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Stress is not “just stress.” Chronic stress can in

Stress is not “just stress.”
Chronic stress can influence:
-Blood sugar
-Inflammation
-Sleep
-Hormones
-Cravings, and
-Cardiovascular risk
Many people are trying to optimize metabolism while completely ignoring stress physiology.
That is a major missing piece.

Comment READY and we’ll help you break the cycle of chronic stress

Heart disease doesn’t happen overnight. For many

Heart disease doesn’t happen overnight.

For many people, it develops silently for years while standard labs continue to look “normal.”

In Episode 053 of Table Talk, Melody sits down with preventative cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn to discuss what modern cardiovascular prevention should actually look like.

We cover:
❤️ Coronary calcium scores
❤️ Inflammation markers
❤️ Lipoprotein(a)
❤️ Menopause and heart health
❤️ Nutrition and lifestyle medicine
❤️ Advanced testing strategies
❤️ Evidence-based supplements
❤️ When medication makes sense—and when it may not

The most important takeaway?

The earlier we identify risk, the more options we have to change the trajectory.

🎧 Listen to the full episode now.

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Your cholesterol isn’t the whole story. Most peo

Your cholesterol isn’t the whole story.

Most people think heart disease begins with chest pain.
It doesn’t.

Preventative cardiology starts years, sometimes decades, before symptoms ever appear.

In this episode of Table Talk, Melody Hartzler, PharmD and preventative cardiologist Joel Kahn discuss:
• Ccoronary calcium scores
• Inflammation markers like hs-CRP and Lipoprotein(a)
• Hormone shifts during menopause
• Why artery imaging matters
• And how lifestyle can change cardiovascular risk before major disease develops.

One of the most powerful concepts Dr. Kahn shares:
“You are as old as your arteries.”

That’s why advanced testing matters. Two people can be the same age on paper but have completely different cardiovascular risk profiles based on inflammation, insulin resistance, stress, metabolic health, nutrition, sleep, and hormone balance.

This is the future of heart health:
Earlier detection.
Root-cause prevention.
Personalized care.

🎧 Listen to the new Preventative Cardiology episode now.

Comment PODCAST if you want the link to all of our full episodes.

Insulin resistance often develops long before bloo

Insulin resistance often develops long before blood sugar becomes “abnormal.”
That is why we look deeper.
Fasting insulin can help identify metabolic dysfunction earlier than many standard markers.
And insulin resistance does not only impact weight.
It can influence:
- Hormones
- Inflammation
- Cardiovascular risk
- Energy
- Cognition
💪 Comment READY and we’ll connect you with a PharmToTable provider to get to the root!

Blood sugar spikes are not just a diabetes convers

Blood sugar spikes are not just a diabetes conversation.
They influence:
• Energy
• Cravings
• Inflammation
• Hormone balance
• Long-term metabolic health

And many “healthy” breakfasts are setting people up for a rollercoaster all day long.
Start with protein. Build balanced meals. Support stability first.

💪 Comment READY if you feel like you’ve tried everything and still feel stuck.

Your microbiome influences: • Metabolism • Inflamm

Your microbiome influences:
• Metabolism
• Inflammation
• Gut barrier health
• Blood sugar regulation
• Cravings

And certain bacteria are consistently associated with better metabolic health patterns.
The goal is not random probiotics. The goal is understanding YOUR microbiome.

🧬 Comment MICROBES and we’ll help you better understand what your gut may be signaling with the gutscan.

Your 30-day PharmToTable starter checklist. We are

Your 30-day PharmToTable starter checklist. We are here for all of your needs!

• SEX HORMONES: Track your sleep, mood, and cycle for 30 days. Patterns emerge fast. → If patterns confirm something’s off, comment CLARITY.

• GUT + WEIGHT: Aim for 30g of fiber daily from real food (beans, berries, avocado, nuts, cruciferous veg). → If bloating and weight stay stuck, comment MICROBES.

• METABOLIC: Walk 10 min after your two biggest meals every day. → If energy and weight are still off after 30 days, comment READY.

• Pick ONE. Start there. Come back June 30th and tell us how it went!

#functionalmedicine #womenshealth #pharmtotable #habits

May recap. 30 days of posts, 3 pillars, 1 truth:

May recap.

30 days of posts, 3 pillars, 1 truth: testing beats guessing.

Here’s what we covered this month:

🌿 Perimenopause & sex hormones:
∙ Cortisol rhythm and 3 AM wake-ups
∙ Progesterone drops first
∙ Hot flashes aren’t random
∙ The DUTCH test story

🧬 Gut & metabolic health:
∙ The estrobolome
∙ Natural GLP-1 production
∙ Weight loss plateaus
∙ Cravings are bacterial
∙ TMAO and cardio risk

⚡ Blood sugar & labs:
∙ Fasting insulin > fasting glucose
∙ “Healthy” breakfasts that spike
∙ The 30/30/30 meal formula
∙ MDAFLD in women
∙ Post-meal walks

If any of this felt like you — save this post, come back to it, and decide what you want to look at first.

