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Functional Medicine, Hormone Health and Weight Loss with Michele Postol, CRNP 

  1. 2d ago

    From Christmas Kisses to Cancer Care: The Story of Mistletoe Therapy

    Send us Fan Mail Mistletoe is supposed to be a cute holiday tradition, but there’s a far more serious thread running through this strange evergreen plant. When I hear “mistletoe,” I don’t think party photos, I think integrative oncology, immune modulation, inflammation, and more than a century of cancer research into European mistletoe (Viscum album). That contrast is exactly why this conversation matters: it’s easy to dismiss mistletoe as nonsense or oversell it as magic, and both reactions miss the truth. I walk through the real history, including how mistletoe moved from folklore into early 20th century anthroposophic medicine and then into modern complementary cancer therapy research. We get specific about what’s inside mistletoe extracts, including mistletoe lectins and other compounds studied for effects on immune signaling, apoptosis, and inflammatory pathways. And I draw a firm line between intriguing lab results and what human outcomes can prove, because immune marker changes do not automatically mean better cancer control. Then we zoom in on the clinical evidence: trials across multiple cancers, a key focus on quality of life, and why systematic reviews can show promising signals while still flagging bias and methodology problems. I also cover practical safety points like differences between preparations (host tree matters), typical subcutaneous injection protocols, expected local reactions, possible flu-like symptoms, and why you should never DIY this. Finally, we put mistletoe in its proper place: an adjunct that may support the person receiving treatment, not a replacement for oncology care, and not an FDA-approved cancer treatment in the United States. If you care about integrative cancer care that’s grounded, nuanced, and focused on the whole person, listen now, share this with someone who needs clarity, and subscribe and leave a review so more people can find it. Support the show linktr.ee/harmonyhubhealth Find me at www.harmonyhubhealth.com Email me at michele@harmonyhubhealth.com

  2. Aug 10

    Ozone Therapy: What Is It Actually Doing in Your Body?

    Send us Fan Mail A bag of blood, a burst of ozone, and a reinfusion can look downright strange if you don’t know what you’re seeing. I’m breaking down ozone autohemotherapy in plain English: what major autohemotherapy (MAH) actually is, why it’s not “magic,” and why the most interesting part isn’t the tubing, it’s the signaling that may follow once that treated blood returns to circulation. We go deep on the science framing that makes ozone therapy worth discussing responsibly: redox signaling, hormesis, NRF2 activation, antioxidant defenses, mitochondrial function, immune communication, inflammatory pathways, and endothelial function. I explain why medical ozone is not an oxygen transfusion and why “more ozone” is not the goal. We also cover the most important safety line for anyone researching ozone treatment: you do not breathe ozone, and proper medical ozone therapy uses controlled concentrations and specific routes that avoid lung exposure. If you’ve been dealing with chronic fatigue, brain fog, post-viral symptoms, chronic inflammation, recurrent infections, or questions about EBV (Epstein-Barr virus), I share how I think about these patterns through the lens of immune modulation and overall terrain rather than simplistic “kill the pathogen” stories. I also compare routes like rectal ozone insufflation, vaginal ozone, topical ozonated oils, and ear insufflation, including where evidence is thinner and where claims online get ahead of reality. I close with the unglamorous basics that can make or break results between sessions: hydration, protein, colorful plants, minerals, blood sugar regulation, movement, sleep, and nervous system support, plus how I individualize dose and frequency instead of following one-size-fits-all social media protocols. If this helped you think more clearly about ozone autohemotherapy and functional medicine terrain, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find nuanced health education. Support the show linktr.ee/harmonyhubhealth Find me at www.harmonyhubhealth.com Email me at michele@harmonyhubhealth.com

  3. Aug 3

    The Missing Color: What Your Prysm iO Score Says About Your Health

    Send us Fan Mail Your plate might be full, but is it colorful? We keep hearing “eat your vegetables,” yet a lot of high-achieving, health-conscious people still end up with meals that are mostly beige, especially when protein goals take over the day. That’s where the nutrition gap shows up: not a lack of calories, but a lack of the plant compounds your body quietly depends on to thrive. We walk through why vegetables are more than vitamins and introduce carotenoids, the natural pigments that give plants their reds, oranges, yellows, and deep greens. These phytonutrients influence the gut microbiome, support normal immune function and inflammatory balance, and contribute to the body’s antioxidant defenses. We also share a personal wake-up call from a GI-MAP stool test that revealed low beneficial bacteria, plus a simple garden analogy that explains why probiotics aren’t a shortcut if you’re not feeding the ecosystem. Then we get practical and measurable. Prism IO is a quick, non-invasive skin scan that estimates skin carotenoid status and produces a carotenoid score that reflects longer-term habits, not one heroic salad. We explain how turning “eat the rainbow” into real data can change behavior, create motivation, and help you connect nutrition quality to goals like energy, gut resilience, and healthier-looking skin. If you’ve been guessing whether your nutrition plan is working, this is your nudge to measure, adjust, and build consistency. Subscribe, share this with a friend who lives on protein bars, and leave a review with one change you’re making to add more color this week. Support the show linktr.ee/harmonyhubhealth Find me at www.harmonyhubhealth.com Email me at michele@harmonyhubhealth.com

