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09/08/2026

🌈 There are endless ways to engage our children of any age in food prep & healthier eating. If you give the thought and take the time to do so, the dividends it pays is worth far more than even the best health insurance plan

If we don't spend the time & money on our children's wellness now, we and they will be forced to spend more time & money on their illness later. There are plenty of ideas at the end of the rainbow, aka my veggie loaded, bean rich, fruit filled functional food page

🫄 Our overall success as parents is not defined by what our children eat -- but it sure is nice when they choose on their own to eat the healthy way in which they were raised. All children will go through...
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👪 Is your family on the same health page? More than 1/3 of my functional medicine nutrition practice is with families and their children. Usually there is one family member who is the sickest, needing the most help. Consistently we notice that this person does better when other family members are on the same page. Conversely, when everyone is doing their own thing independently, this person struggles and takes longer to heal.

👦 Here's a recent patient experience of a 12-year-old boy ~ My greatest concern is my 12-year-old son and his well-being. He had several issues like allergic rhinitis, very low energy, eczema flare ups, and he got very nervous without apparent reason. He couldn't do any sports because of the tiredness, dizziness and headaches he felt most of the time. It has been 8 months working together with Karl... Nickolas' experience continues in comments

👦🫐👧 Veggie-loaded kids have better brains ~ Children who eat a better diet, packed with fruit and vegetables, have better mental health — according to new research from...
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A major study found that when processed foods are removed from childrens diets, ADHD symptoms dropped 53%. No meds. No therapy. Just food.
See yesterday's post about ADHA & Diet on my Profile page

⚠️ Caution ~ One size Berberine doesn't fit all! Known as “natures Ozempic" Berberine also has its share of side effect...
09/05/2026

⚠️ Caution ~ One size Berberine doesn't fit all! Known as “natures Ozempic" Berberine also has its share of side effects ~ the potent antimicrobial/antibiotic properties can disrupt healthy gut bacteria, especially when used long-term

The sub-acute concentrations of berberine lead to altered liver function, gastric troubles, hepato and hematotoxicity, hemorrhagic inflammatory consequences, damage to immune cells and induced apoptosis

Berberine is NOT an herb!

The isolated EXTRACT acts very differently than naturally occurring whole herb sources found in plants like Oregon grape, European barberry, goldthread phellodendron, tree turmeric & goldenseal (which is endangered and very pricey, but one of the best herbal antibiotics on the planet.
Contrary to popular belief, berberine is NOT an herb, it's a drug-like isolated extract compound.

7 ➕ BENNIES of BERBERINE
It can indeed have SO MANY medicinal properties & health bennies, especially within a whole herb context - See BSB below

Thus far in the science research, I'm at 7 and counting: liver support, antiviral, antimicrobial, lowers BP & cholesterol, blood sugar regulation & last but not least weight management. BUT PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS❗️ Personalization is key🗝

Here's a safer, more effective whole-herb option
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BSB Herbal Tonic for Blood Sugar Balance & reducing cravings contains 16 synergistic professional grade botanical extracts, including those containing Berberine PLUS integral cofactos...
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See the full post + 3 related supportive posts
• BSB HERBAL TONIC - BLOOD SUGAR BALANCE
(see below + full post)
• WHOLE HERBS ~ THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: FOOD & MEDICINE
• NATURAL ANTIBIOTICS DISRUPT GUT BIOME
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09/02/2026

🧠 BRAIN TO TOE MINERALS RUN THE SHOW ~ they are the foundational building blocks for thousands of enzymes & biochemical reactions including

💥 ENERGY Production - Minerals are the spark plugs of life, igniting our mitochondria

🔄 HORMONE Conversion & bioactivation - Central to thyroid hormone is iodine

⚡ DIGESTIVE Enzymes - low zinc & magnesium = low stomach acid

💫 LIVER Detoxification - phase one & two are both mineral dependent

💉 BLOOD Building - Central to the hemoglobin molecule is iron

🤓 BRAIN & Neurotransmitter function - zinc & cognitive processing speed

❤ HEART rhythm & cardiac function is maintained by electrolyte minerals like potassium/sodium & magnesium/calcium

🌞 VITAMIN Catalyst - Vitamin D (actually a hormone) depends on magnesium for conversion into it's bioactive form

