ZigZag Nutrition

04/18/2026

We do not need to choose between beautiful public spaces and healthier communities. 🌻 🌿☀️ 🌸

We can have both.

But that will require a shift in how we think, how we speak, and how willing we are to ask hard questions about the ordinary things we’ve been taught not to question. It will require neighbors who care enough to speak up. Parents who care enough to ask. Leaders who care enough to lead differently.

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Yesterday I watched city workers spray a local playground.

The same playground where toddlers crawl… and kids fall face-first in the grass.

No signs.
No notice.
No explanation.

That moment hit me hard.

Because we’ve normalized chemicals in the exact places children live, play, breathe, and grow.

We assume if the grass looks clean… it must be safe.

But beauty and safety are not the same thing.

A green field can still be a chemically treated field.

A “maintained” park can still carry invisible residue.

This isn’t about fear.

It’s about asking better questions:

• What was sprayed?
• When was it sprayed?
• How long before children should return?
• Are there safer alternatives?

Families deserve transparency.
Children deserve better.
Communities deserve options beyond routine spraying.

I wrote a powerful article on why this matters and what we can do next.

Comment **PARKS** and I’ll send it to you.

Should public parks be pesticide-free?

04/17/2026

👀 New Article: 📝 Taking a closer look at sleep, how and where you sleep and what you sleep on. 😴

Most bedroom products, mattresses and pillows today are loaded with all kinds of crazy things, silently, invisibly off-gassing toxic compounds in your “resting” place, your “healing” place, your sleep sanctuary. 🌱

If your health matters, your bedroom should be considered one of the core foundations for a life full of vibrancy, vitality, health & healing.

[Full Article in the link Below ⬇️ 🔗]

03/20/2026

⏰ Before 9am, you've likely already been exposed to dozens of hidden chemicals. 🚨

👉 Your non-stick pan.

👉 Your plastic container in the microwave.

👉 Your shampoo. Your lotion.

🤔 None of these feel dangerous. That's exactly the point.

‼️ Here are 5 modern conveniences quietly undermining your health — and the simple swaps that change everything 👇

🔹 Microwaving in plastic → BPA & phthalates leach into your food. Switch to glass or ceramic.

🔹 Non-stick cookware → Scratched Teflon releases PFAS "forever chemicals." Switch to cast iron or stainless steel.

🔹 Ultra-processed food → Engineered to never rot, loaded with preservatives that drive chronic inflammation. Eat real ingredients.

🔹 Toxic personal care products → Parabens & phthalates absorb directly through your skin. Choose EWG-verified brands.

🔹 Blue light at night → Destroys melatonin production and your sleep cycle. Phone off 30 min before bed.

And here's something worth knowing:

📊 Over 86,000 chemicals are registered in the EPA's TSCA Inventory.

The majority have never been fully tested for human safety.

Your body is a temple — not a chemical experiment.

Start with 3 simple swaps this week:

✅ Move food to glass containers

✅ Look up one product at EWG.org

✅ Phone off 30 minutes before bed — tonight

Small changes. Compounding results.

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Jonathan Isbill MS, RD, LD
ZigZag Nutrition

03/19/2026

💭 I had a conversation recently with a young woman struggling with PCOS.

She was doing everything she’d been told:

⬇️ Low calorie. ⬇️ 🤦‍♂️

🏃‍♀️ More cardio. 🏃‍♀️‍➡️

“Just take the pill.” 💊

And yet…

🥱 She still felt exhausted.

Her cycle was irregular.

Her body felt like it was working against her.

At one point she looked at me and said:
“I feel stuck. I feel broken.” 💔

That’s the moment I wish more people could see.

Because here’s the truth no one is saying loudly enough:

👉 PCOS is not just a hormone problem.
👉 And your symptoms are not stuck in place.
📣 Healing is absolutely possible.

Your PCOS...?

It’s a signal.

