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Understanding the heart–brain connection that keeps you calm, clear, and resilient when life gets loud The holidays are coming. Cue the peppermint lattes, blinking lights, and that familiar tightness in your chest when Aunt Carol starts talking about politics. Everyone’s talking about self-care, but unless you understand how to regulate your nervous system, that advice is just noise. Real resilience isn’t mindset fluff—it’s measurable biology. Two of the strongest indicators

Why November’s National Diabetes Month Is About More Than Sugar Every thought, mood, and craving is powered by tiny electrical sparks that depend on one simple molecule— glucose . When that spark surges too high or dips too low, your neurons panic, your focus flickers, and your patience goes offline. So while National Diabetes Month focuses on insulin and diets, I’m more interested in what those glucose waves are doing to your mind. Because before blood sugar shows up in your

Why testing your brain chemistry turns trial-and-error into precision care We’ve built a culture of extremes, especially when it comes to health. On one side are those who believe natural  automatically means better , swearing off anything that comes in a capsule or prescription pad. On the other are those who dismiss nutrition, supplements, and lifestyle as “woo woo,” clinging to the belief that only pharmaceuticals are real medicine. Neither side has it completely right. An

Every ADHD evaluation starts the same way: check the boxes, circle the symptoms, tally the score. But behavior is only the signal. Beneath every hyperactive child and forgetful adult lies a biochemical story—one that can be measured, mapped, and modified. As a clinical nutritionist, my work goes far beyond what my clients eat day to day. Nutrition is just the entry point — but to truly improve quality of life, I aim to uncover why  the symptoms exist in the first place. That’

When dopamine gets blamed for what mitochondria started. by Nikki Drummond, CCN You sit at your desk, staring at your task list. You used to be sharp — decisive — the one who could juggle ten things without missing a beat. Now, your brain feels like it’s buffering. You re-read the same email twice. You can’t find words that used to come easily. Even motivation — your old fuel — feels flat. So you do what responsible adults do: you go to the doctor. They run the basics — CBC,

Rethinking what’s really behind the world’s most over diagnosed disorder. October is ADHD Awareness Month , but awareness alone isn’t...

Every once in a while, a case comes along that reminds me why I do this work. Today I want to share one of those stories — a story of...

How Chronic Pain Rewires the Brain, Impacts Focus, and What We Can Do About It The Pain Myth: It’s Not Just in Your Body Have you ever...

Beyond Calories: What Really Fuels Your Brain Your brain is hungrier than any other organ in your body. It makes up just 2% of your body...

The Brain Health Newsletter for people who overthink everything. Welcome to My Brain (Literally) If you're here, chances are your...