  4. Jul 27

    Healing One Diamond at a Time: What Diamond Dot Painting Taught Me About Functional Medicine

    Send us Fan Mail Healing doesn’t usually arrive as one big breakthrough. It shows up as tiny, repeated choices that don’t look impressive in the moment, kind of like placing one small diamond at a time on a blank canvas. We start with a personal story about crafting as therapy and why focused, repetitive hobbies can calm a stressed nervous system. After years of high-stakes healthcare work and the constant mental “rounding” that follows you home, a simple diamond dot painting became a doorway back to flow state. That quiet, peaceful focus is more than a nice feeling. It can help shift stress physiology, which touches sleep, inflammation, mood, blood sugar, and the capacity to heal. From there, we connect the dots to functional medicine and root cause healing. Symptom management can be like trying to finish a full painting using only one color. Functional medicine looks at the whole picture: nutrition, sleep, stress, hormones, minerals, gut health, trauma, toxins, genetics, inflammation, and more. We talk about why progress can feel slow, why the middle of healing can look “messier” before it looks better, and why two people with the same diagnosis (like Hashimoto’s or chronic fatigue) may need completely different plans. We also explain why we rely on advanced testing like HTMA, GI-MAP, hormone testing, organic acids, genetics, and inflammatory markers so we can stop guessing and start following your body’s roadmap. If you’ve been discouraged because your protocol isn’t working fast enough, this is your reminder to step back and see the bigger canvas. Subscribe, leave a review, share with a friend, and tell us what hobby helps your nervous system finally breathe. Support the show linktr.ee/harmonyhubhealth Find me at www.harmonyhubhealth.com Email me at michele@harmonyhubhealth.com

  5. Jul 20

    Is Mold Making You Sick? The Hidden Truth About Mycotoxins

    Send us Fan Mail Clean eating, exercise, “normal” lab work, and still feeling like you got hit by a truck is one of the most common and most invalidating patterns I see. I’m pulling back the curtain on a root cause many people never consider: mold illness and mycotoxins from water-damaged buildings. If you have chronic fatigue, brain fog, headaches, sinus issues, anxiety that seems to come out of nowhere, or you crash for days after workouts, this conversation is for you. I break down the difference between mold and mycotoxins, and why you can feel awful even if your allergist says you are not allergic to mold. We talk about how mycotoxins can dysregulate the immune system in a “gas pedal and brake pedal” way, driving inflammation while also leaving you prone to frequent infections, yeast overgrowth, or viral reactivation like EBV. I also explain why histamine intolerance can show up, with sudden reactions to wine, aged cheeses, leftovers, fragrances, and supplements you used to tolerate. Then we connect the dots to the nervous system and mitochondria. I explain why so many people feel unlike themselves, stuck in fight or flight, unable to concentrate, and exhausted even after sleep. We dig into mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress, why exercise intolerance is real, and why my approach focuses on balancing the terrain: opening drainage pathways, restoring minerals and nutrients, supporting gut and liver function, and only then considering binders and detox strategies. Finally, I walk through functional medicine testing, including urine mycotoxin testing, organic acids testing, HTMA, and comprehensive blood work, plus how I use results to build a personalized plan instead of chasing symptoms. If this helps you think differently about your health, subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs answers, and leave a review so more people can find it. Support the show linktr.ee/harmonyhubhealth Find me at www.harmonyhubhealth.com Email me at michele@harmonyhubhealth.com

