Dr. Tara Campbell, ND

Dr. Tara Campbell, ND Dr. Tara Campbell, ND Your best health is literally my business. Book your complimentary introductory consult, and let's chat Higher Health!

I'd love to hear your health concerns and goals, and to share my unique treatment approach with you. My specialty focus is Intravenous Vitamin Therapy, brain and neurotransmitter health, hormone balance, digestive concerns, anxiety/depression, weight loss, asthma, pain and Fibromyalgia.

A week before this race, I was gripping the side rails, genuinely afraid we were going to tip.A week later?Heavier winds...
08/21/2026

A week before this race, I was gripping the side rails, genuinely afraid we were going to tip.

A week later?

Heavier winds…and this time I was at the helm 😬
(Rookie!).

Boat heeling.
Weather helm (it’s a thing!) pulling me off course.

And instead of fear, I felt this fierce focus.

Stand strong.
Pull back to course.
Feel the boat.
Read the wind.
Trust the crew.
Go. Go. Go!

I’ve got this.

I was completely in it.

And I keep thinking about that moment.

How different something feels when you stop trying to predict what might happen and just deal with what’s actually happening.

Because we all have things in life we can’t control.

And it’s so easy for our minds to get ten steps ahead. To run through every scenario. Every what if. Every possible outcome.

But none of that changes what’s right in front of us.

Right here. Right now. What’s mine to do next?

Courage isn’t about being fearless.

It’s about being so present that fear doesn’t get to make the decisions.

You can’t always control what’s coming at you.

But you CAN keep your hands on the wheel and stand strong 💪

Fear doesn’t steer 👊

Does IV therapy really work?It’s a fair question, especially if you’re wondering whether an IV is really that different ...
08/20/2026

Does IV therapy really work?
It’s a fair question, especially if you’re wondering whether an IV is really that different from taking vitamins at home.

The biggest difference is how the nutrients get into your body.
With oral supplements, nutrients have to move through your digestive system before they reach your bloodstream.

How much you absorb can depend on the nutrient, the dose, your digestion and your individual health.

With an IV, that step is bypassed.

That means certain nutrients can be delivered directly into the bloodstream and, in some cases, reach levels that simply aren’t possible with oral supplements.

Vitamin C is a great example.

As oral doses get higher, absorption drops. IV vitamin C can reach dramatically higher blood levels than oral vitamin C.

And sometimes the route can affect the outcome.

We see this in research on treatments such as IV iron.

Where bypassing digestion can be particularly helpful for people who don’t tolerate oral iron well, don’t absorb it effectively, or need to restore iron levels more efficiently.

But that doesn’t mean everyone needs an IV.

The more important question is:

Would IV therapy make sense for you?

That depends on what you’re trying to improve, your health history, your nutrient status and whether there’s actually an advantage to using the IV route.

We took a much deeper look at the research in our newest article, including:

• Why IV nutrients are different from pills
• When bypassing digestion may matter
• IV therapy and fatigue
• Vitamin C and higher blood levels
• IV iron vs. oral iron
• When oral supplements may be perfectly enough
• How to know whether IV therapy is worth considering

Read the full article to learn more.
https://higherhealthcentre.com/does-iv-therapy-work/

08/18/2026

Have you checked your iron stores?

08/13/2026

Chewing ICE? Your iron might be low. 🧊

It sounds strange, but a persistent craving for ice has a name: pagophagia, a form of pica.

And it can sometimes show up when your iron stores are running low.

Here’s where it gets interesting:

You can have low iron before you become anemic.

A standard CBC can tell us things like your hemoglobin and hematocrit.

But it doesn’t necessarily tell us how much iron you have stored.

That’s where ferritin comes in.

So you may be told your bloodwork is “normal” while still dealing with things like:

✅ fatigue
✅hair shedding
✅brain fog
✅restless legs
✅poor exercise recovery
✅craving or chewing ice

None of those symptoms automatically mean low iron.

There are plenty of other possible causes.

