Jodi Knapp

Author at Blue Heron Health News

Hi, I'm Jodi Knapp — a health researcher, former clinician, and author. I'm also one of the five co-founders of Blue Heron Health News.

Back in 2008, Christian Goodman, Shelly Manning, Scott Davis, Julissa Clay and I came together around the same quiet frustration. We had each built private practices we loved — and each of us had hit the same wall. We could only help a handful of people at a time. Blue Heron was our answer: a way to finally reach the people who needed us, no matter where in the world they lived.

My own path into this work started at home. I watched my mother struggle with Type 2 diabetes for years, and later watched my best friend Jane slowly come back to life after years of misdiagnosed hypothyroidism. Over and over, I saw people I loved being handed a prescription for a problem that actually lived deeper — in the gut, in the nervous system, in the slow fire of chronic inflammation. That's what pushed me to formally study nutrition and build a career around it.

For years I ran my own clinic, sitting across from patients and watching how their bodies responded to careful changes in food, supplements, sleep, and stress. Eventually I closed the clinic so I could put everything I had learned — and everything I kept learning from conferences, journals, and colleagues around the world — into programs anyone could follow from their own living room.

Today I'm the author of five of those programs: The 3-Step Diabetes Strategy, The Hypothyroidism Solution, Neuropathy No More, The Parkinson's Protocol, and The Multiple Sclerosis Solution.

Each one is built on the same belief. Conventional medicine is good at managing symptoms, and I have never asked a reader to abandon their doctor. My work simply starts one layer deeper — with the inflammation, the toxins, the missing nutrients, and the small daily imbalances that add up over a lifetime.

Best health,
Jodi Knapp


Articles by Jodi Knapp
MS: 33% stabilized, 40% improved — how?

MS: 33% stabilized, 40% improved — how?

In multiple sclerosis, your immune system attacks the protective covering of your nerves. This leads to inflammation, nerve damage, and, over time, disability. But a new review in Cureus points to a potential breakthrough: mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy. Current...
Nutty nighttime snack beats Type 2 Diabetes

Nutty nighttime snack beats Type 2 Diabetes

A new study published in Current Developments in Nutrition reveals how a common nut at bedtime lowers your blood sugar and fights off type 2 diabetes. Most people with prediabetes eventually develop Type 2 unless they make some changes. Doctors sometimes recommend to...
Beat Hypothyroidism with these 3 daily habits

Beat Hypothyroidism with these 3 daily habits

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the leading cause of hypothyroidism. It’s an autoimmune condition where your immune system attacks your thyroid gland. A new review published in Quality in Sport reveals that your lifestyle choices can make a big difference in managing...
This Sport Halts Parkinson’s Disease

This Sport Halts Parkinson’s Disease

Plenty of research exists on the benefits of exercise for Parkinson’s disease patients. But the best exercise, according to a new study presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, may surprise you. This is because it’s a sport that has...
One vitamin linked to 72% Neuropathy cases

One vitamin linked to 72% Neuropathy cases

A new study in Cureus shows that specific vitamin deficiency is extremely common in people with diabetic neuropathy, and this may be the main cause of the disease. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy happens when high blood sugar damages the nerves, especially in the hands...