  6. Jul 13

    Lipedema: Restoring Life - One Layer at a time

    Send us Fan Mail A “normal” workup doesn’t help much when your legs feel like concrete every day. I’m sharing a powerful case study of a young woman with heavy, painful swelling from hips to thighs, easy bruising, POTS, and a long history of stress fractures and tendon problems and why that pattern deserves better answers than “just lose weight.” We break down what POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) often looks like inside the body: blood pooling, overly compliant veins, and autonomic dysfunction that forces the heart to compensate. Then we zoom out to lipedema as a chronic connective tissue disorder, not a character flaw and not “just fat.” When fragile microvessels leak, inflammation rises, lymphatic flow slows, and tissues become tender and tight, symptoms can stack on top of each other fast. From there, I lay out a realistic, layered roadmap: anti-inflammatory nutrition that prioritizes protein, vegetables, and omega-3s, properly fitted compression garments, manual lymphatic drainage, and low-impact movement that supports circulation without wrecking joints. I also explain how insulin resistance and metabolic health can amplify swelling and fatigue, plus how supportive therapies like PEMF and mechanical microcompression can improve comfort and mobility while we work on the deeper terrain. We close with the functional medicine lens: gut health and immune load, minerals and collagen cofactors, HTMA, and genetics testing to personalize the plan, because there isn’t one perfect protocol. If this connects with your story, subscribe, leave a review, and share this with someone who needs to hear they’re not imagining their symptoms. Support the show linktr.ee/harmonyhubhealth Find me at www.harmonyhubhealth.com Email me at michele@harmonyhubhealth.com

  7. Jul 6

    Is Epstein-Barr (EBV) Making a Comeback? Why I'm Seeing More Reactivation Than Ever

    Send us Fan Mail EBV shows up on labs all the time, but the real shock is how often it lines up with the same frustrating story: crushing fatigue that will not lift, brain fog that makes you feel unlike yourself, swollen glands, joint pain, histamine intolerance, and autoimmune flares. If you have ever wondered whether Epstein Barr virus reactivation is behind your symptoms, we walk through what EBV is (HHV-4), why it stays in your body for life, and what it actually means when your immune system stops keeping it dormant.  We unpack the “perfect storm” that can push immune dysregulation: chronic stress and poor sleep, post-viral immune strain like COVID, nutrient depletion (zinc, selenium, vitamin D, iron, magnesium), gut dysfunction and leaky gut, mold and environmental toxins, hormone transitions like perimenopause or postpartum changes, and metabolic inflammation from insulin resistance. You will also hear how we think about EBV and autoimmune disease risk without fear-based messaging, plus why we use the question “Why is your immune system struggling right now?” instead of “How do I kill the virus?”  Then we get practical about testing. We explain how to interpret an EBV antibody panel in context, including VCA IgM, VCA IgG, Early Antigen, and EBNA, and why a positive antibody or even a very high IgG does not automatically mean active infection. We also connect the dots on mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and histamine-related symptoms, and why immune activation can make some people feel like they are suddenly reacting to everything.  Finally, we share what a terrain-first functional medicine plan can look like, including comprehensive labs, gut support, hormone and blood sugar optimization, mineral balancing with tools like HTMA, and when major autohemotherapy ozone may be considered as one tool for immune modulation and recovery. If this helps you, subscribe, leave a review, and share the episode with someone who needs clearer answers. Support the show linktr.ee/harmonyhubhealth Find me at www.harmonyhubhealth.com Email me at michele@harmonyhubhealth.com

  8. Jun 29

    Your Check Engine Light Is On! How the OATS Test Helps Find the Real Reason Your Body Isn't Running Right

    Send us Fan Mail Your labs look fine, you are doing “all the right things,” and yet your energy still will not come back. That gap between normal bloodwork and real-life symptoms is where functional medicine gets practical, because we can stop asking only what you have and start asking how well your body is actually working. We walk through the Organic Acids Test (OAT), a urine-based functional medicine test that measures metabolic byproducts and helps us interpret what is happening inside the cells. Using a simple car and truck analogy, we explain why replacing “parts” like random supplements, thyroid meds, or hormone support can miss the true issue when the engine is not producing horsepower. We break down what the OAT can reveal about mitochondrial function and ATP production, Krebs cycle bottlenecks, B vitamin and nutrient utilization, oxidative stress, detox-related pathways, and even gut-driven signals that may point toward dysbiosis, yeast or Candida overgrowth, and oxalate issues. If you are dealing with chronic fatigue, brain fog, crashes after meals, weight loss resistance, IBS symptoms, migraines, long COVID concerns, or you just do not feel like yourself, you will hear how we use the OAT alongside hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA), targeted bloodwork, GI testing, mycotoxin testing when mold exposure is suspected, and genetics when it fits the case. We also address a common trap: treating the results like a shopping list and ending up with supplement fatigue instead of progress. Subscribe for more root-cause conversations, share this with a friend who feels stuck, and leave a review if it helps you think differently about fatigue and metabolism. Support the show linktr.ee/harmonyhubhealth Find me at www.harmonyhubhealth.com Email me at michele@harmonyhubhealth.com

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Functional Medicine, Hormone Health and Weight Loss with Michele Postol, CRNP 

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  • Creator
    Michele
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    119
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