🍖 DEM BONES ~ the foundation of us ALL! It takes so much more than calcium to build a healthy bone matrix - 28 nutrients in a delicate Balancing Act

🛡 IMMUNE Resilience - Zinc is an effective virus shield, but occurs in a delicate & precarious balancing act with copper & iron. THINK before you Zinc! See previous post

➕ 2,093 other biochemical reactions
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MINERALS ARE NATURAL BORN NETWORKERS ~ No single mineral functions alone. When you take one, you mess with others. EVEN IF you take one of the indicated minerals targeted for a specific body system or symptom, and EVEN IF you get improvement, the inevitable interactions impact can leave you with a net imbalance & adverse consequences without knowing or feeling it

🔑 HOW do you REALLY know what YOUR ACTUAL mineral needs are? All too often, due to malabsorption and/or mis-metabolism, I find patients deficient in the very nutrients they are consuming plenty of - EVEN IF you appear to benefit from them! If you are not testing you're blindly guessing

💊 NO ROOM FOR DIY GUESSWORK - Even if you THINK your mineral bases are covered...
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💇 Hair Mineral Testing analyzes for 30 minerals, both nutritional & toxic. It is one of the most functionally meaningful & economical nutrition tests available to establish your...

💇‍♀️ 🪟 💇‍♂️ HTMA is the MRI

08/30/2026

💪 If you've been working on your health issues for some time now you're aware that healing is not linear but rather an ongoing process with detours. Its not a quick supplement or medication fix. Its not a diet and its not linear but rather a process of adaptation, modification & evolving lifestyle changes. Setbacks are expected. Two steps forward and one back is still called progress. In other words, healing is a journey, not a destination

In my 40 years of clinical nutrition practice, this 3 step process has proven most effective

OVERVIEW
1️⃣ Establish your nutritional baseline while preliminarily screening for root causes
2️⃣ Dig deeper to identify, prioritize & resolve root causes
3️⃣ Fine tuning & follow up maintenance

While I do see a few patients for focused single consultations, the majority of my patients achieve the best results through this 3 Phase Session Schedule. This is how I can be the most thorough and do the most good

Each Phase consists of 2 virtual consultations a month apart

PHASE 1️⃣

1st VISIT
In-depth interview to discuss your health issues and systematically go through ALL body systems thoroughly, along with your diet & lifestyle: digestion, immune, hormonal, sleep, stress, exercise, Etc

A virtual nutrition physical examination, some if which is more accurate & functionally meaningful than blood vitamin tests

INTERIM
You receive your Personal Nutrition Plan, my handwritten, solid preliminary recommendations and plenty of homework, including detailed instructions for any further at home self testing & monitoring

2nd VISIT
We review the results of your Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis along with any previous labs & medical records you'd like my functional perspective on. Remember, so-called "normal " doesn't mean optimal nor healthy.

By learning your story first at the initial consult, and then reviewing labs at the second visit, I'm able to treat the whole person, not just a test result number

PHASE 2️⃣ & 3️⃣ are described in the Session Scedule on the CONSULTING page of my website or may be requested via email by linking in Profile to the CONTACT page on my website

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08/28/2026

👀 Kids especially eat in color. 🌈  There's so much enjoyment in looking at, handling and preparing food, even before it enters our mouth

👦 Enhance your child's lifelong appreciation for healthy food by involving them in its selection, meal planning & preparation

👄 Digestion also begins before the mouth. Try this simple visualization exercise, which also demonstrates that we eat with our mind. Close your eyes and imagine sinking your teeth into a whole lemon, skin and all. Notice what happens in your mouth. Salivary enzymes are being secreted with just a thought! 

