North Star Functional Health

08/30/2025

✨NORTH STAR FUNCTIONAL HEALTH HAS REOPENED ✨

Please ignore my son barging in at the end because well… mom life 🤣

Anyway, we’re super excited to be back and BETTER THAN EVER with new services offered. Check out www.northstarfh.com to book your appointment.

Check out Lexie-FunctionalMedicine NP’s video.

08/29/2025

📣BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING TOMORROW 📣

I’ve been working hard behind on the scenes and I am almost ready to share it with you!

Stay tuned and check back tomorrow for some news you won’t want to miss!

08/29/2025

🎃🍂 Ditch the fall candles 🍂🎃

Most store-bought candles release synthetic fragrances, soot, and even hormone-disrupting chemicals into the air. Breathing that in every day? Not great for your lungs, hormones, or headaches.

Instead, try a fall simmer pot:
🍊 Oranges / 🍎 Apples / 🌿 Herbs / 🌰 Cloves / 🌲 Cinnamon sticks

✅ 100% natural aroma
✅ No hidden toxins
✅ Adds moisture to dry fall air
✅ Cozy vibes without the health risks

✨ Your home still smells like fall—just cleaner, healthier, and even cozier. ✨

Check out Lexie-FunctionalMedicine NP’s video.

08/26/2025

This is great! Functional and integrative medicine has used this higher cutoff value for ferritin for quite some time. Low ferritin can be associated with

1. Fatigue & Low Energy – iron is needed to make hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to tissues. Without enough, you feel tired, weak, or sluggish.
2. Hair Loss / Thinning – iron deficiency is one of the most common causes of hair shedding in women.
3. Brittle Nails / Spoon Nails (koilonychia).
4. Pale Skin or Conjunctiva – due to less oxygen-carrying capacity.
5. Shortness of Breath, Rapid Heartbeat, Dizziness – body compensates for less oxygen delivery.
6. Cold Intolerance – feeling chilled all the time.
7. Restless Legs Syndrome – strongly linked with low ferritin (

The American Gastroenterological Association's 2020 guidelines increased the diagnostic serum ferritin threshold from 15 ng/mL to 45 ng/mL, raising the estimated prevalence of iron deficiency among US adults by 3.3 million.

https://ja.ma/3HOczxf

08/01/2025

A new chapter is coming… We’ve been closed to new patients, but not for much longer. Stay tuned—your path to healing might start here. 💫

06/25/2025

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05/22/2025

𝑾𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

Thank you so much for your continued support of North Star Functional Health. We are truly grateful for the opportunity to serve our clients and community.

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗘𝑾 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. This allows us to provide the highest level of care and attention to those currently under our guidance. We will still be continuing to provide care to our patients currently enrolled in programs!

We remain committed to offering hope, healing, and answers through functional and root-cause medicine. We will continue to update as soon as possible!

05/20/2025

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮?

So many of us are pushing through—𝘁𝗵𝗲 f𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 f𝗼𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀—hoping it’s just stress or “getting older.” But what if those symptoms are your body’s way of waving a red flag?

At North Star Functional Health, we believe your symptoms are not random. They’re clues.

Whether you’re dealing with 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐀, 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬—there is always a root cause. And with the right testing, time, and personalized support, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 f𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍f 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏.

You deserve answers. You deserve hope.
Let’s find your North Star.

Book your complimentary clarity call today and take the first step toward a healthier, more vibrant you.

05/17/2025

Are you one of those people who feels energized and ready to tackle the day when you wake up, only to crash a few hours later? It’s pretty common for energy levels to dip as the day goes on, but did you know that this could be tied to your hormones, especially cortisol and insulin?

Cortisol, our “stress hormone,” peaks in the morning to help us wake up, but when it’s out of balance, it can lead to that mid-afternoon slump. Pair that with fluctuating blood sugar levels, and it’s no wonder you might feel sluggish later in the day.

Have you noticed this pattern?

Did you know that you can easily test your cortisol pattern from the comfort of your home? Message me for information!

05/15/2025

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05/14/2025

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲

Let’s be honest—most people don’t come to functional medicine because they’re bored. They come because they’re tired of feeling unwell, unheard, and stuck in the cycle of “normal labs” but not feeling normal.

So why do people fall in love with functional medicine once they find it?

𝟭. 𝗜𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀.
Functional medicine takes the time to hear your whole story—not just your symptoms. It sees you as a person, not a diagnosis code.

𝟐. 𝐈𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐚𝐢𝐝.
Instead of chasing symptoms with quick fixes, we dig deep to understand why you feel the way you do. Whether it’s hormones, gut health, inflammation, mold, or stress, we go after the real issue.

𝟯. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱.
No one-size-fits-all treatment here. Your plan is built for you—your body, your lifestyle, your goals.

𝟰. 𝗜𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁.
This is collaborative care. You’re not a passive patient—you’re a partner in your healing process.

𝟱. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴.
Functional medicine doesn’t stop at “your labs are fine.” It asks: Are you sleeping well? Are you energized? Is your brain sharp? Are your moods stable? Do you feel like yourself again?

Because you deserve that kind of care.

Ready to get started?! Message me for a complimentary clarity call or schedule a new patient appointment for $229.

05/13/2025

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗚𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱? 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗢—𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻

If you’ve ever been told your bloating is “just IBS” or “all in your head,” you’re not alone. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒔: 𝑺𝑰𝑩𝑶—or Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. And while it may seem like a new diagnosis, SIBO has actually been around for almost 100 years.

So why haven’t more people heard about it?

Doctors first noticed SIBO in the 1930s, but only in rare cases—like people who had gut surgery or serious diseases that slowed digestion. It wasn’t something they thought about for the average person dealing with bloating, gas, or constipation.

That’s where things started to shift.

In the early 2000s, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀—𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀—𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 “𝗜𝗕𝗦” 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗢. Thanks to a simple breath test, it became easier to spot. And better yet, it was treatable.

While conventional medicine was still focused on textbook cases, functional medicine got to work using herbal treatments, targeted antibiotics, and lifestyle changes to not only clear the overgrowth but also prevent it from coming back.

Then, researchers like Dr. Mark Pimentel began to confirm what functional medicine already knew: 𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗢 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗕𝗦. While conventional medicine doctors are starting to acknowledge this research, implementation for treatment practices has been slow. Through integrative medicine, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 “𝗜𝗕𝗦” 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗢 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲. And the good news is: there’s a path forward and I am here beside you along the way.