https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434866/episodes/20063775
Hey everyone, and welcome back to the show! I am so excited for today's episode because we had an absolute powerhouse joining us—Angela Jenkins, a Registered Dietitian, Personal Detoxification Strategist, and founder of Health Is Local. Angela brings over 35 years of clinical wisdom and her own powerful personal health journey to the table, helping midlife individuals who feel foggy, inflamed, and dismissed by conventional medicine finally get their energy and clarity back.
If you've been doing "everything right"—eating clean, taking your supplements—and still waking up exhausted, struggling with brain fog, stubborn weight resistance, or unexplained inflammation, this conversation is for you. In this episode, Angela and I dive deep into why treating isolated symptoms just kicks the problem down the road, and what it truly means to look at the body as an interconnected, living biological system.
What We Cover in This Episode:
- The Root Cause vs. The Conventional Band-Aid: Why traditional medicine's 15-minute visits across five different specialists leave people unheard, and how an integrative approach looks at the why behind your symptoms.
- Understanding Your Total Toxic Burden: How everyday exposures—from mold hiding in our homes and plastics in our water to heavy metals in our food supply and K-cups—accumulate over time when our natural filtration pathways get overwhelmed.
- Recognizing Hidden Toxins: Angela breaks down where heavy metals hide (like rice, dark chocolate, and dental amalgams) and shares the subtle warning signs of mold exposure, from chronic fatigue and sinus issues to excessive thirst and unusual skin reactions.
- The Power of Nutrigenomics: How genetic testing (like looking at MTHFR variants or individual detoxification pathways) acts as a biological blueprint to help us stop guessing and start catering our nutrition to our unique genetic makeup.
- Simple, Actionable Steps You Can Take From Home: Why you don't need to overhaul your life overnight, and how small, sustainable habits—like prioritizing sleep, eating minimally processed foods, supporting daily bowel elimination, and taking small steps to reduce plastic exposure—can help your body return to its natural state of healing.
Remember, you cannot out-detox a bad environment, but you can start whittling away at the small things one step at a time. Healing is a journey, not an overnight fix, and your body was designed to heal itself when given the right foundational support.
You can find Angela Jenkins, RD/LD at
www.healthislocal.com or
email her at angela@healthislocal.com
Discovery call: https://www.healthislocal.com/cellular-detox-discovery-call
Thank you for listening to Build to Thrive, by Tikas Health.
If you have tried all my suggestions and are still having trouble with your health, and would like an appointment with me, please email me, text, or call me via the contact information below.
My contact:
Linda Brown, DSc., MPT
Doctor of Integrative Health
916-426-2543
linda@heal-throughfood.com
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