The James Clinic

07/21/2025

Maybe you’ve already done the work: You ordered the comprehensive panel, you found out your thyroid is underactive, you even started supplements or medication. But you’re still tired, still cold, still gaining weight without explanation.

These days, it’s easier than ever to test. You can run labs through a trendy blood panel service and get pages of data delivered to your inbox. But data without interpretation isn’t care, and if no one’s looking beyond your bloodwork, they’re missing half the story.

What most of these reports don’t include is what we almost always find:
Your thyroid might be underactive — but your gut is the reason why.

About 20% of your active thyroid hormone (T3) is converted in the gut. When the gut is inflamed, sluggish, or imbalanced, that conversion breaks down... no matter how much T4 is circulating in your system.

The gut is also where you absorb the nutrients your thyroid needs to function: selenium, zinc, iodine, iron. If you’re not digesting or absorbing well, your thyroid is undernourished.

And when the gut lining is compromised, it can disrupt immune regulation and drive autoimmune thyroid conditions like Hashimoto’s long before your symptoms match the textbook.

This is why we don’t just run a full thyroid panel. During your first few visits, we also run a comprehensive stool test. After thousands of patients, we know real answers don’t come from treating lab values but rather they come from understanding how the systems behind them are working.

When the gut is supported, the thyroid often follows. Not because of one supplement or protocol, but because the right pieces are finally being addressed in the right order.

07/20/2025

Sometimes a diagnosis offers clarity. But just as often, it becomes a stopping point instead of a starting place.

A woman came to us after five specialists in two years. She had a diagnosis – several, in fact – but still no answers that made sense of her fatigue, her pain, her feeling that something just wasn’t right. She kept being treated like a problem to solve, not a person to understand.

Sometimes the turning point isn’t a new treatment or in a prescription, it’s finally being seen. Modern medicine treats diseases. We never forget there’s a person behind them.

07/17/2025

Fatigue isn’t always just “being tired.” It’s often a cellular problem — and it starts with your mitochondria.

These tiny powerhouses fuel everything from brain function to hormone balance. When they break down, so does your energy, your focus, your recovery… and over time, your health.

The good news? Mitochondria respond. With the right inputs, you can rebuild from the inside out.

In this post, we break down what damages mitochondrial health, what it looks like when it’s struggling, and the tools we use to restore energy at the root.

07/14/2025

Most people don’t dread seeing the doctor only because of the health stuff. It’s also the system around it:

The long wait for an appointment.
The clipboard of forms you’ve already filled out.
The quick in-and-out where you leave feeling more dismissed than understood.

It’s not that anyone expects it to feel like a spa day—just… maybe not like a delayed flight with no updates.

We started asking a different question: What if going to the doctor didn’t feel like this at all?

What if it felt calm, personal, like a team of people actually listening—and staying curious until things make sense.

That shouldn’t be the exception. But right now, it is. And that’s why we're here to do things differently.

We built, and continue to build, the kind of care we’d want for our own families. You’re not a chart here, you’re a person. And if you’ve been in our care—we hope you’ve felt that.

07/11/2025

Vitamin D isn’t just about bones and it’s not something you can afford to overlook. When something essential reaches every system, low levels ripple through the whole body.

We’ve been taught to call it the “sunshine vitamin,” but your body has Vitamin D receptors in nearly every major system: brain, gut, thyroid, skin, immune cells, and more. It influences how you feel, how you heal, and how you function day to day.

And yet, most of the patients we test are deficient. Not borderline, but truly low.

Some avoid the sun. Others wear chemical sunscreen that blocks synthesis. Many have underlying issues that keep them from absorbing or activating it properly. Whatever the reason, it’s a pattern we see every day and it’s one of the easiest places to start when everything feels off.

While supplementing is often necessary, one of the most powerful things you can do is get 10–20 minutes of direct morning sun – without SPF – on your skin. Early, controlled sun exposure helps your body naturally produce Vitamin D and supports your hormones, mood, and sleep.

