.
And we are just getting started.

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02/12/2026

We could all use more good news.

Here’s some:

A neuroscientist from the University of Chicago recently shared research showing that spending time in nature measurably improves brain function — increasing attention, improving mood, accelerating healing, and even reducing inflammation.

Participants who walked in a park improved their cognitive performance by 20% compared to those who walked in an urban setting.

Hospital patients with views of trees healed faster.
Children surrounded by greenery performed better academically.
Even adding a single tree per city block improved reported health outcomes.

Nature isn’t a luxury.

It’s neurological medicine.

And this is exactly why, at the Crazy Wellness Sleep Retreat, we spend as much time outdoors as possible.

Not as a side activity.
Not as entertainment.
But as therapy.

🌿 Stargazing under wide Texas skies
🌿 Resting in a hammock
🌿 Walking the ranch at a slower rhythm
🌿 Spending time with Flo, our miniature Highland cow
🌿 Wandering through the herb garden
🌿 Letting the nervous system exhale

When we talk about improving sleep, we often focus on supplements, routines, or discipline.

But the brain needs something more foundational:

Soft fascination.
Natural light cycles.
Open space.
Rhythmic movement.
Safety.

Nature gently restores attention and reduces the stress load that keeps so many people wired and exhausted.

If sleep has felt fragile…
If your brain feels tired but overstimulated…
If you’ve been doing everything right and still not fully recovering…

It may not be more effort you need.

It may be more sky.

📍 Crazy Wellness Spring Retreat: Ultimate Sleep
March 6–8, 2026 | Mineral Wells, TX

Join us for a weekend designed to restore your nervous system, your sleep, and your brain — the way humans were meant to heal.

Learn more here:
https://www.crazywellnessretreat.com/events/crazy-wellness-spring-retreat-ultimate-sleep-march-6-8-2026-mineral-wells-tx

Nature isn’t an amenity.

It’s a necessity.

And we would love to share it with you. 🌙🌿

Crazy Water Rest Yourself River Ranch

Registration is now open for our Crazy Wellness Spring Immersion Weekend. We will focus on ultimate SLEEP, but, as always, this retreat also includes workshops and activities centered around experiences, education, and fellowship that will revive, energize and rebalance the body and spirit.

02/11/2026

Sometimes healing happens quietly.

And then one day, you get a message that makes you stop and just sit in gratitude.

Almost a year ago, I met a young physician at a dinner following a thyroid seminar I was teaching. She had been on thyroid medication since 2017 and told me she felt miserable — like she was managing numbers but never truly feeling well.

Over the past year, we worked patiently.

Not chasing symptoms.
Not forcing outcomes.
Not looking for shortcuts.

We focused on foundations:
• Stress physiology
• Sleep
• Nutrition
• Nervous system support
• Creating the right environment for the body to regulate

Recently she shared that she has now been off her thyroid medication for several months (appropriately supervised) and feels better than she has in years.

But what moved me most was the last line of her review:

“I can’t wait to share this with my own patients… it is possible to feel great.”

That’s the ripple effect.

When a physician experiences restoration in her own body, she practices differently.

She listens differently.
She asks deeper questions.
She carries hope into the exam room.

This isn’t about rejecting medication.
It’s about remembering that the body is intelligent.
It’s about giving physiology time and context.
It’s about partnership.

Healing is rarely overnight.
It requires commitment.
It requires patience.
It requires courage.

And she brought all three.

If you’ve ever been told “this is just how it is,” I want you to hear this:

The story may not be finished.
The body often knows more than we think.
And healing is possible.

🤍

02/11/2026

Today I got off a Zoom call that reminded me why I do this work.

A young physician first came to me just over a year ago after attending a thyroid seminar I was teaching. She had been on thyroid medication since 2019.

Like many people, she assumed this was permanent.
A life sentence.
Managed — not healed.

Over the past year, we didn’t chase symptoms.
We didn’t force outcomes.

We worked patiently and comprehensively:
• Stress physiology
• Sleep
• Nutrition
• Nervous system support
• Foundational restoration

Today she shared that she has been off her thyroid medication for several months — and is feeling better than she has in years.

This is not about “getting off medication.”
This is about something far more important:

✨ Healing is possible.
✨ The body is adaptive.
✨ When given time and the right context, it can do what once seemed impossible.

Too many people are told their diagnosis is their destiny.

I don’t believe that.

I believe in physiology.
I believe in partnership.
I believe in creating the conditions where the body remembers how to regulate and restore.

Join me live as I share this story and talk about what it really takes to create an environment where healing can unfold.

If you or someone you love has been told “this is just how it is,” I want you to hear this conversation.

Your body is not broken.
It may simply be waiting for the right support.