{"profile":{"id":3,"name":"Maya Chen","credential":"CNS","bio":"Clinical nutritionist specializing in autoimmune conditions and the gut-brain axis. 8 years in practice.","specialty":"Autoimmune & Gut Health","location":"Encinitas, CA","specialties":["Autoimmune","Gut Health","Mental Health","Hormones"],"avatar_color":"#4a6b5a","is_verified":false,"created_at":"2026-04-11T00:07:46.176Z","followers_count":0,"last_active":"2026-04-15T07:31:16.719Z","verified":false,"slug":"maya-chen","specialties_arr":[]},"posts":[{"id":25,"user_id":3,"content":"Autoimmune flare management — the two questions I ask every client before anything else:\n\n1. What changed 4–6 weeks before the flare? (infection, stress spike, dietary drift, new medication or supplement)\n2. Is the gut barrier intact? (zonulin, LPS antibodies — Cyrex Array 2 or equivalent)\n\nMost flares I see trace back to gut permeability + a trigger event. Address both or you're just managing symptoms until the next flare.","tags":["Autoimmune","Case Study"],"condition_tag":"Autoimmune","methodology_tag":"Case Study","likes_count":0,"comments_count":0,"created_at":"2026-04-15T07:31:16.719Z","updated_at":"2026-04-15T07:31:16.719Z","author_name":"Maya Chen","author_credential":"CNS","author_avatar_color":"#4a6b5a","author_verified":false,"liked_by_me":false},{"id":15,"user_id":3,"content":"What's your preferred B12 form for MTHFR patients?\n\nI've been using methylcobalamin as default but I have a subset of clients who get really wired on it — anxiety, can't sleep, irritable. Switching to hydroxocobalamin helped in two recent cases.\n\nCurious what others are seeing clinically.","tags":["Mental Health","Community Question"],"condition_tag":"Mental Health","methodology_tag":"Community Question","likes_count":0,"comments_count":0,"created_at":"2026-04-11T04:31:16.719Z","updated_at":"2026-04-11T04:31:16.719Z","author_name":"Maya Chen","author_credential":"CNS","author_avatar_color":"#4a6b5a","author_verified":false,"liked_by_me":false},{"id":2,"user_id":3,"content":"Had a fascinating case this week — patient with Hashimoto's who'd been gluten-free for 2 years but still symptomatic. Ran an OAT and found massive oxalate overload from her \"healthy\" almond-heavy diet. Dropped almonds, added calcium citrate with meals, B6 in P5P form. TPO antibodies dropped 40% in 90 days. The details matter so much in autoimmune cases.","tags":[],"condition_tag":"Autoimmune","methodology_tag":"Functional Testing","likes_count":6,"comments_count":3,"created_at":"2026-04-10T22:08:22.367Z","updated_at":"2026-04-11T00:08:22.367Z","author_name":"Maya Chen","author_credential":"CNS","author_avatar_color":"#4a6b5a","author_verified":false,"liked_by_me":false},{"id":14,"user_id":3,"content":"Seeing great results with methylation support for clients with autoimmune + mental health overlap. The connection between MTHFR, folate metabolism, and neuroinflammation is underappreciated.\n\nCurrent approach for HOM/HET MTHFR subset:\n• Methylfolate (start low — 400mcg and titrate)\n• Methylcobalamin over cyanocobalamin\n• B6 as P5P\n• Monitor for over-methylation symptoms (anxiety, irritability, histamine)\n\nNot everyone tolerates methyl donors well — some do better with folinic acid. What's your read on the over-methylators?","tags":["Mental Health","Protocol Share"],"condition_tag":"Mental Health","methodology_tag":"Protocol Share","likes_count":3,"comments_count":1,"created_at":"2026-04-10T12:31:16.719Z","updated_at":"2026-04-10T12:31:16.719Z","author_name":"Maya Chen","author_credential":"CNS","author_avatar_color":"#4a6b5a","author_verified":false,"liked_by_me":false},{"id":7,"user_id":3,"content":"Reminder that leaky gut isn't just a gut problem. The blood-brain barrier has the same tight junction proteins (occludin, claudin-5, zonulin). If someone has intestinal permeability, I always ask about brain fog, mood instability, sensitivity to sounds/light. Healing the gut often clears neurological symptoms that seemed unrelated. Zinc carnosine + butyrate have been my workhorses for tight junction repair.","tags":[],"condition_tag":"Gut Health","methodology_tag":"5R Protocol","likes_count":5,"comments_count":2,"created_at":"2026-04-10T00:08:22.367Z","updated_at":"2026-04-11T00:08:22.367Z","author_name":"Maya Chen","author_credential":"CNS","author_avatar_color":"#4a6b5a","author_verified":false,"liked_by_me":false}],"protocols":[]}