This is why we test, why we personalize, and why we treat Vitamin D as foundational, not optional. Because when it’s in the right place, so many other things fall into place too.

07/09/2025

Did you know that we have a monthly webinar series called: What You’re Not Hearing?

Our founder Dr. Mollie James, along with our other clinicians and other professionals, take the time to dive into the medical topics no one else is talking about.

Get on the list here: https://bit.ly/45XxR5r

Head to our Instagram stories now to vote for the next topic you would like to see in the series!

This series goes deeper into what’s overlooked, rarely explained, and essential to understanding real care. Join us on the third Monday of each month as we talk about what you’re not hearing — but should be. Sign up once to be registered for all upcoming sessions. You’ll receive reminders, r...

07/08/2025

A school physical might seem like one more thing to check off the list but for many families, it’s the first real chance all year to pause and ask: Is my child actually doing well?

These visits are short – 15 to 30 minutes – but when done with care, they can hold space for more than just height, weight, and a signature.

Questions about sleep, behavior, digestion, immunity, or school stress? This is the place to start. Forms for school, sports, or exemptions? We’ve got you covered.

No concierge membership required, available at all clinic locations, and open to all families.

Just a visit that’s a little less rushed, and a little more in tune with what matters.

Email us at hello@jamesclinic.com to schedule your appointment.

07/03/2025

Not all health advice feels like freedom, but sometimes feeling good is the best way to celebrate. Real freedom looks like less inflammation, balanced hormones, and steady energy — the kind that lets you fully enjoy the moment.

This Independence Day, consider a few shifts that go beyond “drink water and wear SPF.” You don’t have to sacrifice your wellness to celebrate.

Starting tomorrow, our team will be OOO until Monday for some much-deserved rest. Wishing you a weekend of conscious choices, vibrant freedom, and time offline.

x Team James Clinic

07/02/2025

Restore what stress, travel, and toxins take away with IV Glutathione. Now $15 off through July 9 with code GLOW15. No concierge membership required.

Purchase through our online store or message us to get scheduled.

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07/01/2025

You don’t stop going to the gym once you get fit. You don’t stop brushing your teeth just because you haven’t had a cavity in a while.

Feeling better isn’t the finish line; it’s the beginning. Staying in concierge care means we keep fine-tuning, adjusting, and protecting your progress.

Your biology isn’t static — hornones shift, stress levels change, life happens.

The real transformation happens in the follow-through. It’s the continuity, the relationship, and the proactive care over time that truly changes your health trajectory.

And it’s why we’re here for the long haul.

06/28/2025

They’ve convinced you health is complicated. That you need more meds, more specialists, more supplements.

But most dysfunction starts with four root imbalances:

🩸 Blood sugar that swings too wildly
🔥 Inflammation that’s never turned off
⚖️ Hormones left unchecked
🏋️ A body that’s stopped building strength

You don’t need more noise, you need better inputs. This is where we start.

Because if you’re still inflamed, insulin-resistant, and weak, no protocol can move the needle – no matter how advanced it is.

Which of these do you find the most challenging to stay consistent with?

06/25/2025

You can eat “clean” and still feel off. We see it all the time — patients with persistent fatigue, skin issues, or hormone imbalances… and perfectly normal labs. Often, the issue isn’t what you’re eating but what your body has to process because of it.

Pesticide residues are one of the most overlooked burdens in conventional food. Engineered to disrupt biology in pests, they can quietly interfere with yours, impacting hormone balance, detox pathways, mitochondrial health, and even cognition.

Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen — a data-driven list showing which fruits and vegetables carry the highest and lowest pesticide loads. We don’t chase perfection, but we do prioritize what quietly impacts your biology. We use toxin panels and mitochondrial testing to uncover what your body may be holding on to, long before symptoms become diagnoses.

If organic isn’t always realistic, this list shows where it matters most.

Be sure to screenshot or save this list to reference it the next time you're grabbing your groceries for the week.