About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of minerals and electrolytes in midlife health with expert Jennifer Nelson-Hawks.

If you’re waking up tired, dragging through the afternoon, and wondering why you still feel depleted despite eating well, exercising, and getting decent sleep—you are not alone. So many midlife women are told their labs are “normal,” yet they still don’t feel like themselves. In this episode, I sit down with naturopathic doctor and functional medicine expert Jennifer Nelson-Hawks to talk about one of the most overlooked pieces of midlife health: minerals and electrolytes. We dive into why sod...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Sara Poldmae

Guest: Jennifer Nelson-Hawks

Topics covered

• midlife health
• minerals
• electrolytes
• fatigue
• functional medicine

Keywords

• hair tissue mineral analysis
• midlife women
• fatigue
• health
• nutrition

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Organizations: naturopathic doctor, functional medicine expert

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