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Dr. Taylor Krick

Dr. Taylor Krick, owner of Washington Wellness Center, practices Functional Medicine, which takes a root cause approach to any health concern.

Helping People Get Healthy. Functional Medicine Practitioner, Chiropractic Physician, host of The Autoimmune Doc Podcast

02/02/2026

7 common root causes of fatigue I see in practice

If you’re dealing with persistent fatigue, it’s rarely just one thing. In functional medicine, I look at why your body isn’t producing or sustaining energy.

Here are 7 of the most common causes:

1️⃣ Sleep apnea — disrupted breathing reduces oxygen and restorative sleep
2️⃣ Anemia — low iron or B12 limits oxygen delivery to tissues
3️⃣ Adrenal dysfunction — chronic stress alters cortisol and energy rhythms
4️⃣ Thyroid dysfunction — thyroid hormones regulate metabolic energy
5️⃣ Mitochondrial dysfunction — impaired cellular energy production
6️⃣ Chronic inflammation — the body diverts energy toward immune defense
7️⃣ Toxin exposure — mold, heavy metals, and chemicals burden detox pathways

Fatigue is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Identifying the underlying cause is key to lasting improvement.

🎥 I break each of these down in more detail in my full YouTube video — link in bio.

01/31/2026

Mold exposure doesn’t always show up as allergies.
It can look like deep fatigue, anxiety that feels irrational, histamine issues, gut changes that don’t respond to diet, neurological symptoms without clear answers, frequent urination, or immune dysfunction.

When multiple systems are involved, it’s not random—it’s a pattern.

The good news?
Mold-related illness is often very treatable once it’s recognized.

🎥 Full breakdown on my YouTube. Linked in bio

01/28/2026

In my latest YouTube video I shared the seven signs that may indicate the body is fighting mold exposure. While mold can be a significant stressor, it’s important to recognize that it’s often one of several contributing factors to ongoing health issues. These signs may include fatigue, histamine intolerance, anxiety, gut changes, neurological symptoms, frequent urination, and immune system dysfunction. If you recognize any of these patterns, it may be worth exploring mold as part of a broader root-cause approach to health and learning more about available resources and next steps.

Comment "7" and I'll send you a direct link to this video!

01/26/2026

It’s estimated that 90% of people worldwide carry the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV).
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If you get the virus early (most people), you have no signs or symptoms. If you get the virus later in life (often teens or 20s), it will express as mononucleosis.
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EBV (and other viruses like CMV, HHV, etc) can “re-activate” in some people, causing a myriad of symptoms, including thyroid autoimmunity (and other autoimmunity like Lupus, RA, and MS), chronic fatigue, anxiety, dysautonomia, and much more.
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Many people with Lyme, mold, heavy metal toxicity, Candida, SIBO, etc may also have problems with high viral loads and re-activations due to the immune shifts that take place, it’s a vicious cycle!
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01/23/2026

This is an older paper written by Dr. Kharrazian that explained the potential mechanistic roles for BPA triggering or exacerbating autoimmunity. This paper is heavy with science but goes through several mechanisms by which BPA "could" cause damage - many of which have now been further investigated and confirmed!

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24804084/

See full study review linked in bio!

01/22/2026

New Podcast! Comment "NEW" and I'll send you the direct link!

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

-Why genetics can be helpful… but never replaces lifestyle basics (eat well, move well, sleep well, breathe well)

-The difference between SNPs/variants, alleles, and what heterozygous vs. homozygous really means

-Why “having the MTHFR gene” isn’t the point—everyone has the gene, many have mutation(s), his question is - how well is it functioning?

-Tyler’s practical framework: finding your biggest biochemical bottlenecks instead of chasing 300-page genetic reports

-A nuanced take on precision supplementation (and why “TikTok Shop protocols” can create new problems)

-The COMT gene explained: how it impacts dopamine, adrenaline/noradrenaline, estrogen, and even personality tendencies

-Why some people feel amazing on certain supplements… and others get anxiety, insomnia, heart palpitations, or overstimulation

-How flavonoids like quercetin can be a hidden issue for some (even when taken “for allergies” or “for inflammation”)

-Why vitamin D status isn’t just about the blood level—receptors + conversion enzymes can change the whole story

-A behind-the-scenes look at why genetics research isn’t always “clean” or easy to study (and why clinical pattern recognition matters)

01/21/2026

Genetics is one of the hottest topics in health—but it’s also one of the most misunderstood.

