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Justine Grasl | Fascia, Tongue Ties, and Heavy Metals: How Stored Toxins Rewire Your Structure

Writer: Matthew Coffman
Matthew Coffman
Jun 15
3 min read

Updated: 4 days ago

Fascia, Tongue Ties & Heavy Metals: How Stored Toxins Rewire Structure


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Justine Grasl

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About this episode

On Integrative Thoughts, Matthew Coffman talks with HTMA / mineral-balancing practitioner Justine Grasl about what happens when stored toxins, depletion, and structural patterns collide. Justine shares a raw health story—generational mercury burden, undiagnosed tongue tie, restrictive diets, a severe crash, and years of aggressive detox—before landing on a gentler, foundation-first approach.

This episode connects heavy metals and mineral balancing to fascia, airway, bite, infant ties, nervous system safety, and why forcing healing often makes sensitive people worse.

Listen time: ~2 hr Guest: Justine Grasl (Finding Radiant Health) Host: Matthew Coffman · Integrative Thoughts

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Who this episode is for

  • Listeners stuck in functional-medicine loops who still feel worse

  • Women and mothers navigating HTMA, pregnancy, and generational toxicity

  • Parents researching infant tongue ties, latch pain, and bodywork

  • Anyone curious how metals, fascia, bite/airway, and stress hormones interact

  • Practitioners who want a more flexible, capacity-based mineral-balancing model

What you'll learn

  • Why Justine eventually preferred mineral balancing over Cutler-style chelation

  • How thiol sensitivity and poorly timed binders can redistribute metals

  • Why fear and control can block detox as much as the toxin itself

  • What a tongue tie actually is (fascia), and why palate/airway/orthodontics follow

  • Why release without craniosacral / fascial bodywork is often incomplete

  • How dumping phases tighten fascia and slow lymph—and why minerals are structural

  • How Justine structures client work (~6–8 months / two hair tests, then à la carte)

Meet the guest

Justine Grasl helps women and families restore energy, mood, and metabolism through HTMA, functional blood chemistry, personalized nutrition, and practical lifestyle support. After being born depleted and toxic—and surviving a severe crash in her twenties—she now teaches a feminine, foundation-first path.

Episode highlights

  1. Born into the story: Maternal mercury, urban toxicity, undiagnosed tongue tie, chronic childhood pain.

  2. The crash: Vaccine reaction + over-restriction + redistributing supplements → bedridden and thiol-intolerant.

  3. Chelation vs capacity: Cutler rounds worked but were brutal; mineral balancing allows pause and pregnancy-aware pacing.

  4. Safety first: Emotional tools and nervous system regulation correlate with faster metal release on retests.

  5. Structure is not separate: Tongue ties, bite, airway, and fascial tension rewire how the body feels—and how well it detoxes.

Timestamped chapters

Timestamps aligned to published Apple/Spotify audio (Riverside + 397s / 6:37 intro/ads). First copy only.

  • 6:37 Welcome

  • 7:45 Generational toxins & undiagnosed tongue tie

  • 11:41 Paleo red-pill; restriction spiral

  • 15:58 Rock bottom; functional-medicine year

  • 21:01 Cutler chelation & thiol sensitivity

  • 31:43 Mineral balancing first (if she could redo it)

  • 40:40 Pregnancy-aware mineral balancing

  • 49:43 Kids & generational HTMA

  • 1:17:10 Fear vs awareness

  • 1:29:59 Tongue-tie / fascia deep dive

  • 1:49:19 Toxicity dumps & fascial tension

  • 2:01:13 Program model & Valence

  • 2:07:25 Where to find Justine

Featured resource

Finding Radiant Health — HTMA-based mineral balancing and foundation-first support for women, mothers, and families. Website: https://www.findingradianthealth.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding.radiant.health/ Bio hub: https://bio.site/justinegrasl Valence Nutraceuticals: https://valencenutraceuticals.com/

Key takeaways

  • Stored toxins, depletion, and structural patterns (fascia, airway, bite, tongue ties) can interact.

  • Justine frames mineral balancing as a foundation-first path versus aggressive detox for many sensitive people.

  • Forcing healing without foundations can worsen outcomes in sensitive clients (educational framing from the episode).

  • Episode connects heavy metals and HTMA-style mineral work to fascia and nervous-system safety themes.

FAQ

Why does Justine say mineral balancing can be safer than aggressive chelation for many people?

In her experience, Cutler-style chelation demanded every-three-hours dosing and little ability to stop once circulating metals rose. Mineral balancing can be paused, dose-adjusted, and tailored to sleep, kids, pregnancy, and stress load.

How are tongue ties connected to fascia, heavy metals, and whole-body tension?

Justine describes a tongue tie as fascial tissue that should dissolve in the womb but sometimes doesn't. Because fascia is a continuous web, a severe tie can hold tension throughout the body. Ideal care pairs any release with bodywork before and after.

What does Justine's HTMA / mineral-balancing program look like?

About a six-to-eight-month commitment covering two hair tests, additional support, and recorded curriculum on foundations. After that, work becomes à la carte. She usually encourages roughly a year total before judging the path.

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Disclaimer

Educational content only. Not medical advice. Nothing here diagnoses, treats, or cures.

 
 
 

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