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Is the lab order your doc is putting in…enough? 🩸These biomarkers predicted heart attacks and strokes in women 30 YEARS ...
10/15/2026

Is the lab order your doc is putting in…enough? 🩸

These biomarkers predicted heart attacks and strokes in women 30 YEARS out. 🫀

A 2024 New England Journal of Medicine study followed nearly 28,000 healthy women for three decades. Three blood markers, measured once, predicted who’d go on to have a cardiovascular event:

→ hs-CRP (inflammation): 70% higher risk
→ LDL-C: 36% higher risk
→ Lp(a): 33% higher risk

Each one mattered on its own. All three together told the clearest story.

We’d add two more easy add-ons that this study MISSED in our clinical opinion: ApoB (how many particles are carrying cholesterol, not just how much cholesterol) and LDL pattern (big and fluffy vs. small and dense).

💬 Comment FH and we’ll send you our link to get 160+ biomarkers tested per year for a dollar a day or less.

Source: Ridker et al., NEJM 2024

Function Health

Enzymes, betaine HCl, acid reducers - all lumped together, all doing completely different jobs.Comment RESOURCES and I'l...
10/06/2026

Enzymes, betaine HCl, acid reducers - all lumped together, all doing completely different jobs.

Comment RESOURCES and I'll send over links to our top selling ebooks, including how to get rid of your acid reflux. 🧪

☀️ Morning sunlight: KEEP. A no-brainer. Free, well supported, and it sets your circadian rhythm early in the day, which...
10/03/2026

☀️ Morning sunlight: KEEP. A no-brainer. Free, well supported, and it sets your circadian rhythm early in the day, which sets up better sleep that night too.
🧖 Sauna: KEEP. Shown to support cardiovascular health, relaxation, and your detox pathways. Hydrate before, during, and after, and wipe down with a cloth or shower when you're done.
🧊 Cold plunges: DEPENDS. Can be a nice stress-resilience tool, but it's extra stress on a system that may already be maxed out.
📊 CGM without diabetes: DEPENDS. A short 1 to 2 month trial can help connect symptoms like fatigue, headaches, or shakiness to glucose patterns. But normal spikes can get misread as problems and fuel food anxiety, so it's not something you need forever.
😴 Sleep trackers: DEPENDS. Helpful for spotting patterns. For some people, obsessing over the data makes sleep worse, not better.
🩹 Mouth taping & nasal strips: DEPENDS. Bad snoring or sleep apnea? Nasal strips are worth a try, I use them myself. Mouth taping is a skip for me. Sounds like my nightmare.

Which one are you trying, or ditching? Tell me below 👇

Not every trend deserves your money or your mental energy. Want a plan built around what actually works for your body? Our licensed nutritionists can help. Link in bio.

What else would you add to the list?! Let us know in the comments 💬
09/30/2026

What else would you add to the list?! Let us know in the comments 💬

What else would you add to the list? Let us know in the comments 💬
09/29/2026

What else would you add to the list? Let us know in the comments 💬

Too full to eat, but also backed up? Those might be the same problem. 💩Get things moving and your hunger and fullness cu...
09/28/2026

Too full to eat, but also backed up? Those might be the same problem. 💩

Get things moving and your hunger and fullness cues can start to come back.

Where to start:
✅ Regular meals, including breakfast
✅ Space meals 3-4 hours apart, this will help trigger the peristalsis wave that moves things through your gut
✅ Sip fluids throughout the day
✅ Increase fiber only once you’ve increased your fluids and regular meal consumption

Struggling with constipation? Our licensed nutritionists can help. Comment DISCOVER to learn about the GHT Method.

Constipated and tired of hearing "just eat more fiber"? Which can definitely worsen constipation when not met with more ...
09/21/2026

Constipated and tired of hearing "just eat more fiber"? Which can definitely worsen constipation when not met with more fluids!

Here are 3 things that can genuinely help move things along and they won't cost you a dime (well, almost 👀):

1️⃣ Blow bubbles or blow through a straw - sounds silly, but it stimulates your vagus nerve and gets your gut moving

2️⃣ The "I-L-U" abdominal massage - trace these letters on your belly to follow the path of your colon

3️⃣ Morning gut flush tonic - warm water, lemon, and a pinch of sea salt on an empty stomach

Save this for your next "why won't I go" morning 🚽

Which one are you trying first? Drop it below 👇

Your doc may want it done differently. If they say test after meds, they're looking for something specific — follow that...
09/13/2026

Your doc may want it done differently. If they say test after meds, they're looking for something specific — follow that.

Everything else here is just how you get the most consistent read on a thyroid panel. 🧪

We're not doing unconventional thyroid tests in functional medicine and nutrition. We're just actually ordering the test...
09/11/2026

We're not doing unconventional thyroid tests in functional medicine and nutrition. We're just actually ordering the tests, in a way that is preventative care because our clients deserve answers and a toolkit to support themselves. 👩🏻‍🏫

Labs to Advocate For:
🧪Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
🧪Total and Free Thyroxine
🧪Total and Free Triiodothyronine
🧪Anti Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody
🧪Anti Thyroglobulin Antibody

Other Add Ons to Consider:
🧪Reverse Triiodothyronine
🧪T3 Uptake

Comment RESOURCES to check out our thyroid ebook or DISCOVER to learn how to work with us, labs included.

My P*P ordered 6 labs based on my cardiologist's recommendations and family history. She genuinely wanted this informati...
09/10/2026

My P*P ordered 6 labs based on my cardiologist's recommendations and family history. She genuinely wanted this information to guide nexts steps in my care.

The bill? Labcorp charged $410. I owed $147 after insurance.

If I had ordered the exact same labs from the exact same company through GHT? $85 or less.

Same tests. Same lab. Nearly double the price going the "traditional" route.

Here's what really gets me: Insurance often won't cover these markers, claiming there's no "clinical relevance" because you don't already have a diagnosis. As if prevention isn't the whole point.
Meanwhile, a 30-year NEJM study of nearly 28,000 healthy women found elevated hs-CRP and Lp(a) significantly predicted cardiovascular events—with the highest-risk group showing 70% increased risk. The science supports testing healthy people. Insurance just hasn't caught up.

So we have research. We have physician concern. And I still paid double the actual cost.

This is why the argument that “functional medicine is too expensive" often frustrates me. When you factor in copays, surprise bills, and denied labs—cash-pay care often costs less and you actually get answers.

Comment LABS to access 100+ biomarkers twice a year for less than the $410 they claimed 6 cost me.

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