But if they sound familiar, it may be worth pulling up your last bloodwork and asking one simple question:

Was my ferritin actually checked?

And one important note: low ferritin doesn’t automatically mean you need an iron infusion.

Sometimes food is enough. Sometimes oral iron makes sense.

And sometimes the bigger question is why your iron is low in the first place.

If you’re not sure what your bloodwork means or what to check next, we offer a free 15-minute call with a licensed practitioner at Higher Health.

No pressure. Just a place to start.

Save this post, and send it to the person who is always crunching on ice. 🧊

CBC stands for Complete Blood Count, and it’s one of the most common blood tests we order.It looks at things like:• Hemo...
08/12/2026

CBC stands for Complete Blood Count, and it’s one of the most common blood tests we order.

It looks at things like:

• Hemoglobin: the protein that carries oxygen through your body

• Hematocrit: how much of your blood is made up of red blood cells

• Red blood cells : the cells responsible for carrying oxygen

• White blood cells:part of your immune response

• Platelets: which help your blood clot

When someone comes to see me feeling tired, weak, dizzy, short of breath, or just saying,

“I don’t feel like myself,”

the CBC is often one of the places I look.

But here’s the important part:

A “normal” CBC doesn’t always mean everything is fine.

For example, your hemoglobin can still be within range even when your iron stores, reflected by ferritin, are already low.

That’s why we’ll often look at the CBC alongside other markers.

Like ferritin, B12, thyroid markers, and more.

Depending on what you’re experiencing.

Think of the CBC as one piece of the puzzle.

It gives us a useful snapshot of what’s happening in your blood.

But sometimes we need to look a little deeper to understand why you’re feeling the way you do.

Save this one for the next time you’re looking at your bloodwork and wondering what all those numbers actually mean. ❤️

If you’re the person who always has a cup of ice beside you… read this. 👀🧊You grab a cube.Crunch it.Then another.You may...
08/12/2026

If you’re the person who always has a cup of ice beside you… read this. 👀🧊

You grab a cube.
Crunch it.
Then another.

You may have been doing it for so long that it just feels normal.

But persistent craving and chewing of ice has a name,

Pagophagia

and it’s commonly associated with iron deficiency, even in people who aren’t anemic.

And that distinction matters.

Because you can be dealing with fatigue, hair shedding, restless legs, headaches or workouts that suddenly feel harder before your hemoglobin ever drops into the anemic range.

Iron deficiency itself can cause symptoms even without anemia.

So if you’ve been told:

"Your bloodwork is normal.”

…but you still don’t feel like yourself, take another look.

Was ferritin checked?

Ferritin is one of the key tests used to assess your iron stores, while a CBC helps assess things like hemoglobin and whether anemia is present.

They tell us different parts of the story.

And one important point:

Low iron doesn’t automatically mean you need an iron infusion.

Sometimes food is part of the answer.
Sometimes oral iron may be appropriate.
Sometimes further investigation is needed.
And sometimes iron isn’t the problem at all.

That’s why we start by looking at the whole picture.

Not sure what your bloodwork is telling you?

We offer a free 15-minute call with a licensed practitioner at Higher Health to help you understand what your next step may be.

No pressure. No assumption that you need treatment.

Sometimes the most useful answer is finding out that iron **isn’t** the issue.

Link in bio to book your free call.

Save this post for the next time you pull up your bloodwork. 🧊

What does this mean for women in perimenopause?Researchers studied 97 healthy women at different stages of the menopause...
08/11/2026

What does this mean for women in perimenopause?

Researchers studied 97 healthy women at different stages of the menopause transition during an IV vitamin C infusion.

They looked at how flexible the carotid artery was.

Think of your arteries like soft hoses.

They need to relax and stretch as blood moves through them.

Here’s what happened:

• Premenopause: no significant change
• Early perimenopause: no significant change
• Late perimenopause: artery flexibility improved by about 15%
• Postmenopause:*improved by about 17%

In simple terms:

The arteries became temporarily less stiff in women later in the menopause transition.

