Hi Reader,

At this point, you've probably heard of Chat GPT. It's quite a phenomenon...and has its good points and not so good points.

In the health space, I'm hearing people use it to look up recipes, ie. a gluten-free dinner recipe, find a supplement such as a probiotic or magnesium, or maybe even to type in your symptoms and see what it “thinks” is going on.

AI tools like ChatGPT are popping up everywhere right now, and they’re pretty tempting when you’re trying to piece together your health on your own.

But here’s the thing: while tools like this can support your journey, and may give you accurate information. They could also give you completely incorrect information and send you in the wrong direction. They are NOT a replacement for personalized care.

When you’re dealing with chronic issues, such as poor digestion or hormones out of whack, the stakes are just too high to rely on generalized advice.

So, how do you know what’s safe to ask it, and what’s better left to a qualified practitioner?

Let’s break it down.

✅ Where ChatGPT can be really helpful:

• Finding healthy recipe inspiration (especially if you’re avoiding gluten, dairy, or looking for a specific combination)
• Creating grocery lists based on specific diets or food sensitivities
• Meal planning ideas to help you feel less stuck or bored
• Lifestyle support like sleep hygiene tips, morning routines, or stress relief ideas
• Learning the basics about health terms like “leaky gut,” “dysbiosis,” or “SIBO”

These are great starting points.

In fact, I sometimes use AI to help brainstorm fun handouts or meal ideas for my clients!

But there’s a BIG difference between general wellness inspiration and the kind of support your body needs when it’s sending out SOS signals like bloating, fatigue, skin issues, brain fog, or acid reflux.

⚠️ Here's where you need to tread carefully:

• Using AI to “diagnose” yourself based on symptoms
• Following random supplement advice without testing or supervision
• Trying AI-generated “protocols” that aren’t tailored to your body or history
• Using it to justify food restriction or elimination diets that may do more harm than good
• Assuming a one-size-fits-all solution will work for you. ChatGPT doesn’t know your full story, it doesn’t know your lab results, your hormone status, your mineral levels, or your stress load. It can’t read your body the way we can through functional testing.

ChatGPT is a fantastic tool for inspiration...but not a source of real answers.

That’s why I depend on advanced functional lab testing, deep symptom mapping, and compassionate coaching to figure out what’s really going on in your gut and your body.

Every person I work with gets a health plan (based on facts) that is custom-built for them, not copied and pasted from a chatbot.

🌟 Bottom Line:

ChatGPT might help you figure out what to cook for dinner, but if you’ve been stuck for months (or years), feeling bloated, tired, moody, and frustrated… it’s probably time to stop Googling and start healing.

That’s what my 4-month comprehensive gut health program is all about. We combine functional lab testing with personalized coaching on nutrition, stress, sleep, and exercise to help you finally understand what your body’s been trying to tell you, and how to support it.

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You deserve more than random advice. You deserve real support. Let’s get you feeling like you again.

Have a great weekend!

Christa 😊

Christa Lyons, FDN-P, HHC ​
​Functional Health Practitioner

Phone 617-281-7271

Website ahealthyoption.com​

Email coachchristalyons@gmail.com​