👅 Insufficient saliva contributes to dry mouth and a host of dental problems and often occurs  with nose breathing.  The parotid glands produce the most saliva, locate at the back of the jaw in front of each ear.  In addition to massaging this area, there are targeted nutritional support measures that can aid saliva production.  Sucking on a pebble also helps and will even contribute minerals

Beyond the mouth, the rest of the 30 foot journey through the gastrointestinal tract is a complex and fascinating one. Take a complete guided tour -- from one end to the other -- in the ESSENTIAL GUT HEALTH series on my Profile page.  If you'd like more personalized functional digestive care, link in Profile to the CONTACT page on my website to request brochure & session schedule via email

For more about this topic see the post about MINDFUL EATING vs. MINDLESS EATING on my Profile page

08/26/2026

⚠️ Some of the best intentioned advice can be the worst advice. Misinformation spreads like wildfire on social media. This quick run down will help you think twice before hopping on the next bandwagon. Or equip you to know when to hop off the one you're on! A fully dedicated post for each of these 9 topics is on my Profile page

● Eating more Protein ➡️ Digestive overload. Burdens liver & kidneys

● Blindly taking Magnesium ➡️ Imbalanced related minerals.  This can occur EVEN IF it helps in some areas

● Avoiding nutritious plants for fear of so-called "Anti-nutrients" ➡️ Lack of diversity. Low phytonutrient & antioxidant intake

● Avoiding ALL Seed Oils ➡️ Essential fatty acid deficiency.  It's not about the seed source, it's the processing & extraction method.  Not all seed oil is toxic

● Restricting ANY healthy food or using ANY restrictive Diet for more than 6 months to mask & manage symptoms ➡️ Malnutrition.
Not resovlinging the root causes

● Quick fix / 10 day Detox ➡️ Any detoxification before insuring all 7 drainage pathways are wide open only causes a recirculation of toxins, redistributing them to other organs & tissues without effectively eliminating them.  Open all drainage channels, THEN detox

● Adding another Supplement without appropriate, tailored detoxification ➡️ Adds insult to injury.  There is a point where supplements become a toxic -- and expensive -- burden

● Resorting to Pharmaceutical Medication because you think you've tried every natural alternative possible ➡️  No, you haven't!  There's always a fixable reason.  Never stop asking WHY.   Although medication may help, WHILE we are addressing underlying issues, if you're on meds for more than 6 months, you're missing something that is fixable without it

● Not seeing a competent functional health practitioner because you believe you can't afford it ➡️ The money is there for what is truly important to you!  See yesterday's post: Why many of my would-be patients say "I can't afford it"

What are your thoughts on such advice?

What did I miss? What's number 10?

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08/25/2026

Why are so many nurses constipated?

Here's what most of them told me:
"I don't have time to spend in the bathroom and often don't get enough hydration.  Drinks aren't allowed in patient work areas. We take care of patients with constipation due to surgery, pain meds and immobility and we learn what works"

Ah ha I said, therein lies the problem!

Constipation in nurses is not a digestive problem.  It's not a deficiency of butter and prune juice.   it's a job condition problem -- a lifestyle problem

When diet & lifestyle are correct, there is no need for medication -- even prune juice and butter

In this case, especially LIFESTYLE. If your body is tired, sleep.  If your body is thirsty, drink.  If your body is hungry, eat.  If your body needs to move its bowel

• People often told my 75-year-old Italian mama that she looked 55.  She always replied: We Italians have olive oil comi...
08/22/2026

• People often told my 75-year-old Italian mama that she looked 55.  She always replied: We Italians have olive oil coming out our pores!

While it's true that some foods contain compounds that improve skin tone & quality, they won't necessarily resolve your more serious skin condition.  It's never just one thing and food alone will rarely fix it.  There's much more at a deeper level that can be done. 

Let's dig deeper

🔄  SKIN IS THE GUT TURNED INSIDE OUT. If your skin is screaming, your gut is screaming louder. What we do to our gut we do to our skin. If a skin condition is not caused by a deficiency of medication, how will medication and topicals effectively treat the root cause?  Compromised organs of elimination such as liver, gut, kidneys & lymphatics are the deeper roots. Whatever these don't effectively detoxify, will make its way to the body's last ditch, largest organ of elimination the skin, expressing as acne, eczema, psoriasis, rashes or other skin conditions. See the ongoing ESSENTIAL GUT HEALTH series on my page
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THE ROLE of the LIVER in SKIN HEALTH
Next to the gut, compromised liver function is involved in most all skin conditions
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🔑 4 KEY NUTRIENTS are required for the health of skin -- and every other body tissue: Folate, Vitamin A, Zinc & Essential Fatty Acids.  FOLATE maintains the Integrity of every one of our 100 trillion cells. A functional deficiency is easily and accurately diagnosed by geographic tongue. This is more accurate than serum folate. Cracks, fissures & grooves on the surface of the tongue reflect the same condition throughout the GI tract, including the lining of the intestines (AKA leaky gut), liver cells, bone cells, brain cells, & skin cells, Etc.  This is NOT just the Spina Bifida baby vitamin deficiency. It plays a role in most all skin conditions and cancers

