Got a question? Send Audrey a Text and she will answer in an episode. 5 Signs Your Immune System Is Overloaded and What to Do About It Before you buy another immune supplement, what are you asking it to do? Vitamin C, zinc, and elderberry can have a purpose. But if you’re frequently getting sick, struggling with digestive problems, or never quite recovering your energy, it’s worth looking at what keeps demanding more from your body and what support is missing. In this episode, Audrey McLaughlin, Functional Health Practitioner with a background in nursing and a doctorate in Traditional Naturopathy, explores five patterns that deserve a closer look: physical signs of stress, unpredictable digestion, recurring illness, persistent inflammation, and fatigue. You’ll learn how stress, nourishment, sleep, and recovery connect with immune function, plus practical ways to support yourself while addressing ongoing contributors. You don’t have to perfect your lifestyle before you can start feeling better. In this episode: Stress that shows up physically: How the stress response can affect heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion, and why physical demands count alongside emotional stress.Digestive problems: Why meal timing, food tolerance, stress, and symptom history should guide your next step.Frequently catching illnesses: How to think about exposure, nutritional needs, vitamin C, vitamin D, and short-term zinc support.Persistent inflammation: Why more immune activity is not automatically the goal, and how everyday nourishment fits into support.Fatigue that keeps returning: Why meals, sleep quality, recovery capacity, and underlying causes need attention together.We also discuss diaphragmatic breathing, outdoor time, targeted probiotics, and the different traditional uses of lemon balm, elderberry, and astragalus. Each tool should have an identifiable job, with realistic expectations and attention to whether it fits your situation. A practical place to start Choose the pattern you recognize most. Then choose one relevant supportive practice and one ongoing contributor to address alongside it. That might mean restoring regular meals while investigating persistent fatigue, or protecting sleep opportunity while reviewing nutritional needs. Work with Audrey: Root Cause Review Are you treating fatigue, digestive discomfort, recurring illness, and stress as separate problems? A Root Cause Review brings your history, symptoms, daily routines, nutrition, and available labs together to help identify a personalized starting point. You’ll leave with a starter plan and clearer priorities for what to support and what may need further evaluation. Support the show Resources DOWNLOAD YOUR METABOLIC SCORECARD --> https://autoimmunerev.kartra.com/page/tag90 Schedule Root Cause Review: https://audreychristie.com/work-with-audrey Instagram: https://instagram.com/audrey_christie Disclaimer Audrey is not an MD or a DVM and has never claimed to be. Audrey is an MSN, RN and earned her doctorate in traditional naturopathy. She helps humans (and horses) support their body through anti-inflammatory nutrition and lifestyle modification. This information is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure any disease and is meant to work alongside your conventional medical team. It doesn't replace conventional medical care.
