Butter Nutrition

10/13/2025

You've got a $400 supplement cabinet and zero test results to back it up. Make it make sense 🤷‍♀️

10/13/2025

Reasons vitamin D 25(OH)D (storage form of vitamin D) can be **low** that do not mean you need vitamin D3:

-Low magnesium
-Low boron
-Low vitamin C
-Inflammation/infection (in these cases the ‘storage form’ of vitamin D is often low, but the active form is high (which is not typically tested)
-Low glutathione
-Glyphosate (ie. Roundup, GMOs, non-organic food)
-Favorable gut bacteria conditions (healthy guts)

Automatically sprinkling ‘high dose vitamin D supplements’ on everyone who has low serum D is NOT the answer and can do HARM in some cases.

Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that is stored in your fat cells and subject to toxicity. You can’t just p*e it out when you get too much.

Not to mention the collateral ‘mineral’ damage from taking high dose D3. Read more about that here (hint: thyroid supportive mineral disruption 😳): https://butternutrition.com/vitamin-d-supplement-warning/

Dig. Deeper.

References:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181214093837.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2170601
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160567/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19793-8
https://myersdetox.com/transcript-166-glyphosate-and-how-to-detox-it-with-dr-stephanie-seneff/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6208166/

10/12/2025

Did you know high dose vitamin D supplements can throw your minerals out of balance in a big way?

One of my favorite ways to really assess how a person is feeling is by looking at their thyroid ratio on a hair analysis (calcium to potassium levels). If you're taking vitamin D which raises calcium levels and lowers potassium, you're moving these minerals in the opposite direction of what is desirable to support your thyroid's ability to do its job!

A disrupted calcium:potassium ratio can look like:
-fatigue
-brain fog
-low body temperature
-blood sugar issues (hypoglycemia)
-sluggish digestion
-sluggish thyroid

Why does this mineral imbalance happen with high dose vitamin D?

Well, for starters, vitamin D tells your body to absorb more calcium from your food, so the presence of vitamin D in the bloodstream means that the person taking vitamin D supplements is going to absorb more calcium from their food than someone who isn't taking vitamin D supplements.

On some occasions, a tiny bit of supplemental vitamin D might be helpful if one happens to be low in calcium (most people have plenty), but it's still not preferred, and no-one really takes just a little bit of vitamin D for a short while. Most people start taking high dosages and make it a habit. This can quickly create chronically high calcium levels and that leads to calcification of your body (think stiffness among other undesirable things, like back pain, joint issues, osteoporosis).

High calcium is just not good, it SLOWS things down in the body.

The next thing vitamin D does is it lowers potassium levels. This can cause a whole host of symptoms such as:
-Acne
-Weakness, tiredness, or cramping in arm or leg muscles
-Numbness and/or tingling
-Constipation
-Excess water consumption
-Depression
-Nausea or vomiting
-Edema
-Fatigue
-Insomnia
-Nervousness
-Mental impairment
-Abdominal cramping and/or bloating
-Fainting due to low blood pressure
-Heart palpitations (irregular heartbeat)

Some vitamin D is good ☀️, more is not better. Testing before taking high dosages is smart 🧠.

Read more https://butternutrition.com/vitamin-d-supplement-warning/

10/12/2025

You can't solve your gut issues without addressing your liver and gallbladder!

10/11/2025

So good you may just find yourself skipping your daily sbux habit ;)

There is no better way to put all of my favorite things together in one glass than in this mocha frappe recipe! Cacao powder supplies a hefty source of magnesium, collagen provides anti-inflammatory protein, coconut milk

10/11/2025

Mental health, specifically depression and the gut continued 🙂

This study specifically references the correlation between the bacteria morganella and depression. Morganella is a gram negative bacteria which essentially means it can be very pro-inflammatory to your body through the release of endotoxin or LPS. Morganella is typically acquired postoperatively or in a hospital setting and can be tested for on the GI Map.

Learn more: https://butternutrition.com/gimap

10/10/2025

💯! What’s fear keeping you from?

10/10/2025

Winning the war 🤸‍♀️✨💃

10/09/2025

You can’t fix your hormones without addressing vitamin A, copper and iron excess. Is this why you’re not seeing progress?

10/09/2025

Why your grandparents didn't have food allergies...but you do

10/09/2025

My fav homemade milk recipe...

Good boxed coconut milk or any alternative (non-dairy) milk for that matter is hard to find. Many are loaded with gums such as carrageenan or guar gum that can irritate the gut and contain added

10/09/2025

Hypercalcemia from D3 (cholecalciferol) happens at lower dosages than most people think.

Vitamin D supplements tell your guts to absorb more calcium from your food. This is why most people say you ‘have to take K2 with it’ to help the calcium go to the right places (bones and teeth) and not other places that can cause harm.

The fact that you ‘should’ take K2 with vitamin D is just proof of the harm it can do on its own by raising calcium levels.

Reference: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40520-020-01678-x

Read more: https://butternutrition.com/vitamin-d-supplement-warning/