Keep It Clear

If your blood work keeps coming back "normal" but your skin, sleep, and hormones say otherwise, this episode explains exactly what's getting missed.

In this episode, Katie and Cris pull back the curtain on the functional labs they've been using in their acne practice since 2020, long before anyone else was using them for skin. They break down why standard blood labs only capture a snapshot of one moment, how your body quietly buffers its blood chemistry to keep things looking "fine," and why that masking is the reason so many people feel awful with textbook-normal results. From the HTMA they run as a foundation, to the GI Map for gut, to the DUTCH for hormones, they walk through what each test actually reveals, the exact order they run them in, and why "more is more" testing usually just wastes your money. If you've ever been handed a clean lab report and told nothing's wrong, this one's for you.

In This Episode We Cover

Why your blood labs can look "normal" while deeper imbalances are quietly wrecking your skin.
How your body buffers blood pH by pulling minerals from your bones and tissue (and why that hides deficiencies).
What an HTMA reveals about your minerals, stress patterns, and heavy metal exposure that blood work never will.
Why Katie and Cris always run an HTMA before a GI Map or a DUTCH.
The top three mineral imbalances they see again and again in acne clients.
Why starting with a DUTCH hormone test is usually a waste of your money (and when to actually run one).

Resources & Links Mentioned

The HTMA Testing Package
The GI Map Testing Package
The DUTCH Testing Package
Functional Blood Lab Bundle (includes the full panel list to bring to your doctor plus the blood lab decoder)
Gut Zoomer / Hormone Zoomer (mentioned for clients outside North America, a more comprehensive version of the GI Map and DUTCH) 

Work With Us + Connect

Ready to start? Clearer Skin in 30 Days is your next step.
Need one-on-one help? The Clear Skin Solution includes an HTMA for every client plus custom protocols and support for your whole six-month journey.
Follow Katie on Instagram: @katiestewartwellness

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You've got the probiotic, the binder, and the gut protocol, and your skin still isn't budging. This episode explains the step almost everyone skips.

We sat down with Dylan Gemelli, host of The Dylan Gemelli Podcast, to talk about why nervous system regulation has to come before any protocol you run. Dylan shares the origin story behind his work (four-sport athlete, international model, two years in prison, a full rebuild at 30) and the emotional reset that changed how he approaches health. From what NAD actually does inside your cells to why injectable NAD doesn't work long term, to spore-based probiotics and why Cris caps most clients at four supplements, this one reframes what "doing everything right" actually means. If you're running protocol after protocol and nothing is sticking, start here.

In This Episode We Cover

Why a dysregulated nervous system keeps cortisol and inflammation high enough to stall every gut protocol you run.
What NAD does inside the cell, and why straight injectable NAD is too large a molecule to get in and work long term.
Why Dylan picks NMN over NR as a precursor, since NR has to convert to NMN before your body can use it anyway.
How Dylan took his own NAD from 24 to 72 in two months, and why standard blood panels never check it.
What makes a spore-based probiotic different, including shelf stability and surviving stomach acid to reach your gut intact.
Why Cris caps most clients at four or five supplements, and how biofilms and endotoxins drive those "die-off" reactions.

Resources & Links Mentioned:

The Functional Blood Lab Bundle (for the "your labs are normal but you're not" conversation)
The GI Map Testing Package
The HTMA Testing Package
The Dylan Gemelli NAD Optimization Protocol Powered by JINFINITI
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Connect with Dylan

Website: dylangemelli.com
Instagram: @dylangemelli
Podcast: The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
YouTube: Dylan Gemelli Biohacking

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Ready to start working on your skin? Clearer Skin in 30 Days is your next step.
Follow Katie on Instagram: @katiestewartwellness
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You don't need a $500 stool test to know something's off in your gut. Your symptoms have been telling you for years.

In this episode, Katie and Cris break down the patterns they've seen over and over across hundreds of stool tests run on acne clients. They walk through the three umbrellas everything falls under: gut infections and overgrowths, broken-down digestion, and a leaky gut lining. From H. pylori and candida to low stomach acid and sluggish bile flow, they name the exact mechanisms connecting your gut to your skin, plus the everyday symptoms that point at an overgrowth long before a lab ever confirms it. They also get honest about why running a DUTCH before you've worked on your gut is usually wasted money. If you've been told your acne is "just hormonal," this one's going to reframe things.

