Your Health, Explained
Why Your Gut Doesn’t Respond Like Everyone Else’s
By Brigitte Spurgeon | Board-Certified Functional Genomics Practitioner | Doctor of Orthomolecular Nutrigenomics What your DNA is trying to tell you about your digestive health and gut health SNPs You've cleaned up your diet. You've cut out gluten,...
Your Skin Is Aging From The Inside Out
By Brigitte Spurgeon | Board-Certified Functional Genomics Practitioner | Doctor of Orthomolecular Nutrigenomics There is a conversation I have been having more frequently with my clients, and it usually begins the same way. A woman comes to me in...
Youth Athlete Nutrition Crisis: Why Young Athletes Break Down
If you are a parent, coach, athlete interested in youth athlete nutrition, or a woman who was a competitive athlete in her teens and is only now connecting the dots between those years and how your body feels today, this article is for you. There...
Your Genes and Your Weight: How Nutrigenomics Changes the Conversation on Metabolic Health
If you have ever followed exactly the same diet as someone else — a friend, a colleague, a sibling — and had completely different results, you have already experienced nutrigenomics in practice. One person loses weight easily on a low-carbohydrate...
Iron Isn’t Enough: Why So Many Women Stay Anemic Despite Supplementing
The scenario is one I hear regularly. A woman has been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia — or is experiencing the classic symptoms of it: crushing fatigue, brain fog, breathlessness on exertion, cold hands and feet, hair loss, pale skin. Her...
PCOS and the Gut: The Connection Your Doctor Isn’t Testing
There is a pattern I have seen so many times in clinical practice that it has stopped surprising me — though it never stops frustrating me on behalf of the women experiencing it. A woman arrives with a diagnosis of PCOS. She has been told her...
You’re Not Tired — You’re Depleted: The Neurotransmitter-Sleep Connection Most Doctors Miss
Let me describe a scene that will be familiar to many of you. It's 10pm. You are exhausted — genuinely, deeply tired. Your body is heavy. Your eyes are burning. You get into bed, turn off the light, and then... nothing. Your mind switches on....
Why Your Multivitamin Can’t Fix What Your Genes Won’t Allow: Understanding MTHFR
Understanding MTHFR There is a pattern I see regularly in my practice. Someone comes to me with a history of depression, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog, or unexplained body pain. These symptoms are often exacerbated around menopause or are due to a...
The Omega-3 Lie: Why Fish Oil Capsules Are Failing You — And What Actually Works
Here is a question I ask almost every new client: are you taking omega-3 supplements? The answer is almost always yes. A fish oil capsule, usually. Maybe two a day. They read somewhere it was good for the heart, or their doctor mentioned it, or...
Your body is always communicating
It’s time to start listening – with the right tools.