See *A Mouthful of Nutrient Revelations* and related posts on my functional medicine nutrition page for how to perform a simple self-examination test to determine your folate status, which is more accurate than a blood level.  Your B vitamin status is literally on the tip of your tongue!

🙋 MOST ALL OF MY ROSACEA PATIENTS have...
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08/19/2026

🌞 Even in summer people feel anxious, stressed, lonely or sad. They escape the heat by sitting in the dark with recycled air on social media, which could make their feelings even heavier

My naturoapathic functional approach to summer sadness is far better than getting stuck in a dopamine loop with social media

😥 I'VE SEEN more than a few cases of anxiety & depression turn out to be primarily a simple case of B12 deficiency.  It's never just one thing, but B12 is one important mental health thing!
 TEST DO NOT GUESS B-12 ~ or any nutrient.  I don't recommend blind supplementation. Because it can disrupt overall B-Complex balance and cause other neurologic and nutrient interference

 There are two accurate methods to evaluate ones B-12 status. Proper blood testing or a therapeutic trial, which is a fancy term for let's take it and see what happens.  This self test method of systemically gradually increasing the dosage while carefully monitoring the outcome is as accurate as a blood test. The details are explained in related posts on my Profile Page or maybe accomplished as part of my nutrition assessment workup.  Request brochure by linking in profile

MOOD is made in the gut
GUT BUGS ➡️ GUT FEELINGS
Lactobacillus ➡️ Serotonin
Bacillus ➡️ Dopamine
Bifidobacterium ➡️ GABA

Anxiety & depression are not just a brain issue, they are a gut-brain issue.  Although 90% of our neurotransmitters are made in the gut, psychiatric meds such as SSRI's target brain neurotransmitters. There are more messages sent from the gut-brain to the head-brain, than the other way around. 

Balancing the gut biome isn't easy nor straightforward.  A mismatched probiotic can do more harm than good. One size probiotic doesn't fit all.  Personalize your biome & mood balancing act without the pricey p**p testing... See comments

HOMEOPATHY is a complementary approach to nutritional suppprt, which is why I call it homeo-nutritional therapy. It can also provide the edge when your medication or nutraceuticals aren't enough.
The following homeopathic remedies may be requested via email by linking in Profile to the CONTACT page on my website.

Depression
Anx

⏰️ There is such a thing as too much of a good thing ~ and timing matters! 🍑 FRUIT FIRST.  Wait 20 minutes, THEN protein...
08/18/2026

⏰️ There is such a thing as too much of a good thing ~ and timing matters!

🍑 FRUIT FIRST.  Wait 20 minutes, THEN protein.  Works much better for breaking fast, improving digestion & cellular nourishment

Better yet, water first.  Wait 15 ~ 20 minutes, then fruit.  Wait 20 ~ 30 minutes. Then protein meal.  This is the best way to facilitate overnight detoxification, rehydrate overnight dehydration, and prime your digestion for a mixed meal

No, fruit first won't whack your blood sugar -- if you come in with protein at the right time. Fruit exits an empty stomach, much like a glass of water in 20 ~ 30 minutes.   This is not long enough to spike glucose

A slight rise is typically noticeable within 30 minutes, with a peak occurring around 1-2 hours after consumption, depending on the type of fruit and individual metabolic factors. 
Fruit sugar is not absorbed in the stomach but rather in the small intestine, after leaving the stomach

So if after waiting 20 minutes for fruit to clear your stomach, you come in with protein, this will nip the glucose rise in the bud -- All the while enhancing digestion, clearing metabolic waste & improving nutrition

🔑🗝 2 keys to optimizing protein digestion, absorption & utilization, and avoiding the hazards of excess protein are
1. Effective enzymatic digestion and
2. Proper food combining (fruit alone is first. The second is in the comments)
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