In This Episode We Cover

Why H. pylori, candida, staph, and strep are the overgrowths showing up most often in acne clients.
How low stomach acid opens the door for bacterial overgrowth and blocks the protein your skin needs to repair.
What toenail fungus, a white tongue, and repeat yeast infections can tell you about what's living in your gut.
Why your estrobolome decides how well you clear estrogen, and what that means for jawline breakouts.
How sluggish bile flow starves your hormones of the fats they're built from.
Why an HTMA is a smarter first test than a GI Map or a DUTCH when money is tight.

Resources & Links Mentioned

The Gut Reset (new self-paced gut protocol mini course)
The GI Map Testing Package
The HTMA Testing Package

Work With Us + Connect

Ready to start? Clearer Skin in 30 Days is your next step.
Need one-on-one help? The Clear Skin Solution includes an HTMA for every client plus custom protocols and support for your whole six-month journey.
Follow Katie on Instagram: @katiestewartwellness

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If you've been buying products labeled "acne safe" and still breaking out, the label might be the problem, not your skin.
Katie and Cris sit down with Marlee Eyre, a former Clear Skin Solution client and the founder of Klenzera, an app that scans your skincare and makeup for pore-clogging ingredients. They get into why "non-comedogenic" and "acne safe" are unregulated marketing claims, where comedogenic ratings actually come from, and why foundations, moisturizers, and SPF are the sneakiest hiding spots for pore-cloggers. Marlee also shares her own journey through the program, from a bad breakout caused by detoxing before her pathways were ready, to the HTMA that showed her high mercury and lead. The big theme: ingredient awareness is about empowerment, not fear.
In This Episode We Cover
Why "non-comedogenic" and "acne safe" labels are unregulated marketing claims you can't fully trust.
How comedogenic ratings are made, why they're sometimes based on decades-old studies, and why they vary across sources.
Why your skin is not a catch-all, and how product ingredients can burden your liver and mimic your hormones.
How foundations, moisturizers, and SPF become the biggest hiding spots for pore-clogging ingredients.
Why concentration and placement on the ingredient list matter more than a single flagged ingredient.
What Marlee's HTMA revealed about heavy metals and cortisol, and how it reshaped her acne journey.
Resources & Links Mentioned
Klenzera app: klenzera.com
There's Lead in Lipstick by Gillian Deacon
The HTMA Testing Package: The HTMA Testing Package

Connect with Marlee
Website: klenzera.com
Instagram: @klenzera

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Ready to start working on your skin? Clearer Skin in 30 Days is your next step.
Follow Katie on Instagram: @katiestewartwellness
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If you keep hearing that you "should be using AI" but have no idea what that actually looks like for your health or your business, this conversation pulls back the curtain.

In this episode, Katie and Cris get real about how they're actually using AI behind the scenes at KSW, the good, the messy, and the parts that still freak Cris out. They cover everything from how Cris went from a hard no to cautiously on board, to the exact checklist they run before trusting AI with anything, to why you should never let it write your protocol unproofread. From training AI on Katie's entire body of work to building interactive tools that make clear skin support way more affordable, this one is a peek inside how a real wellness company is putting AI to work without losing the human part. If you're curious, skeptical, or a little of both, this episode is for you.

In This Episode We Cover

Why Cris spent a year as a hard no on AI, and the specific thing that finally brought her around.
The exact checklist KSW runs before using AI, including why client files never go in and what HIPAA compliance actually means here.
How Katie trained her AI on her book, blogs, emails, and podcast transcripts so it thinks like her "Katie brain."
Why an unproofread, AI-generated protocol is so easy to spot, and the recurring errors AI makes on iron and mineral analysis.
How the Acne Detox Copilot and Breakout Analyzer give you private, day-by-day support when one-on-one coaching isn't in the budget.
Why Katie sees AI as the new "invention of the internet" moment and what that means for your health and your business.

Resources & Links Mentioned

The Acne Detox (home of the Acne Detox Copilot)
The Clear Skin Coach
Functional Blood Lab Bundle (includes the Blood Lab Decoder)
Breakout Analyzer (free interactive tool) <<NEW LINK NEEDED>>
Courses page (where all of Katie's tools and courses live)

Work With Us + Connect

Ready to start? Clearer Skin in 30 Days is your next step.
Need one-on-one help? The Clear Skin Solution includes an HTMA for every client plus custom protocols and support for your whole six-month journey.
Follow Katie on Instagram: @katiestewartwellness

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