It's 2024 and you've waited long enough to feel your best. You've tried finding support for your lingering or mystery symptoms through Western medicine only to find a push for more medication. You've tried every supplement and your supplement graveyard is living proof that picking supplements based on marketing and branding instead of your own... Read More The post The 'Secret' Tests You Need To Optimize Your Health this Year appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

Selenium is an important and powerful mineral that you may not have heard much about. It doesn't get nearly as much attention as b-vitamins, zinc or vitamin C, but that needs to change. Read on to find out all the important cliff notes that are essential to optimizing your selenium status. Signs of selenium deficiency:... Read More The post 12 Signs of Selenium Deficiency appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

As someone who doesn't have kids, my dog is my family. After working with clients from around the world for over 12+ years in my nutrition practice, a common finding that I see on testing is people are overdosing on vitamin A,  a fat soluble vitamin that is stored in the body and doesn't easily... Read More The post Are we slowly poisoning our pets? appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

In health, all roads lead to the liver. Your monthly cycle (length, symptoms) is a report card for your liver.Pregnancy is a stress test on your liver.Your gut health is a reflection of your liver health. So, if you feel like your liver is struggling to do its job, you're probably right. If you're still... Read More The post What To Do Instead of a Liver Detox appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

Did your grandparents have chronic gut issues? Mine sure didn't. A stark comparison to the growing epidemic of digestive issues, worsening with every generation. So why didn't your grandparents have gut issues? It's really quite simple... 1) They got fiber from seasonal real food. Food came from farms and small markets in the early 1900's,... Read More The post Why your grandparents didn't have leaky gut...but you do! appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

If you've ever wondered how to lose weight, I can assure you that you are in exactly the right place. Chances are you're reading this after tireless attempts through unsustainable methods that can make you feel like a failure for not being able to stick with it. You really desire to lose weight to get... Read More The post The Cheat Codes to Sane Weight Loss appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

Homemade gluten free chicken teriyaki is quick and delicious way to get more protein into your diet. This recipe uses chicken thighs which are not only less expensive than breast meat, but also more supportive of your liver-gallbladder axis. Thigh meat is higher in the amino acid taurine than breast meat, which helps to support... Read More The post Homemade Chicken Teriyaki (gluten free) appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

Wellness culture has become unhinged in recent years pushing healthy habits to the extreme and making people sick. If some healthy food is good, more must be better, right? In the context of the following three areas, too much of a good thing can actually be very bad for your health. 1. Nutrient Excess The... Read More The post 3 Ways Wellness Culture is Making You Sick appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

When it comes to low thyroid issues, subclinical or otherwise, it's easy to get caught in the weeds with what to do about it. But going down rabbit holes with expensive testing + supplements often doesn't yield results and can even be counterproductive. If you zoom out, the reason for low thyroid symptoms is pretty... Read More The post Thyroid Triggers Everyone Ignores appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more

High histamine levels can produce a myriad of unpleasant symptoms that highly impact your quality of life. When working with clients, histamine intolerance is always something I'm looking out for. What is Histamine? Histamine is a compound that is released by the cells in your body. The release of histamine can be triggered by inflammation,... Read More The post 16 Signs of Histamine Intolerance (and WHAT causes it) appeared first on Butter Nutrition ..read more