213 - Analyzing Our Blood & Guts with InsideTracker RD Michelle Darian

Today is a big-time overshare episode. I am a huge advocate for learning about your body and taking control of your health - from the inside. One of the best ways to do this is to become an expert of your own blood metrics or biomarkers, something that seemed difficult to do in the past, but is now incredibly easy and cost-effective. 

I stumbled upon InsideTracker a while back when I was trying to figure out how to get my blood drawn and tested from my small town of Steamboat Springs - without a required visit to my doctor to place the lab order. 

Turns out InsideTracker believes that the work I'm doing to help women learn about their bodies, especially during this crazy menopausal time, is important. They became a sponsor of this series and gave me access to one of their Registered Dietitians to do a down & dirty discussion about what's really going on in my body based on my recent bloodwork. 

I don't just share the positives, I share the stuff that needs work too. Today's discussion explores why some biomarkers are strong or need improvement, what I can do to work on things and how you can also take control of your health. 

One of my biggest takeaways is that I'm just not getting the protein and iron I need at this point in my life - and that may necessitate some dietary changes! There are other things to work on, but this is my main goal after learning more about my inside!

Be sure to check out insidetracker.com/runthisworld for 20% off their entire site. 

More on Michelle Darian :)

Michelle is a registered dietitian and Marketing Manager, Science & Product at InsideTracker. Michelle graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in Dietetics and Global Health. Driven by her passion for disseminating accurate, actionable nutrition information on a population scale, Michelle completed master’s programs in Nutrition Interventions, Communications, and Behavior Change, and in Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 

As a Registered Dietitian, you’ll find Michelle analyzing the research behind recent nutrition trends, bringing actionable food and supplement recommendations to the platform. When she's not myth-busting, you can find Michelle exploring new restaurants and creating in her kitchen.