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Ep. 127: Who's Eating Your Iron? 3 Hidden Reasons Your Ferritin Won't Budge

What if something else is getting to your iron before you do? This week, Dr. Heather picks up where last week's episode left off. She explains why your iron panel w

Ep. 126: You've Been Taking Iron for 2 Years For Low Ferritin. Here's What This Is Telling You

Dr. Heather's ferritin was 9 four months postpartum, and she had a doctorate in clinical nutrition at the time. She still couldn't fix her own labs, and she spe

Ep. 125: Iron, Copper, and Gut Irony Roundtable Discussion

Round two with the gutTogether team. Macy and Tyler are back, and this time we're talking about the iron and ferritin cases that have filled our caseload for the las

Ep. 124: The Top 6 Roadblocks We See in Gut Healing (feat. the gutTogether Team)

Have you ever wondered what it was like to sit "behind the scenes" with the gutTogether® team? Today's podcast episode is a "must listen"! Dr. Heather sits down with

Ep. 123: Your GI Issues Are Costing You (And Not In The Way You Think)

You can count the cost of your gut issues in supplements, copays, and elimination diets. But the biggest cost has never shown up on a single receipt, and chances are you&

Ep. 122: Generational Health: 9 Out of 10 Babies Are Missing Key Gut Bacteria, with Dr. Stephanie Culler or Persephone

Nine out of ten babies in the US are now missing one or more of the keystone bacteria their immune system needs to develop properly.  Stephanie is a PhD scientist, co-fo

Ep.121: Why Minerals Fix What Protocols Can't with Lisa Pitel-Killah of Vykon Customs

Minerals are often the missing link in any health related concern AND the biggest needle mover for individuals who have "tried everything".  If you've done the SIBO

Ep. 120: The Cyclospora Outbreak: A Gut Health Dietitians Insights on What It Is, Why It's Spreading, and What to Actually Do

There's a parasite moving across the country right now so Dr. Heather went down the rabbit hole to give you a clear way to think about the 2026 Cyclospora outbreak. 

Ep.119: Your 2PM Slump Is Not Normal, Here's What Your Body Is Actually Saying

If you've accepted the 2pm crash as just "who you are," this episode is going to challenge that. That afternoon wall with the brain fog, the chocolate craving, the

Ep. 118: Why Travel Makes You Constipated (and Why It Sometimes You Feel Better)

Think about the last trip you took. Were you actually there for it, or were you running a quiet background math equation the whole time, tracking what you ate and wonderi

Ep. 117: Do you dread your luteal phase? It might be your minerals

If you dread the week before your period and your labs keep coming back "fine," this episode is for you. In this episode, Dr. Heather walks through a real client case: c

Ep. 116: What an HTMA Test Actually Reveals (That Standard Labs Miss) And How Practitioners Can Use It

In this practitioner focused episode, Dr. Heather Finley breaks down what Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) actually measures, why it captures things that standard bloo

Ep. 115: The Mineral You're Probably Ignoring (And Why It's Wrecking Your Digestion)

Most people think about magnesium for constipation and digestion.  What if the problem isn't that you're deficient in magnesium? What if the minerals you alrea

Ep. 114: How Jessica Increased Her Ferritin by 20 Points in 2 Months [Part 3: Iron & Ferritin Series]

This is part 3 of the iron/ferritin series!  Three episodes, three clients, three different breakdowns in the same system: Part 1: Ashley's body couldn't abso

Ep. 113: Why Your Iron Is Stuck & Ferritin Is High (And How Your Thyroid & Liver Play A Role) [PART 2: Iront & Ferritin series]

Most people assume low ferritin means they need more iron. But what about the woman whose ferritin is actually high and she still feels exhausted, is still losing hair, a

Ep. 112: Why You're Not Absorbing Iron (Even If You Are Supplementing) [PART 1 of Iron & Ferritin Series]

If you've been taking iron consistently and your ferritin still won't move, this episode is going to help you understand why.  This is Part 1 of a three-part s

Ep. 111: Your Gas Has A Pattern, Here's How To Read It

Gas is one of those symptoms people joke about publicly but privately can wreck your confidence, keep you anxious before meals, and make you dread situations that should

Ep. 110: Why It Feels Like Food Sits In Your Stomach Like A Brick

That heavy, pressured, food-isn't-going-anywhere feeling after meals is one of the most exhausting GI symptoms to live with and one of the most misunderstood. In thi

Ep. 109: Heartburn Isn't Always A Stomach Acid Problem (Here's What It Actually Is)

Reflux is one of the most common symptoms we see… and also one of the most misunderstood. Most people are told it’s either too much stomach acid or not enough, but many s

Ep. 108: Why You’re Still Constipated: The Low Stomach Acid Connection No One Talks About

If you feel like your food just sits there like a brick or you’re bloated after meals, burping, dealing with reflux, or still constipated no matter what you try… There’s