In this newest episode (074)) of The Autoimmune Doc Podcast, I sit down with Panzner PhD to talk about how genetics can actually be used to optimize health—without falling into the trap of thinking genes replace the fundamentals (diet, movement, sleep, stress, and lifestyle).

Dr. Tyler shares how his own 23andMe results sparked a deep dive into genetic pathways, why “one-size-fits-all” supplement advice can backfire (especially for sensitive nervous systems), and how to think in terms of biochemical bottlenecks and “big levers” instead of overwhelm-inducing data dumps.

Comment “74” I will send you the direct link!

01/18/2026

I see the things on this slide from show up clinically ALL THE TIME, and I use this graphic to show people what *could be* happening.
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Basically it’s showing that different things can raise IL-6, which is an inflammatory cytokine, including exercise, blood sugar drops, or inflammation/oxidative stress (many many causes), but this increased IL-6 activates the sympathetic nervous system, or “fight-or-flight”. This leads to increased adrenaline (epinephrine) and stress chemistry, which leads to more inflammation, and the cycle continues or gets worse.
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Listen to my podcast episode 63 to learn more about stress chemistry and what you can do to try to decrease it!

01/16/2026

Gallbladder problems are incredibly common, but are often hard to uncover. Gallbladder removal is one of the most commonly performed surgeries (1.2m/yr), but what if you don’t have an “attack”….does this mean your gallbladder is fine?
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The gallbladder connects the detoxification and biotransformation activities of the liver with the gut, microbiome, and digestion. The liver takes toxins and hormones, breaks them down and puts them into bile, bile is stored in the gallbladder and released with food to emulsify and breakdown fats, then the waste is excreted.
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Bile is also very expensive for the body to make, so toxic bile can be reabsorbed, called Enterohepatic Recirculation, hence the importance of binders.
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The concern is when bile gets thick and sludgy from excess estrogen, poor diet, toxin overload, and more. This impacts detoxification, disrupts the microbiome, and the microbiome impacts the gallbladder.
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Bile salts are one of the ways the gut and liver talk to each other. This is one of the reasons TUDCA has become so popular in recent years.
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Other things that can help the gallbladder and bile flow include taurine, phosphatidylcholine, bitters, castor oil packs, coffee enemas, liver flushes, and more.

01/12/2026

Myelin is the outer layer of your nerves. It’s kind of like the rubber insulation on an extension cord, it protects your nerves from damage and maximizes electrical signaling.
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Myelin can be damaged by autoimmune diseases like MS, in which demyelinating antibodies (which can be measured and can predict autoimmune progression), can drive an immune system “attack” against your nervous system, leading to symptoms like numbness, weakness, tingling, coordination changes, eye sight problems, neuropathies, and more, and then can eventually show up as demyelinated “lesions” in the brain/brainstem/spinal cord.
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My whole page, podcast, and practice is about attempting to turn off or reverse the autoimmune inflammatory attack that is damaging the nerves, which includes a lot of potential targets - gut, foods, toxins, immune balance - but still many people will ask “what can be done for myelin?” These slides were remade from interpretive lab guide, but they give some good advice for what your body needs to support myelin production!

01/09/2026

Nausea is actually a nervous system problem more than just a stomach issue - here is how it works.
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There are 4 neurological pathways inputting to the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius:
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1 - cerebellar and vestibular inputs - I put you on a tire swing and soon you around and you get nauseous.
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2 - cortical and limbic input - you are so nervous before a meeting, you catch your spouse cheating, or you see someone get injured or bleed and you feel nauseous.
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3 - emetic agents in the blood - you take 12 shots of tequila in 30 mins and you feel nauseous.
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4 - vagus nerve sending signals from the gut and autonomic nervous system.
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These drive gastric dysrhythmias and dysautonomia associated with them lead to the feeling of 🤢.
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The vagus nerve regulates a lot of this activity, as this image shows. I find that vagus nerve stimulation and mast cell support are two of the most helpful things, along with all the other root-cause work we do!

This is an image remade from the literature ( PMID: 26770271 ) that I show to clients all the time to explain nausea.

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