Backyard Health
A show about integrative and functional nutrition topics for regular people to achieve optimal health.
Backyard Health
Not Just in Your Head: What Sluggish Digestion, Circulation & Detox Really Mean | Ep. 34
We throw the word “sluggish” around all the time — sluggish digestion, sluggish circulation, sluggish detox — but what does that actually mean in the body?
In this episode of Backyard Health, I break down the physiology behind sluggish systems and show you how they connect to mineral imbalances that we can actually measure with HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) testing.
You’ll learn:
- The body systems that can truly become sluggish — from digestion and circulation to thyroid, adrenals, liver, immune function, and more.
- The key mineral ratios on an HTMA that reveal slowdowns in stomach acid, thyroid activity, adrenal resilience, and detox pathways.
- How sluggish systems show up in real life through fatigue, bloating, gout, inflammation, and that “wired but tired” energy pattern.
- Two real-world HTMA case examples that connect mineral ratios to symptoms, labs, and root causes.
- Why the solution isn’t another detox tea or quick fix — it’s restoring the mineral balance that powers your body’s electrical systems.
By the end of this episode, you’ll see “sluggishness” not as a vague feeling, but as a measurable slowdown with clear root causes and actionable ways to address it.
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