🚨 A signal that something deeper is off:

– Blood sugar instability

– Chronic inflammation

– Stress + nervous system overload

– Disconnection from how the body was designed to live

We’ve been handed a model of care that manages symptoms…
…but rarely asks why the body is struggling in the first place.

And it’s leaving a lot of women stuck.

So I wrote something different.

👉 Not another list of “PCOS-friendly foods”

👉 Not another generic protocol

✅ But a root-cause, real-life approach to supporting your body through food, lifestyle, and daily rhythms that actually matter.

🌱 Because healing doesn’t start with restriction.

It starts with understanding.

If you—or someone you care about—is navigating PCOS, I think this will hit home.

🔗 Read the full article here:

And if this resonates, I’d love to hear your experience:

What’s one thing you’ve tried that actually made a difference in your health?

03/04/2026

Target says that by May 31 it will stop selling breakfast cereals made with certified synthetic food dyes.

That may seem like small news. It’s not a federal ban. It’s not sweeping legislation. It’s a retailer changing its standards.

But scale matters.

Target operates nearly 2,000 stores across the country. When a retailer that size updates what’s allowed on its shelves, manufacturers reformulate.

When you remove ingredients that don’t add value, even small ones, you lower the overall chemical load people are exposed to day after day. No single change transforms health. But small reductions, multiplied across millions of families, shift the baseline.

That’s often how food evolves in the United States. Not through one sweeping reform, but through steady adjustments driven by consumer expectations and retailer standards.

It may look incremental. But when companies of this size adjust their ingredient expectations, it reshapes the marketplace. This is a win in my book.

02/26/2026

Top Health Topics Discussed with Patients: Jonathan ZaZa

- Recipes & Meal Planninng
- "How much protein should I be eating?"
- Time saving tips and strategies for healthy meal planning
- Hormone Optimization
- Sleep Optimization
- Complex / Misunderstood Health Conditions
- Support in Consistently Eating Enough
- Nutrition for Fitness and Performance
- Going Gluten Free
- Improving joint pain and inflammation
- All things Gut Health: Bloating, Constipation, Diarhea, IBS, GERD, etc.
- Cardiovascular concerns: heart health, high cholesterol, high blood pressure
- Metabolic Concerns: body composition optimization, blood sugar regulation, weight loss
- Diabetes Support - blood sugar optimization, energy balance, weight loss
AND MORE!

⬇️ Cash-Pay and Insurance Options are Available. ⬇️

01/21/2026

In the face of dissension, we are commanded for unity.

12/19/2025

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12/11/2025

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10/29/2025

“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.” 🌿

10/17/2025

🌿 This is sure to be an exciting and important night! 🙌

Meet the Presenter!
We’re excited to welcome Jonathan Isbill to the Ignite Columbus stage on Oct 23rd!

With just 5 minutes and 20 auto-advancing slides, he'll be sharing fresh ideas on how what we thought was normal about health may actually be keeping us sick. Jonathan will invite us to rethink modern wellness — from our mouthwash to our mindset, our microbiome and meaningful relationships.

✨ Get ready to be enlightened!

📅 Save the Date: Oct 23 | 5 PM Networking & Happy Hour | 5:30 PM Pitches Begin | Helen Haddad Hall

09/03/2025

Join us for an evening of wellness in the heart of downtown Columbus 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘!
Downtown businesses will stay open late, and we’re welcoming additional wellness-focused vendors to Washington Street to celebrate our vibrant health and fitness community.
Enjoy an evening filled with:
Education and wellness resources
Delicious refreshments
Unique wellness products
An obstacle course in the heart of downtown
Free mini fitness classes in beautiful public spaces
As you explore, track your steps with our Wellness Passport, earn stamps by visiting vendors, pop-ups, and participating businesses, as well as by completing the obstacle course and fitness classes. Fill your passport and you’ll be entered to win a gift basket curated by participating businesses.
Come for the fun, leave feeling inspired, energized, and connected!