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The Wellness Mama Podcast · August 10 · 1 hr 13 min

Mineral Balancing, HTMA + Safe and Effective Detoxification With Matt Coffman

Episode Highlights With Matt His wild health journey and how he got into the work he does now Overcoming Lyme, Babesia, Epstein-Barr, parasites, mold, and heavy metals What mineral balancing is and how it is important Why he prioritizes hair mineral analysis as a form of testing over a blood test What makes HTMA different than other forms of testing My personal experience with mineral balancing Minerals work within a system, and knowing your status matters How minerals can help the body get rid of heavy metals What ionic mimicry is and how this means our body can hold on to heavy metals and displace minerals at the level of an enzyme site What enzymes are, what they do in the body, and how this relates to minerals The many places heavy metals hide and how these get passed on generationally How low zinc in kids can result in picky eating, and how to replenish it easily The potential autism link with heavy metals and how mineral balancing might help Why the body wants to hold on to heavy metals until minerals are balanced Most important lifestyle factors for detox and mineral balancing The surprising place where many people are getting a lot of their mercury A surprising reason to avoid seed oils that you might not have heard before How you can actually have a deficiency and a toxicity of a mineral at the same time Important nuance about copper in the body Manganese toxicity, how it happens and what it does (and Lyme can hide behind manganese) A missing piece with anemia that many people miss Resources Mentioned Valence Nutraceuticals Follow Matt on Instagram LMNT I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer. Hiya Hiya created a super powered chewable vitamin for kids that packs twelve organic fruits and vegetables plus fifteen essential vitamins and minerals into every dose. Try it at hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama.

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Episode Highlights With Matt

  • His wild health journey and how he got into the work he does now
  • Overcoming Lyme, Babesia, Epstein-Barr, parasites, mold, and heavy metals 
  • What mineral balancing is and how it is important 
  • Why he prioritizes hair mineral analysis as a form of testing over a blood test
  • What makes HTMA different than other forms of testing
  • My personal experience with mineral balancing 
  • Minerals work within a system, and knowing your status matters
  • How minerals can help the body get rid of heavy metals 
  • What ionic mimicry is and how this means our body can hold on to heavy metals and displace minerals at the level of an enzyme site
  • What enzymes are, what they do in the body, and how this relates to minerals 
  • The many places heavy metals hide and how these get passed on generationally 
  • How low zinc in kids can result in picky eating, and how to replenish it easily 
  • The potential autism link with heavy metals and how mineral balancing might help
  • Why the body wants to hold on to heavy metals until minerals are balanced 
  • Most important lifestyle factors for detox and mineral balancing 
  • The surprising place where many people are getting a lot of their mercury 
  • A surprising reason to avoid seed oils that you might not have heard before 
  • How you can actually have a deficiency and a toxicity of a mineral at the same time
  • Important nuance about copper in the body 
  • Manganese toxicity, how it happens and what it does (and Lyme can hide behind manganese) 
  • A missing piece with anemia that many people miss

Resources Mentioned

LMNT
I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.

Hiya
Hiya created a super powered chewable vitamin for kids that packs twelve organic fruits and vegetables plus fifteen essential vitamins and minerals into every dose. Try it at hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama.

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