05/15/2025
Considering the Standard American Diet, reduced nutrients in our soil, and living in the Midwest, we have basic nutrition needs that remain unmet.
Here are a few of Dr. Heidi’s recommendations!
*Vitamin D3 with k2.
Obtain a basic blood panel to see what your levels of Vitamin D are and how to dose.
We need to dose with this supplement because our body only makes this vitamin when we are out in the sun in the summer months.
Vitamin D is necessary for the body to absorb Calcium, supports immune function and keeps muscles and brain cells functioning properly.
*Whole food multi-vitamin/multi-mineral
I believe this is very important because we aren’t obtaining all of the nutrients we need from our food. Plus, as we age, our body becomes so much less efficient at absorption and breaking down the food we are eating. This means we aren’t pulling the nutrients out of our food like we are meant to.
I recommend avoiding the big box store one-a-day vitamins for that very reason.
Make sure the vitamin is from a whole food source. Many choose to take the vitamins in a powder form (fruits and greens in a powder) which is great for better absorption. My personal favorites are from
Ancient Nutrition and from Garden of Life.
**Essential Fatty Acids
Aka….fish oil to most folks.
EPA/DHA are essential fatty acids most commonly found in cold water fish and algae. They are called “essential” for a very good reason. Our body doesn’t produce these but needs them for basic and high functions. These acids are necessary for brain and cognitive development and function, immune function, eye and heart health, reducing inflammation and cardiovascular function and reducing blood pressure.
When looking for a good fish oil, BRANDS MATTER! Look for sourcing from cold water, wild caught fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardines. Fish oil can easily become rancid if processed cheaply or poorly and you want to avoid contaminants in the fish itself.
My trusted brand is Innate Choice.
**Magnesium
This is something I recommend to most of my patients because we all live such a high paced and high stress lifestyle. Magnesium can definitely be taken in by our diets but we end up using more than we consume. If you are stressed, if you work out, if you eat processed foods, drink alcohol, have muscle ticks or spasms and/or are constipated, you may be lacking magnesium! There are multiple forms of Magnesium. Here are a few of the most common:
Magnesium Citrate: Great for slow bowels (constipation)
Magnesium Glycinate: Highly absorbable and great for muscle recovery and sleeping.
Magnesium L-threonate: Also more easily absorbed and will commonly help with cognitive function, headaches, concussion recovery and also muscle function.