The Health Detective Blog
From Guesswork to Precision Healing
Why Healing Takes Time (And What Happens If You Rush It)
“Patience is a virtue.” That was the first sentence I ever printed. My Dad and I spent an entire afternoon trying to connect our first computer to a printer, sometime in the mid-1980s. There was no plug-and-play back then. Just cables, guesswork, and my Dad’s steady…
The 3 Fundamentals of Everyday Health (Before Any Supplement)
To me, health is fun. I have a body. I want to know how it works, and I want to feel good every day. Some people tell me that sounds like a lot of work. Others take the “everything in moderation” approach, which often means health becomes something you do only if you…
Why Quitting a Habit Isn’t Enough: What’s Underneath the Craving
Women come to me wanting to quit all kinds of things. One reaches for her vape in between meetings. Another pours a second glass of wine at the end of each day. Someone else reaches for sweets daily in the afternoon. Another checks her phone every few minutes, making…
Tingling Hands and Feet but Normal Tests? A Root-Cause View
My client felt tingling in her hands and feet that no one could explain. Clear Scans, No Answers She had X-rays. MRIs. CT scans. Everything came back clear. She was sent from one specialist to the next. The best anyone offered her was medication for the pain and…
The 4 Pillars of Root-Cause Healing (My Bioenergetic Approach)
I love changing up how I move my body. To me, it’s play. Running as a child, volleyball and fencing in college, years of Ashtanga yoga, classical Pilates, and hiking. Currently, it’s pickleball, hot yoga, some weight training, and a lot of functional mobility….
Managing Symptoms vs. Finding the Root Cause: My Migraine Story
I don’t love talking about my own health. It’s a little boring to me. It’s because I’ve always had strong body awareness. When something is off, I know it fast. How I Learned to Breathe a Migraine Away In my early twenties, I got migraines once in a while. I could…
The Knee Injury My Body Never Forgot
Years ago, I was researching the relationship between magnesium, copper, and iron. I wanted to talk to someone who had gone deep on the subject, so I found a naturopath and master herbalist in North Carolina who had earned a certification from the researcher who had…
When Your Doctor Says “He’ll Grow Out of It”
When my son was a toddler, he was really sensitive to foods. I was making all of his baby food from scratch. Every meal, carefully prepared, and something was still not right. “Don’t Worry About It. He’ll Grow Out of It.” I brought it up to his pediatrician. He was…
What Is Bioenergetic Testing?
Bioenergetic testing is the science and process of communicating with your body to improve your physical and emotional health.