Why is that interesting?

As estrogen declines, oxidative stress can increase and blood vessels can become less flexible.

IV vitamin C produced a measurable short-term response in the women further along in menopause.

Does that mean IV vitamin C treats menopause symptoms?

No.

But it does show that perimenopause affects much more than periods and hot flashes.

And it gives us another reason to consider IV nutrient therapy as one possible part of a bigger midlife health plan.

Not a “menopause IV.”

Not the whole plan.

One potential tool alongside nutrition, exercise, sleep, bloodwork and appropriate hormone or medical care.

Want to know whether IV therapy could make sense for you?

Book a complimentary call with Higher Health.

Perimenopause is about more than hot flashes and hormones.Changes in estrogen can affect multiple systems in the body, i...
08/11/2026

Perimenopause is about more than hot flashes and hormones.

Changes in estrogen can affect multiple systems in the body, including oxidative stress and vascular function.

And here’s the interesting part:

Human studies have found that IV vitamin C produced measurable short-term improvements in vascular function in late-perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

That doesn’t mean IV therapy “treats menopause.”

But it does give us a credible reason to consider IV nutrient therapy as one possible tool within a more complete midlife health plan.

At Higher Health, we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all “menopause drip.”

We look at the bigger picture:

▫️Sleep
▫️Energy
▫️Nutrition and protein
▫️Bloodwork
▫️Exercise and recovery
▫️Hormonal and medical care when appropriate
▫️And whether individualized IV nutrient support makes sense for you

The goal is to understand what has changed in your body, and build the right plan from there.

We’ve just published a new article breaking down the research and what it may mean for women in perimenopause and menopause.

Read: “IV Therapy in Perimenopause? Why It Deserves a Place in the Conversation.”

➡️ On our blog and linked in bio 👌.

➡️ higherhealthcentre.com/perimenopause-iv-therapy-vitamin-c-research

Perimenopause is about more than hot flashes and hormones.Changes in estrogen can affect multiple systems in the body, i...
08/10/2026

Perimenopause is about more than hot flashes and hormones.

Changes in estrogen can affect multiple systems in the body, including oxidative stress and vascular function.

And here’s the interesting part:

Human studies have found that IV vitamin C produced measurable short-term improvements in vascular function in late-perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

That doesn’t mean IV therapy “treats menopause.”

But it does give us a credible reason to consider IV nutrient therapy as one possible tool within a more complete midlife health plan.

At Higher Health, we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all “menopause drip.”

We look at the bigger picture:

• Sleep
• Energy
• Nutrition and protein
• Bloodwork
• Exercise and recovery
• Hormonal and medical care when appropriate
• And whether individualized IV nutrient support makes sense for you

The goal isn’t to choose an IV first.

It’s to understand what has changed in your body, and build the right plan from there.

We’ve just published a new article breaking down the research and what it may mean for women in perimenopause and menopause.

Read: “IV Therapy in Perimenopause? Why It Deserves a Place in the Conversation.”

https://higherhealthcentre.com/perimenopause-iv-therapy-vitamin-c-research/

07/30/2026

Exhausted, shedding more hair than usual, and always cold? This is for you.

Low iron could be playing a role.

But here’s where many people get confused:

one iron number, or being told your results are “in range”,doesn’t always give you the full picture.

There are 3 blood-work markers worth looking at together:

🩸 Ferritin

This reflects the iron your body has stored.

🩸 Hemoglobin

This helps show whether low iron has progressed to anemia.

🩸 Transferrin saturation

This tells us how much iron is actually available for your body to use.

Your numbers matter, but so do your symptoms.

We also need to understand why your iron may be low, whether oral iron has helped, and whether it has caused side effects.

Because you shouldn’t have to keep guessing why you still feel exhausted.

Have recent blood work but aren’t sure what it means?

Book a complimentary iron screening consultation.

We’ll review your results with you.

Explain what the numbers mean in plain language, and help you understand the most appropriate next step.

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