Hello everyone, The other day, a patient came in with a sick kid. Common occurrence. She asked me, “What do you do for a fever?” And I asked her, “What’s the purpose of a fever?” She said, “to burn up the infection”, or something along those lines. And yes, that’s one part of why your body raises a fever. Fevers decrease viral replication greatly, inhibit the reproduction of bacteria—but also have another effect that most people don’t know about. Calcium initiates the immune system response....
4 days ago • 5 min read
Dear Natural Health Friends, When I ask people about stress and how they handle it, they often mention exercise, reading, listening to music, or something like that. These things are all good! But they’re more of an escape or distraction from stress. These activities don’t address or handle the stress itself. And it is possible to do this. Let me explain: Dr. Sheehan’s Stress Story Years ago, I was massively stressed out and realized I had to do something about it. I had done a lot of...
11 days ago • 5 min read
Dear Natural Health Friends, Many of you are working diligently to address yeast overgrowth (like Candida) and mold/mycotoxin exposure. Today, I want to shine a light on an often-overlooked hero in this process: your gallbladder. Think of bile—stored and concentrated in the gallbladder—as your body's natural "soap." It’s the key to your own natural gut health! It plays a starring role in escorting fat-soluble toxins out: For mold & mycotoxins: These stubborn, fat-loving toxins get processed...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Dear Natural Health Friends, Thyroid Issues? It’s a symptom. Constipation (often lifelong), skin issues, gut issues, weight gain, and low energy can all be signs of a thyroid issue lurking. The thyroid is a sensitive and reactive gland to the overall state of the body. It reacts to foods, hormone imbalances, and toxins. So, if your thyroid is low (or high)—the problem is coming from somewhere else. Taking medication can be necessary, but it’s not fixing the underlying problem. Here’s a crash...
25 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Natural Health Friends, I hope this email finds you thriving and tuning into your body’s wisdom. As a nutritionist and natural health practitioner, I speak with many women who started hormonal birth control pills (the Pill) in their teens or 20s for period regulation, acne, or contraception... only to later wonder why they feel "off" – more anxious, tired, foggy, or disconnected from their natural cycles. The Pill is incredibly effective at preventing pregnancy, and for some women, it...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” ~John Steinbeck, East of Eden Dear Natural Health Friends, I hope you're well and treating yourself with steady kindness this week. Let’s begin by clarifying some terms: Blame – a) to find fault with; censure. b) to hold responsible Responsibility – a) moral, legal, or mental accountability; trustworthiness (Source: Merriam-webster.com) There’s some nuance here that I want to discuss. “Blame” has a negative connotation. It’s placed...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Dear Natural Health Friends, I hope this message finds you well. Over the past few months, I've been reflecting on what integrative healthcare really means—and how so many of us (myself included at times) approach healing in ways that fall short of its full potential. Many people turn to natural health as a gentler, more supportive alternative to conventional allopathic medicine. Instead of pharmaceuticals, we reach for high-quality supplements. Instead of ignoring diet, we see a healthy diet...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Natural Health Friends, I spend a good portion of my week poring over blood work results—not just glancing at them, but really digging in. As a nutritionist focused on natural health, I look for the early patterns that often get overlooked: subtle signs of insulin resistance, low-grade inflammation, immune stress, digestive imbalances, liver strain, thyroid slowdowns, and more. Time and again, people share their labs with me and ask the same frustrating question: "Why didn't my doctor...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey everyone, As everybody knows by now, I love the Page Diet! Dr. Melvin Page, a pioneering dentist and nutritional researcher, developed his famous eating plan (often called the Page Food Plan or Fundamental Food Plan) back in the 1940s and 1950s at his clinic in Florida. He conducted thousands of patient cases with over 40,000 blood tests, building on the groundbreaking work of Drs. Weston Price and Francis Pottenger. The goal wasn't to create a trendy "diet"—it emerged from observing how...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey everyone, The most important step in reclaiming your health isn't a fancy supplement or extreme diet—it's getting the right labs interpreted through the right lens. I was recently chatting with a proofreader working on an article for Chiropractic Economics about our Nutritional Blood Chemistry course. (It'll be published soon—stay tuned!) In the meantime, check out my recent piece in The American Chiropractor: "Decode Bloodwork: Transform Your Patient Outcomes with Nutritional Blood...
2 months ago • 4 min read