Helping people 45 and up figure out their health
What worked at 30 doesn’t always work now. I’m Julie. I listen first, then we pick the at-home tests that make sense to get your baseline. We make changes, test again, and see what’s actually working.
Serving Truckee, Tahoe City, Carnelian Bay, Incline Village and North Lake Tahoe.
Julie Miescke
Certified Health CoachWhere I fit in
Think of me as the first stop.
I am not here to replace your doctor. Step one is that I listen: what is going on, what have you tried, where are you at.
From there I can usually help directly. And when something looks more complicated than that, I know the people around here who are good at it, and I will point you to them. That part matters as much as anything else I do.
I have been through my own version of this. I spent years confused about what to eat and what to take, and I know how overwhelming it gets.
How it works
Step 1
We talk
Free, and no pressure. You tell me what is going on, what you have already tried, and where you are at. Mostly I listen.
Step 2
We pick a test that fits
Or none at all, if that is the honest answer. Most people start with omega 6:3, because it sits underneath everything else.
Step 3
You test at home
A finger poke, a couple of drops of blood on the lab paper, and you mail it off to an independent lab. No clinic, no appointment. I am available to guide you through it.
Step 4
We go through the results
Together, in plain language, and we figure out your next step. Sometimes that step is with me. Sometimes it is with someone else I know and trust.
Four at-home tests
All four work the same way: a finger poke at home, a couple of drops of blood on lab paper, and a report that comes back to you.
Start here
Omega 6:3 Balance
The foundation. It measures 11 fatty acids in your blood and covers the last 120 days, so it shows what you have actually been eating rather than what you ate this week. A standard physical does not include it.
Read the full explanation →Vitamin D
One of the foundational pieces of health, and a lot of people are low without knowing it.
Usually included in a standard physical.
Learn more →HbA1c
Your blood sugar over time. The report walks through how your body is handling the carbohydrates you eat.
Usually included in a standard physical.
Learn more →Gut Health
Most gut tests need a stool sample. This one is a blood spot, and it looks at how your gut bacteria are converting food into energy.
Not included in a standard physical.
Learn more →Why your omega 6 to 3 balance matters
We are made up of cells. Every single cell has a job to do, and the better our cells can do their job, the better our health is going to be.
Each cell has a membrane around it. Depending on what that membrane is made with, it is either flexible, letting nutrients in and waste out, or it becomes rigid, and then nutrients have a hard time getting in and waste has a hard time getting out. That is directly related to your omega 6 to 3 balance.
Omega 6s cause inflammation and omega 3s reduce it. You need both. If you sprain an ankle, inflammation is part of how you heal. But once things calm down, you need the omega 3s to bring it back down. Because of the way most of us eat now, almost everybody is carrying far more omega 6 than omega 3.
98%
of people tested are carrying too much omega 6
25:1
the average omega 6 to omega 3 ratio
1:1
the balance our DNA is designed for
Based on results from nearly 2 million tests.