Dr. Krause’s Blog

When I was 11, I fell hard on my right hip doing an axel on the ice. I got my period not long after and the pain it caused was impossible to separate. My mom…

At 15, I sliced my leg open on a BMX pedal and ended up with 36 stitches. A month later I did it again and tried to hide it from my mom with a…

What if your low back and knee pain weren’t just structural but emotional? In Chinese Medicine, fear is the emotion of the kidneys. And kidney energy governs the lower back, knees, and lower limbs. …

Your kidneys are your batteries at least according to Chinese Medicine. The more you deplete them through poor sleep, overtraining, or chronic stress, the less energy you have to sustain a long, healthy life.…

What if your anger, frustration, and irritability…were impacting your metabolism? In Chinese medicine, the liver isn’t just responsible for detoxing the body…it’s responsible for processing emotions, too. Especially anger. There’s a direct connection between…

Your gut microbiome is shaping your liver health and setting your hormone balance. Estrogen metabolism is directly tied to what’s happening in your gut. And this is exactly why I see so many women…

Most women I see aren’t dealing with a cholesterol issue they’re dealing with a metabolic issue that starts in the liver. If you’ve noticed: Your liver may be struggling. This is even more common…

Last week I had to say something I don’t say that often. I told a client I was out of options. Not for lack of trying. We’d worked through everything — shifting protein and…

I’ve been questioning everything lately. Everything I learned. Everything I’ve seen in research. Everything I’ve recommended for years when it comes to bloating, SIBO, and chronic gut issues. The old playbook — cycling bug-kill…

When you feel awful, you want to feel better yesterday not six months from now. I get it. And honestly? I’ve been frustrated with that too. For years, natural medicine protocols had me loading clients up…

Last Friday, during a podcast interview, I was asked whether peptides are the holy grail of anti-aging. My answer: No.  Supplements, peptides, bioregulator peptides, hormones, and herbs are all supportive tools. But you hold…

Your kidneys, heart, and liver are crucial organs of vitality.  “Sure,” you might say, “I need those to live!” But there’s a difference between existing, spending your days on the couch, stiff and exhausted and thriving biking along…