Lincoln Daily News 2026-27 Health & Wellness Magazine Pg.23 something deeper needs to be investigated. She says it is important to understand why the symptoms developed. She explained that there are several underlying contributors including inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, gut dysfunction, toxins, chronic infections, metabolic imbalance, and chronic stress. Her approach doesn’t stop at diagnosis, she works to identify the barriers that prevent the body from functioning properly. Terrain health is one way Martin helps. Much like healthy soil helps a garden thrive, Martin says our internal terrain, such as our cells, gut, immune system, metabolism, detoxification pathways, hormones, and nervous system, helps our body function. She goes on to explain that the human body is much like an ecosystem, where everything is connected, and that our modern environment disrupts our internal ecosystem with factors like processed foods, chronic stress, sedentary lifestyles, poor sleep, environmental chemicals, and others. Martin explained her favorite analogy for terrain medicine is a fishbowl. If you have a sick fish, it is reasonable to examine its environment. Instead of medicating the symptoms the fish is experiencing you would address its environment by cleaning its water, ensuring it has enough oxygen, and providing appropriate nutrition. For humans, Martin says, improving the terrain includes proper nutrition, sleep, exercise, stress management, reducing toxic burden, and supporting the gut and immune system. Martin explains that she does not “heal” her patients; she simply helps remove the barriers that may interfere with the body’s natural healing process. She says that our bodies know what to do because God designed them with
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