💫 Sex hormones → Comment CLARITY
🧬 Gut + weight → Comment MICROBES
💪 Work with our team → Comment READY

One of these is your next step. Pick one.

#functionalmedicine #womenshealth #pharmtotable #rootcausehealing #wellness

One of the most powerful moments from our newest p

One of the most powerful moments from our newest podcast episode was when Dr. Cori Durall shared how years of chronic stress ultimately impacted her own health.

As healthcare professionals, moms, business owners, caregivers, and high-achievers, so many of us normalize running on empty.

But chronic stress can contribute to:
• fatigue
• brain fog
• hormone imbalance
• poor sleep
• immune dysfunction
• nutrient depletion
• anxiety
• blood sugar changes
• inflammation

The body keeps score.

In this episode, we talk about the importance of:
✓ magnesium
✓ adaptogens
✓ nervous system regulation
✓ sleep and circadian rhythm
✓ nutrition and movement
✓ reducing allostatic load
✓ learning to move out of “fight or flight” mode

Healing rarely happens overnight. But when you support the foundations consistently, the body has an incredible ability to recover.

🎧 Listen to the latest episode of the PharmToTable podcast now:

💚 Comment READY for a link to our free discovery call and let’s help you start uncovering the root causes behind your symptoms.

#stressrelief #functionalmedicine #adrenalfatigue #nervoussystemregulation #magnesium

One of the hardest things patients experience is b

One of the hardest things patients experience is being told everything is “normal” when they know deep down something is wrong.

In our newest PharmToTable podcast episode, Dr. Cori Durall shares her personal experience navigating brain fog, fatigue, neurological symptoms, stress, and post-viral illness — only to repeatedly hear that her labs looked fine.

This is something we see every day in functional medicine.

Your symptoms matter.

Sometimes the issue isn’t that your body is “broken.” It’s that no one has looked deeply enough at:
• nutrient deficiencies
• chronic stress load
• sleep disruption
• inflammation
• gut health
• hormone shifts
• post-viral immune dysfunction

Healing is often less about masking symptoms and more about understanding why the body is struggling in the first place.

This episode is such an honest conversation about burnout, stress physiology, root-cause care, and the reality that lifestyle truly matters.

🎧 Listen to the latest PharmToTable podcast now:

💫 Comment READY for a link to our free discovery call and connect with one of our functional medicine providers.

#functionalmedicine #rootcausemedicine #burnoutrecovery #fatigue #hormonehealth

Summer’s coming. Your hormones already know. L

Summer’s coming.

Your hormones already know.

Longer daylight isn’t just a mood boost, it’s a full-body hormonal reset. And for women in perimenopause, summer often exposes patterns that winter masked.

What shifts:
∙ Cortisol gets a bigger morning peak (good, if your rhythm allows it)
∙ Melatonin production shortens (bad, if you don’t protect sleep)
∙ Vitamin D rises (supports estrogen metabolism)
∙ Heat + estrogen fluctuations = worse hot flashes for some women
∙ Insulin sensitivity often improves with more daylight movement
∙ Sleep onset gets harder if you don’t manage evening light

If you’re going into summer wondering what your cortisol rhythm and sex hormones are actually doing right now, this is the right moment to find out. The hormone clarity test takes about 3 weeks from order to results.

💫 Comment CLARITY and we’ll send you the link to our Hormone Clarity Kickstart — finally see what your sex hormones are actually doing!

#perimenopause #hormonebalance #womenshealth #functionalmedicine #dutchtest

When she came to us she had: ∙ Bloating every sin

When she came to us she had:
∙ Bloating every single day for 3 years
∙ 25 pounds of weight gain she couldn’t lose
∙ PMS that wiped out a full week every month
∙ Fatigue that coffee stopped touching
∙ “Normal” labs at 4 different doctors

We ran a GutScan. Here’s what it showed:

∙ Very low Akkermansia (the lean-metabolism bacteria)
∙ Low butyrate producers (gut lining + fat burning)
∙ Elevated methane (why constipation + bloat)
∙ High beta-glucuronidase bacteria (estrogen recirculating)
∙ Overall diversity in the bottom 20%

We built a real protocol from that data. Specific foods. Targeted probiotic strains. A real plan for her gut barrier. 90 days later:
∙ Bloat gone 5 days out of 7
∙ Down 11 pounds without changing calories
∙ PMS back to “a hard day” not “a hard week”
∙ Energy steady through the afternoon

She’s not magic. She’s not exceptional. She just finally had her data.

💪 Comment READY and we’ll connect you with a PharmToTable provider to work on this together.

#functionalmedicine #womenshealth #pharmtotable #rootcausehealing #wellness

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