The Body Doesn’t Miss Details

Last week I shared where I’ve been and what I have been feeling.

The pause, the resistance, the strange space between knowing, doing, feeling, moving, staying, and saying.

I didn’t expect that my body would initiate something to respond to so quickly. Something clear to remind me of my needs and my ability to work through the hard times.

I was in Houston for a long overdue appointment with my functional gastroenterologist. While I was in town, I stopped at the closest Whole Foods Market. While there, I spotted a favorite cookie on the LAST CHANCE shelf. So, I picked up a box to take home to share with David. Same brand I had tried before, just a different flavor.

I didn’t check the ingredients, nor did I muscle test. I was simply hungry and ate a few on the way home.

When I got home and unpacked the bags, I glanced at the label. I saw MALTODEXTRIN, an arch nemesis of mine through the years. I made note of it, but I hadn’t felt anything yet, which felt like a small win in the moment.

A couple hours later, while I was making dinner, my left knee started bothering me. It was not a mild concern. It felt like I had truly injured it. I caught myself shifting how I was standing, adjusting how I was walking, trying to figure out what I had done. Even David commented on my limp when he got home.

And then it hit me like a brick wall.

I realized I hadn’t done anything. This wasn’t an injury; it was a response.

What stood out to me was that this response didn’t follow my usual pattern. Most of my reactions tend to be more systemic. A flu-like deep ache, extreme irritability, or that heavy fatigue where I feel like I could fall asleep sitting up. We call it a food coma, or I reference it as narcolepsy.

This was different. Very different! Very specific, very localized, and very easy to dismiss if I wasn’t paying attention to how my body speaks to me.

That’s where most people miss it. The message. The cry for attention.

The body doesn’t always repeat symptoms in a way that makes it easy for us. It responds based on what is needed in that moment, not based on what we expect to see.

I took quickly to some homeopathy, Calmvalera. This is a remedy I was introduced to years ago by a functional practitioner. It’s something I’ve kept on hand ever since experiencing its support. I often had David pick it up when he traveled through Europe for work, especially in Germany, where this level of homeopathic support is more normalized.

Within a few hours of taking the remedy, the intensity started to soften, and the pain became less intense.

From there, I supported my body the way I know works for me. An Epsom salt bath, magnesium, and allowing my system to move it through rather than trying to override it. Extra water and dinner, additional nourishment, usually helps as well.

Over the years, I’ve also learned that different reactions can call for different support, depending on how they show up. Sometimes it’s a general overload pattern where something like Nux Vomica fits. Other times there’s a deeper internal sensitivity that aligns more with Arsenicum Album. And when the body translates a reaction into the joints or tissues, I think of something like Rhus Toxicodendron. It’s never just about the ingredient or the remedy. It’s about how the body chooses to speak through the signs and symptoms.

MALTODEXTRIN is one of those ingredients for me. And it isn't because I read something about it or because I decided it was a problem, but because I’ve seen the pattern enough times in my own body to know it doesn’t work for me.

I know this is where it gets questioned by the skeptics.

Because it is not an immediate reaction.
Because it doesn’t look like a classic allergic reaction.
Because it can show up as something that seems completely unrelated, like joint discomfort.

But when you’ve lived in your body long enough, and you take the time to track what and how, and connect the patterns, it becomes very clear.

For context, looking back, this understanding didn’t come together overnight or all by myself. I invested in my growth and understanding. I had support and mentors along the way.

My eyes opened about how I understood food and ingredients as information when I started working with my angel, Maria Emmerich. She is a holistic nutritionist I hired about 15 years ago. And then, specialized testing with my functional gastroenterologist, Dipti Bavishi, added another layer of awareness, especially for my sensitivities. Next, I began studying homeopathy with my friend, Linda. This knowledge changed how I understood the body in terms of frequency and response. And also, my time working with Vivica Menegaz, of The Nourished Caveman, expanded that into deeper patterns around nourishment and how the body adapts through emotions, energy, and minerals.

None of those pieces stand alone in my mind and body, or in my work. They have become the way I see, listen, and understand.

This is not about being extreme, overly strict, avoiding everything, or creating fear around food, products or health. It’s about understanding your relationship with what you’re putting into or on your body, and how your body is responding and communicating.

It makes me think about how many people are dealing with migraines, chronic pain, mood changes, or just not feeling like themselves. And it gets separated from what they ate earlier in the day or even the day before, the fragrances they were exposed to, their restricted airway, the LEDs, the Wi-Fi, or the energy they are surrounded by all day long.

For most, it is easier to treat the symptom than to question or analyze the input.

But the body is always connecting it, and I cannot imagine continuing to ignore what the body is asking for to feel balances and feel healthy.

Last week I shared that I don’t create well from forcing something forward. I respond to what shows up. This week is a perfect reminder of that.

Sometimes what shows up isn’t a big idea, something to teach, or even a fully formed message, but it’s a quiet, very specific response in the body, asking you to pay attention.

And when you do, it will tell you exactly what you need to see.

If you’re starting to notice patterns in your own body but don’t quite know how to interpret them, this is where I can support you.

I work with clients through Orthomolecular Facial Analysis to uncover mineral imbalances and support how the body is aging and adapting over time. I offer holistic and biological dental guidance to help you understand what’s happening in the mouth and how it connects to the rest of the body. And for those ready to look deeper, I offer root cause consultations where we bring all of these pieces together to understand what your body has been trying to communicate.

I didn't figure it out all by myself and you don’t have to figure it out on your own either.